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Cardinal?

Cardinal?

Caroline with the Pointer Rescue Org was looking to transfer a pretty pointer out of a shelter in north Georgia to his foster home in Raleigh, NC. She quickly found some support after posting her request on the PNP website.   Gary, a private pilot also involved with PNP would actually drive our 4-paw friend to the Rome airport [...]

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Remembering PNP Pilot Robert Joseph Albrecht Sr.

Remembering PNP Pilot Robert Joseph Albrecht Sr.

We are deeply saddened by the loss of PNP Pilot Bob Albrecht, who dedicated his gift of flight to transporting rescue animals out of his home state of Mississippi. Early Friday morning Bob passed peacefully after a battle with cancer. Those who had the privilege of volunteering with Bob remember him as a kind man [...]

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Tyton Takes Flight To Tampa

Tyton Takes Flight To Tampa

HUGE CLAP of HANDS to PNP pilot Dave Merchberger and his wife who flew Tyton from Bainbridge shelter to F.A.R.R. (Florida All Retriever Rescue) in Tampa (HUGS and THANKS to Lori). And thanks to Beth for getting Tyton to the airport on time! We appreciate the pilots that fly for us, and all the rescuers that save these animals [...]

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Bayman Gets First Class Flight

Bayman Gets First Class Flight

Leslie, a friend to so many animals over the years in Wilmington, NC sends the following… We had a very special transport take place in March for a sweet, wonderful lab named Bayman. Bayman was at an extremely high kill shelter in southeastern North Carolina. The shelter that he was in is a gassing shelter. He [...]

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Danica’s trip to Charlotte

Danica’s trip to Charlotte

Colleen with the Save A Dog A Day Foster was looking to transport Danica, a shy flat coat retriever mix from Ft. Myers, FL to her foster home in Charlotte, NC. She found some assistance from 2 pilots thanks to the PNP website.   Pilot Susan Delgado would start her flight back home to Atlanta from [...]

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Great Dane Pup Glory

Great Dane Pup Glory

Glory was found abandoned in Tennessee, tossed out on the road because she had parvo. She was very sick and close to death. Rescue Lady Whitney found her and nursed her back to health. Glory has been adopted by a real nice person in Southern, CA. Almost needing to cross the entire country, pilots and [...]

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Pilots N Paws Pacific Coast Rescue Event More than 70 homeless dogs get the ride of their lives.

Pilots N Paws Pacific Coast Rescue Event More than 70 homeless dogs get the ride of their lives.

Pilots N Paws Pacific Coast Rescue Event More than 70 homeless dogs get the ride of their lives. Posted: April 28, 2013, 8 p.m. EDT Petmate, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Subaru, team up with Pilots N Paws to transport more than 170 dogs from shelters in Southern California to shelters in Oregon and [...]

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Fun Trip to Florida & 4 Dogs Rescued

Fun Trip to Florida & 4 Dogs Rescued

When Private Pilot Christophe Masiero planned a trip from Charlotte, NC to Winter Haven, FL to attend an aviation event and some flight training in April, he looked at the PilotsNPaws (PNP) website to see if he could assist some Rescues on the ground with transporting a few good dogs to safety at the same [...]

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Bellick Escapes Burgaw

Bellick Escapes Burgaw

Leslie, a Pender County Animal Control Volunteer, shares this very special story about Bellick, a gorgeous Mountain Dog mix from Pender County Animal Control in Burgaw, NC and his flight rescue in early March… Bellick was an owner surrender at the Pender County kill shelter due to financial reasons. His family could no longer afford [...]

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Cars, Airplanes, and Dogs Do Mix

Cars, Airplanes, and Dogs Do Mix

Mike needed to fly from Ohio to Wisconsin for a day to check on his new race car in the shop and he asked Steve to tag along. Forecast of CAVU pretty much the entire way, springlike temperatures, and lots of flying? Steve says “Why yes, I will take a vacation day, thank you very [...]

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