‘Nasty’ was rescued when she was approximately 8 weeks old, by an American patrol who found her being kicked around by a young Afghan boy. She had a broken tail and was in need of a wash. For her first few weeks at the FOB, she lived with the guys who had rescued her but she came into my care for the first time over Christmas 2010 while the guys went out on a 4 day mission. She made a good impression and when we were asked to look after her permanently due to us having more room, we readily agreed. I left the base for 3 months in January 2011 and left Nasty in the capable hands of my colleagues. When I returned in April, she had grown threefold but still had the same glint in her eye. I quickly renamed her ‘Poppy’ and it didn’t take her long to embrace her new name. I am getting married in September and my future husband and I would love to take Poppy back to the UK to be a part of our new family.
A note from Nowzad
Question: How is the money I donate spent? How do I know it is used to help an Afghan stray companion animal? Can my donation go towards a specific animal?
Answer from Nowzad: As a charity we are bound by the strict auditing regulations demanded by the UK charity commission. The board of trustees make sure the money is used to maximum effect in making a difference to the lives of animals in Afghanistan, which includes the daily running costs of the Nowzad Afghan shelter, rescue transport costs, animal food and medicines (including vaccines) and of course our Afghan staff wages. If, for whatever reason the companion animal rescue is not successful (disease or injury) then Nowzad will use the money collected on this Just Giving page to support the daily running of the Nowzad shelter – if you are not happy with our policy then please do not donate as we are unable to offer refunds.
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