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150 Dogs and 130 Hours Logged

150 Dogs and 130 Hours Logged

Dick and Vicki Sipp’s most recent flight transferred 13 dogs from the Bainbridge, Ga shelter to two different rescues. Willa, Hady, and her pups went to R.O.A.R.(Recycled Orphans Animal Rescue) in Tampa, FL. Four “F” pups, 4 of Rea’s pups, and lil Jazzie went to S.L.A.L. (South Lake Animal League) in Leesburg, FL. Volunteer Beth awoke [...]

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Pilots and Paws saved 4 lives this St Patrick’s Day

Pilots and Paws saved 4 lives this St Patrick’s Day

Vanita sends stories about four lives saved on St Patrick’s Day! The stories are… Sundance was dumped in the Corridor of Cruelty in Houston to fend for himself. Luckily, a lovely lady called Anna, who has a feeding program, took some pictures of Sundance…and it caught the attention of Summit Dog Rescue in Colorado. If [...]

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Planes and Puppies

Planes and Puppies

Dave Whitney flew a mission for 8 lab pups.  He tells his story… Friday was forecast to be a beautiful day, sunny but a bit windy. It looked good for flying 8 Lab pups that were rescued from the Joplin Humane Society. The pups were only 6 weeks old, which meant that their chances of [...]

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At Risk Pooch Soars to New Life in Houston

At Risk Pooch Soars to New Life in Houston

Cmdr. Todd Green of the Corpus Christi Police Department posted a story on the CCPD Blotter on March 13, 2013 titled “At Risk Pooch Soars to New Life in Houston” (click to visit the station’s website).  The story follows. A nine-year old canine whose future once looked bleak enjoyed a first class flight to Houston [...]

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Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Still Serving

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Still Serving

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Reyner and his wife Daryl again stepped up to the plate and got the job done, getting Tiny to his furever home. Early in the morning on the 16th of March, to the honking of multiple geese in the local fields, Mark and his wife with the help of [...]

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Home for Good Dog Rescue Honors PnP

[If the video doesn't show, please refresh the page.] The Independent Press ran a story on March 12, 2013 titled “Home for Good Dog Rescue celebrates dog rescues with dinner and 50/50 raffle” (click to visit the newspaper’s website). Pilots N Paws received an achievement award for the work it does.  The story follows. On [...]

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Mama’s Boy

Mama’s Boy

It’s always such a good feeling to hear about the animals flown by our volunteer pilots once they find a loving home. Some lucky animals are really lucky to have an amazing group of pilot and ground volunteers, but it wouldn’t be possible without loving adopters. Joey is one such lucky pup. With the help [...]

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Bee Bee Takes to the Skies and Wins a TON of Hearts!

Bee Bee Takes to the Skies and Wins a TON of Hearts!

Leslie, a volunteer at Pender County Animal Control in Burgaw, NC shares a very incredible, heartwarming story involving pilot Christophe Masiero… Christophe set out on 2/2 to do Polly’s transport to Virginia, and he was so wonderfully kind to stop by Wallace, NC on his way home to pick up Bee Bee. The trip was [...]

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Bald Eagle Transport

Bald Eagle Transport

The Maryland Independent newspaper ran a story by Sara K. Taylor on Feb. 15, 2013 titled The Eagle Has Landed (click to visit the newspaper’s website).  The story follows. It’s been a long flight for the young female bald eagle, but the bird has finally landed at her new home in Nanjemoy. The Nanjemoy Creek [...]

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Oklahoma to Colorado

Oklahoma to Colorado

This transport started with a post by Blair Crandell of Zsa Zsa’s Sheltie Rescue of Oklahoma to transport a senior husky mix named Rusty from Oklahoma City to Denver. I offered to fly the second half of the flight from somewhere in Kansas to Denver. PnP pilot Zack Humphrey offered to fly the first half, [...]

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