First rescue flight as Amelia Air!
Woohoo! We completed our first rescue of 10 (count ’em: TEN!) dogs on Sunday August 25th. We have been working with the Wilson NC humane society, and Kristin helped coordinate pulling 10 animals from their foster homes around Wilson, NC and get them into our plane to fly them up to Lumberton New Jersey to their new homeland. You can see the link to our flight tracking data here, and a video we posted about the whole process on Youtube. If you have questions or comments, feel free to leave them on the Youtube channel comments section below the video.
Some stories of the different animals are here:
Molly and George were found by Cecelia in NC as she was driving – she saw George, a super skinny dog. She knew he was a stray, and when she stopped and followed him – she discovered Molly as well. Both were very hungry and although they wouldn’t take food or treats from her directly (they were quite scared) – they did eat and drink when she left food and water for them. Cecelia and her husband Buddy gave them food and water, won over their trust and when they collected them after 5 days of winning their trust and feeding them, Molly was injured running away from the car. They managed to get her and brother George into the car, got them to the Veterinarian for flea infestation treatment, surgery for Molly to patch her up and shots and hair & skin treatments for their rashes. They were WELL cared for by this wonderful couple, and came to their rescue folks in New Jersey as healthy, friendly and happy dogs, ready for adoption.
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Lastly – we are in the midst of Hurricane Dorian, which has devastated the Bahamas, and is wreaking havoc along the east coast of the United States. These storms will cause all sorts of problems for people, and we wish them well in surviving and recovering from the storms. The animals and pets are often displaced in large numbers as well, and we’d like to be prepared for a flight to help larger groups of animals that need to be rescued quickly. Please help!
For a full video of the rescue flight, including 7 minutes of footage in the beginning about the plane, here’s our Youtube channel preview!