Man Will Not Leave Afghanistan Until His Team And The Animals At His Sanctuary Are Safe

Pen Farthing, a veteran of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy, started the charity Nowzad in 2007 and has dedicated his life to helping thousands of animals since then. Pen, however, is in a frantic hurry to save her animals and local employees owing to the situation in Afghanistan.

Nowzad’s facilities in Kabul currently house over 25 Afghan workers and over 200 rescued animals. Pen has made every attempt to get them out of the country because she is afraid of what the future holds for them here.

According to Pen, who spoke with iNews,
I need to get them out of here as soon as possible. I’m not going to abandon you. Everyone is scared of what the future holds, even myself.

Man will not leave his animals or his employees behind.

Despite the difficulty of the situation, the ex-marine has launched Operation Ark in an attempt to raise money for the evacuation.

The Foreign Minister reportedly phoned Pen to offer assistance, according to several media reports, although there is no official confirmation. In addition, the guy wants the families of each of his employees, as well as the majority of the animals in the area, to be evacuated.

Pen also added:

“I have teenage children, and I have no idea what will happen to young Afghan females…”, says one of my coworkers.

It’s a terrible position, especially because he only has a few days to make a decision or discover the best option for everyone.

The fact is that worry is growing as a result of the distressing pictures that the press has showed the world about the situation in Kabul.

Pen describes the situation as “devastating,” believing that Western governments have deceived the Afghan people and abandoned them to their fate. He also expresses his discontent with his country’s administration, believing that all he previously fought for has been for naught.

Pen made the following observation:

‘I’m embarrassed to admit that I’m British.’ This is a lesson in how to utterly destabilize a country from the Western world.

In 2006, the guy arrived in the city of Nowzad, where he found a dog that became his companion in the middle of a dispute.

So far, the sanctuary has been able to rehome almost 1,700 animals, many of which were reunited with troops they met during conflicts. Moreover, throughout the years, the organization has been able to teach more than 500 veterinary students in Kabul.

The purpose of Pen’s organization has benefitted not just animals in need, but also the vulnerable population.

Pen and his wife Kaisa had been traveling to Kabul from their home in Exeter on a regular basis since last year, but had sought refuge from the epidemic. They used this opportunity to develop their facilities and eventually built one of the greatest veterinary clinics in the country, but their ambition was broken.

You must decide what to do with more than 140 dogs, 40 cats, donkeys, horses, goats, and cows at the shelter, since you cannot take them all.

Pen made the following observation:

We’ll have to part ways. There isn’t any other choice, unfortunately. There are 140 dogs and only 65 spots in my kennel. Some of the elderly and wounded pets will have to be put down.

For the time being, he will continue to beg for everyone’s help via Facebook and other social media platforms until he completes his goal.

If you wish to contribute to the Nowzad organization’s effort, go to the following webpage.