Deportista olímpico de EE.UU. salvó a 90 perros de ser cocinados en Corea del Sur [FOTOS]

Gus Kenworthy es el nombre del deportista de Estados Unidos que se convirtió en el héroe de los canes en Corea del Sur. ,Un integrante de la comitiva de Estados Unidos sorprendió al mundo al lograr cambiar el destino de 90 perros, debido a que tras denunciar las malas condiciones y maltratos que recibían los animales, el joven consiguió enviarlos a criadores donde se encargarían del proceso de adopción. Se trata del esquiador Gus Kenworthy, quien no logró conseguir una medalla en su paso por los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de PyeongChang, pero sí demostró su gran corazón al lograr salvar a los canes de convertirse en el platillo principal de los alimentos, debido a que logró cerrar un 'criadero' que los sacrificaría como alimento. PUEDES VER Facebook viral: perro taclea a ladrón y termina con persecución policial en EE.UU. [VIDEO] Pese a que en Corea del Sur es totalmente legal servir platos hechos a base de este animal, muchos de los atletas que visitaron la zona no dudaron en criticar la práctica, por lo que Kenworthy se puso en contacto con la ONG Humane Society y consiguió darle fin a una granja cuyo destino eran los restaurantes asiáticos. This morning Matt and I had a heart-wrenching visit to one of the 17,000 dog farms here in South Korea. Across the country there are 2.5 million dogs being raised for food in some of the most disturbing conditions imaginable. Yes, there is an argument to be made that eating dogs is a part of Korean culture. And, while don't personally agree with it, I do agree that it's not my place to impose western ideals on the people here. The way these animals are being treated, however, is completely inhumane and culture should never be a scapegoat for cruelty. I was told that the dogs on this particular farm were kept in "good conditions" by comparison to other farms. The dogs here are malnourished and physically abused, crammed into tiny wire-floored pens, and exposed to the freezing winter elements and scorching summer conditions. When it comes time to put one down it is done so in front of the other dogs by means of electrocution sometimes taking up to 20 agonizing minutes. Despite the beliefs of some, these dogs are no different from the ones we call pets back home. Some of them were even pets at one time and were stolen or found and sold into the dog meat trade. Luckily, this particular farm (thanks to the hard work of the Humane Society International and the cooperation of a farmer who's seen the error of his ways) is being permanently shut down and all 90 of the dogs here will be brought to the US and Canada where they'll find their fur-ever homes. I adopted the sweet baby in the first pic (we named her Beemo) and she'll be coming to the US to live with me as soon as she's through with her vaccinations in a short couple of weeks. I cannot wait to give her the best life possible! There are still millions of dogs here in need of help though (like the Great Pyrenees in the 2nd pic who was truly the sweetest dog ever). I'm hoping to use this visit as an opportunity to raise awareness to the inhumanity of the dog meat trade and the plight of dogs everywhere, including back home in the US where millions of dogs are in need of loving homes! Go to @hsiglobal's page to see how you can help. #dogsarefriendsnotfood #adoptdontshop ❤️🐶 Una publicación compartida por gus kenworthy (@guskenworthy) el Feb 23, 2018 at 8:10 PST El deportista logró alcanzar la fama en el evento deportivo tras el tierno beso que se dio junto a su novio tras finalizar la prueba, una 'espina' que según él tenía clavada, debido a que hace cuatro años no se atrevió a hacerlos en los Juegos Olímpicos de Sochi, noticia que terminó dando la vuelta al mundo. Didn't realize this moment was being filmed yesterday but I'm so happy that it was. My childhood self would never have dreamed of seeing a gay kiss on TV at the Olympics but for the first time ever a kid watching at home CAN! Love is love is love. pic.twitter.com/8t0zHjgDg8 — Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) 19 de febrero de 2018 Gus y su novio decidieron adoptar a dos perros y explicaron cómo sería el procesos con el mensaje "Los perros son amigos, no comida", convirtiéndose así en el héroes de los animales y de muchas organizaciones que condenan su destino en países donde su carne es comercializada como cualquier alimento. New Olympics. Same me. Una publicación compartida por gus kenworthy (@guskenworthy) el Feb 23, 2018 at 4:36 PST