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By Alice Gibbs
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A dog named Trudie who was saved from certain death is now safely with a foster carer, but not before her rescuers noticed she had an incredible hidden talent.
Trudie doesn't walk or run, she hops. And her signature bounce has seen her likened to a "kangaroo".
The young pup was rescued from China alongside three other dogs—Bunny, Benjamin, and Barney—through the efforts of Saving Harbin Dogs and Great Bulls Of China.
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Trudie was one of many dogs crammed into a truck and bound for sale in China's dog meat industry. Humane World for Animals reports that an estimated 30 million dogs are killed for human consumption each year across Asia, including 10-20 million in China alone.
Now safely in the U.K. thanks to Silver Fox Dog Rescue, Trudie is temporarily in foster care and already making waves online for her joyful leaps in the air.
The rescue shared a video of Trudie's trademark jumps on their Facebook page, and the caption said: "Sometimes dogs come along that are just special. Trudie is one of those."
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Claire, who is currently fostering Trudie, told Newsweek: "Trudie is the sweetest girl you could ever meet. Understandably she is terrified of men currently."
The dog meat trade is especially prevalent in southern provinces like Guangxi and Guangdong, with the city of Yulin being notorious for its annual Dog Meat Festival, but there are signs of change when it comes to the dog meat industry, in 2020, China banned the sale of dog and cat meat and cities passed laws to ban its consumption.
The rescue shared the video of Trudie's adorable jumps on their Facebook page last month, where it amassed 72,000 views as people couldn't get enough.
"Once she's assessed and vet-checked we will start taking applications for your very own Kangaroo," the post said.
"Hello Trudie," said one commenter. "I'm off to show mum [this video], she loves dogs and goats and you're like two in one."
While another viewer said: "Poodle x kangaroo, that's a new one on me. She's lovely."
Another asked: "Is she half goat? She looks great fun!"
"We don't know when she will be available for adoption just yet," Claire explained. With 34 dogs currently in their care, Silver Fox Dog Rescue always perform full health checks before dogs become available for adoption.
Trudie is due her vet check on Thursday and then the shelter hope she will be available for adoption and find the right family who will love her jumping skills and sweet personality.
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Update 7/3/25, 10:02 a.m ET: This story has been updated to reflect that the Humane Society International (HSI) recently became Humane World for Animals.
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