I would think a dog like that would
fly out of a shelter.
The cats are practically
flying out of the shelter!
Kittens who are old enough to be adopted usually
fly out of shelters, but those younger than 8 weeks have special needs.
Not exact matches
Wallace, the 2006 Cynosport World Champion and 2007 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge National Champion for Freestyle
Flying Disc, barely made it
out of the
shelter system.
He is a model citizen here at our
shelter and we thought with his cuteness and his youth that he would
fly right
out of here, but he has been here for about three months — a long time for a young dog.
Healthy Paws was invited to the arrival
of the most recent Freedom Flight carried
out by Wings
of Rescue, an all - volunteer organization that
flies shelter pets slated for euthanasia into communities with no - kill
shelters and foster systems.
In the past two weeks, animal - welfare workers have
flown adoptable dogs and cats
out of Florida to
shelters in Atlanta, Houston, Denver and New York.
The conditions and treatment
of animals at Animal Welfare League are so concerning to Robin Presnell, the executive director
of Small Paws Rescue that she
flew in from Tulsa, Okla., to be at Tuesday's meeting after a pattern
of sick dogs coming
out of the
shelter.
These animals had been living in a Houston
shelter before Hurricane Harvey struck earlier this month, said Monica Stevens, co-founder
of the Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch (JARR)
of St. Helena, which joined a group
of organizations to
fly a total
of 73 dogs and cats
out of Texas.
Dog Is My Copilot, a nonprofit that moves dogs and cats to no - kill
shelters,
flew nearly 80
shelter animals
out of Long Beach Airport early Wednesday morning.
By
flying and transporting animals
out of areas where they are at risk
of euthanasia due to overpopulation, not only will the animal passengers find a forever family, but DIMC creates more space in the
shelters for animals who might otherwise have remained at large or been euthanized.
Kara Pollard: Most
of the South Western states experience the most problem with pet overpopulation which is why we find source
shelters from these states and
fly animals generally up north to organizations that have room and the resources to adopt them
out.
A mission to
fly local abandoned pets, at risk
of being euthanized, to no kill
shelters out of state.
The trips
out of Texas to places like Lake County are made possible by the collaborative work
of the Humane Society
of the United States, GreaterGood.org and Wings
of Rescue, which
flies large numbers
of animals at risk to
shelters in the United States and Canada.