Girard LifeSaver Rescue

Three puppies on kill-lists at two Atlanta shelters were pulled and taken to Girard LifeSaver Rescue.
Here they were cared for, inoculated, one treated and cured of severe mange,
wormed and quarantined for over a month.

When they were healthy we faced yet another obstacle….getting them to PA.

All three puppies would get EXTREMELY car sick. This was discovered on a short car trip of around 50 miles one
day. They got so sick and threw up several times. They salivated until they were soaking wet. When they got back
home they drank lots of water and lay around for two hours before getting back to their normal selves. I
[Samantha] have transported over 130 puppies and have NEVER seen puppies get this sick. We were very
concerned about sending them by land vehicle on a 12 hour trip and began trying to find an alternative method for
getting them to the PA rescue that had approved homes awaiting these precious pups

We received an e-mail about Pilots N Paws offering to help fly pets and contacted them.
After posting our request on their site, we were communicating with pilots and making arrangements to fly these
3 babies from Georgia to Pennsylvania.

The flight was scheduled for Sept. 11, but mother nature had different plans for the day…bad weather.
Communications began with the pilots and the rescues involved, and the flight was rescheduled for Sept 13,
which turned out to be a gorgeous day for flying.

This was a 3 leg flight. Samantha of Girard LifeSaver met our first “leg” pilots, James and Robert, with pups
Thelma, Louise and Sendoa at 8:45 AM at the Millen Airport . From here they flew to Asheville, NC to meet our
second pilot, Dick, who would fly them to Virginia where they would land to meet yet our third pilot, Gary, and
board the Cessna which would carry them to PA to meet Cathy and Sharon with A Place For All at 3:45 PM. Total
flight time was approximately 5 hours verses the 12 hour land travel time.

Three pups and an Airedale!

When the three babies arrived in Asheville they were met with an Airedale named Kelley. The pilots James and Rob
would fly her to her new foster home. So they unloaded Thelma, Louise and Sendoa and picked up Kelley who has a
very unique story of her own. She was not in a shelter or on a "kill list" so to speak but had she not wandered onto
a women’s correctional center would have faced death in any number of other ways.
You see Kelley Girl was a stray who got VERY lucky! See her story below:

On September 1 Airedale Rescue Group got a call at 9 pm saying that an Airedale had dug INTO the Women's
Correctional Center in Swannanoa, NC. She had been wandering the highway and sleeping in a culvert when she
decided to seek company. She trailed an inmate, who called her Little Baby, for a couple of days before she let her
touch her. When the lady could finally put her hands on her, Little Baby was found to have matted and filthy fur
that was about 4 inches long. The ladies bathed and groomed Little Baby, who is about one year old. The center
has a contract with Animal Haven Sanctuary in Asheville for the ladies to work with a volunteer dog trainer to train
homeless dogs. Every 8 weeks the inmates train two dogs, who can then be placed more easily. And the ladies
work at the sanctuary caring for farm and companion animals who have been rescued. So Little Baby went to
Animal Haven, where everyone got very attached to her again, just overnight. I picked her up last Saturday and
named her Kelley in honor of the lady to whom she had gotten so attached at the center. After a week of
veterinary care and nurturing, at Reems Creek Animal Hospital! Kelley spent one day with Bear, Mica, and me, and
we all got attached, too! Then K-Dale made the wonderful trip to her foster home, thanks to James and Rob and
PnP. Thank you so, so much! K-Dale is an adorable dog and we are so grateful for your help.

Claire Payne, volunteer
Airedale Rescue Group
www.airedalerescuegroup.com

It was a PLEASURE working with Pilots N Paws and THANK YOU for the work your organization
and pilots do to help rescue animals!!

THANK YOU!....PILOTS AND PAWS

FOR HELPING THEM!!!

If you would like to make a donation for much needed funds for the additional puppies we continue to rescue,
you may do so by clicking the PayPal link.

To find out more information about any of the new rescue puppies:

Contact me: Samantha@girard-lifesaver.org

Thanks to all who help us with needed funds!