A few weeks ago I got an email concerning a large amount of dogs that need flying out of New Orleans to various parts of the US......The national organization of Pilots N Paws asked pilots to fly these dogs out to save their lives.........so I emailed that I would help out......
This was a very well organized effort and I met pilots from all over the US to help save these dogs....we were furnished free rooms (paid for by Subaru ) for our over night stay in New Orleans.....no I did not go down to Burbon St....had to get up at 5 AM..we started loading at 7AM....
Some of my family thought I had really gone to far flying dogs...the cost and all...but it was explained that it was much better for the dogs to make this long trip in the short time it took to fly ......sounds reasonalble to me....dogs are so much like humans....
Everything went ok....the dogs were well behaved.....no barking....or making a mess.....the flight was from New Orleans to the upper part of Florida...then other pilots took them to the Tampa area.......
I was able to fly back home the same day after dropping off the dogs........lots of great people involved in this effort.......all aniaml lovers........great people....
attached are some pictures....also some write up on
http://www.aopa.org and
http://www.eaa.org Take care.....
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Cowden Ward, Jr.
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you
have been, and there you will always long to return."
Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519