A combined 60 at-risk shelter dogs and cats from overpopulated shelters were transported on a life-saving airlift from New Orleans to Waukesha, Wisconsin. The airlift was conducted by Greater Good Charities in partnership with Clear The Shelters, NBCUniversal Local’s annual pet adoption and donation campaign.
Pets Receive Necessary Care
The 54 dogs and six cats came from eight strained shelters in Louisiana. They included vulnerable or harder-to-place animals, such as homeless cats, large dogs, and heartworm-positive dogs. After being flown north, the pets were taken in by five shelters in Wisconsin that will offer them the necessary care and space, along with a stronger adoption demand.
“It’s difficult to get these animals adopted locally because it’s summertime, there is a lot of intake at these shelters,” said Jena Troxler, supervisor at St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter in Louisiana, ahead of the airlift. “Most of us are at 95 to 100 percent capacity.”
The receiving shelters in Wisconsin were Elmbrook Humane Society, Humane Animal Welfare Society, Humane Society of Jefferson County, Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin, and Washington County Humane Society. They will provide the pets with medical care, if needed, before placing them for adoption.
The transported animals included Lavender, a 2-year-old Collie mix, and her nine husky Collie puppies. A rescue took Lavender from an overcrowded shelter before learning she was pregnant. She was then placed in a foster home, where she gave birth and nurtured her puppies. Now, Lavender and her pups are ready to join forever families.
Original reporting: NBC4 Los Angeles — read the source article.
