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<\/p>\nShe and her husband were caught in the Iran war<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Presenter Vicky Pattison has called out expats who have left their pets in Dubai, after leaving the UAE amid the Middle East conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Pattinson, 38, said that those who have left their animals behind never deserved them in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cJust a note\u2026 if you are abandoning your pets in Dubai – you didn’t deserve that animal to begin with and I pray it finds a better home,\u201d she wrote on her Instagram stories, adding that the behaviour is \u201cshameful\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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She and her husband, Ercan Ramadan, recently fled Dubai where they had been caught in the conflict while on holiday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Amid the \u201crising panic\u201d, Pattinson revealed that they had been driven 11 hours across the border to Oman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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After previous flights were cancelled, the couple wanted to return home to their beloved dogs Milo and Max and abandoned plans to try to fly to Australia or New Zealand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Across social media, images have circiculated of animals tied to lamp posts or left without water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Vets in the region have reported a surge in rehoming requests as expats fly back to the UK, while some animals are even reportedly being euthanised as a result.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Speaking to the Daily Mail, Claire Hopkins, a Dubai resident and animal charity volunteer, said that \u201csome people want to give back their adoptive pets. There are dogs starting to be abandoned.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe airlines aren’t taking animals at the moment anyway as the flights are operating a very reduced service. If you wanted to get a rabies jab, then you have to delay your travel by a further three weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cI’m sorry to say that vets have had inquiries about euthanasia, which is disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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A pet boarding service in Dubai, The Barking Lot, told The Telegraph that shelters are already \u201cat breaking point\u201d, with animal rescue centres now reporting hundreds more abandoned pets than usual.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cSome vets have even confirmed that owners are coming in to euthanise healthy pets because they don\u2019t want to deal with relocation costs or paperwork\u201d, a volunteer at The Barking Lot added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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