No Buddy Left Behind
Bringing US Troops' Dogs and Cats Safely Home from the Combat Zone
The leader of SPCA International’s Operation Baghdad Pups unveils the life-altering relationships soldiers serving in the Middle East share with the stray dogs and cats they adopt. Overcoming monumental obstacles, author Terri Crisp makes it her mission to save these wartime “buddies” and bring them home to the soldiers who love them. How does one get animals out of a country at war when resources are lacking and every step could get you arrested, kidnapped, or blown apart? As Crisp soon learns, each rescue mission is a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants experience, and no animal is truly safe until its paws touch American soil. Terri and her team have saved 223 dogs and 42 cats befriended by military personnel since February 2008—and here, finally, is their story.
