Vicky Pattison blasts 'shameful' Dubai expats abandoning pets as they flee Iran strikes
Vicky Pattison has blasted those in Dubai who have abandoned their pets amid the terror in the Middle East. Recently, war broke out as Israel and the USA struck Iran, which killed its leader, Ali Khamenei. Iran then retaliated by striking military bases and other targets across the Middle East including Tehran, Beirut and the UAE, including missile strikes and drones in Dubai. The strikes have lead to mass flight cancellations as the Foreign Office advised against all but essential travel to the UAE.
Vicky and her husband Ercan Ramandan were on holiday in the luxurious Emirates state when all the chaos started, but they managed to escape after an 11-hour car journey to Oman. But now, the Geordie Shore legend, 38, who in recent years adopted her dogs Milo and Max, has taken to social media to publicly call out those who leave their pets behind.
She wrote on Instagram: "Just a note...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. Shameful."
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Over the weekend, former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Vicky apologised for her silence and revealed that she and Ercan had decided to take an 11 hour car journey to Oman in a bid to get home to the UK after three flights of their flights were cancelled.
Writing on Instagram, she said: "We're so sorry for our radio silence over the last week, with everything unfolding the way it was and changing so rapidly we desperately didn't want to say anything insensitive or hyperbolic that would add to the rising panic around the situation. We really appreciate all your messages of concern and just wanted to reassure everyone that we're fine.
"After 3 cancelled flights and the realisation that we definitely weren't going to make it on to Australia and New Zealand we wanted to try and get home as quickly and safely as possible. I understand that there are a lot of people still in Dubai feeling really calm and safe however, we wanted to be back to our babies, work and normality and we felt like Oman was our best option.
"We made our way to Oman from Dubai with some of our friends via private transfer, we used this company @skyvipcarrental and found them to be professional, reasonably priced and comfortable. All in all, the journey took us around 11 hours, including around 2-3 hours at the border crossing, checking documents and passports and cost about £130pp."
"For anyone stuck in Dubai and wanting to get home via Oman, I will put more information on @vckysvacays. I just don't want to overwhelm or bore anyone on here. We are going to try and enjoy our last days away and explore Oman hopefully."
Vicky admitted that the last week has been "quite unsettling" and admitted that she and her husband were extremely grateful to be on their way home. She said: "The last week has been quite unsettled and we understand people feeling unsafe and uncertain.. we have experienced moments like that, but ultimately feel like it's important we acknowledge our position of privilege.
"We are extremely grateful to be making our way home and are thinking of anyone feeling fearful or unsettled, anywhere in a world that is rapidly becoming an increasingly scary place to be."
When all the chaos first started, Vicky said she'd been told that it was falling debris that was causing damage in the city. Revealing she was fine after initially being evacuated to her hotel's underground car park on the weekend, she shared a message.
The star wrote: "We're sorry that we haven't been more proactive on social media but we've been limiting our time spent on here due to a growing amount of misinformation that feels counterproductive to staying calm."
She continued: "I'm not an expert in geopolitical matters or international affairs but the narrative that Dubai is being 'bombed' feels like a hyperbolic one. Currently what we've been advised through government channels is that they're intercepting missiles competently and what is subsequently causing damage and, tragically, harm is falling debris."
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