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I work as a civilian security contractor in support of a US Government project in Iraq. I've worked throughout Afghanistan and Iraq for a period of 7 years and where I currently work there is a large population of "wild, feral, stray" dogs. Given the harsh living environment I've always been amazed by the dogs resourcefulness here, and luckily I've been able to interact with them a good bit and now even more amazed with their temperament. I came across two dogs that immediately caught my attention. Unlike the other feral dogs they had no fear or reservations of approaching me and then I noticed one had a severe injury; likely struck by a vehicle. I took efforts to locate them every day and feed them some scraps unsure of if the injured dog would make it much longer when I heard about the SPCA International and the ability to adopt dogs in country. I reached out via email with some photos and within a matter of hours had received a response that they'd be happy to help. With help from Vector Control on base the two dogs, that were bonded together were house in our on base kennel, and then transported to Erbil for quarantine. There they received treatment from a vet and within approximately 6 weeks were home safe and sound at my house. The travel was done during Covid travel restrictions and I'm sure many hoops had to be jumped through by the SPCAI staff to make this all possible. Both dogs are doing well and our injured pup is under vet care to save his leg and give him the best life possible. All made possible by the SPCAI.