No Buddy Left Behind Bringing U.S. Troops' Dogs And Cats Safely Home From The Combat Zone

by Crisp, Terri; Hurn, C. J.

• ISBN13: 9780762782789
• ISBN10: 0762782781
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-11-06
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

No Buddy Left Behindunveils the life-altering relationships American troops serving in the Middle East have shared with the stray dogs and cats they've rescued from the brutalities of war. Overcoming monumental obstacles, Operation Baghdad Pups' program manager Terri Crisp makes it her mission to save these wartime "buddies," get them out of danger, and bring them home to the soldiers who love them. How exactly does someone get animals out of a country at war when normal resources are lacking and every step of a plan to transport animals could get you arrested, kidnapped, or blown apart? As Crisp soon learns, each rescue mission from first to last is a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants experience, and no animal is truly safe until its paws touch U.S. soil. Terri and her team have saved the lives of 223 dogs and forty-two cats befriended by military personnel since February 2008 and No Buddy Left Behindfinally tells this story.

Author Biography

Terri Crisp is the author of Out of Harm’s Way and Emergency Animal Rescue Stories and the Program Manager for SPCA International’s Operation Baghdad Pups. She has been featured on the Oprah show, national news programs, and morning talk shows, and numerous national publications. She lives in Somerset, California.    

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
How It All Began	p. 1
Getting the Call	p. 11
The Kindness of Strangers	p. 23
Rescue Mission #1	p. 34
A BrotherÆs Plea	p. 51
K-Pot and Liberty	p. 60
New Friends	p. 69
Guard Duty	p. 81
Finding Felines	p. 92
Heroes in the Making	p. 109
Reaching Out	p. 121
Patriot Pets	p. 131
Team Effort	p. 140
Countdown to Baghdad	p. 151
In the Red Zone	p. 162
Full House	p. 178
The French Connection	p. 194
Au Revoir!	p. 208
Letting Go	p. 221
Afterword	p. 231
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