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Here is the incredible story of the Ghar Pups (Ghar means
“Mountain” in Pashto) as told by their Soldier Savior:
17 years after 9-11, I finally got my opportunity to serve in
Afghanistan.
The country is beautiful, the people are very
generous and kind, and the mountains are spectacular.
Day
after day and week after week, I would go running through the barren
landscape, climbing big mountains, passing by old destroyed Soviet
tanks, and getting to know the many packs of stray dogs that live
off food scraps from the military base.
After four months of
running, I came upon this litter of four puppies living in a hole on
the side of a fairly busy road. Every day or two we would look at
each other and just kind of acknowledge each other’s existence.
After several days, I started giving them water. Boy were they
thirsty! Shortly after that, I started sneaking out some food scraps
from the chow hall. Boy were they hungry!
In a matter of
weeks, we built a level of trust where the puppies (and the mother
and father) would let me walk right up to their hole to feed them
and give them water.
This went on for weeks as the puppies began to grow and start
running around a bit.
As I got to know the pups, I gave them
nicknames; Blackie, Patches, Calico, and White Stripe.
All of
the puppies appeared to be in pretty good health, except for Blackie
who has a severe eye infection. Days later, I realized that he was
also deaf (or partially deaf) as he could never hear me walk up
behind him.
After sending home some pictures, a few friends
urged me to find a way to save the pups. I was introduced to an
organization called Nowzad.
They said if we could find homes
for the pups and raise money to cover the medical treatment and
transportation cost to the US, they could take them in.
Days later Nowzad came out to my base to rescue the puppies.
It took 3 long days, a bulldozer, and many hours with shovels
and picks to dig into the 40-foot tunnel system the puppies were
hiding in!
But in the end, all four puppies were safely
captured and taken back to the shelter to begin human socialization
and medical care.
All four puppies have already been given homes in Northern and Southern California to people I know and trust. Now we just need to raise the money to cover the costs of their medical care, food, supplies, and transportation to the United States.
We need to raise approximately $10,000 to cover the costs. Please consider donating whatever you can spare to this fundraising cause. Some of you will get to meet and see these very same dogs living full healthy lives in California through the four people who are adopting them.
If any donations are left over, they will be passed on to the general Nowzad fund so the staff can help other abandoned animals. Furthermore, if there is additional interest in finding homes for more Afghan puppies, I will work with Nowzad to help facilitate the effort.
Donations via check can be mailed to:
Nowzad Dogs NFP, 2770 Main Street #161
Frisco, Texas, 75033, USA
Please include the animal that you would like to donate to in your mailing.
If, for whatever reason, the companion animal rescue is not
successful (such as disease or injury) then at the discretion of
Nowzad Dogs, the funds collected via this Youcaring page will be
allocated to support the vital daily operational costs of the Nowzad
Dogs small animal clinic and shelter in Kabul.
The total required for a companion animal to travel to North
America is on average $4000 for a dog and $2500 for a cat (we make
no profit and everything is subject to currency valuations and fuel
prices on the day). We are sadly unable to offer refunds on donations.
To receive a tax-deductible receipt where applicable, or for any
other queries, please contact:
hannah@nowzad.org
Nowzad Dogs is a 501c3 non-profit in the USA and
a registered charity 1119185 in England and Wales
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