Find out how Bay area pilots are helping to find new homes for rescue animals by donating their time and aircraft to Pilots and Paws, a nationwide organization of volunteer pilots dedicated to this noble task. Click here to see a recent video report about one Livermore pilot’s recent relocation of six puppies to Vancouver, potentially saving their lives.
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Since Pilots N Paws started in 2008, it has grown to about 500 volunteer pilots nationwide. Together they have helped transport and save the lives of hundreds of dogs. Now they are hoping more people will be encouraged to pitch in during a special September rescue event called Pilots N Paws 5000.
“Our goal is to rescue 5,000 animals nationwide, and so we’re trying to get the word out to animal rescues, pilots, fosters — anybody else who’s willing to volunteer to help out,” said Smith.
Sept. 12th – 20th is the designated week for the Pilots N Paws 5000
“Lenny—a small, black Pekingese mix dog—arrived at Murray County Shelter in Chatsworth, Ga., with matted fur and signs of neglect. After a few days at the shelter, he was slated to be on the “kill list.” But Lenny was saved when a pilot flew him to a rescue group that nursed him back to health and found him a home in Hamburg, N.Y. Pilots N Paws connects animal shelters and pet rescue groups with volunteer pilots who take animals, like Lenny, to facilities in areas where their chances of adoption are high.”
Read more about Lenny and how you can help save the lives of other dogs by clicking here.
