Venezuela Rescues 648 Pets After June Quakes, Reuniting 18 With Owners
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Updated · CNN · Jul 19
Venezuela Rescues 648 Pets After June Quakes, Reuniting 18 With Owners
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 19
Summary
At least 648 dogs and cats have been rescued since June 24 in La Guaira and Caracas' San Bernardino after twin earthquakes tore through parts of Venezuela.
Eighteen of those pets have already been reunited with their owners, while shelters and rescuers use social media posts and in-person checks to match animals with families.
Many of the rescued animals arrived with fractures, cuts, abrasions and other trauma, and are being treated at hubs including the Granja Los Corales shelter in La Guaira.
Independent rescuers have joined the government effort; María Cordova's Amor Animal helped 22 animals, and one black cat, Gus, returned to his owner after 19 days.
The pet search has unfolded alongside a wider disaster that killed thousands, leaving many residents grieving relatives, displaced from homes and still unable to look for missing animals.