Welcome!


BAPS is a privately run independent dog sanctuary, providing a home for abandoned dogs since 2008. We aim to rehome as many dogs as possible.  We are entirely volunteer-funded, as we receive no support from the government, or any other organization.  We are a no-kill facility, as we commit ourselves to protecting every dog that enters for life. However, this means we carefully select dogs for acceptance, and only intake animals when there is an adoption, to protect the quality of life or residents, and our budgets.

 

We strive to run BAPS by western standards, providing true quality of life for the dogs, along with full vaccinations and medical care. our aim is to grow into a facility that serves as a model for sheltering in Korea, gi ving a second chance to as many animals as possible. We run our volunteering and day-to-day activities from our Facebook page, so please go there for updated information!

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Volunteering Policies


We welcome and encourage people to join us in volunteer activities, as we cannot afford to have any employees at this time, so all care, cleaning, feeding, and building is done by volunteers. There are many areas to help in, and we eagerly accept friends who wish to join us. Every weekend there are events! As you prepare for coming to volunteer, please keep in mind the following policies that we ask everyone to keep while at BAPS.

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Origins


The Busan Abandoned Pet Sanctuary originated when four animal lovers joined together to create a permanent home for abandoned pets in Busan. The South Korean government did not (and still doesn’t) have any type of significant and enforceable animal protection laws, limited only to providing animal pounds that have no adoption programs, and simply provide swift euthanizing for all collected strays.

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Activism

In general, BAPS does not participate in activism or political campaigns. We believe our main mission is to the dogs in our care, and want to dedicate all our financial resources and manpower towards that goal. We of course believe that steps should be taken to improve the living conditions of animals all over South Korea, and occasionally voice our opinion on certain areas.

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