Well, I am now settled back into work in Baghdad, however I had not been back very long at all when Rocket the dog’s owner came to me and asked me to help get her out so she can go live a happy life in Dubai. Rockets liberation from Iraq should be a fairly straightforward operation, she will spend a few months in Amman with her owner and then move to Dubai where she will live a happy life.
We now also have a Just Giving Page that was set up for us by Nowzad Dogs. This means that if a UK Tax Payer wishes to donate then we will now be able to collect Gift Aid on the donation which currently runs at 28p for every £1.00 donated. Please note that we can only claim the Gift Aid on these donations if you are a UK Tax Payer, for anyone that is not a UK Tax Payer you can still use the Just Giving page to donate but we will not be able to collect Gift Aid on it. Alternatively you may still use the Paypal donate method.
Given that so much has happened over the last 6 weeks or so I have done another update to the website. Please take a look at Sandbag & Co’s page for new photo’s and video footage as well as further detail on how we made this mission happen! There will be more updates over the next few days/weeks so we can let you know how the animals are settling.
Mission Accomplished! On 01 October 2009 Sandbag, Dirtbag, Royal and Hesco all arrived in the UK. The last 6 weeks or so has not been without its problems not least Sandbag and Dirtbag running off a week before we were due to leave, someone stealing one of the travel crates the day before we were due to fly, the airline messing us around in Kuwait and then getting a call on 01 October to say that the dogs and cat were stuck in Amsterdam and the vet would not release them!
