Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy is heartbroken after his rescue dog Beemo passed away just months after bring her home from the Olympic games in South Korea.

The Olympian and his boyfriend, Matthew Wilkas, rescued Beemo as part of the couples successful shut down of a Korean meat farm. The couple also brought home 90 other dogs back to the USA.

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These dogs faced a gruesome fate. Eating dog meat, known locally as Gaegogi, has a long tradition in Korea. There are no regulations when it comes to slaughtering dogs for meat, leading to them being killed in numerous cruel ways, including electrocution, strangulation and some are even allegedly beaten to death.

“Two days ago my beautiful baby Beemo passed away,” Kenworthy wrote late Saturday night in an emotional letter posted to Instagram. “It was completely unexpected and Matt and I are beside ourselves trying to cope with her loss.”

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