'I can't even imagine having to evacuate and not being able to take your pets, and it's the least I can do to be here and help support those people who are already so stressed.'
Veterinarians Without Borders sent crates from across Canada to Yellowknife to help people take their pets on evacuation flights as a fire approached the Northwest Territories capital city. Thor the dog looks on from in a vehicle in Yellowknife as workers set up evacuation centres, some which are pet friendly, in an undated handout photo.Veterinarians Without Borders also sent in animal crates from elsewhere in Canada so pets could go on planes.
Veterinarians Without Borders sent crates from across Canada to Yellowknife to help people take their pets on evacuation flights as a fire approached the Northwest Territories capital city. Pet crates are seen in Yellowknife an undated handout photo.Grant Beck lives outside of Yellowknife near Cam Lake, where he runs Beck’s Kennels, a dogsledding business that has 170 dogs.B.C.
For pets that have made it safely south, the challenge doesn’t necessarily end. Many evacuation centres and hotels don’t allow pets. “Obviously, people have left in a hurry and maybe not taken pet medication or pet foods or harnesses,” she says.
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