Shelties being rescued from Minami City (area previously evacuated due to Fukushima Daiichi)

UK's Daily Mail has a story on one particular rescue operation, to save a sheltie breeder's animals, left behind in Minami City during the nuclear exclusion zone evacuation. Though they had enough food, they were wandering outside in the open.  Twenty of her shelties were rescued, but sadly some had not been found, and were thus left behind.

What I noticed, is that they're all tri-colored and blue merle, but not a single sable and white sheltie.  These are the more prized shelties, as blue merle is (or used to be) considered rare.  Despite the image of dog food and treats being used to lure them out, these dogs weren't starving (although they may be dehydrated).