WOOD EXPERIENCES CHILE EARTHQUAKE AS HE FIGHTS FOR STRAY PETS
LORD OF THE RINGS star ELIJAH WOOD was almost caught up in an earthquake disaster on Friday morning (23Apr10) as he was helping to save pets left abandoned by Chile’s February (10) quake.
The actor arrived in Santiago earlier this week (beg19Apr10) after offi cials at animal welfare organisation the Yarur Bascunan Foundation invite d the pet lover to join them in their crusade to rescue strays.
And Wood got a taste of how the capital trembles when an earthquake hit s when a 6.1-magnitude tremor shook the city as he was preparing to fly b ack to America.
During his four-day visit, Wood appeared on TV shows, urging Chileans t o help strays abandoned after the earthquake disaster which ravaged the c ity earlier this year (10).
And, despite the ongoing threat of earthquakes in Santiago, the actor i nsists he will be back to do more: "I=E2=80=99m interested in getting inv olved, because I love animals. I have three dogs, and grew up with dogs a nd cats.
"I like the initiative. As a human being, I am interested in the welfar e of animals and people. There are many dogs in the streets that are with out protection. This is the first foundation I have participated in." As part of his trip, Wood also visited Curepto with Chile’s First Lady, Cecilia Morel, to view earthquake damage.
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