Firefighters Retrieve Animals
L’AQUILA, Italy—Help started to arrive Thursday for the more than 2,000 cats and dogs believed to have been left homeless by the earthquake in Italy. The national animal protection agency, ENPA, said seven tons of feed had been delivered to L’Aquila for both domestic and farm animals. … In this Wednesday, April 8, 2009 file photo, a firefighter leads a cow in the village of Fossa, two days after a powerful earthquake struck the Abruzzo region in central Italy, With rescue efforts well under way for the human victims of Italy’s devastating earthquake, help started to arrive Thursday, April 9, 2009, for the estimated 2,000 cats and dogs left homeless by the temblor. In addition to beloved pets, agricultural officials were beginning to assess the loss of farm animals. Cavalieri said many sheep and other farm animals were abandoned by fleeing owners and will probably starve to death if they cannot be reached. (April 9, 2009) —Photo: Alessandra Tarantino
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