My Nonprofit Reviews

I had a lot of preconceived notions of the SPCA International based on experiences with extremist animal rights activists false claims of association with the organization. Getting in contact with them was a last resort to save the little kitty from the Iraqi alley dogs and get him home to America to live with the family of a service member who cared for him and initially rescued him from the dogs here. All of the other organizations failed to return emails or calls that were placed from a combat zone with great difficulty.
SPCA International is the only group I know that is actually doing the work of saving the animals here and I have been to dozens of websites of organizations that claim to be helping service members take home the buddies that helped them get through the hard times that are life in a war zone.
In addition their compassion for the animals is genuine. They got our little friend the vaccinations he needed and housed him for the time he needed to wait after vaccinations to be able to travel legally and safely. During that time they provided copious amounts of photos and videos of him playing in order to assure us that he is safe and healthy. One of our soldiers even commented that he was living better than we were while awaiting transport.
In addition, we still have a base dog here that is such a part of the local unit that he will never be allowed to leave. SPCA International has helped us to make sure he is safe after he was bitten by some wild dogs that often try to enter the base. In addition they have offered to provide resources in the form of contacts with local vets to help us get him vaccinated so that he can live a long and happy life with the men he loves so dearly.
All of this was done without condemning us for wearing leather boots or trying to convince us that tofu and meditation could bring about world peace and ISIS could be stopped by aligning the right stones with the right chakras like I expected. Man was I happy to meet Kurdo in person after meeting Lori online and learn that SPCA International really is doing the good work they claim to do. I am so grateful that they got our little guy home in time for the Holidays. His battle buddy really needed him.

One last note. When many of the local guys found out that a cat was getting a passport to America they began meowing. It's been almost two months now and there is one guy that meows at me every time he walks past. There are now four local men and a dozen children who self identify as house cats in hopes that someone will adopt them and take them to America.

Jundi Awwat (Lance Corpral) Sergius Theopholac
American Medic, Volunteer Peshmerga
Iraqi Kurdistan