▁w elf are ▁issues ▁including ▁dog ▁meat , ▁animal ▁testing , ▁factory ▁far ming , ▁wh aling , ▁and ▁fur , ▁and ▁conduct s ▁factory ▁farm ▁investig ations . ▁ ▁International ▁A id ▁for ▁Korean ▁Anim als ▁( IA K A ) ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁educ ate ▁the ▁public , ▁especially ▁school children , ▁about ▁the ▁cruel ty ▁of ▁trade ▁in ▁dog ▁meat ▁and ▁animal ▁medicine . ▁Their ▁sister ▁organization ▁the ▁Korea ▁Animal ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Education ▁Society ▁( K AP ES ) ▁educ ates ▁the ▁public ▁about ▁ad option , ▁sp ay ing , ▁and ▁neut ering , ▁and ▁proper ▁pet ▁care . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁animal ▁rights ▁group ▁Animal ▁A rir ang ▁launched ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁include ▁cla uses ▁on ▁animal ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁constitution . ▁ ▁The ▁British - based ▁animal ▁rights ▁organization ▁[{ ▁World ▁Prote ction ▁for ▁D ogs ▁and ▁C ats ▁in ▁the ▁Me at ▁Trade ▁" https :// www . not od og me at . com " ▁} ] ▁has ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Korean ▁Activ ist ▁Group ▁CG A ON ▁whose ▁actions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁resulted ▁in ▁Mor an ▁Market ▁no ▁longer ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁dogs ▁in ▁public ▁▁ ▁The ▁California - based ▁animal ▁rights ▁organization ▁In ▁Def ense ▁of ▁Anim als ▁partners ▁with ▁South ▁Korean ▁al lies ▁to ▁stage ▁animal ▁rights ▁protest s , ▁rescue ▁dogs ▁from ▁dog ▁far ms , ▁and ▁lo bb y ▁the ▁government