And I look at you.
So just tell me a little bit about
what is happening today.
Okay, so we flew from New
Jersey to
Janesville, Wisconsin here today.
Paws to Rescue is transporting
20 beagles that were rescued
from a research facility
to New Jersey.
When they're there, they will be
met by three different rescue
organizations who
will provide essential animal
medical care
and behavioral
support.
In addition to that, we have
40 dogs that
will be transported by ground
continuing
this effort.
Let me ask you a question that you
don't need to practice.
Why do you volunteer for this?
Because I absolutely love
the animals and
it's for a greater cause
to give back to the community.
We're not just transporting animals
or saving lives,
we're also improving people's lives
because I often
hear from
brief.
Loneliness or depression,
and that's such a powerful
connection that they have with these
animals, and
it's extremely rewarding.
How many flights have
you done like this?
I have done about, this will
be my 36th mission,
I have been with the Talos rescue
for about a year and a half.
Um and is
every situation like this
one where it's a breeding facility
or a testing facility
or does it really depend
Most of the time this is a special
case for us.
We've never usually done a mission
like this.
Usually our mission is from
South Carolina or the South
where the shelters are
overpopulated or they're
a killer shelter and they don't have
space for these animals.
So this is special mission for sure.
Um...
So what does it mean to
be able to be a part of this
situation?
These precious lives
will go somewhere safe
and where they can go to
a loving safe home
which the animal
deserves to
live a normal life not
in a cage.
So Pause to the Rescue is
specifically the
transporter from one place to
another and you
work with other shelters.
Uh, correct.
I'm not.
I'm not too familiar with
how that operation
works, but we have about
a hundred animal rescue
shelter partners that we
are partnered with.
We transport the animals to them and
they will basically take care of
the medicals and
getting the animals adopted.
We got about...
2016
We've got about 16 crates,
we can combine two in
a bigger one and then we'll put one
in a smaller one.
Is it a tussle?
Not at all, usually
they will bark in the beginning on
the takeoff because it's a little
louder during the take-off roll.
But once we're up in cruising
altitude they usually go
to sleep, the engine noise kind of
acts like a white noise in the
background so they usually fall
asleep.
Um, do you know like how many pilots
you have and...
We're growing a lot in the appellate
to rescue.
We got about 12 volunteer
rescue pilots.
And they all have their own
profession on the side.
And they volunteer their time
when they're available
to do these missions.
How did you get involved with them?
How did you connect with Pilots?
I got to connect with Pallet to
Rescue because I had followed them
on social media and
one of my close friends were
one of the Pallets to Rescue pilots
and obviously
I love animals and I love flying
so it's flying the animals and
flying it's cherry on top.
Do you have your own?
I do, yeah.
We have a rescue.
His name is Mac.
We rescued him when he was two years
old. He was abused previously.
But he has a safe and
loving home now.
What do you think is most important
for people to know?
To go to your
local shelters to rescue
you these precious
lives.
Save these lives and
stop these research
or tests
on these dogs.
Um, is there
someone?