My Nonprofit Reviews

OPERATIPON BAGHDAD PUPS

Operation Baghdad Pups is a phenomenal program.

When you’re deployed away from home you try not to get attached to the local animals that you encounter. In this case a litter of 5 black kittens stole everyone’s heart at a compound in Iraq.

Unless something was done, these kittens were facing an uncertain future with a meager outcome. Fortunately, we learned of Operation Baghdad Pups.

Operation Baghdad Pups is led by Lori Kalef. She is an amazing coordinator that went above and beyond our expectations. We had no idea how to save these kittens but Lori did. Lori is very compassionate and once engaged, she made the process easier than we thought possible.

The kittens foster parents provided the information for transportation and destination. The kittens were promptly collected and taken to a local veterinarian for testing, vaccines, and bathing. They were placed into quarantine for preparation to be transported stateside.

Kurdo Mustafa kept us posted every step of the way. He sent updates, pictures and videos regularly. Dr. Hemin provided superior health care. We knew the kittens were in good hands.

Unfortunately a road bump occurred. COVID-19. During transport, the kittens were delayed in Jordan as the world learned to deal with a pandemic. We continued to receive regular updates from Kurdo. After several weeks, the kittens were cleared to head stateside

Ala Shehadeh and Abia Cartagena provided the coordination efforts to get the kittens to stateside airports. It was seamlessly coordinated. The kittens were picked up at the airport, brought to their new homes, and now are sharing the comfort of loving families. Happy endings all around!!!