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Photographer's beautiful portraits of South Korea's abandoned dogs will make you want to adopt them all
Article from The Irish Examiner July 08, 2015
A photographer from New Zealand has taken some beautiful portraits of dogs that were destined for the meat market or abandoned in South Korea.
Frances Eliza is currently teaching English there and is also volunteering at the Busan Abandoned Pets Sanctuary.
The 24-year-old said: “When I arrived in South Korea I was amazed by what a beautiful country it was, but immediately upset about the treatment of dogs.
“Unwanted family pets are often dumped in the street or sold to meat markets where they are turned into soup. Although South Korea downplays the dog meat trade to tourists, it’s a very real thing. I’ve seen the meat markets and farms with my own eyes. The dogs are beaten to death slowly as it allegedly keeps the meat tender.”
Frances came across a dog shelter that receives no government assistance and was looking for volunteers. She then offered to take portraits of the dogs.
She said: “I really wanted to make the dogs in the pictures look like future family members, not victims – every single one of them was rescued by the volunteers who run it – Jin Young Shin and Leo Mendoza – from a kill shelter and this is their second chance at life.
“Despite the fact that they’ve all been treated horribly by humans in the past, they don’t hold any grudges – they just want to be loved. All of them are up for adoption and can be shipped anywhere in the world, just contact Busan Abandoned Pet Sanctuary!”
Because her equipment was at home in New Zealand, Frances had to set up a DIY studio with black craft paper and tin foil.
“To get the dogs to look at the camera, I waved a jar of peanut butter over my head or made crazy animal sounds,” she added. “There were 34 dogs and I photographed them all in four hours.”
Here are more of the amazing photos.
Hopefully this horrible treatment of dogs is not still happening today
A photographer from New Zealand has taken some beautiful portraits of dogs that were destined for the meat market or abandoned in South Korea.
Frances Eliza is currently teaching English there and is also volunteering at the Busan Abandoned Pets Sanctuary.
The 24-year-old said: “When I arrived in South Korea I was amazed by what a beautiful country it was, but immediately upset about the treatment of dogs.
“Unwanted family pets are often dumped in the street or sold to meat markets where they are turned into soup. Although South Korea downplays the dog meat trade to tourists, it’s a very real thing. I’ve seen the meat markets and farms with my own eyes. The dogs are beaten to death slowly as it allegedly keeps the meat tender.”
Frances came across a dog shelter that receives no government assistance and was looking for volunteers. She then offered to take portraits of the dogs.
She said: “I really wanted to make the dogs in the pictures look like future family members, not victims – every single one of them was rescued by the volunteers who run it – Jin Young Shin and Leo Mendoza – from a kill shelter and this is their second chance at life.
“Despite the fact that they’ve all been treated horribly by humans in the past, they don’t hold any grudges – they just want to be loved. All of them are up for adoption and can be shipped anywhere in the world, just contact Busan Abandoned Pet Sanctuary!”
Because her equipment was at home in New Zealand, Frances had to set up a DIY studio with black craft paper and tin foil.
“To get the dogs to look at the camera, I waved a jar of peanut butter over my head or made crazy animal sounds,” she added. “There were 34 dogs and I photographed them all in four hours.”
Here are more of the amazing photos.
Hopefully this horrible treatment of dogs is not still happening today
