Published 13:57 IST, August 8th 2020
Good News: Beirut charity workers reunite lost pets with owners after blast
Established for almost 12 years, the organization suffered huge damage with several animals in the shelter injured in the Beirut blasts that rocked the nation.
Charity workers at an animal welfare organization in Lebanon have been reuniting the lost pets with their owners as teams of 40 workers continue to scourge the city that was shaken by two massive blasts that claimed at least 135 lives, injured more than 5,000 and rendered almost 300,000 homeless. In heart-warming footage shared on YouTube the animal welfare charity, Animals Lebanon, was seen uniting the separated pets to the owner after treating them. In the footage, several dogs, that escaped their now destroyed homes or had gone missing during the explosion were seen hugging their owners in an emotional video.
The footage depicts a dog waiting anxiously Animals Lebanon worker in a leash as its owner walks in. The dog can be seen wagging its tail and frolicking with joy seeing the owner post a long separation. The owner can be seen brimming with satisfaction upon seeing the dog as he immediately clutches the pet in his embrace and caresses it. The dog, equally excited, jumps happily at the man. The footage, in fact, portrays three separate pooches reunited with their owners as the charity workers clap and cheer. A woman can be seen hugging her big white pooch as it smiles post an emotional reunion in the clip.
Non-profit group Animals Lebanon’s executive director Jason Mier reportedly said that people were extremely happy and overwhelmed to find their pets, especially when the injured pets were treated and given back.
Established for almost 12 years, the organization suffered huge damage with several animals in the shelter injured in the blasts. In several posts that the charity shared online, on Twitter and several clips on Facebook, a cat can be seen bleeding as a glass shard hurt its paw.
Treating the injured pets
Workers can be seen treating the feline injured from the shattered glass during the explosion. Mier said that the charity received more than 100 calls in a day with people enquiring about their lost pets, as per a report. He was quoted as saying that the Animals Lebanon was the main animal welfare organization in the country. In response to the tragedy, the organization as well as the residents have been using social media posting the images of their lost pets in an effort to unite with them. Three days since the explosion, hundreds of volunteers were seen on the streets Beirut in response to the crisis clearing and removing rubble. The gigantic blasts were caused by poorly stored explosives in a warehouse at the port of Beirut according to reports, the investigation, however, is ongoing.
Updated 13:56 IST, August 8th 2020