Search & Rescue and Security
The Israel Dog Unit (IDU) is a national civilian canine corps that specializes in Search and Rescue and Security operations using service dogs, drones, foot patrols, ATVs and horses, while employing cutting-edge, proprietary technologies to find, rescue and protect Jewish lives. We operate in both urban and wildland settings to locate missing persons stranded in even the harshest environments. We integrate seamlessly with all civilian and government agencies, including the police, army and other emergency services, such as MADA, ZAKA, Hatzala, Yedidim and more.
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36 Hours With the Israel Dog Unit
Michlelet Magen Eretz Yisrael, the IDU’s state-of-the-art national headquarters and training campus is located in Kfar Tapuach, where dogs and handlers drill daily to update and hone their skills, and drone operators are instructed at both fundamental and advanced levels in deploying the latest technology to locate missing persons. Many of our volunteers reside on the Tapuach base, available 24/7 year-round to respond to any contingency.
In addition to the unit’s main base and training center in Kfar Tapuach, the IDU also maintains a second facility in the Galilee, adjacent to Tzfat and Mount Meron, further enhancing its ability to respond immediately to any emergency that might arise.
A Life Changing Experience
However, a stroll about the unit’s campus in Tapuach reveals more than just volunteers, staff and a regular cohort of curious visitors. Lone soldiers and new olim to Israel can also be found there, all of whom find time to contribute meaningfully to the betterment and smooth running of the IDU’s indispensable life-saving operations.
Indeed, a deeper look reveals elite combat veterans from the IDF and other armies working side-by-side with teens from all walks of life, religious and secular. See more at israeldogunit.substack.com
Beyond its long inventory of professional achievements, the Israel Dog Unit also prides itself on the success it has logged in turning numerous at-risk youth into mature and responsible citizens who excel as both dog handlers and drone operators — many of whom have moved on from the unit to build successful careers and families, spurred on by the discipline, experience and grit they learned from the IDU’s demanding daily regimen.
The unit also conducts free dog shows for individuals with special needs, as well as children whose families are victims of Arab terror or who have been orphaned as result of the most recent conflicts in the State of Israel.
Our Partners and Colleagues
The IDU’s rapid response teams are on call to deploy immediately upon request from the Israel Police, the IDF, the Fire Department or families of missing persons who require critical assistance in locating their loved ones.
They also respond to urgent requests for security relief, and have an established record of tracking and disabling terrorists before they’re able to claim innocent lives.
The unit’s distinguished history and reputation are built on the close ties it maintains with its local strategic partners as well as colleagues and experts from around the world, relationships that the IDU regularly leverages to offer seminars and workshops in dog training, first aid, tracking, fieldcraft and self-defense.
If you want to become a part by volunteering, donating, subscribing to our newsletter or receiving missing person alerts, please click on the appropriate links, or send an email to mikecanine@gmail.com
Or call:
In Israel — 054-487-6709
In the USA — 1-917-299-2270
If you wish to report a missing person, call our HOTLINE at — 054-487-6709
To view recommendations and testimonials from the Israel Police, Fire Department, IDF or from actual missing persons and their families, please click here, or contact us as listed above.
To see a list of missing persons yet to be found, please click here.
If you can’t volunteer, please help sponsor the training and life-saving operations of the IDU — Israel’s leading Search and Rescue unit. It’s only via your ongoing support that we’re able to continue with the important life-saving work that we do. We ask that you donate generously.
If you do NOT require a U.S. 501(c)3 donation receipt, please click on one of the secure payment options below and donate directly to our Israeli charity —
For a Direct Deposit or wire transfer to our Israeli charity — “Michlellet Magen Eretz Yisrael”
Bank Mizrahi Tefachot, Branch #483, Karnei Shomron, Account #405437
If sending a wire from outside of Israel — “Michlellet Magen Eretz Yisrael”, Iban code: IL28-0204-8300-0000-0405-437, Code for Bank Mizrahi Tefachot: MIZBILITXXX
For a U.S. 501(c)3 donation receipt —
1. Please send a check to the Am Yisrael Chai Fund, 400 5th Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY 11516 (Please ensure your donation is being made on behalf of the Israel Dog Unit.)
2. If you would like a 501(c)3 donation receipt and wish to donate online, please contact us directly — by email at mikecanine@gmail.com or call:
NEWS AND HEADLINES
To learn more about us, scroll up to watch the videos that demonstrate our unit’s expertise.
