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Our Howl-o-Ween Party was a Treat!


We had a fantastic turnout for our 6th annual How-O-Ween Party! First, we participated in Strut Your Mutt @bestfriendsanimalsociety parade around McCarren Park and raised over $11K for a good cause, our “Unchain Me, Korea campaign. All the pups looked amazing in their wonderful costumes and we partied after the Strut! Big thanks to everyone who came out! We had so much fun, and we hope you did too. Thank you to our sponsors and @nycpet for sponsoring our costume contest, where we registered 104 contestants and had 23 winners! Here is the breakdown of our winners. Congratulations to all!

1st Place @indypagemon
2nd Place @morningthepup
3rd Place @biggiethebigpuppa & @siopaonayan paonayan

Honorable mentions: 
@queenelsagrace @mister.the.maltipoo @marshall.the.marshmallow.dog @gamja_pup @berni_sandwich @iloveluchi Miso, Tei, @whatlaikalikes @marty_and_meow @hannahthekk9pup, Fina – the peacock, Buddy – UPS man, Bertie – Ghost Rider, Volvo Everything bagel, @nori.in.nyc – Avocado, @gucci_the_pomskyr.


Interested in adopting from our rescue? ⁠Our adoption radius currently includes select areas within New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. For full details on our adoption radius and procedures, please check our Adopt page. We’re looking forward to having you join our alumni, foster, or volunteer community!

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New KK9R Van!


Started from the bottom, now we’re here! For many years we had been driving our trusty, but rusty graffiti inspired minivan and it served us well. But our rescue definitely needed an upgrade. We are so thankful and grateful to the generous Taco and Barney Foundation for granting us a new van! It’s going to serve our rescue dogs well for many years to come and we are blessed to have the amazing support of our KK9R community! Cheers to our new van!

We’d love to have you join the rescue movement! ⁠Our adoption radius currently includes select areas within New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. For full details on our adoption radius and procedures, please check our Adoption Procedures. We’re looking forward to having you join our alumni, foster, or volunteer community!

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Fritos's Adopted!

BIG NEWS: Fritos has been officially adopted through our Foster-to-Adopt VIP Program!

Fritos was a neglected Shiba Inu found on the streets of Brooklyn, taken in by @nycacc, and then pulled by us shortly afterwards. He was malnourished and suffering from a severe skin infection which required extensive medication and treatment.

Now look at Fritos – he’s living his best life! His amazing fosters (now adopters) fell in love with him and knew they wanted to adopt him! They’ve been helping him through his recovery and giving him so much love. In the process, he’s opened up a lot and we’re very proud of him! He enjoys eating @justfoodfordogs Joint & Skin Support (veterinary diet), napping in his crate, and spending time with his humans. He recently learned how to sit and he’s started to gets the zoomies too!

We are thrilled for Fritos, and we know he is too! A special thank you to @justfoodfordogs as well for sponsoring Fritos’s nutritious diet as part of our Foster-to-Adopt VIP program (link in bio for info about our program). And lastly, thank you to our generous supporters that donated to Fritos’s medical fundraiser!

After reading about Fritos’s rescue story, we hope it has inspired you to join the rescue movement! ⁠Our adoption radius currently includes select areas within New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. For full details on our adoption radius and procedures, please check our Adoption Procedures. We’re looking forward to having you join our alumni, foster, or volunteer community!

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Our Summer Party was a Blast!


You guys blew us away! Over 250 people and 75 dogs attended our Summer Party @fiveboroughsbrewing to show their support and love. Everyone had a blast and we partied non-stop until the late afternoon. Ten dogs were adopted, seven sponsor companies showed up to give out free goodies and @spicymoonnyc catered the most amazing food and @thewaysofthedog never stopped shooting pics! Because of your generous support, we raised over 50k towards our mission “Unchain Me, Korea! We are blessed to have such a wonderful community. Thank you all for making a difference! We can’t wait to do it again next year.

Interested in adopting from our rescue? ⁠Our adoption radius currently includes select areas within New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. For full details on our adoption radius and procedures, please check our Adopt page. We’re looking forward to having you join our alumni, foster, or volunteer community!

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Our Rescue Mission with HSI Global!

It rained hard yesterday during our Ansan dog meat farm mission, but that did not affect our resolve to rescue the dogs gently and effectively from their nightmare living conditions. Most of these dogs were born in this hell, living in their feces and metal cages. These dogs’ feet have never touched the ground or known a gentle touch of a human. We were slated to remove 21 dogs, which we thought were all the dogs on the farm. But hidden in a cage on the far end of the farm, one more beautiful Tosa, the largest of them all, remained. Our brilliant manager @kk9r.kr_hy finally convinced the reluctant farmer to give him up after a few hours of talks, and our teams all cried joyfully when he was finally removed!

