On the 1st, a fire broke out in an abandoned dog shelter in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, run by actor Lee Yong-nyeo. Photos Instagram
A fire broke out in the shelter of actor Lee Yong-nyeo, who has been taking care of up to 100 stray dogs and cats each year since 2003. Online, etc., inquiries from people who want to give a helping hand are decreasing.
According to the Pocheon Fire Department in Gyeonggi on the 1st, a fire broke out at the abandoned dog shelter in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, where Lee ran around midnight the previous day, and it extinguished in two and a half hours. There was no human injury, but it is reported that eight puppies being protected have crossed the rainbow bridge unfortunately. The main living space where Mr. Lee and the abandoned dogs stayed together and some plastic houses were also burned, causing property damage of about 29 million won. The fire department is investigating the exact cause of the fire, considering the firewood stove to have overheated and burned.
When this news came, a movement to help him began, centering on the online cafe that Mr. Lee ran. According to the cafe manager on the 1st, Lee, whose residence disappeared, spent the night in a dog and a large dog. Electricity and water are also being reconnected. Neighbors and veterinarians are helping, but the damage is so great that everyone is in a difficult situation, the manager said.
Netizens’ voluntary relief request to help Mr. Lee. Photos Instagram
The cafe manager said, “More than anything, the children who became stars are full of tears and sighs. Mr. Lee is very difficult, so please replace the consolation with consideration.”
In addition, many people inquired about the address of the shelter for volunteer activities to the cafe manager, but they informed that they decided to receive volunteers only a certain number of volunteers a day in order to comply with the quarantine regulations. To those who applied for volunteer activities, he said, “Please follow the quarantine rules carefully, and if possible, ask for a mask and bottled water.”
Photographed in 2019, Mr. Lee is with his dogs at home. Central photo
Lee runs a shelter for stray dogs with all her property earned from plays, etc., and is called the “godmother of stray dogs”. Since 2013, he has been interested in animal rights and actively participated in related activities. Lee has revealed the house where he lives with a stray dog through several broadcasts in the past. Since then, the number of volunteers has increased, but rather, more people have abandoned animals. In an interview with Joong-Ang Lee in 2019, “If you love something, you have to protect it, and children who are weaker than us have to protect it.” . It turns and turns.”
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