Couple, local group rescue dog and five pups from Iraq
Dog and puppies rescued from Iraqi streets, brought to the U.S.
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Updated: 11:53 PM EDT Jul 16, 2021
Dog and puppies rescued from Iraqi streets, brought to the U.S.
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Updated: 11:53 PM EDT Jul 16, 2021
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20-20 PROVED TO BE A POPULAR YEAR TO ADOPT A PE T. WITH RESCUE SERVICES SEEING A CRUSH OF PEOPLE LOOKING TO BRING A DOG OR CAT HOME. MY FAMILY WAS ONE OF THEM. WE WANTED A DOG. IN OUR SEARC H. WE CAME ACROSS A STORY OF AN ADOPTION... THAT WAS UNUSUAL. BECAUSE IT INVOLVED MULTIPLE TRIPS ACROSS AN OCEAN. NATS OF CAROLE TALKING TO DOGS (TRACK) WHAT CAROLE MOORE MAY HAVE MISSED OUT DINURG HER CHILDHOOD... (SOT - CAROLE) 1:16 I never was able to ha a ve dog. My mother was allergic to dogs (TRACK) SHE'S MADE UP FOR...OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS. (SOT - CAROLE) 502: Q - how many rescues A - "Probably 10,000....is my guess. FOR TWO DECADES, SHE AND HER PARTNER... CAROL CROSSMAN HAVE RUN "FOR THE LOVE OF DO VGSERMONT" THIS LAST UNFORGETTABLE YEAR...HAS BEEN THEIR BUSIES..T.BY FAR! (SOT - CAROLE) 3: 05 "This year, we've adopd te out a 1,000. And adopting out a 1,000, we processed 3,000 applications. BUT LAST FALL, CAROLE GOT AN EMAIL... (SOT - CAROLE) 7:06 "It was October 25th, 2020" THAT IMMIAEDTELY GRABBED HER ATTENTION! (SOT - CAROLE) 7:02 "This one was unusual because it was from Iraq." (SOT - ROSE) 1:06 "I found Carole's organization onle inand I wrote to them and...e th reply was so enthusiastic. They really didn't know what they were getting themselves into. But they were ready ttro y and help. ROSE GUEVERMONT (gev-VER-mon) AND HER HUSBAND, JOHN FITZGERALD LIVE AND WORK MORE THAN 5,600 MILES AWAY. IN ERBIL, IR. AQ IT'S WHERE ROSE FOUND OUMI. (SOT - ROSE) 2:45 "It's really heartbreaking, but often animal control campaigns is just (wceins) government officials going out there and killing dogs. So that was alws ay something that was save this dog two years later." ROSE ANDAR COLE STARTED WORKING. GETTING THE DOG OFF THE STREETS. PUTTING TOGETHER AN ADTIOPON. EVERYTHING WAS SET UP. WHEN OUMI DELIVEREA D CHANGE IN THE PLANS. (SOT - ROSE) 4:20 Rose - "It was not good (laughs). (SOT- CAROLE) 10:26 I got a message on Wt'has App. You won't believe.I said how many. She said five. FIVE! CLEO, INA, NAMI, PHOEBE AND SANSA. (SOT- CAROLE) 16:15 I said yes to the mom and wasn't going to leave those puppies behind. Oumi arrived in December before the holidays...with Rose and Jo. hn Kristen Getler and her family adopted h. er (SOT - KRISTEN) 303 :2 Fell for her story, Fell for her eyes. She communicates with herye es. The pups...needing their vaccinations... had to wait The effort to get them to the states..wa. s overwhelming! (SOT - ROSE) 115 :4 Rose - "People were soag e to join do. gs John - "Seeing that Oumi will have this life in Vermont here. You just feel like tsehe dogs, their breed are outdoor do. gs Rose - "They are meantor f this life." breed are outdoor gsdo Rose - "They re mean You just feel like these dogs, their breed are outdoor do