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Article: Free The Hero Dogs: WHAT A WAY TO THANK HEROES; PLIGHT OF QUAKE DOGS: Scandal of caged lifesavers.(News)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 11, 1999
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TWO hero sniffer dogs who saved the lives of Turkish earthquake victims are today reaping their "reward" - a shameful six-month sentence behind bars.
Now The Mirror is launching a campaign to free the brave pets from the helpless misery imposed on them by Britain's outdated quarantine laws.
For a week, border collies Kelly and Gemma worked together in the dusty rubble of Izmit sniffing out signs of life in the rubble of collapsed homes. To the joy of rescuers, they pinpointed three survivors.
But though both dogs have been inoculated against ...