Cats and dogs rescued from Afghanistan arrive in Canada after 5-month operation

Cats and dogs whose owners were forced to leave them behind when fleeing Afghanistan, as well as others who were living on the streets, arrived in Canada on Tuesday after a 5-month rescue operation.

SPCA International says it has been working non-stop to rescue the 154 dogs and 131 cats since last summer when the U.S. military withdrew from the country and the Taliban took over.

“The fact is that if they stayed behind in Afghanistan, they wouldn’t live,” Lori Kalef, director of programs for SPCA International told Global News. “They were going through a famine, they’re going through a famine in Afghanistan, the staff want to vacate from Kabul Small animal rescue as well."

About 35 per cent of the animals arriving in Vancouver will be reunited with their Afghan owners, while others will be held for their owners who haven’t yet arrived and the rest will be put up for adoption across North America.

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