By Emma Mortiboy | Public Fundraising Officer
It has been a busy quarter for our HeroDOGs' in their missions! Cyklon, Mannes and Gizmo are working hard across Cambodia and South Sudan, doing an awesome job, and always full of energy. We might get Monday blues, but our HeroDOGs are always raring to go at the start of a new week!
Excitingly, APOPO have extended where our HeroDOGs will be working and between 1st - 4th September we successfully mobilized 16 Mine Detection Dogs from Hungary to Turkey. The dogs will participate in the "Clearance of the Eastern Borders" project, funded by the EU, managed by UNDP and executed by APOPO's partner TDI. It is a 2-year project that includes 3 parallel efforts on Turkey's eastern borders with Armenia, Nakchivan and Iran.
The Government of Turkey imposed an animal import ban in late April, which caused a 4-month delay in the project and COVID increased the logistical challenges, as well as cost. but APOPO and our partners in Turkey requested an exemption from the Government and eventually received a partial approval to enter the country!
The operation lasted 3 days, with the dogs crossing 3,250 km and more than 20 people supporting the movement through Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey!
To complete the training as fast as possible, all APOPO dog trainers are concentrated in Turkey. The main objective is to accredit the dogs before the significant temperature drop in November.
Your support means our HeroDOGs are not only working hard in the countries they are already deployed, but we have been able to extend their activities - none of this would have been possible without support such as yours. Thank you. ♥
Mannes is such a hard worker and is based in Siem Reap, Cambodia. He has high levels of concentration and is very tenacious. He is also incredibly loyal with his handler, Sorm. You can find out more about Mannes here: https://www.apopo.org/en/herodogs/mannes
Thank you once again, so much; for your impressive and impactful support - you are genuinely saving lives by supporting our HeroDOGs.
With huge thanks and best wishes,
Emma
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