What has happened to pen farthings animals?

What has happened to pen farthings animals?

The animal rescue charity set up in Afghanistan by former Devon Royal Marine Pen Farthing has reopened. Mr Farthing left Kabul during the chaotic evacuation as the Taliban took control last summer.

What has happened to Pen Farthing in Afghanistan?

Eventually, Mr Farthing and his animals left Afghanistan on 28 August, two days before the final British evacuation flight as part of Operation Pitting. Some of his staff were not allowed into the airport by the Taliban, despite being granted British visas but made it out through Pakistan.

Did Pen Farthing get the animals out?

In the summer of 2021 desperate people in Kabul tried to board the last flights out of the Afghan capital. A man called Pen Farthing made it out with 150 animals.

Who brought the animals back from Afghanistan?

The animal rescue mission was led by former Marine Paul Farthing, known as Pen, who set up the Nowzad animal shelter in Afghanistan after serving in the war in the mid-2000s.