This dog lost nine family members in a plane crash in South Korea. But the heartbreaking part is that…

A dog whose family died in an aircraft crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea on December 29 is beginning afresh.

According to Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (Care Korea), the canine named Pudding lost nine family members when Jeju Air flight 7C2216, which was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members from Bangkok, Thailand, to South Korea, veered off the runway after landing and collided with a concrete fence at the airport. On Tuesday, December 31, the South Korean animal rescue group announced via social media that Pudding’s family had flown to Thailand to celebrate a family member’s birthday.

“They never returned,” the group reported. Pudding, their five-year-old granddaughter’s favorite dog, haunted the vacant house they left behind. Pudding would look at every car that went into town, and the townspeople would feed him in compassion for his family’s loss.”

The group stated that it believed Pudding “was in danger roaming the town without a guardian” and stepped in to care for the dog until a “suitable guardian” could be located.

Along with the statement, Care Korea posted a video of the dog wandering the local streets and strolling by the side of the road. The video then switches to Pudding in the care of the organization’s workers.

Care Korea also stated on social media that the dog’s condition had worsened after his family’s death. Following his admission to the organization, Pudding threw up chicken bones and onions, as reported by The Straits Times.

In an update posted on Thursday, Jan. 2, the charity gave further details about how Pudding came into their care, saying in a translated statement that one of its staff got a tip about the pup “sitting on the steps in front of the senior center, watching cars coming and going.”

The worker then received a call from one of the dog’s remaining family members, who did not reside nearby, and agreed to let the group possess the dog. Following approval, Care Korea admitted Pudding to a veterinary facility in Seoul to heal, according to the Straits Times.

Care Korea reported that Pudding’s surviving family, grappling with their own grief, ultimately inquired about the possibility of adopting the dog to secure a new, loving home for him. The charity just accepted adoption applications from families interested in assisting Pudding.

“Many people lament the loss of Pudding’s family and wish to help him by adopting him. Care will assist Pudding in finding a suitable adoptive home that will adore him as much as his dead family,” the agency stated in its letter.

“We deeply mourn all the victims of the plane disaster, including Pudding’s family, and offer our condolences to the bereaved families,” the animal organization wrote.