A charity pays for a plane to evacuate its staff and their families, all of whom were eligible to take up seats on government sponsored evacuation flights. So that’s additional seats freed up for more people on the government planes. Plus there are an extra 200 seats on the charity flight, paid for by the charity. Putting some rescued animals in the hold seems to be a fair exchange, and I don’t believe for a minute that releasing a landing slot for that plane will delay any other mercy missions. There are only a small number of animals coming, and this could be a morale boost for service personnel who had been upset at their treatment in Afghanistan. There must be a lot of servicemen who are feeling that all the sacrifices that have been made were in vain. Every small demonstration of humanity might help some of them.
Not that simple I'm afraid. The Taliban control who is allowed into the airport, and there are massive numbers of people outside. It is the Taliban who are/were preventing the vehicles and, as I understand it, some of the people from entering.
It would help if dog owners spent some time learning to be responsible for the behaviour of their 'pets'. I've never seen so much inconsiderate, feckless behaviour as I have in the last year. The amount of people who have zero control over them, yet they aren't on a lead is incredible.
I know somebody who had their dog out for a walk, off the lead. Said dog spotted something and gave chase. Next thing, her dog had chased what turned out to be a small dog into that animal's house. Her dog did only want to play but the owners of the other dog didn't know that.
Her reaction shocked me. She actually tried to blame the owners of the other dog for not having it on a lead. "If their dog was on a lead it would never have happened". Unreal.
I don’t think bringing back the dog license would help much, people pay thousands for dogs these days the price of a license would make a lot of difference. Our local weather is read by pretty little girls in very pretty dresses, sometimes my OH asks afterwards what the weather going to be😀
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BTW if you are really bothered to support animal rescues there's a very good lurcher and greyhound rescue charity run by a few amazing people around the UK. Their charity doesn't have a true base just really caring people up and down the country.
Greys and lurchers make wonderful pets with a bit of care and knowledge (like all dogs I suppose). It's a shame so many get PTS. There were a lot where I used to live. It seems there was a lady involved in rehoming locally and she was very successful at it.
In my life, my Mum had 5 cats and I've had (so far) 5 lurchers and 3 greyhounds. They were all rescues. I help a national rescue that works with 'death row' lurchers and have taken part in quite a few dog relays over the years. I don't believe that we are a nation of animal lovers. Spend any time with a rescue organisation and you come across really horrible stories of terrible things people do to cats and dogs, some malicious some simply negligent. It's all starfish on a beach. I hope he gets his staff and animals and himself to safety and that he does find a way to continue working in animal rescue, in the UK or anywhere else. A dog in India is no less in need of help than a dog in Somerset. I'd far rather the Afghan animals were found homes in Afghanistan, but our country's political choices have made that impossible.
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Parked in the small car park of our local Co-op and a big, flashy 4 x 4 came in. Parked with the white line down the centre of their car, presumably to avoid the hoi-polloi getting too close to it. Either that or it was the best the dozy suicide blonde driver could manage!
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Not that simple I'm afraid. The Taliban control who is allowed into the airport, and there are massive numbers of people outside. It is the Taliban who are/were preventing the vehicles and, as I understand it, some of the people from entering.
Have also given up watching the news @Lyn. Too depressing but I do check in for North West news and Owain doing the weather. He's a ray of sunshine.
Our local weather is read by pretty little girls in very pretty dresses, sometimes my OH asks afterwards what the weather going to be😀
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”