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Rescuers working hard to retrieve 18 abandoned dogs

Posted 4/20/22

KABETOGAMA- Volunteers have been making some headway in an extraordinary effort to corral a group of at least 18 dogs that were abandoned around April 5 along Ash River Trail between Orr and …

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Rescuers working hard to retrieve 18 abandoned dogs

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KABETOGAMA- Volunteers have been making some headway in an extraordinary effort to corral a group of at least 18 dogs that were abandoned around April 5 along Ash River Trail between Orr and Kabetogama, but they could still use some help.
Four puppies that were among those abandoned were rescued immediately and placed in a shelter or new homes. The remaining dogs scattered, and as of Wednesday, April 20 nine had been recovered.
The remaining dogs have been seen as far south as Cusson, west of Littlefork, and north to International Falls. One was rescued in Ontario after crossing the Rainy River and is now back in the US with rescuers.
Volunteer groups from The Retrievers, Lost K9, and Safe Hands Rescue have provided people, traps, and other resources to help, and foster/rescue groups like Adopt A Husky Minnesota and BarkinQ Rescue Across the Globe are providing temporary shelter for the animals.
A Facebook page, Ash River Abandoned Dogs Rescue Updates, has been set up to report on the progress of the search and rescue effort. A GoFundMe page
has been set up at https://www.gofundme.com/ash-river-abandoned-dogs-rescue for contributions to defray the expenses incurred by those who have been actively involved in the wide-ranging effort.
If you believe you have spotted a wayward dogs, organizers ask that you not post the sighting publicly to the rescue update page. Instead, a private message can be sent through the page or directly to volunteers Amanda Vogel or Sabrina Murray. As volunteers are trying to get spotted animals accustomed to an area as they try to trap them, people should not try to approach the dogs themselves but instead send information describing the dog and where and when it was seen.