Pearson Airport: Syrian Refugees and Pet Owners

pearson airport: Carlos Osorio / Toronto Star By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Raju Mudhar Tech Reporter Sun., June 11, 2017 They say cats have nine lives, but an agonizing choice for two pet owners threatened to jinx their one chance at a new life in Canada, according to Toronto Star. Instead, a pair of Syrian refugees who had already faced four years of hardship had a uniquely heartwarming airport reunion on Sunday with the pet they'd reluctantly left behind. Kaadan and Tarek Ghriri, Syrian refugees, were reunited with Emp Sunday at Pearson airport after reluctantly leaving him behind in Beirut while they were making their journey to Canada. It has been so stressful. With no home, jobs or family in Beirut, Kaadan and Tarek Ghriri adopted a newborn kitten for company while living in exile from war-torn Syria. react-text 185 Nour Kaadan looks at her cat Emp through his crate. He really is like a son to us, said Nour Kaadan as she awaited the arrival of her cat at Pearson airport's Terminal 1. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.