Kelly Walker, a 43-year-old British lady, decided to plan a trip to Turkey in the midst of the Covid 19 lockdowns and restrictions. The woman went to live with her mother after the divorce, and she meticulously planned her next trip to the Turkish coastal town of Antalya.
He eventually got his well-deserved vacation in November 2020, but while touring the area, he stumbled upon two kittens dwelling on a rock. Delilah and Harriet had apparently been living near a spa for quite some time, and it was plain that they were in serious need of assistance.
The cats were in poor health and were unlikely to live, so the woman decided to save them and bring them to her home.
Kelly began the process of assisting the pair of cats and transporting them to their new home in this manner, but it would not be an easy feat. The woman, on the other hand, was eager to do anything she could to aid the kittens, even using her funds from a house loan and other sources.
Kelly set up different feeding plans for the cats in order to build their confidence and be able to save them from the cliff. She was able to catch them and transport them to a veterinary facility for much-needed treatment, which cost more than $3,000.
He also had both cats spayed, vaccinated, and given all required treatments to bring them back to health, no matter how expensive it was.
According to METRO, Kelly stated:
“That money wasn’t meant to be wasted, but I couldn’t leave these precious young beings in this situation with no one to help them.”
In the middle of the lockdown, many individuals acquired pets or assisted animals to attempt to make sense of their life.
The woman needed to return home, but she couldn’t take her two cats, so she returned to Turkey in January of this year. Ella Kelly attempted to return to Antalya through Romania and Istanbul due to her constraints, but was detained at the Istanbul airport.
Kelly commented:
“[In Istanbul] they checked my passport and asked me where I was from. They said: ‘you have to isolate yourself here’, it was a Turkish hostel, and I said: ‘No, I can’t do that’, then they said: ‘You can’t leave the airport’.
After being delayed at the airport for many days with little access to food and drink, the woman chose to return to the United Kingdom. Kelly, on the other hand, was able to place the two cats in a pet hotel and pay for her housing until she was able to return in October 2021.
The woman was ready to take the two rescued cats this time, but owing to animal export rules, she returned empty-handed.
Kelly continued, ”
“When I arrived at the airport with the cats, clearly to return to the UK, they flatly informed me, ‘That’s not possible.’ They won’t be able to fly to the United Kingdom from here.’
The mother had already spent over 14,000 thousand dollars at the time, and she felt she couldn’t do much more for them. Despite this, Kelly contacted many airlines and received much the same response, but she remained hopeful that she might assist them.
As a last resort, the woman called an animal welfare organization and was able to adopt the kittens.
On October 23, the woman was reunited with Harriet and Delilah, and it all seemed to make sense after all of the drama.
Kelly stated,
“I know I spent that much money, and I’m only a hairdresser, but it made me feel like I’d accomplished something meaningful.”
Kelly spent about $19,000 in the end, but what matters most is that she can finally enjoy her life with her two kitties.
