How many people do you know that call themselves animal rescuers? We’re willing to be that the majority of them are female. Fact: Animal rescue is a female dominated industry Finally, a bright spot in an otherwise male dominated world. When it comes to looking at the number of passionate men and women that are dedicated to saving animals, women definitely get the gold star on this one. While it’s hard to get exact numbers, the estimates are that animal rescue is conducted by more than 85% women. Yes, it’s true, if you’re a male in the animal rescue world, […] Read more »
As a pilot myself, aviation is something that is a passion of mine. It’s how I got into animal rescue and the way I can help support saving more animals through rescue relay transport. This national day of aviation falls on the birthday of Orville Wright, one of the Wright Brothers, who were the first ones to successfully fly an airplane. Today, aviation is something we take for granted being able to fly literally from anywhere, to anywhere so it’s important to remember the part that aviation plays in our lives. On this day, we’d like to celebrate our aviation […] Read more »
Today is National check the chip day where we strongly encourage you to check the microchip of your favorite feline or canine friend. Microchips are a necessity these days with 30% of pets estimated to go missing in their lifetime and many of them ending up in animal shelters. In fact, the ASPCA estimates that 40-50% of animals in shelters are actually people’s pets that were either abandoned, or lost at some point along the way. After they have adopted their animals, many people do not bother to keep up with the registration on their pets’ microchips, and it’s very […] Read more »
Depending on your involvement in the animal rescue world, you may not be aware of the logistics and methods behind animal rescue transport. After all, we don’t think about how Amazon gets our prime packages to us every day do we? They just show up so why wouldn’t it be the same for animals being rescued? One of the myths often muttered by people unfamiliar with how animal rescue transport works is that the automobile is the only method of transportation involved. They usually say something like “It’s not like you’re rescuing animals on Southwest Airlines.” So the next time […] Read more »
The hot topic in the rescue world today is animal rescue transport. With the declining numbers of overpopulated shelters across the northern United States, there’s more of a demand for the supply of extra animals in many of the southern United States and thus the migration north has increasingly become a regular occurrence. Like you, we’ve heard that rescue relay transport is not an effective way to move animals from one location to another given the volume of animals that can be transported at any given time due to the size of the vehicles being used. But we’re here to […] Read more »