Wings of Rescue Flight Transports At-Risk Shelter Pets to New Lives

A volunteer team of pilots and ground handlers transported 49 cats and 18 dogs from the Grand Bahamas to Portland, Maine Wednesday.

Meg Godlewski

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 11:52 AM ET

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Wings of Rescue has flown more than 53,000 at-risk shelter pets to safety. [Courtesy: Wings of Rescue]

Key Takeaways:

Wings of Rescue volunteers successfully transported 67 pets (49 cats, 18 dogs) from the Grand Bahamas to Portland, Maine, including a special pickup of two abused dogs, Duke and Bear, in Florida.
Since 2012, Wings of Rescue, a not-for-profit, has facilitated the large-scale transport of over 53,000 at-risk shelter pets from overcrowded areas to distant shelters for adoption.
Upon arrival in Portland, a coalition of local shelters, led by the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, receives and distributes the animals to new homes.

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Wings Of Rescue’s volunteer team of pilots and ground handlers transported 49 cats and 18 dogs from the Grand Bahamas to new forever homes in Portland, Maine Wednesday.

Wings of Rescue flies large-scale transports of at-risk shelter pets or abandoned pets from disaster areas and overcrowded shelters to distant shelters where there is kennel space, and they have a better chance of being adopted.