Punkie and Frankie

Punkie (aka Pumpkin boy) and Frankie were kittens born in Kabul, Afghanistan. Although they are not litter mates, they became the best of buddies. Whenever you saw either kittie, the other one was not far behind. I first encountered Punkie when he was about 2 months old. He is a wonderful little guy full of personality. Frankie showed up later a couple of weeks later. Frankie was a little timid at first, but soon trusted me enough to hold him. He and Punkie became fast buddies. I wanted to save Punkie from the start and worked with a co-worker, Debbie Su to start a fund to get Punkie back home to the States. But soon realized Frankie needed a good home as well. These kittens became favorites on our compound, but knowing the risks involved with cats here, I knew they had to be saved. A super good friend of mine gave me the contact information for this organization, Nowzad. They have taken my boys in and have given them their shots, a bath and will be cared for until their flight home. We (DebbieSu and I) are asking you, our friends and families, to make this dream come to fruition. Please donate whatever you can to this cause. Every dollar helps!

Please please help! Thank you from Punkie and Frankie!

Question: How is the money I donate spent? How do I know it is used to help an Afghan stray companion animal? Can my donation go towards a specific animal?

Answer from Nowzad: As a charity we are bound by the strict auditing regulations demanded by the UK charity commission. The board of trustees make sure the money is used to maximum effect in making a difference to the lives of animals in Afghanistan, which includes the daily running costs of the Nowzad Afghan shelter, rescue transport costs, animal food and medicines (including vaccines) and of course our Afghan staff wages. If, for whatever reason the companion animal rescue is not successful (disease or injury) then Nowzad will use the money collected on this ChipIn page to support the daily running of the Nowzad shelter – if you are not happy with our policy then please do not donate as we are unable to offer refunds. Donating via ChipIn is not tax deductible. Please visit the Soldiers’ Animals Companion fund www.sacfund.com if you wish to make a tax-deductible donation from the US. If you have any further questions about how to donate then please just ask at donations@nowzad.com

We would like to make everybody aware that this ChipIn page is not the only method that is being used to fund raise for the rescue costs associated with this companion animal from Afghanistan. The total required for a companion animal to travel to north America is on average $4000 (we make no profit and everything is subject to currency valuations and fuel prices on the day). To try and reflect the donations received from sources such as the Soldier’s Animals Companion Fund www.sacfund.com or via direct PayPal transfers, you may see the total amount required for this particular ChipIn less than the $4000 average. If you need further explanation then please just ask!


Nowzad Dogs is a registered charity (non-profit) 1119185 in England and Wales