And I look at you.
Yeah.
So just tell me a little bit about what is happening today.
Okay.
So we flew from New Jersey to Janesville, Wisconsin here today.
Pause 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.
And in addition to that, we have 40 dogs that will be transported by ground in the country in this effort.
And this...
All right.
Let me ask you a question that you don't need to practice.
Why do you volunteer for this organization?
Because I absolutely love the animals.
And it's for a greater cost to get back to the community.
To, you know, we're not just transporting animals or saving lives.
So improving people's lives because I often hear from adopters that these animals that they adopt
usually help them get through grief or loneliness or depression.
And that's such a powerful connection that they have with these animals.
And it's extremely rewarding feeling.
Yeah.
How many flights have you done like this?
I have done about this will be my 36th mission.
I have the health rescue for about a year and a half.
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's or the South where these shelters are over-populated
or they're a killer shelter and they don't have space for these animals.
So this is a special mission for sure.
So what does it mean that they'll be able to be a part of this situation?
It means that these precious lives will go somewhere safe and where they can go to a loving safe home
which the animal truly 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?
Correct.
Let's do this again.
Yeah, I'm not too familiar with how that operation works but we have about 100 animal rescue shelter partners
that we are a partner with.
We transport the animals to them and they will basically take care of the medical schools
and get any other animals adopted.
So we have about 20 animals.
We got about 16.
We got about 16 crates.
We can combine two in a bigger one and then we'll put one into smaller ones.
Not at all.
Usually they will bark in the beginning on a takeoff because it's a little louder.
They'll try and take off for all.
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.
They're pretty calm.
Do you know how many pilots you have?
Yeah, we're growing a lot and at Pals 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 that?
How did you connect with Pals rescue?
I got to connect with Pals rescue because I had followed them out social media
and one of my close friends were one of the Pals 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 Mack.
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 these precious lives and just save these lives
and stop these research or tests on these dogs.
Is there someone...