So many people came to donate to an Animal Shelter that they gridlocked a motorway

[n2doc]

Cheshire Dogs' Home has been forced to tell people to stay away after hundreds of people travelled to the site to foster dogs and donate animal supplies.

It follows a fire at sister site Manchester Dogs' Home, which killed about 60 animals according to police.

The charity said 51 dogs rescued from the fire had been fostered, with more than 400 visitors to the Cheshire site.

It added the number of people coming to the site, near Warrington, caused tailbacks on the M6 motorway.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-29192558

[magical thyme]

1. How we risked our lives to save dogs in rescue centre blaze

As they got closer, the trio could hear panicked yelps from the dogs in their cages. By the time Mr Dyer arrived, followed by Mr Vere, 25, and Mr Rostock, 25, the fire had already destroyed part of the kennels reserved for dogs ready for adoption.

Without keys to let the terrified animals out, Mr Dyer and his helpers began kicking at the cages to force them open. As the three men raced back and forth, the flames licked their way along the line of kennels.

“The three of us just dropped everything and jumped over three 10ft high fences and got into the premises,” recalled Mr Dyer, “We got in and just started kicking the cages open.

“All the windows were popping out and timbers burnt to a crisp and all these dogs howling, yelping and cowering as if they knew what happened to the others.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11094513/How-we-risked-our-lives-to-save-dogs-in-rescue-centre-blaze.html

[LisaLynne]

2. How horrible!

And how brave of those people to risk themselves to do what they could!

[Uncle Joe]

3. In 1993, this dog rescued from a pound and later having gone blind saved a girl from drowning.

Kudos the people that came out to support Cheshire Dogs' Home.

Thanks for the thread, n2doc.

[magical thyme]

4. what an incredible dog Norman was!

now my tears are pouring...

[uppityperson]

5. How nice, to read a story about people behaving humanely and wonderfully. Thank you.

[shenmue]

6. {{{Hugs}}}