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Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 02:12 AM Sep 2017

Virginian Charters Jet To Rescue 300 Pets Stranded On Virgin Islands After Irma

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/virgin-islands-pet-rescue_us_59c30796e4b0c90504fb69e2

When Hurricane Maria took aim at the U.S. Virgin Islands last week, Sali Gear knew she had to move fast.

Gear, the co-founder of Virginia Beach’s Island Dog Rescue, grew up in the islands. She had been working on plans to evacuate all the pets from all three of the U.S. Virgin Islands ― St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix ― after Hurricane Irma devastated the area.

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Instead of flying the animals out in separate groups, Gear chartered a private jet to take the animals all at once Monday back to Norfolk, Virginia, where they were taken to Gear’s farm or sent into the care of volunteers and rescue groups across the country. She offered to fly pet owners’ animals off the islands free of charge and gathered pets that had been abandoned or were in shelters.

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Gear was indeed there for the island animals every step of the way. she evacuated more than 300 dogs and cats that had been gathered on St. Thomas after she arranged for boats to pick them up from the other two islands.


Read the whole story at link. Posting to Pets rather than Good News because I think more of you can relate.
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Virginian Charters Jet To Rescue 300 Pets Stranded On Virgin Islands After Irma (Original Post) Stonepounder Sep 2017 OP
Is anything else stranded... like people? cbreezen Sep 2017 #1
Why would you feel it's an either or proposition? catbyte Sep 2017 #3
Wow! Fantastic. Duppers Sep 2017 #2

Duppers

(28,094 posts)
2. Wow! Fantastic.
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 02:21 AM
Sep 2017

I'm grateful that folks with deeper pockets than I have can help these critters like that. I do donate to local groups here in Virginia. We love our dogs and kitties.

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