Some of the lucky San Bernardino shelter dogs waiting for
transport.
The dogs, which included various breeds such as Chihuahuas,
Brussels Griffon, Jack Russell Terriers and a Papillion, were
transported via airplane by
Cloud Nine Rescue from California to New York, where they
were greeted by North Shore Animal League America’s mobile
adoption unit, and transported to their campus in Port
Washington, NY. After being safely nestled into North Shore's
facilities, the dogs will receive complete medical and
behavioral evaluations, be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and
groomed. Once this process is completed, the dogs will be
adopted into carefully screened homes.
Cloud Nine Rescue’s pilot helping load the dogs.
Pre-transport evaluation of the dogs.
With an excess of small breed dogs on the West Coast, many of
them end up in high-kill shelters where euthanasia is used as a
means of population control. Small breeds are highly desirable
in the Northeast as they are not available for adoption there.
This rescue mission, the first of many to come, saved the lives
of these animals as they faced little chance of adoption from
the San Bernardino shelter, which kills 80% of the dogs that
pass through its doors.
Small breed dogs at San Bernardino shelter waiting for
transport.
Some of the 47 dogs transported on the “Flight for Life!”
All the dogs were named after celebrities; there was a Jack
Nicholson, Katherine Heigl, Oprah Winfrey, Cesar Millan, Conan
O' Brien, Julia Roberts and many more. All the dogs were
examined by a vet tech before the transport. Out of the 50 dogs
that were rescued, 47 were able to fly as 3 of the dogs, (Denzel
Washington, Johnny Depp and Kim Basinger), showed signs of
kennel cough and were pulled and placed into foster homes until
they get better.
LCA sends a heartfelt THANK YOU to all the volunteers and staff
at the San Bernardino City Shelter!
CLICK HERE to volunteer at
the shelter—they need your help!
LCA’s Pet Shop Project and “Adopt – Don’t Shop!” campaigns are
aimed at:
* Getting pet stores to stop selling animals from puppy mills and
backyard breeders and to deal only in dogs from shelters and
rescue organizations. See below for a list of Southern
California pet stores that carry rescue dogs.
* Educating people on the cruelty of puppy mills that contribute
to the pet overpopulation problem, which results in millions of
unwanted dogs euthanized at shelters every year.
* Encouraging people to help STOP THE KILLING by visiting a
shelter (like the one in San Bernardino, CA) and see all the
dogs that are being killed; there are rows and rows of
beautiful, highly adoptable dogs in all of America’s shelters,
many of them dropped off by their owners as they are no longer
wanted.
HELP FIGHT THE GENOCIDE IN AMERICA’S SHELTER SYSTEM
AND CHANGE THE WAY AMERICA GETS THEIR PETS.
Pet shops in Southern California that carry rescues:
Bark N Bitches 505 N Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036-1715
(323) 655-0155
Pet Shop Project
