Justice for Jindos

Justice for Jindos Justice for Jindos is an animal rescue and rehabilitation organization. We rescue, rehab, and rehome Korean dogs in Canada. Please stay connected for updates.

Due to covid-19, we are currently not able to rescue dogs at this time. My name is Lisa and I organize this small but mighty dog rescue organization in the city of Gwangju. Gwangju is located about 2 hours from jindo island. This is the origin of the jindo dog breed. I work in the country side called Damyang at a teacher training centre for all the Korean English teachers in this Jeollanamdo regio

n. There are many farmers living nearby my workplace. Specifically, one very friendly farmer lives down the road. He got a new puppy and unfortunately it got hit by a car. I bought the dog from him with the help of a Korean friend and she got spinal surgery. She made a full recovery. This dog I named "Elsa" for her super powers! It was really a miracle she was able to get surgery and survive it. She flew to Canada with me and I took her to "dogtales" a great rescue place near my hometown and then had to return back to Korea to work. I kept in touch with the rescue and in a few months, she got even stronger but was left with some bowel issues. Fortunately, a nice lady and her daughter adopted Elsa from dogtales. I came back to Korea and decided to help more dogs and was determined to start a small rescue. I went to the Gwangju Animal Shelter and discovered that there were over 300 dogs there that were not getting re-homed. Most of them were mentally and physically healthy so I wondered why they were abandoned in the first place and not getting adopted. A lot of people in Korea are scarred of big dogs and especially jindo dogs because they believe they can't attach well to a new owner. However, in my experience they have been able to attach strongly to a new owner no problem. Although some of the big dogs, especially Jindo dogs, get rehomed to Korean families, they run the risk of being used as guard dogs. This means, they are generally tied up on a 6 foot leash almost indefinitely. I see a lot of these dogs around my workplace. Jindo dogs are an exceptional breed who NEED to be walked and allowed to explore in order to be happy dogs. It is my goal to rehome jindo dogs to owners who will give the dog a high quality life. This means, they have likely owned dogs before, have researched about jindo dogs and their primitive dog nature, and are active people. These dogs really need strong training using modern techniques and need to be walked regularly. Since its inception, I have been able to rehome around 20 dogs. Some of them are due to organizing weekly walking events at the shelter, others are through word of mouth, and many others are rescued through a foster to adopt method. Some of the fosters have foster failed and kept the dog and others were re-homed to families and individuals in Korea. We also work with a couple rescue groups in North America who fly dogs to America who would never get adopted here. Many of these dogs have heart-worms which is rampant in Korea. The rescues treat the heartworms and rehome them in the States. Although I would love to buy a big farm and have my own shelter, due to my visa restrictions, I am unable to do this. Therefore, I usually deal with no more than 2-3 dogs at a time. If you want to adopt a jindo dog, please research about the dog breed extensively and keep checking this page to see dogs available for adoption. Thanks for reading my story!

01/04/2025

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My name is Lisa and I organize this small but mighty dog rescue organization in the city of Toronto. I started this rescue organization when I lived in South Korea in the city of Gwangju. It is located about 2 hours from jindo island. This is the location where the jindo dog originates. I was working in the country side called Damyang at a teacher training centre for all the Korean English teachers in this Jeollanamdo region. There are many farmers living nearby my workplace. Specifically, one very friendly farmer lives down the road. He got a new puppy and unfortunately it got hit by a car. I bought the dog from him with the help of a Korean friend and she got spinal surgery. She made a full recovery. I named her “Elsa” after the frozen character because I think she has super powers. It was really a miracle she was able to get surgery and survive it. I coordinated with a few people who put me in touch with ‘dogtales’, a dog rescue sanctuary near my hometown in Canada. I flew back to Korea but I kept in touch with the rescue and in a few months, she got even stronger but was left with some bowel issues. Fortunately, a nice lady and her daughter adopted Elsa from dogtales. I found the experience to be so rewarding that I decided to help more dogs and was determined to start a small rescue. I went to the Gwangju Animal Shelter and discovered that there were over 300 dogs there that were not getting re-homed. Many of them were mentally and physically healthy so I wondered why they were abandoned in the first place and not getting adopted. A lot of people in Korea are scarred of big dogs and especially jindo dogs because they believe they can't attach well to a new owner. However, in my experience they have been able to attach strongly to a new owner. Many of the jindo dogs in Korea are used as guard dogs so they are tied up indefinitely on short chains and do not receive a lot of exercise or affection. Jindo dogs were originally used to help hunt wild game so if they don’t get enough exercise, they can become aggressive and unfriendly towards strangers. I decided to try and re-home some of these dogs to people abroad so that they could enjoy an active and high-quality life.

I am currently living and working in Toronto and working on developing a non profit organization so that I can re-home Jindo dogs in this area. So far, I have received a high volume of emails from people willing to foster and adopt dogs. I am in the process of registering the non profit and working on my website so people can check for available pooches there. Thank-you for reading my story and be sure to visit this page for regular updates.