Pug Rescue of Korea

08/28/2026

Pug Rescue of Korea Takes New York! 🍎🐾

By popular demand, we are hosting our official NYC Pug Meetup in Queens! Join us for a fun-filled morning to mingle with fellow pug lovers, connect with PRK alumni, and let the pugs sniff, snort, and celebrate their motherland roots together.

Whether you’re a PRK adopter, a pug enthusiast, or just love the breed, all friendly pups and humans are welcome!

Event Details:

- Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
- Location: Queens, NY (Exact park & meeting spot revealed in your RSVP confirmation email!)
- Admission: Free! (RSVP required to help us gauge headcount)

Important Park Guidelines & What to Bring:

- Dogs must remain leashed at all times per park rules.

- Bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, or picnic mats to relax on the grass.

- Don't forget water and a bowl for your pug!

- Please ensure your dogs are up to date on vaccinations and comfortable around other dogs and people.

How to Find Us:
To keep our gathering cozy and organized, the exact meeting location will be automatically sent to your inbox immediately after you complete your free RSVP!

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prk-nyc-meetup-tickets-1999041579176?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

We can't wait to see you and your pugs! ❤️

08/20/2026

☀️ Our Summer Hang Out & 2nd Annual Wig & Hat Contest is this SATURDAY!
Come mingle with fellow pug lovers and their pups for a fun morning in the park.

Plus, $5 enters your dog into our Wig & Hat Contest. Pawsome prizes courtesy of .pins! 100% of proceeds benefit Pug Rescue of Korea.

👉🏻👉🏻BONUS: We will sell these very special “Korean Pug Snacks” shirts at our meetup. Custom-designed by , these puggie snacks will satisfy your craving for pug cuteness!

They’ll also be available on our website after the event!

📅 EVENT DETAILS:

When: Saturday, August 22nd | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Where: Pan Pacific Park (7600 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles)

Find Us: Enter from the north side of the park (closest to Beverly). Look for our tent on the hilltop! ⛺

🅿️ PARKING INFO:

The easiest place to park is the primary lot right off Beverly Blvd.

If that lot is full, there is nearby street parking available.

Backup option: Parking is also available across the street at The Grove (note: standard parking rates apply).

07/28/2026

Gio and Mateo are PRK alum! Vote for them for inclusion in Pug Rescue of New England's calendar!

Show your support for Pug Rescue of New England by voting for Stella, Mateo, Yasha & Gio in Pug Rescue of New England 2027 Calendar Contest

07/27/2026

🔜 🍎 COMING SOON TO NYC . Pug Rescue of Korea Meetup. Details to follow.

07/24/2026

⚠️ Sensitive Content Warning: Swipe with caution—the following photos show a graphic medical injury.

❇️ Right after we announced that our rescue suspension was lifted and we could take in dogs again (while still being mindful of finances), this 5-year-old white male pug came to our attention via a shelter listing 🤍.

After several residents reported him wandering around as a stray, he arrived at the shelter on July 14 with a critical eye injury. His eyeball was dangerously protruding from his eye socket. The shelter vet performed emergency surgery, pushing the eyeball back in, then suturing it – obviously a temporary solution that likely increased pressure in his eye, but I guess at least it was back in and not dangling out…?

His hold date was up on July 24, but, after daily pestering, volunteer .ddeck.m pulled some strings to get him out a couple days earlier.

We had to.

In his present condition, he may not have made it. And, even if the shelter waited it out for his original owner or somebody to adopt him -- let’s be real. Nobody would be adopting him with an eye like this. He would surely have been euthanized after July 24. This poor boy would have experienced abandonment, pain, suffering, and then death.

NOT ON OUR WATCH😤.

When .ddeck.m picked him up, it was hard for her to manage. He looked unstable. He was in a lot of pain. He kept scratching his eye as well as the crate.

And, if that weren’t enough, the shelter informed her that he has a heartworm infection – which complicates his treatment plan.
When we were alerted to his case, we realized how fortunate that we had just resumed rescue operations—allowing us to act before it was too late. Thank you for your donations, which made his rescue possible 🙏🏼.
ddeck.m is grateful that we could save him: “It would’ve hurt so much if we couldn’t rescue him.” 🥺

He’s currently en route to the ophthalmologist where we’ll get his full diagnosis, treatment plan, and cost estimate.

Thank you to .ddeck.m for driving 8 hours in total yesterday for this rescue mission!

07/22/2026

A week ago, we launched our big fundraising appeal, uncertain if we would even meet 25% of our goal. Well, we exceeded it, raising $28,005! THANK YOU 🙏🏼.

We are immensely grateful to our community of pug lovers 💖. As you know, we are a small rescue group – in 2025, we rescued 41 dogs and this year only 8 (due to our finance-induced rescue moratorium). We survive on the work of a very small team of unpaid volunteers. We rely on your generosity of time and money to keep saving neglected pugs.

Although we’ve raised enough to resume rescue operations, we must maintain our fundraising efforts, or we will be in this hole again. There will be dogs with medically complex cases. There will be starving dogs, battling disease and infections. There will be dogs with long untreated medical conditions. There will be dogs who’ve been through hell producing litters, living outdoors in freezing temps during the winter and in the stifling heat and 95% humidity of Korean summers.

More fundraising is coming, such as NEW merch, East Coast & West Coast events, and silent auctions. Supporters are also raising funds for us, such as , who is donating a portion of her August tattoo sales to us. Please continue to support us at these outlets!

Remember that 3yo shelter pug we said we could save if we raised another $1000? Well, we raised the funds (yay!), but when we called the shelter, they told us her owner had been found, so she went home with them. (We suspect she will turn up again, as she’s shown up as a stray a few times now.)

