Post by Mel Mel on Aug 5, 2006 16:05:23 GMT
PETA REPRESENTATIVE HEADS TO LEBANON TO RESCUE ANIMALS ABANDONED BY THE UK AND OTHER NATIONS
Governments Have Barred Evacuees From Taking Companion Animals Out of the War Zone
For Immediate Release:
27 July 2006
Contact:
Will Wright 020 7357 9229, ext 232
London – PETA representative Jason Baker is en route to Beirut, where he will lay the groundwork for an international rescue team to help Lebanese volunteers to reach animals who have been abandoned and are starving and terrified following two weeks of Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
PETA offices around the world have received urgent calls on behalf of evacuees who were refused permission to take dogs, cats and other companion animals with them – members of their families and sometimes all they had left – when evacuating. Even some elderly residents have reportedly chosen to remain amid the rubble for days in order to safeguard animals whom they cherish.
PETA Europe has sent an urgent letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair begging him to instruct the Ministry of Defence to help evacuees to take their animals with them to safety. Mike Hancock, MP, has taken up this issue with Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett and has also fired off a letter to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, thousands of animals died and many people perished after refusing to head to safety without all their family members. Baker rushed to New Orleans to save animals then, having to break down doors in order to reach trapped animals who did not have any food or water. PETA US rescue teams evacuated more than 300 animals and reunited many of them with their families. In New York City in 2001, Baker also led rescue efforts to save animals trapped in “Hot Zone” apartments in the aftermath of September 11.
“Many of these animals are small dogs and cats – including puppies and kittens – who could have easily been carried in boxes which fit under a seat”, says Baker. “We urge the governments of all countries evacuating their citizens from Lebanon, especially Britain, the United States and Canada, to follow the lead of France and Russia by helping – not hindering – animal evacuations. Let’s work to bring all to safety – companion animals as well as humans”.
www.peta.org.uk/newsnew/NewsItem.asp?id=3171
Check out this page to view photos of PETA's rescue work in Lebanon!
www.helpinganimals.com/f-lebanon_photos.asp
Governments Have Barred Evacuees From Taking Companion Animals Out of the War Zone
For Immediate Release:
27 July 2006
Contact:
Will Wright 020 7357 9229, ext 232
London – PETA representative Jason Baker is en route to Beirut, where he will lay the groundwork for an international rescue team to help Lebanese volunteers to reach animals who have been abandoned and are starving and terrified following two weeks of Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
PETA offices around the world have received urgent calls on behalf of evacuees who were refused permission to take dogs, cats and other companion animals with them – members of their families and sometimes all they had left – when evacuating. Even some elderly residents have reportedly chosen to remain amid the rubble for days in order to safeguard animals whom they cherish.
PETA Europe has sent an urgent letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair begging him to instruct the Ministry of Defence to help evacuees to take their animals with them to safety. Mike Hancock, MP, has taken up this issue with Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett and has also fired off a letter to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, thousands of animals died and many people perished after refusing to head to safety without all their family members. Baker rushed to New Orleans to save animals then, having to break down doors in order to reach trapped animals who did not have any food or water. PETA US rescue teams evacuated more than 300 animals and reunited many of them with their families. In New York City in 2001, Baker also led rescue efforts to save animals trapped in “Hot Zone” apartments in the aftermath of September 11.
“Many of these animals are small dogs and cats – including puppies and kittens – who could have easily been carried in boxes which fit under a seat”, says Baker. “We urge the governments of all countries evacuating their citizens from Lebanon, especially Britain, the United States and Canada, to follow the lead of France and Russia by helping – not hindering – animal evacuations. Let’s work to bring all to safety – companion animals as well as humans”.
www.peta.org.uk/newsnew/NewsItem.asp?id=3171
Check out this page to view photos of PETA's rescue work in Lebanon!
www.helpinganimals.com/f-lebanon_photos.asp