Some were born and raised on a South Korean dog farm, spending their lives in rusty cages. Others were people's pets, snatched by thieves and sold to the farm's owner.
The Tampa Bay Times reports that all were destined to be hanged or electrocuted, then slaughtered to become ``gaegogi''— Korean for dog meat, to be eaten by humans.
The Humane Society of Broward County will be picking up 12 dogs on Thursday. After their medical examinations, staff hope to have some of the dogs available by the weekend.
The local Humane Society is one of 18 designated ``emergency placement'' shelters across the United States, and one of six in Florida, that will welcome the dogs to be placed for adoption.
Since 2014, Humane Society International has made agreements with six dog meat farmers for permanent closure of their farms and have rescued 770 dogs.
