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SPCA International’s Operation Baghdad Pups: Worldwide program has been grounded since March. This program rescues and reunites dogs and cats with the military service members that befriended them while on deployment. Typically, these rescues take 1-2 months from start to finish, but due to COVID-19 shutdowns dozens of dogs and cats in our program are simply stuck, waiting for regular international air travel to resume. Unfortunately, many airlines have stopped operating and others have changed their animal transportation regulations. A majority of these rescues originate from the Middle East, where some airports are entirely shutdown. Now, months since the beginning of COVID-19 shutdowns, these animals are still waiting to be reunited with the military members who love them. We are working hard every day to find a solution to fly them to the U.S. as soon as possible.

Thanks to generous donors who have supported their care during this long delay, they are being well cared for by our friends in Iraq and other areas of the world. Watch this video to see what their days are like while they wait for their flights home.

Our partners in Australia continue to work tirelessly. They are saving kangaroos and other animals left hungry and hurt by the devastating bushfires. Check out this video for a look behind the scenes at Yanchep National Park. The ground is still smoldering, so kangaroos’ feet are still being burned. Volunteer animal welfare workers there are leaving food and water at strategic locations for kangaroos returning to the area.

Feeding and watering stations fill the bellies of hungry animals and wet their dry throats. They also give volunteers a chance to find badly hurt animals and abandoned baby kangaroos like Clover. The video brings us to visit Clover in her foster home where she is being cared for and loved. This work in Australia is possible because of each and every SPCA International supporter who stepped up with a donation. Once again, thank you for your generosity.

Jack the Joey is being cared for at Bluebush Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Western Australia. The sanctuary has been absolutely overwhelmed with joeys just like him that were hurt and abandoned in the bushfires.

Their native habitat will take up to ten years to recover from the bushfires, so Jack and the other joeys will likely live most of their lives at the 500-hectare Bluebush sanctuary, but caring for them is expensive.  

Thanks to many generous SPCA International supporters, SPCA International was able to give Bluebush a grant for Jack’s recovery as well as important infrastructure like water tanks and fencing. We caught the announcement on video so we could share it with you.

Thanks to every single person who donated for Australia these joeys will have long and happy lives free of further pain and trauma.