We would also like to address some of the people who have made comment that the animals a being roughly treated by rescuers in video and in pictures.
It is not the intention of any of the rescuers to harm the animals however please consider the following points.
1, The animal is in a state of panic and trying to survive in an environment it is not used to being in (surrounded by water), so reacts accordingly.
2, The animal is not with people they know, their owners have all been relocated.
3, The rescuer is a stranger in a bright orange life jacket, the boats make noise they don’t recognize, the animal does not know we are trying to help it.
4, Not all animals are friendly fluffy pets, they bite, and the rescuers need to catch some animals with catch poles and by the neck or under the tummy, now is not a good time for people to be advising the best way to catch a dog, unless they are there on the ground doing it themselves under the conditions the rescuers are working, the rescuers cannot be effective if they are sent to hospital with dog bites.
5, The rescuers need to save as many animals in a short space of time with limited resources, so one dog one cage is not practical, whilst it may look uncomfortable for the animals on the boats, it is better than being dead, once they are on solid ground they are removed from the cages.
6, Most animals come willingly or are so tired and exhausted from swimming around they are easily handled, it’s the ones who want to bite and are in and in a panic that are unpredictable and dangerous to the teams.
I really hope this explains that the operations in the field under these circumstances are not easy for both human and animal, and whilst it looks uncomfortable, confined and rough at times, for the animals, it is only for a shot period and the animal is better off being saved, rather than being left to die, just because a rescuer doesn’t want to get bitten, or because the animal swims away and doesn’t come willingly.
Thanks for your understanding and support on this
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