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It’s a heartwarming senior-only adventure!
To celebrate reaching 125 flights and helping 2,500 shelter pets find forever homes — through cost-free plane trips for pets from overcrowded shelters to rescues with rooms to adopt out animals —Pet Rescue Pilots(PRP) planned a flight with only senior dogs (canines age 7 or older) on the passenger list.
According to a press release from the Los Angeles-based nonprofit, on Nov. 5, PRP flew 23 senior dogs from rural shelters with less space in California to Oregon, where rescue organizationsRSQ209,Oregon Coast Humane Society,Loved Again Pets, andBichons and Buddiesgreeted the canines and helped them settle into foster homes or in with their adoptive families.
It wasn’t an accident that the charity flight, which included Pet Rescue Pilot’s 2,500th furry passenger, occurred during November’s Adopt a Senior Pet Month. PRP andThe Grey Muzzle Organization— the nonprofit that helped fund the flight — hope this lifesaving mission inspires animal lovers to adopt a senior pet.
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“Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we’re delighted to help deserving organizations like Pet Rescue Pilots make a difference in the lives of dogs and people in their communities,” Grey Muzzle’s executive director Lisa Lunghofer shared in a statement. “Many senior dogs from rural California shelters are enjoying their golden years in loving homes thanks to the wonderful work of Pet Rescue Pilots and their rescue network.”
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“When a pet is more predictable, as is the case with senior dogs, their placement also tends to be more successful. And we find that the energy level and personalities of senior shelter pets work well with our own senior community of fosters and adopters,” Thompson said.
To learn more about the work ofThe Grey Muzzle OrganizationandPet Rescue Pilots, visit the nonprofit’s websites.
source: people.com
