Royal Navy aviators raise funds to rescue stray puppy they found in Montenegro
Royal Navy aviators have raised more than £1,000 to bring home a stray puppy they befriended on deployment to Montenegro.
Aircrew and engineers from 845 Naval Air Squadron took the pooch in amid a storm and named her 'KT'. She enjoyed playing with cable ties and spent hours around the squadron's Merlin helicopter as it was being repaired at Podgorica Military Air Base.
The Navy personnel now want to bring their four-legged friend to their base at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset and make her their mascot.
Petty Officer 'Frank' Stapleton of 845 Naval Air Squadron said: "Before leaving Montenegro a few of us got in touch with a local charity and also liaised with a few of the Montenegro Air Force [MAF] pilots about getting her back to the UK and giving her a proper home.
"As she wasn't scared of noisy aircraft, having spent her short life so far on an airfield which happened to be the home of the MAF and the international airport for Montenegro, we feel she'll be right at home on 845 NAS."
He added: "We have set up a GoFundMe page and have already raised more than £1,000.
"We believe it will probably take somewhere close to £2,000 to fully vaccinate her and transport her back to the UK.
"She is currently with a Montenegrin dog foster family organised by the charity that we have vetted and has already started receiving the required medical treatment and care needed to pass customs."
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