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Related: About this forumVirginian Charters Jet To Rescue 300 Pets Stranded On Virgin Islands After Irma
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/virgin-islands-pet-rescue_us_59c30796e4b0c90504fb69e2When Hurricane Maria took aim at the U.S. Virgin Islands last week, Sali Gear knew she had to move fast.
Gear, the co-founder of Virginia Beachs Island Dog Rescue, grew up in the islands. She had been working on plans to evacuate all the pets from all three of the U.S. Virgin Islands ― St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix ― after Hurricane Irma devastated the area.
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Instead of flying the animals out in separate groups, Gear chartered a private jet to take the animals all at once Monday back to Norfolk, Virginia, where they were taken to Gears farm or sent into the care of volunteers and rescue groups across the country. She offered to fly pet owners animals off the islands free of charge and gathered pets that had been abandoned or were in shelters.
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Gear was indeed there for the island animals every step of the way. she evacuated more than 300 dogs and cats that had been gathered on St. Thomas after she arranged for boats to pick them up from the other two islands.
Read the whole story at link. Posting to Pets rather than Good News because I think more of you can relate.
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Virginian Charters Jet To Rescue 300 Pets Stranded On Virgin Islands After Irma (Original Post)
Stonepounder
Sep 2017
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cbreezen
(694 posts)1. Is anything else stranded... like people?
Edited to add: I'd sacrifice my cat, if need be, to save my kid.
catbyte
(35,686 posts)3. Why would you feel it's an either or proposition?
Duppers
(28,243 posts)2. Wow! Fantastic.
I'm grateful that folks with deeper pockets than I have can help these critters like that. I do donate to local groups here in Virginia. We love our dogs and kitties.