http://4theloveofanimals.com/blog/2007/12/02/baghdad-pups/ Celebrating the bonds between people and animals! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:40:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://4theloveofanimals.com/blog/2007/12/02/baghdad-pups/#comment-257 christine Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:48:41 +0000 http://4theloveofanimals.com/blog/2007/12/02/baghdad-pups/#comment-257 As someone who needed to transport a puppy from Afghanistan to the US I wish the SPCA program, Operation Baghdad Pups, had been in existence in 2006. We faced obstacle after obstacle in trying to get our puppy, Cinnamon, home. That was after an unreliable person abandoned her on her first trip. She was lost for weeks in the former Soviet Union. When we finally found her, we were lucky that some awesome reservists and a local animal welfare volunteer helped us find her and arrange her transportation. But it was an anxiety-ridden time. The soldiers who cared about her and cared for her were scheduled to rotate out and we had no idea if anyone would care about her after they left or help us get her home. Had we had a program like Baghdad Pups, we could have rested a lot easier knowing that someone would be taking care of the numerous details that go into getting a puppy to the US. Cinnamon is home safe and sound but it could easily have gone a different way. I think the SPCA is doing a tremendous service to troops who have befriended a pup and want to give them a better life. Military Mascots is also a good program although I am not as familiar with them. The costs we incurred to get Cinnamon home were significant, not including the cost for her healthcare and exams when we got her here. Cinnamon's story is told in a book I just wrote about her ordeal. If you want to see what it's like to try and arrange something like this you may enjoy reading it. It's called "44 Days Out of Kandahar: The Amazing Journey of a Missing Military Puppy and the Desperate Search to Find Her." You can find it on www.44-days.com. Blessings to all the troops and any animals they may be caring for. As someone who needed to transport a puppy from Afghanistan to the US I wish the SPCA program, Operation Baghdad Pups, had been in existence in 2006. We faced obstacle after obstacle in trying to get our puppy, Cinnamon, home. That was after an unreliable person abandoned her on her first trip. She was lost for weeks in the former Soviet Union. When we finally found her, we were lucky that some awesome reservists and a local animal welfare volunteer helped us find her and arrange her transportation. But it was an anxiety-ridden time. The soldiers who cared about her and cared for her were scheduled to rotate out and we had no idea if anyone would care about her after they left or help us get her home. Had we had a program like Baghdad Pups, we could have rested a lot easier knowing that someone would be taking care of the numerous details that go into getting a puppy to the US. Cinnamon is home safe and sound but it could easily have gone a different way. I think the SPCA is doing a tremendous service to troops who have befriended a pup and want to give them a better life. Military Mascots is also a good program although I am not as familiar with them. The costs we incurred to get Cinnamon home were significant, not including the cost for her healthcare and exams when we got her here. Cinnamon’s story is told in a book I just wrote about her ordeal. If you want to see what it’s like to try and arrange something like this you may enjoy reading it. It’s called “44 Days Out of Kandahar: The Amazing Journey of a Missing Military Puppy and the Desperate Search to Find Her.” You can find it on http://www.44-days.com.
Blessings to all the troops and any animals they may be caring for.

]]> http://4theloveofanimals.com/blog/2007/12/02/baghdad-pups/#comment-256 IG Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:08:01 +0000 http://4theloveofanimals.com/blog/2007/12/02/baghdad-pups/#comment-256 people donating to the baghdad pups site, should REALLY contact www.militarymascots.org to find out the TRUTH about the costs to move these pets out of war zones. the Military mascots group has been helping soldiers since 2003 to do what the spca is claiming "to have come to the rescue" of soldier's pets. people donating to the baghdad pups site, should REALLY contact http://www.militarymascots.org to find out the TRUTH about the costs to move these pets out of war zones. the Military mascots group has been helping soldiers since 2003 to do what the spca is claiming “to have come to the rescue” of soldier’s pets.

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