So, we will rescue this 8yo girl instead! She’s been in the shelter since May, and, fortunately, the shelter has held off euthanasia for 2 months.

Shelter staff reached out to .ddeck.m about this sweet girl, surrendered after her owner entered a dementia facility. The shelter held her past her deadline hoping for an adopter, but as summer overcrowding set in, time ran out. She’s incredibly lucky they called us instead of euthanizing—now she is safe 🥹.

We pick her up from the shelter this Sat! Stay tuned for an update from our rescuer 😊!

07/15/2026

This is a heavy update. Due to mounting vet bills, we have officially suspended all rescue operations 😩.

Our rescuer, Kim, works a full-time job, devoting every free hour to feeding, medicating, & saving pugs. She gives up her personal life for them. Because she puts them first, her own needs—including reimbursement paperwork—come last.

When we finally sat down to tally our bills, the reality was staggering. Between Kim’s out-of-pocket costs + what we owe our vets, our debt is $25,500.85.

100% of this is for essential medical care & specialized surgeries covering 11 pugs w/the highest bills. To be responsible, we can’t take in new rescues until we repay Kim & our vets. We want to get back to saying "yes," but need your help.

Why is pug rescue so costly? Pugs are medically complex. Adoption fees ($350–$1150) don't cover it all.

What it takes to save just 1 dog:

🔵 $1,200–$2,500: Air transport from Korea to US
🔵 $800–$2,000: Basic intake (vetting, vaccines, dentals, spay/neuter)
🔵 $2,000+: Specialist care (BOAS airway surgery, eye/ortho surgeries, heartworm treatment).
Note: US vet costs double if a foster needs care after arrival

Mica's Story: We tragically lost Mica to GME, a progressive brain disease. She was severely neglected & it went untreated. We fought for her for 1.5 years so she could finally know love. We don’t regret a single penny. Her bills reached $8,936.42; we still owe $4,235.05 of that.

We’re not complaining—this is our reality. Moving forward, we will use AI tools to process int’l receipts & track expenditures in real-time so we can fundraise proactively & prevent this from happening again.

How You Can Help:

👉 Direct Donation: https://gateway.gravitylink.net/pay/2nkt6jxn9hxfwxyr2/g8A46yR9
👉 Milestones: Ask for donations in lieu of birthday/wedding gifts
👉 Hobbies & Services: Donate proceeds from a yard sale, crafts, or service you offer (fitness, bookkeeping, etc.)
👉 Corporate Matching: Ask if your employer doubles donations
👉 Events: Look out for upcoming events, buy merch, or donate items for our Fall Online Silent Auction!
Thank you for standing by Kim, our vets, & the pugs. 🐾

TO DONATE:

💙 Venmo: – BEWARE OF FAKE VENMOS

❤️ Zelle: [email protected]

💙 Credit card: https://gateway.gravitylink.net/pay/2nkt6jxn9hxfwxyr2/g8A46yR9

❤️ GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/edba09d8a

06/17/2026

✨ Our Pug Yoga event is less than 2 weeks away. Don’t miss it! 🧘🏻‍♀️

Led by a certified instructor, there will be some snorting and some stretching and a whole lotta cute pugs!

We will also have our NEW “Pug Flow” t-shirts available for purchase at the Yoga event on June 27! (Leftover shirts will be sold online.)

100% of proceeds help Pug Rescue of Korea cover vet bills of our rescued pugs.

We offer 2 ticket levels, one of which includes an exclusive “Pug Flow” yoga block,
designed by the talented (who founded PRK in the US!). You’ll get a commemorative event sticker with both ticket levels (pictured, courtesy of Pugnacious Pins).

📆Saturday, June 27, 2026
🕙10am – 11am
📍Sports Basement, 2100 North Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach CA

➡️ BUY TICKETS:

https://pug-rescue-korea.betterworld.org/events/pug-flow

🙏🏻 Thank you to , YogaSix, Renee Pulve, and
for donating their space, time, and talent to help the pugs!

06/12/2026

Homer is now in his new foster home with the Barnes' in Korea.

We LOVE the Barnes Family. They've fostered 23 dogs for us, including one foster fail named Buddy! Their first pug was Dunkin (now named Bernie) in March 2021. Five years later, and they are our prolific fosterer, and we appreciate them so much 💖

Homer is 2 years old. He had ACL surgery -- he was driving to the basket on a fast break when he hyperextended his knee, and it just gave out on him 🏀. Homer's basketball career is now over...but he can focus on finding his forever family when he comes to the US in the fall!!

06/11/2026

✨Did you know that Panda Express just dropped a new dish? Cantonese BBQ Brisket, available now until August.

And best believe I will be ordering this come June 18 for the Pug Rescue of Korea + Panda Express FUNDRAISER!

A reviewer: “I enjoyed the buttery-soft texture, slow-roasted taste, and the sweet, tangy, slightly fiery flavor of the sauce. The saucy, crispy, caramelized edges on each slice were spectacular.”

On Thursday, June 18, 2026, Panda Express locations nationwide are hosting a virtual fundraiser where 28% of sales will benefit us! 👏🏼

Here’s how:

🥡 Simply place your order online for pickup or delivery at www.pandaexpress.com or through the Panda Express app

🥡 Apply the fundraiser code 9015748 in the Fundraiser Code box during online checkout.

Event page:
https://www.community-fundraiser.com/virtual-fundraiser/events/promotions/3bf68248-3be5-9eda-bebe-a0a41eddcf18/en/landing

We’re trying to beat our last Panda Express fundraiser, where we raised $390. Let’s go! 😤