Volunteers help save animals after Turkish earthquakes

STORY: Volunteers help save animals after Turkish earthquakes DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:13 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings destroyed by the earthquakes in Türkiye 2. various of cats and dogs saved by volunteers STORYLINE: After the massive earthquakes jolted Türkiye on Feb. 6, many animals, either someone's beloved pet or a neighborhood stray, were trapped beneath tons of concrete. To save these four-legged victims, the teams of Humane Society International (HSI), a leading force for animal protection, arrived in Türkiye after the quakes, working hand in hand with their Turkish peers. Kelly Donithan, HSI's director of animal disaster response, told Xinhua via an email interview that during their rescue operations which lasted almost a month, teams had gone out on several search-and-rescue missions per day, which involved scanning the area for signs of animals and visiting specific locations provided by anxious pet owners. "We would often be pas