A couple of weeks ago our mom helped out with a pet transport. It was her first time and she said she was a little nervous but everything turned out fine. She drove to Columbus and picked up a boxer, boxer-mastiff mix and a retriever. She drove the dogs up to Speedway and handed them off to the next transport driver. That driver drove the dogs to Columbus, IL and handed them off to the next driver. The dogs eventually made it to Minnesota where a rescue was waiting to help them find new homes. The dogs were sent from a very full shelter in Kentucky. They were in danger of being euthanized due to space.
My mom says pet transporting is a really great way to help dogs in rural shelters have a better chance a finding a family to love them.
There is a website www.acmepettransport.com that explains it all better than I can.
She is doing another transport this weekend and they need drivers. The information is below. If you have any questions you can send a message to my mom and she will try to answer them or put you in touch with someone who can.
This will only take a few hours out of your day and could mean a chance for a dog to find a family o their own.
Please think about it!
Sending Shelter: Name: Shelby County Animal Shelter
Location: Shelbyville, KY
Email: animal.adopt@shelbycountykentucky.com
Phone: 502-633-0009
Contact Person: James
Website: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/KY139.html
Receiving Rescue: S.A.F.E. Sanctuary
Faribault, MN
Email: safeanimalsanctuary@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/MN154.html
Contact Person: Name: Patty Caron
Home Phone: 507-334-7901
Cell Phone: 507-330-3399
Coordinator: Names: Molly Kendall
Email: mugsy1961@comcast.net
Home Phone: 260-447-9898
Cell Phone: 260-241-7464
Passengers:
Passenger 1: Name: Amelia
Breed: Akita mix
Age: 2 years
Weight: 70 pounds
Gender: Female
Altered: YES
Shots: UTD
Temperament: laid back and wonderful: good on leash
Passenger 2: Name: Cricket
Breed: Golden/Collie mix (longer hair)
Age: 3 years
Weight: 65 pounds
Gender: Female
Altered: YES
Shots: UTD
Temperament: another sweetheart and shy
Passenger 3: Name: Lady
Breed: Golden/Collie mix (shorter hair)
Age: 3 years
Weight: 65 pounds
Gender: Female
Altered: YES
Shots: UTD
Temperament: very sweet and shy
POSSIBLE PUPS UP TO 4
Passenger 4: Name: not yet
Breed: English Sheperd
Age: 7 weeks
Weight: 6-8 pounds
Gender: Female
Altered: NO will be done in rescue
Shots: first shots
Temperament: typical pups
Legs:
Saturday February 2, 2008
Leg 1: Shelbyville, KY to Jeffersonville, IN
32 miles 45 minutes
7:00-7:45EST
NEEDED!
Leg 2: Jeffersonville, IN to Columbus, IN
71 miles 1 hour
8:00-9:00
NEEDED!
Leg 3: Columbus, IN to Indianapolis, IN
57 miles 1 hour
9:15-10:15
NEEDED!
Leg 4: Indianapolis, IN to Danville, IL
80 miles 1 hour 15 minutes
10:30EDT-10:45CDT
NEEDED!
Leg 5: Danville, IL to Bloomington, IL
83 miles 1 hour 30 minutes
11:00-12:30
NEEDED!
Leg 6: Bloomington, IL to La Salle, IL
63 miles 1 hour
12:45-1:45
NEEDED!
Leg 7: La Salle, IL to Rockford, IL
73 miles 1 hour 15 minutes
2:00-3:15
NEEDED!
Leg 8: Rockford, IL to Madison, WI
75 miles 1 hour 30 minutes
3:30-5:00
NEEDED!
Leg 9: Madison, WI to Tomah, WI
101 miles 1 hour 30 minutes
5:15-6:45
NEEDED!
Leg 10: Tomah, WI to Rochester, MN
111 miles 1 hour 45 minutes
7:00-8:45
NEEDED!
Leg 11: Rochester, MN to Faribault, MN
60 miles 1 hour
9:00-10:00
NEEDED!
Connie on Mar 24 at 06:16 PM