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Hundreds of rescue animals headed to US from Afghanistan [View all]
Hundreds of rescue animals headed to US from Afghanistan
The planning and fundraising has been monumental to get the rescue flight carrying dogs and cats to the U.S.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/hundreds-of-rescue-animals-headed-to-us-from-afghanistan
By: Stephanie Liebergen
Posted at 2:58 PM, May 17, 2024
Animal rescue is a common business in the U.S., but the same can't be said in Afghanistan. The Kabul Small Animal Rescue, run by American Charlotte Maxwell-Jones, is one of the only animal welfare groups in the country.
In early June, Maxwell-Jones and her team will be loading hundreds of dogs and cats onto a charter rescue flight from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Washington, D.C.
"This is an airlift that is that is meant to lower our population and make us sustainable for the future," she explained.
Maxwell-Jones has lived in Afghanistan for more than a decade. When she couldn't find quality care for her own animals, she started the rescue in 2018, but she never imagined how big the operation would become.
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https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/hundreds-of-rescue-animals-headed-to-us-from-afghanistan
The planning and fundraising has been monumental to get the rescue flight carrying dogs and cats to the U.S.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/hundreds-of-rescue-animals-headed-to-us-from-afghanistan
By: Stephanie Liebergen
Posted at 2:58 PM, May 17, 2024
Animal rescue is a common business in the U.S., but the same can't be said in Afghanistan. The Kabul Small Animal Rescue, run by American Charlotte Maxwell-Jones, is one of the only animal welfare groups in the country.
In early June, Maxwell-Jones and her team will be loading hundreds of dogs and cats onto a charter rescue flight from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Washington, D.C.
"This is an airlift that is that is meant to lower our population and make us sustainable for the future," she explained.
Maxwell-Jones has lived in Afghanistan for more than a decade. When she couldn't find quality care for her own animals, she started the rescue in 2018, but she never imagined how big the operation would become.
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https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/hundreds-of-rescue-animals-headed-to-us-from-afghanistan
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https://secure.givelively.org/donate/kabul-small-animal-rescue/ksar-all-paws-airlift-2024?f
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