Rescuers brave Indonesia volcano eruptions to save pets

A team of volunteers traveled to the erupting Mount Ruang in Indonesia's northernmost region on rescue missions to save abandoned pets from the foot of the volcano that remains at its highest alert level. Mount Ruang in Indonesia's northernmost region has erupted more than half a dozen times since April 16, forced the island's residents to be permanently relocated and thousands more evacuated.
The group, made of volunteers from animal welfare organizations, deployed for a second time on Friday after some pet owners made desperate social media appeals for them to evacuate their pets. Some owners had learned their pets were still alive after seeing them in pictures of Ruang island in the media.