Big thanks to our friends @hsiglobal for participating in this vital mission to shut down yet another dog meat farm, especially right before Bok Nal, where these dogs would have ended with a different fate. Team KK9R will return to the farm and demolish the cages so the cycle can never be repeated.

We hope this rescue mission inspires to join the dog rescue movement! ⁠Our adoption radius currently includes select areas within New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. For full details on our adoption radius and procedures, please check our Adopt page. We’re looking forward to having you join our alumni, foster, or volunteer community!

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Our Pups on Live with Kelly and Ryan!

Our adoptable pups (Star, Bbodol, and Beemo) joined the stage at Live with Kelly and Ryan! Click here to watch a clip from Pawfect Match Week where our dogs did an amazing job. We’re happy to see them get some additional exposure and hope that all three get adopted soon. You can meet them at our adoption event this Saturday, June 18th at PetSmart Flatiron. Don’t miss out!

If you’re interested, we’d love for you to join the rescue movement! ⁠Our adoption radius currently includes select areas within New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. For full details on our adoption radius and procedures, please check our Adoption Procedures. We’re looking forward to having you join our alumni, foster, or volunteer community!

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Sponsorship from JustFoodForDogs!

Exciting Announcement: @justfoodfordogs is sponsoring our dogs in foster care AND providing Two Weeks of FREE food to new adopters! Our dogs really love eating this fresh food, plus we love that it’s made with whole-food ingredients and no preservatives! Thank you to the incredible and generous team at JFFD for supporting our mission in such an impactful way!

JFFD has made it their mission to improve the length and quality of life for as many pets as possible—through real food and nutrition—by way of the following core values: 

– Relentlessly Advocating for Pet Health 
– Being Completely Transparent
– Basing Decisions on Scientific Evidence 
– Driving Change in Their Category 
– Honoring Pet Life Through Support of Rescue Efforts

To learn more, please visit https://www.justfoodfordogs.com/.

If you’re interested, we’d love for you to join the rescue movement! ⁠Our adoption radius currently includes select areas within New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. For full details on our adoption radius and procedures, please check our Adoption Procedures. We’re looking forward to having you join our alumni, foster, or volunteer community!

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Cloud's Rescue Story!

Do you remember Cloud, formerly known as Dodam?

In April 2021, our team saw Cloud chained outside, surrounded by trash, and living off of waste at a dog meat farm in Yongin, Korea. Our manager in Korea spent months trying to get permission from the dog meat farm to surrender Cloud and it finally worked in August 2021! Due to previous neglect, Cloud spent months recovering at our facility in Bundang. Thanks to our amazing supporters, we raised funds to send her via cargo (as per airline rules for Cloud’s breed) to NYC.

Cloud arrived in February 2022 and soon found her incredible adopters, Tijana and Branko! They were following her rescue story since the beginning and were interested in her ever since! We’re so thankful they adopted her and are giving her the life that she was patiently waiting for. They have a lot to tell you about their precious Cloud (@cloudthechowchow):

“Cloud loves to nap, explore NYC parks, eat all types of snacks, and play fetch with her favorite spiky pink ball (…for only a few rounds before napping). She is the friendliest lady and always takes time to say hi to her many fans stopping her during walks. Cloud gets along with most dogs but is still learning how to play and act as a fabulous city doggie! She’s met many kids and has been super sweet to all of them too. We’re so grateful to the Korean K9 community and volunteers for all their hard work to bring Cloud into our lives!”

After reading about Cloud’s rescue story, we hope it has inspired you to join the rescue movement! ⁠Our adoption radius currently includes select areas within New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. For full details on our adoption radius and procedures, please check our Adoption Procedures. We’re looking forward to having you join our alumni, foster, or volunteer community!

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We're on NBC New York Live!

Big thanks to @nbc for inviting our rescue pups on #NationalRescueDogDay!

Click here to watch a clip from their “Clear The Shelters” segment that aired live today and featured three of our available pups for adoption. Check out Young Sah, Gold, and Rose! All of them will be available to meet you tomorrow at McCarren Park from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm tomorrow. Starting today through June 1st, with any new adoption, KK9R will offer $100 off the adoption fee of our dogs over $300.00.

If you’re interested, we’d love for you to join the rescue movement! ⁠Our adoption radius currently includes select areas within New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. For full details on our adoption radius and procedures, please check our Adoption Procedures. We’re looking forward to having you join our alumni, foster, or volunteer community!

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New KK9R Doggy Shoes with RifRuf!

We are honored and excited to announce that a new, sleek sneaker from @rifrufqueens has been designed to support our rescue! And it was modeled by our amazing @kk9ralumni.

Check out the photoshoot and check out RIFRUF’s website to see the shoes! 50% of profits from these sneakers directly help our rescue efforts.

If you’re interested, we’d love for you to join the rescue movement! ⁠Our adoption radius currently includes select areas within New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. For full details on our adoption radius and procedures, please check our Adoption Procedures. We’re looking forward to having you join our alumni, foster, or volunteer community!