Posted on Aug 25, 2021
An Animal Rescue Group Is Racing To Get Hundreds Of Pets Out Of Afghanistan By Aug. 31
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The staff at the Kabul Small Animal Rescue has been working around the clock to pull off what feels like the impossible.
The mission? Fundraise at least $1.5 million for a cargo plane that can airlift more than 200 dogs and cats, the rescue organization's staff, and their families out of the capital safely — all in less than a week and while the Taliban are breathing down their necks.
The group is rushing to beat the Aug. 31 deadline for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. If the staff is still on the ground when that deadline passes, "all bets are off," Charlotte Maxwell-Jones, the American director and founder of the Kabul Small Animal Rescue, told NPR.
She is unsure what the state of air travel will be after that point or whether anyone would be able to leave the country.
The organization still needs travel crates and food for 120 dogs and 100 cats that are expected to be flown out of Kabul. They also need the proper permits and visas required to travel and land with animals in another country.
The staff at the Kabul Small Animal Rescue has been working around the clock to pull off what feels like the impossible.
The mission? Fundraise at least $1.5 million for a cargo plane that can airlift more than 200 dogs and cats, the rescue organization's staff, and their families out of the capital safely — all in less than a week and while the Taliban are breathing down their necks.
The group is rushing to beat the Aug. 31 deadline for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. If the staff is still on the ground when that deadline passes, "all bets are off," Charlotte Maxwell-Jones, the American director and founder of the Kabul Small Animal Rescue, told NPR.
She is unsure what the state of air travel will be after that point or whether anyone would be able to leave the country.
The organization still needs travel crates and food for 120 dogs and 100 cats that are expected to be flown out of Kabul. They also need the proper permits and visas required to travel and land with animals in another country.
An Animal Rescue Group Is Racing To Get Hundreds Of Pets Out Of Afghanistan By Aug. 31
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I love dogs but I'm tired of seeing all this crap about getting pets and the contents of animal sanctuary out of there. Get the PEOPLE out. If you want to avoid the animal being mistreated a well placed bullet will do the job.
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