In 2018, Simon Cowell donated £25,000 to help close a South Korean dog meat farm; the charity’s rescue operation moved more than 200 dogs and puppies towards shelter care and a chance of adoption
- Cowell had previously spoken against the dog meat industry (AP photo)British television personality and music producer Simon Cowell donated £25,000 to help an animal welfare charity close a dog meat farm in South Korea.
- The donation which happened in the year 2018, supported a rescue operation by Humane Society International (HSI), which was working to save more than 200 dogs and puppies kept at the farm for the meat trade.
- According to HSI, the animals had spent their lives inside small metal cages, with little space to move and limited human contact.
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- Cowell had previously spoken against the dog meat industry (AP photo)British television personality and music producer Simon Cowell donated £25,000 to help an animal welfare charity close a dog meat farm in South Korea.
- The donation which happened in the year 2018, supported a rescue operation by Humane Society International (HSI), which was working to save more than 200 dogs and puppies kept at the farm for the meat trade.
- According to HSI, the animals had spent their lives inside small metal cages, with little space to move and limited human contact.
Sources: Times of India