Dogs saved from Korean meat farm up for adoption in Virginia

Updated 4:03 pm PDT, Saturday, October 13, 2018

In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, a puppy plays at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA in Charlottesville, Va . The puppies were rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by Humane Society International and are now up for adoption at the center. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP) less

In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, a puppy plays at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA in Charlottesville, Va . The puppies were rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by Humane Society International ... more
Photo: Zack Wajsgras, AP
In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, a puppy plays at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA in Charlottesville, Va . The puppies were rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by Humane Society International and are now up for adoption at the center. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP) less

In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, a puppy plays at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA in Charlottesville, Va . The puppies were rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by Humane Society International ... more
Photo: Zack Wajsgras, AP
In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, puppies play together at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA in Charlottesville, Va . The puppies were rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by Humane Society International and are now up for adoption at the center. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP) less

In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, puppies play together at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA in Charlottesville, Va . The puppies were rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by Humane Society ... more
Photo: Zack Wajsgras, AP
In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, executive director Angie Gunter holds a puppy at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA in Charlottesville, Va . The puppies were rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by Humane Society International and are now up for adoption at the center. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP) less

In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, executive director Angie Gunter holds a puppy at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA in Charlottesville, Va . The puppies were rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by ... more
Photo: Zack Wajsgras, AP

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In this Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, photo, a puppy plays at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA in Charlottesville, Va . The puppies were rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea by Humane Society International and are now up for adoption at the center. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP) less

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Five puppies that were among 200 rescued from a meat farm in South Korea are looking for new homes in Virginia.

The Daily Progress reports the pups arrived in Charlottesville on Monday. They have been quarantined since at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA, receiving medical treatment and being spayed and neutered.

The Humane Society International rescued the dogs from a meat farm in Namyangju, South Korea, and then distributed them to various affiliated organizations.

The shelter says the five dogs are available for adoption. They are mixed breeds resembling native Korean Jindos.

Angie Gunter, the local group's director, says they had had been living in horrendous conditions but "you wouldn't know that now."

She says they're extremely playful and happy.

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Information from: The Daily Progress, http://www.dailyprogress.com