A COMMITTED animal lover has worked hard to save 1,000 dogs from being tortured to death and sold for their meat.

Donna Williams of Blenheim Gardens in Reading is involved in an organisation called 'Save Korean Dogs' who aim to stop the 'horrific' dog trade in Korea.

She met with the founder of the charity Nami Kim and immediately knew she wanted to get involved after hearing the dogs' stories.

The 50-year-old said: "When I first went there it was horrific and made me feel awful.

"The dogs are kept in groups of 10 to 12, all together in tiny cages off the ground, they have never even seen sunlight.

"They feed them the left overs of the other dogs they have already killed. The worst part is that they all see it happening, so they know what is going to happen to them."

Miss Williams began work with British Airways in 2015 and saw her chance to help the charity.

She auctions her unwated belongings to raise vital funds and helps Nami out by finding people in the UK who want to adopt the dogs.

The Save Korean Dogs sanctuary is in Gimpo City, Korea and more than 2,000 people work together to help save the dogs.

The charity have saved around 1,000 dogs in total, and even managed to force one of the dog farms to close down last year.

She added: "When we closed down the dog farm we saved around 200 dogs and most of them were pregnant.

"We had to be really careful of sunlight because most of them had been kept inside for such a long time.

"A Jindo is the white Korean dog that is usually used for trade, but they also farm Labradors and Golden Retrievers so we know they have been stealing pet dogs to kill and sell."

On Monday May 1, Donna will be holding an event at the London Irish centre in Camden to explain the work that they do.

"I'm hoping that if people see a local person getting involved it will encourage them to do the same," she added.

Visit www.savekoreandogs.org to find out more.