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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo many people came to donate to an Animal Shelter that they gridlocked a motorway
Cheshire Dogs' Home has been forced to tell people to stay away after hundreds of people travelled to the site to foster dogs and donate animal supplies.
It follows a fire at sister site Manchester Dogs' Home, which killed about 60 animals according to police.
The charity said 51 dogs rescued from the fire had been fostered, with more than 400 visitors to the Cheshire site.
It added the number of people coming to the site, near Warrington, caused tailbacks on the M6 motorway.
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So many people came to donate to an Animal Shelter that they gridlocked a motorway (Original Post)
n2doc
Sep 2014
OP
In 1993, this dog rescued from a pound and later having gone blind saved a girl from drowning.
Uncle Joe
Sep 2014
#3
How nice, to read a story about people behaving humanely and wonderfully. Thank you.
uppityperson
Sep 2014
#5
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)1. How we risked our lives to save dogs in rescue centre blaze
As they got closer, the trio could hear panicked yelps from the dogs in their cages. By the time Mr Dyer arrived, followed by Mr Vere, 25, and Mr Rostock, 25, the fire had already destroyed part of the kennels reserved for dogs ready for adoption.
Without keys to let the terrified animals out, Mr Dyer and his helpers began kicking at the cages to force them open. As the three men raced back and forth, the flames licked their way along the line of kennels.
The three of us just dropped everything and jumped over three 10ft high fences and got into the premises, recalled Mr Dyer, We got in and just started kicking the cages open.
All the windows were popping out and timbers burnt to a crisp and all these dogs howling, yelping and cowering as if they knew what happened to the others.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11094513/How-we-risked-our-lives-to-save-dogs-in-rescue-centre-blaze.html
LisaLynne
(14,554 posts)2. How horrible!
And how brave of those people to risk themselves to do what they could!
Uncle Joe
(58,405 posts)3. In 1993, this dog rescued from a pound and later having gone blind saved a girl from drowning.
Kudos the people that came out to support Cheshire Dogs' Home.
Thanks for the thread, n2doc.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)4. what an incredible dog Norman was!
now my tears are pouring...
uppityperson
(115,678 posts)5. How nice, to read a story about people behaving humanely and wonderfully. Thank you.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)6. {{{Hugs}}}