A group rescuing animals from Cuba to Canada is still trying to find ways to save several cats and dogs after Canadian airlines cancelled flights to the island nation.
Earlier this week, Air Canada announced it was cancelling flights to Cuba, with WestJet and Air Transat following suit with additional restrictions.
Sandra Shaw says that both she and other vacationers used to bring bags of medication and food for the animals in Cuba. However, the decline in tourism has left these animals stranded without the essential supplies they need.
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This situation also means that cats and dogs, which would typically be rescued and brought to Canada, will remain in Cuba.
“There’s a lot that is not available there, there’s a lot of shortages of food and there’s definitely not meds really there,” she told VOCM News.
“They rely on our assistance here because we’re able to thankfully do that there, but we need those tourists in order to get those things down there.”
Shaw says she has raised money to buy medication in Cuba, but shortages of the supplies are hampering those efforts.
