Charity’s volunteer pilots save animals from death at shelters, fly them to new lives
By APTuesday, September 15, 2009
Volunteer pilots save pets from death row
TAMPA, Fla. — Thanks to a group of volunteer pilots, dogs and cats are being plucked from death row at animal shelters and flown to other states where it’s easier for them to get adopted.
Pilots N Paws has been around since February 2008 when it was organized by a pet lover in South Carolina and a pilot in Tennessee. Since then, it’s volunteers have flown thousands of animals all over the country.
This week, Pilots N Paws set a goal of moving 5,000 animals to new homes.
The animals often are plucked out of shelters in Southern states that have bad pet overpopulation problems.
Florida Keys pilot Jeff Bennett has flown a total of 124 animals for the charity — including snakes, lizards, a chicken and a potbellied pig.
