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Donate to Stop the Dog and Cat Meat Trade

Donor-intent page for UK supporters who want to help stop the dog and cat meat trade — seizure rescue, quarantine, veterinary care and demand reduction through WARN partners in Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Dogs and cats rescued from the meat trade receiving veterinary care

In brief

UK supporters can donate to help stop the dog and cat meat trade by funding partner-led seizure rescue, quarantine, rabies-risk veterinary treatment, shelter capacity and demand-reduction work — with Indonesia and Malaysia as WARN's current in-network focus.

10M+

Dogs killed for meat annually (est.)

2

WARN in-network countries

CNVR

Humane alternative model

UK

Supporter route

Guide 1

What the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Involves

Millions of dogs and cats are stolen, trafficked and slaughtered for meat each year, often in conditions that breach basic animal welfare and public-health standards. Live markets and long-distance transport spread disease including rabies risk.

Guide 2

What WARN Funds In-Network

WARN supports partner-led interception and seizure rescue, quarantine and veterinary triage, shelter recovery space, and community education in Indonesia and Malaysia. Vietnam and Cambodia content on the site is educational context outside the current partner network.

Guide 3

How to Direct Your Gift

Donate to the dog and cat meat trade appeal, give monthly, or choose an unrestricted gift. Every donation is receipted and directed through WARN's transparent partner-grant model.

Guide 4

What Happens After a Meat-Trade Seizure

Confiscated dogs and cats need rabies-risk assessment, quarantine, veterinary triage and shelter placement within hours. Without funded capacity, animals return to traders or are euthanised. Partner grants fund the post-seizure gap across Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Guide 5

Demand Reduction Alongside Rescue

Seizure rescue alone cannot end the trade. Partner programmes combine interception response with community education and advocacy supporting demand reduction — the long-term complement to emergency quarantine capacity.

Guide 6

What Your Gift Buys on the Ground

Roughly £15–25 funds one street dog through catch, neuter, rabies vaccination and return in network countries. £100 supports a small clinic day. £500 helps stock quarantine after a trafficking seizure. Monthly gifts let partners plan multi-year CNVR instead of crisis-only response.

Explore Related Rescue Work

Wildlife guide

Street Dog

An estimated 200 million street dogs live worldwide; they are the same species as pet dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), and WHO-endorsed Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return programmes are the proven humane way to reduce their numbers and control rabies, whereas culling does not work.

Country programme

Indonesia

Indonesia is a Southeast Asian archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, home to Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran tigers, Javan and Sumatran rhinos, the Komodo dragon and the sun bear; its wildlife is under sustained pressure from palm-oil and pulpwood deforestation, the illegal pet trade, and one of the world's largest contributions to marine plastic.

Country programme

Malaysia

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian range state for Bornean orangutans (Sabah), sun bears, Sunda pangolins, clouded leopards and the Malayan tiger; it is a top-tier transit country for trafficked wildlife, with Kuala Lumpur's airports and the Port Klang container hub repeatedly identified by UNODC as wildlife-crime chokepoints.

Country programme

Vietnam

Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country where WARN's planned work focuses on three connected welfare problems: ending the moon-bear bile-farming industry in partnership with the national phase-out, the cat meat trade that handles several million cats per year, and pangolin and big-cat-part trafficking demand reduction.

Country programme

Cambodia

Cambodia is a Southeast Asian country where WARN's planned work centres on the snare crisis in the Lower Mekong forests — funding de-snaring patrols, providing veterinary triage for snared wildlife, and supporting the rescue of pangolins, sun bears and Asian elephants caught up in cross-border trafficking.

Source Notes

WARN uses named intergovernmental, conservation and animal-welfare sources for numeric claims. These notes summarise the source basis for this page.

WOAH animal welfare guidance

Dog meat trade poses welfare and disease-transmission concerns.

WARN dog-cat-meat appeal

In-network programme focus: Indonesia and Malaysia.

Donate to Stop the Dog and Cat Meat Trade: Frequently Asked Questions

Can I donate from the UK to stop the dog and cat meat trade?
Yes. UK supporters can donate to WARN's dog and cat meat trade appeal to fund partner-led seizure rescue and quarantine. WARN is a registered global not-for-profit and cannot claim Gift Aid.
Which countries does WARN fund for meat-trade rescue?
WARN's current in-network focus for this programme is Indonesia and Malaysia. Other countries mentioned on the site are educational and search context.
What happens to animals after a seizure?
Rescued dogs and cats need immediate veterinary triage, rabies-risk assessment, quarantine and shelter space. Some can be rehomed; others need longer recovery before adoption.
Is this the same as street dog CNVR?
Related but distinct. CNVR stabilises street dog populations humanely. Meat-trade work focuses on intercepting trafficked animals, post-seizure care and reducing demand — though both improve welfare and public health.
Can I give monthly to this cause?
Yes. Set up a monthly gift through the donation widget or symbolic adoption, and ask for it to support the dog and cat meat trade appeal.
How many dogs are killed for meat annually?
Estimates suggest more than 10 million dogs and millions of cats across affected countries — figures vary by source and region.
Which countries does WARN fund for meat-trade work?
Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam within the 17-country partner network.
Can I give monthly to stop the meat trade?
Yes — monthly giving with a note to support dog and cat meat trade appeal, or email WARN to direct recurring gifts.
What rabies risk does the trade pose?
Live transport and slaughter conditions spread disease. Seized animals need immediate rabies-risk veterinary assessment.

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