Proof positive that you don’t have to be a master with the Pilots N Paws bulletin board is Betty Burke. Betty made her first attempt at posting on Pilots N Paws, and it turned into a success. She found a pilot for her transport, and they both made Hugo’s day. Hugo is a 40 pound [...]

We know Scott Messinger can’t stay ground-bound for long… This trip was for Laura’s Hope Rescue, Boston Terrier Rescue of South Carolina, and Smoky Mountain Animal Rescue. The trip began in Aiken, SC, where we spent 2 rainy nights in a hotel room as the Appalachians were not safe to cross due to storms and [...]

Duffy’s Friends, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) rescue located in the Rochester, NY area John Greco has been flying dogs to them for over 3 years with the Pilots N Paws program. Duffy’s Friends are very grateful to John and the PnP organization. On April 15th, John Greco of Pittsburgh, PA gave up his entire Sunday [...]

Thank you to PNP Pilot Bill Branch and so many others involved in the rescue of these two seven-year-old Bassett Hounds, Lucy and Bandit. The dogs were surrendered by their owners and taken to Orange County Animal Care, a high kill shelter in California. No one at the shelter knew why Lucy and Bandit were surrendered [...]

The skies over Texas finally had bright sun, and our special Pilots n Paws friend, Stephen Wade Roberts took two of our collies to their better lives. Wade worked with us for approximately 3 weeks, waiting for the weather to be perfect at both ends of the flight, to get Little Bit and Jewel to [...]

Clyde was found in North Carolina at a kill shelter.  Thanks to Southeast GSP Rescue and their network of dedicated volunteers, a foster home was found. The Problem: his new foster home is in Chattanooga, TN. Once again, the pilots with Pilots N Paws saved the day. Rescue had tried a number of times to [...]

At Pilots N Paws we love to hear stories from those who adopt rescue animals flown by our volunteer pilots. We recently heard from Cliff’s family, the Schmidt’s, who adopted him in February 2011. Their story is one of chance meeting. The week before Christmas 2010 their Hazel died; she had been in their family [...]

Pilot Ed Golly and wife Sandy worked together with pilot Jeff Bennett, yet again,  to move 9 dogs from within Florida and some heading out of state.   6 were from puppymills, 3 others from shelters headed to rescue and connecting with the ground transport road warriors. This video and the photos from Ed and Sandy really tells [...]

Geoff Combs becomes a ‘buddy’ for PnP… My wife finally got me to sign up for Pilot N Paws. On April 6th, we flew our first passenger. His name was Buddy, a 6 year old Aussie shepard who was turned into a kill shelter by his owners. He was 90% blind at birth, and the [...]

“Moonpie” was once a neglected Bully. He managed to wiggle and waggle his way into a new owner’s heart. The only thing standing in his was was a few hundred miles.  He earned his wings and became a full-fledged co-pilot to cover those miles and find a life full of love and commitment! Pilots N Paws member [...]