Group flies Central Coast dogs to no-kill shelters
May 19, 2014
An animal adoption welfare group flew 72 dogs out of the Santa Barbara Airport on private planes to no-kill shelters in Idaho, Oregon and Montana on Saturday. [KCOY]
Wings of Rescue flew the dogs to less crowded shelters in the Northwest where they are in high demand and have a better chance of being adopted. The Dog Adoption Welfare Group (DAWG) raised $6,250 to help pay for the transportation.
“We actually have open kennels, in our county shelters and in our rescue,” said Morgan Flint, the DAWG shelter program manager, to KCOY. “Empty kennels means we can take in more dogs and hopefully not have to euthanize as many. This is all about saving lives. The more we can do these transports, the more we get funding for them, the more lives we can save.”
On Saturday, Wings of Rescue volunteers loaded the dogs into three planes.
“These dogs are the lucky ones, they are going to be adopted within the next 48 hours,” said Paula Bird, a volunteer for Wings of Rescue, to KCOY.