Rescue TV today features the 200th rescued bear for Animals Asia, Judy, AKA Rescue #201, FOUR PAWS rescue from zoo from hell, and in Vietnam, 200 Hedgehogs, In Defense of Animals & Yummmmmy...Dog Meat for Dinner?


Judy, AKA Rescue #201, spent six sad months of her life on a farm crammed into a tiny, filthy cage with no loving-kindness as she awaited slaughter. Fortunately, she was rescued by IDA and our Korean dog rescue partner Jindo Love before she could end up on a plate. But Judy's story doesn't end with her rescue—in fact, that was just the first step in a long journey to find her forever home. We placed Judy in a loving foster home in South Korea where she received much-needed veterinary care and made friends with other dogs as she waited to continue her journey.

For more than 15 years, In Defense of Animals has been at the forefront of rescuing dogs and cats from the meat trade in Asia. As a member of IDA, you know of, and have been watching and supporting our pledge to save 200 dogs from the unfathomable cruelty of the Asian meat trade and find them loving forever homes.


And guess what? With help from our supporters and through generous donations from people like you, we have reached that goal!


See Judy's heart-breaking (and heart-warming) journey now:

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Even though Judy's rescue journey has ended with a joyous adoption, there are thousands of dogs in South Korea like Judy who still need to be rescued. Your continued support is vital to our lifesaving rescue work and on-the-ground education to make systemic change and end the dog and cat meat trade.

In Defense of AnimalsIt can actually cost IDA as much as $2,000 to rescue a single dog from the meat industry in Asia. That cost includes rescue, emergency medical care, transportation and travel, foster care, and rigorous adoption screening in order to find the special loving homes needed for these neglected, abused, and forgotten souls.


You make it possible for this work to continue. A gift today of $500 can cover the full medical cost of one rescued dog from the Asian meat trade. A monthly gift of $30 for one year can cover all the transportation costs of a rescue dog's travels from South Korea to their new forever home.


You will have a direct impact and helps save the lives of dogs like Judy.


In Defense of AnimalsEach rescue takes so much. But saving these beautiful, intelligent animals—who have spent their lives crammed into small cages, subjected to repeated breeding and deprived of food and water, and who have been beaten and abused—must be done. And IDA will continue our commitment to these animals, and to you, and will not quit until the dog and cat meat trade ends.


Help ensuring IDA can continue our lifesaving rescue work and education around the dog meat trade, or sponsor an adoption for a dog slated for slaughter. Please be as generous as you can.


In Defense of AnimalsThanks to you and other caring IDA members, we have transformed 204 lives and counting. But there are many more dogs waiting to be saved from terrifying, torturous deaths in the South Korea dog meat industry. Please donate to IDA's South Korean Dog Rescue and Adoption Project today. Thank you for your commitment to saving dogs slated for slaughter in the South Korean dog meat trade.


For the entire rescue project; IDA's ACTUAL costs end up being over $200,000, for which our generous supporters and activists have raised $82,000 to date. We still have a large shortfall and we urgently need to raise $118,000 before the new year. This funding is necessary to cover our costs, for us to carry this important campaign into the future, and to realize our goals of saving these special dogs. Please thoughtfully consider IDA in your end-of-year giving?