Safe at last: Dogs rescued from Indonesian slaughterhouse arrive in US

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More than 20 dogs saved from Indonesia's Tomohon 'Extreme' Market — once infamous for the dog meat trade — are now being nursed back to health in the US.

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00:46 So these poor animals have already endured so much.

00:49 They've been stolen from the streets,

00:51 trafficked long distance from surrounding provinces,

00:54 without being given any food or water.

00:57 [Music]

01:03 Very, very traumatized.

01:05 And the trauma was, I've worked in dog rescue,

01:09 from the dog meat trade in several parts of Asia,

01:12 but I think the Tomahawk dogs were some of the most traumatized dogs I've ever come across.

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01:44 And I think if you take away the supply of dogs and cats,

01:47 I think there's enough local support to accept a ban on the dog and cat meat trade,

01:54 that in time we could really end the supply,

01:58 and subsequently the demand for dog meat permanently in North Sulawesi.

02:01 [Music]

02:06 It might be.

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