Connecting seoul mates since 2009

Let’s give pugs A second chance at life

Sage, adopted in 2024

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating unwanted, neglected pugs in South Korea. We find them forever homes in South Korea, or we fly them to the U.S. to their new families.

We are a group of committed volunteers, and our needs are ongoing. Join our Pug Pal Program as a monthly donor to help us sustain our mission of saving more pugs from euthanization!

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BECOME A PUG PAL MONTHLY DONOR

What you get by giving $20/month* minimum: 
· Rights to name our next rescued pug!
· Feature of your PRK pug in our newsletter and blog
· Membership to the PRK Pug Pal Program
· Free pug-themed gift and other future gifts! 

Whether your donation is $20 or $50—it’s possible to create a big impact for a small amount each month! To set up a monthly donation, enter the amount you’d like to donate each month, click the “Make this a recurring donation” box

Thank you to all our current Pug Pals!

*Eligible after 3 months of consecutive donations

SHOP NEW APPAREL!

We got new merch! Strut your support for Pug Rescue of Korea with our new designs. Choose from various colors and styles, such as t-shirts, tanks, hoodies, and youth tops. With so many new rescue pugs needing orthopedic surgery due to luxating patellas (dislocated kneecaps), we are pushing the fundraising button hard to care for these neglected pugs! 

ADOPTION SUCCESS STORIES

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🍕 ADOPTED 🍕 Who doesn’t like pizza? What if you met a pug named Pizza – even better, right?
🍕 ADOPTED 🍕 Who doesn’t like pizza? What if you met a pug named Pizza – even better, right?

Please meet Pizza the Pug (fka Gary)! This pug left Korea as “Gary” with flight volunteer, Grace, on Aug 3, 2022 on a flight to LA. One month later, he went home w/his forever family, Kaylynn & Anthony, as “Pizza!”

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100% of your tax-deductible adoption fee goes towards the rescue and rehabilitation of our pugs.

HOW TO ADOPT

💙ADOPTED❤️ Jan 23, 2023 – It’s been one year since Pat and husband Bernie adopted Annie (flat Annabel). She technically started as a “foster,” but the day after Bernie brought her home to Nevada from LA, she said, “Who
💙 ADOPT ME ❤️ 7yo Walter is searching for his forever home! He’s come a long way since he was discovered as a stray in an area full of greenhouses 🌿 in the southern part of Korea. That province is famous for its bamboo forests. No one really
Yesterday, our foster girl, Sage, underwent surgery to repair...well, multiple issues! She had stage 2 (out of 3 stages) laryngeal paralysis (loss of function in the nerve controlling the larynx), elongated soft palate, laryngeal saccules, and small
💙ADOPTED❤️Oct 31, 2023 -- Last week, we featured Magnolia Moon’s adoption story; today, we spotlight her brother’s (littermate?) adoption story. Congratulations to Barnabus! Arriving in LA on Oct 5, foster mom Rachael @dingdowndame pick
A number of our pugs are currently hospitalized for various orthopedic treatments/surgeries. We are super grateful to @lee_animal_medical_center for taking such good care of our pugs. They not only are giving them excellent medical care but also a

PUGS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

See which pugs are looking for their forever homes.
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WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

Help save pugs’ lives!

DONATE

As a 100% volunteer based rescue, we rely on the generous support of people like you. Your donation goes directly towards the care and travel expenses of rescuing a pug.

PUG PALS PROGRAM

What you get by giving $15/month* minimum:

Free pug-themed gift, rights to name our next rescued pug, feature of your PRK pug in our newsletter and blog, membership to the PRK Pug Pal Program, and future exclusive thank-you gifts and perks!

SHOP

Buy official PRK apparel and help save a pug!

FOSTER OR VOLUNTEER

Fostering a pug is a great way to learn about the breed and helpful if you are considering adoption. Since we are foster-based (no facility), we always need fosterers in the U.S. and South Korea.