Pilots N Paws

Pilot Rudy Holesek flew two Labrador retrievers – Mitch and Branson – from the Johnston Animal County Shelter to their new home.
“We couldn’t do this without these pilots. We can get more dogs adopted by them doing this,” Joy Frannicola said.
“There’s no other word for them: They are truly angels,” Carlson said.

Pilot Jim flew in and we loaded up 10 dogs from various rescue locations and we flew them to WV and met Pilot John Lee who finished the transport. We flew back to Huntsville where I got off the plane and Jim got 2 K9s to take to the rest of the way home.
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If you want to help Pilots N Paws out, please download this flyer, print it out and put it up in all the airports you visit. Thank you for helping out!!

A soldier is reunited with the puppy he adopted in Afghanistan.
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We are PROUD to have the support of world renowned aerobatic pilot Patty Wagstaff!! Patty flies one of the most thrilling feet wet, (or in her case hair wet), low level aerobatic shows on the planet. Don’t take our word for it. Visit Patty on her website, www.pattywagstaff.com. Just make sure your seatbelts are securely [...]

Pilots N Paws pilots moved 52 animals (45 dogs and 7 cats) out of rural southern Georgia to Florida today in one trip. Aren’t they awesome? Just wanted you to know that this amazing program saves so many animals from certain death. Besides those, I also had another pilot that brought a Boxer mama and [...]

Sully was literally hours from death when boxer rescue discovered him and took him in. Pilots N Paws pilots Mike Gerdes and Peter Howell stepped up to be Sully’s wings……..

Here’s a link to the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, where Jackie Loohauis-Bennett wrote a lovely article about us..
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Left by the side of the road on a blanket in the freezing cold in TN, this beautiful but very sick and unable to walk Doberboy was seen by someone driving by. They thought they saw something move on the blanket, and it was this boy who had simply been abandoned outside of the shelter [...]

Pilot Jeff Bennett has been busy this Christmas! 11 Dogs and one 13 foot python? YIKES, as always, thank you Jeff!