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Paws for Celebration: Rescued dogs arrive in Chicago, headed to loving homes
There was a life-saving delivery at the DuPage County Airport Monday afternoon as a plane packed with 15 dogs from a Texas shelter headed to new homes in the Chicago area.
CHICAGO - There was a delivery of dogs in DuPage County on Monday, as animals from the south that were set to be euthanized are now looking for new homes in the Chicago area.
Right on schedule, the plane descended from the skies over DuPage Airport, with volunteers on hand anxious to unpack the precious canine cargo.
The doggy delivery happens once a month. For today's delivery, 15 rescued canines from Texas that would’ve otherwise been euthanized were unloaded from the plane.
Jackie Guglielmo, a volunteer with Almost Home Foundation in Schaumburg, said the mission is "Lifesaving of animals from a shelter that’s overcrowded. They had no more room."
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Almost Home Foundation is a nonprofit dog and cat rescue that will hold the dogs in their shelter until suitable adoption families are found.
"We are gonna take them straight to the Almost Home Foundation in Schaumburg, get them all cleaned up, vaccinated, spayed, neutered, and find them a permanent, loving home," said Guglielmo.
The organization that flies the animals is called Dog is my Copilot. They own two planes that fly rescue animals across the country almost every day.
"There’s a huge need for it," said pilot Shane Bradburn. "Most all the animals always come from the south, and they move up north. And my understanding is just about every animal we drop off is already fostered or adopted."
More than 29,000 animals have been rescued since the flights began in 2012.
"They’re the heroes," said Bradburn. "I’m the bus driver. My job is simple. Theirs is tough."
If you’re interested in adopting or fostering one of these pups, volunteering, or making a donation, you can go to the organization’s website.
"And they’ll be contacted by a foster coordinator," said volunteer Kelly Kane. "We’ll meet with them, we’ll meet with their family, their dog, and go from there."