Operation Baghdad Pups
U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan befriend local animals as a way to help cope with the emotional hardships they endure every day while deployed in a war zone. The Operation Baghdad Pups program provides veterinary care and coordinates complicated logistics and transportation requirements in order to reunite these beloved pets with their service men and women back in the U.S. These important animals not only help our heroes in the war zone, but they also help them readjust to life back home after combat.
- Charlie and Bandit
- Meet Daisy
- Rocky: A True Military Hero
- Meet One Eye
From Baghdad to Oklahoma
When U.S. servicemen and women go to Iraq, leaving their families behind can often be the hardest part. But for one sailor from Shawnee leaving behind the friends he made in Iraq turned out to be even more difficult.
Success Story: Daisy
Life for people and animals in Iraq is dangerously precarious. Unexpected events that can forever alter someone’s existence are an everyday reality. Two soldiers and a dog experienced this when a chain of events was put in motion and their worlds overlapped. Sergeant Steven Christofferson was killed in Iraq on April 21, 2008.
The dog who saved human lives.
Meet Rocky – a military mutt in Afghanistan that became a hero by saving countless U.S. troops from a suicide bomber. That’s right, he saved our troops and now SPCA International is trying to bring him home. Unfortunately, getting him out is not going to be easy. Read his story - we need your help to get him home!
Success Story: One Eye
The name One Eye, suggests that this Iraqi cat has a limited view of the world around him. But in fact, he has two eyes. Born and abandoned by their mother, One Eye and his littermates were adopted by several kindhearted Marines. Today, One Eye is living safely in the U.S. and has undergone miraculous surgery to improve his vision.
