Gus Kenworthy Reunited With Gold Medal South Korean Rescue Dog
Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy couldn’t stop sharing the love on his social media accounts, as he detailed picking up the dog he rescued from a meat farm in South Korea. The athlete and his boyfriend Matthew Wilkas picked ‘Beemo’ up last weekend and couldn’t be happier.
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Beemo was named after a character in the Adventure Time cartoon, just as Kenworthy’s dog Jake was. Kenworthy said that they like human names for dogs, but wanted to name her in the same way her ‘brother’ Jake was, so they went with another Adventure Time name.
Ninety dogs were rescued from the farm Beemo came from, and came to the United States and Canada to find their forever homes. Kenworthy was one of many Olympians who brought attention to the plight of dogs being farmed for meat in South Korea.
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Kenworthy and Wilkas live in New York City in an apartment that doesn’t allow pets, and also own a home in Denver but are rarely there. Kenworthy said that they may need to move to another place in New York, or may stay in Denver a bit while they decide where to live permanently. One thing’s for sure, though, says Kenworthy–Beemo will be well taken care of for the rest of her life.
Adorable pictures on Instagram showed how happy the couple was to be reunited with Beemo, who they picked up from the Humane Society in Montreal, Colorado. Kenworthy said they missed her terribly while they were apart.
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Kenworthy shared he couldn’t imagine that Beemo was being raised for slaughter, and thanked the Humane Society International for their help in shutting the farm she was found on down, and helping him rescue the 90 dogs that were part of the farm.
Welcome home, Beemo! We know you’ll love your new family!
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