The Rescue Dogs of 9/11: 10 Years Later
This is so precious. I wish I’d posted it for the 9/11 anniversary. I highly encourage you to read this great piece about some other kinds of heroes of that dreadful day, and how they’re faring a decade later. These are the rescue dogs, mostly Labradors and Golden Retrievers, who worked tirelessly alongside their heroic masters to search for bodies among the rubble of the twin towers. Enjoy the wonderful photos and the little stories about each dog.
Travelling across nine states in the U.S. from Texas to Maryland, Dutch photographer Charlotte Dumas, 34, captured the remaining dogs in their twilight years in their homes where they still live with their handlers, a full decade on from 9/11.
Their stories have now been compiled in a book, called Retrieved, which is published on [...], the tenth anniversary of the attacks.
Noted for her touching portraits of animals, especially dogs, Charlotte wanted ‘Retrieved’ to mark not only the anniversary of the September 2001 attacks, but also as recognition for some of the first responders and their dogs.
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Contacting the NYPD, the New York Fire Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Charlotte discovered that out of the nearly 100 dogs among the first responders deployed by FEMA, there were in fact only 15 still alive last year.
More on the book, ‘Retrieved’, and an interview with the photographer Charlotte Dumas here. Charlotte’s website here.
