Pilot n paws

[ducklady]

Please feel free to move this if its not the right place. Pilot n paws is trying to transport 500 animals before september. they are actually soliciting rescues to send animals. I was told birds are ok as well. So if you have a situation where you need to get an animal to a rescue please utilize this!

Here are the details

http://pilotsnpaws.org/pnp5000-guidelines/

PNP5000 Guidelines
PILOTS N PAWS 5000

The Pilots N Paws 5000 will take place during the week of September 12th through the 20th. This event was conceived as a means to draw public attention to three issues. The first and most important message that needs to be conveyed is that we have a serious problem in this country and as a result about 4,000,000 animals or more are euthanized annually. This would not be the case if there were more and better spay and neuter programs and laws regarding owners’ responsibility for their animals. The second issue is that because the problem is primarily regional a lot of these innocent animals could find permanent “forever” homes if they could be transported from high kill regions to areas with homes available. To accomplish this we desperately need more pilots to help with transports.

To transport 5000 animals to safety in one week is a large undertaking, and it involves shelters, rescues, foster homes for animals and pilots. Each will play a role in the success of the Pilots N Paws 5000 and each must commit to its success.

There are at least three parties that will make up each “team” participating in the rescue week. The starting point is the sending shelter or rescue. These folks will dedicate themselves to making one or more animals available to be transported to safety. They will pair up with the receiving rescue or shelter. These two parts of the team will be central to the event. The final part of the three part team will be the pilot(s). Once the sending and receiving rescues have joined, pilots will be able to identify that transport as one they will volunteer to do.

The individual roles and suggested responsibilities are listed below.

SENDING SHELTERS OR RESCUES.

You are in the forefront of this effort. It is likely you are in an area known as a “high kill” area. By committing to send one or more animals you are the starting point for the rescue. We know you cannot identify which animal will be selected in September, but we also know you have no lack of animals available at any given time so all you need to do is find a shelter or rescue (or foster) to receive the animal(s) you select. That shelter, rescue or foster will be who you will list in your post seeking pilots.

Nobody is in a position to tell you how many animals to select, who to send them to, or how far they should travel, but we can offer some advice.

The first step is to contact anyone you have sent animals to in the past to see if they will pair up with you for the PNP 5000. Ideally the receiving party should be a reasonable distance from you. We have recommended 300 miles in a straight line from your location. The reason for this is simple. The majority of the planes that will be used will be able to do a transport of that distance. Anything beyond that distance is likely to eliminate some types of planes making it more difficult to find a pilot willing to do the transport. However, if the distance has to be greater all is not lost , it just narrows down the number of pilots that will be willing to consider the transport.

If the distance gets much greater than 300 miles then consider locating an intermediate shelter, or rescue, or foster, and treat the transport as a relay with additional start and end points. Those intermediate temporary shelters will be listed as the end of the first leg of the relay, and the start of the next leg of the relay. They may not have to even be involved, but if the first pilot can only do the first leg on a Saturday, and the next pilot can only do the second leg on a Sunday the intermediate shelter, rescue or foster will be a safe haven for the animals on their journey to safety.

Once the sending and receiving team (with intermediate members if necessary) has been established it is time to post the need for a pilot. Please set up the team off line or off the forum if possible. The forum and this site are going to get a lot of activity and there are going to be a lot of communications and they will get lost if they are all on the site. But once the team is established post the transport need immediately. See below.

RECEIVING RESCUES, SHELTERS, OR FOSTERS.

While the transport starts with the sending parties, any shelters, rescues or fosters willing to receive the animals from high kill areas are vital to the success of the PNP 5000, and all efforts to get animals to safety. If you are willing to participate in any way, contact shelters, rescues or fosters in high kill areas and offer to receive the animals that are pulled for the PNP 5000. Make those sending animals aware you want to do what you can. Let the sending parties know the extent of your willingness to receive animals. If you only want dogs or even specific breeds of dogs let them know, but don’t remain silent. Having people available to receive the animals rescued is critical.

This is the time to not only make your willingness known, but to be specific as to any details relating to your participation. If you are a breed specific rescue, please do not limit your contact with one sending party, but let as many as practical know until you have paired up with the one that can meet your criteria. If you are totally flexible let them know. Just remember it is important that the receiving and sending parties pair up as quickly as possible. It is also the time to go to: http://tiny.cc/7WtmS and search for the USDA state requirements for the transportation of domestic animals that cover your specific sending and receiving areas.

Again, please focus on sending shelters, rescues or fosters within a 300 mile distance. Indicate if you are willing to be the end party or a temporary intermediate party along a long transport route. As soon as you have joined as a pair posting for a transport is critical and time sensitive.

[TAWhatley]

I've moved it to the General Forum to make it easier for more members to see. This could be a really great thing if there are some urgent situations where transport is needed.

Terry