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Animals rescued from Afghanistan to be rehomed across the UK in ‘next few weeks’
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The dogs and cats flown out of Afghanistan by former Royal Marine Paul Farthing will be rehomed across the UK within the coming weeks, an animal campaigner has announced today.
Farthing gained viral fame when he started documenting his efforts to rescue hundreds of dogs and cats from the war-stricken country, many of which were domesticated pets that had been left behind by their owners when the Taliban took control last month.
Farthing, who formed the animal charity Nowzad during his tour of Afghanistan in the mid 2000s, managed to rescue 100 dogs and seventy cats on Sunday evening, bringing them to the safety of the UK via a privately funded charter flight.
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However, he had to leave behind sixty-eight members of staff after being confronted by a member of the Taliban at the airport, though he has pledged to return them to safety, too.
But now that the animals are finding their feet on British soil, one of Farthing’s supporters has outlined the next stages to get them rehomed. Dominic Dyer said the dogs and cats are in ‘very good condition’ in quarantine kennels across the country, with hundreds of people already looking to adopt them.
He told PA News today: “We had a good plan of action and the animals are doing very well in the kennels – and despite the difficult journey, they’ve been durable and tough.
“Over the next few weeks the animals will start to be rehomed, we have hundreds of people for each dog or cat- so it’s very likely all of them will be adopted and taken in by different families.
“They are some of the most famous animals in the world right now, so there will be no shortage, but we want to be clear it’s not first come first served.
“Nowzad is only a small charity so the process will be a slow one and there is an awful lot of work to be done.”
He added that there will be a ‘screening process’ to select suitable homes for the animals. If you’re interested in welcoming in a rescue animal into your home, visit the Nowzad website.