Nearly 150 dogs were recently spared from the slaughterhouse in South Korea, where they would have been eaten during the dog days of summer, according to reports.

The dogs were taken from dog meat farms and relocated to the United States, where animal rights advocates are working to find them new homes and families.

Several of the rescues arrived last week at Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County in Wisconsin, one of a number of sites selected by Humane Society International, WISN-TV reports.

About 2 million dogs a year are slaughtered in South Korea and their meat is used to make soup, which is served during the "boknal" days, or three hottest days from July to August, according to the Humane Society.

The Humane Society says the vast majority of dog meat consumed by South Koreans is eaten during that period. The group adds that farmers will have dogs slaughtered around that time so they can "fetch the highest prices."

The dogs have been checked out and vaccinated and some will be ready for adoption soon, Jennifer Smieja with HAWS Waukesha told WISN-TV.