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Dogs in Hurricane Dorian’s path flown to safety

Dogs in Hurricane Dorian’s path flown to safety
PEOPLE TRY TO ESCAPE HURRICANE DORIAN. ONE PILOT HAS MADE IT HIS MISSION TO FL ANIMALS OUT OF POTENTIAL DANGER ZONES AND INTO SAFETY THROUGH THE PILOTS N PAWS ORGANIZATION. SATURDAY HE WENT TO CLEWISTON ANIMAL CONTROL IN FLORIDA TO PICK UP DOGS. "THIS IS A SMALL MUNICIPAL ANIMAL SHELTER THAT CLEARED ALL BUT DOGS AND A HANDFUL OF CATS OUT ALREADY. THESE ARE KIND THE HARDCORE ONES THEY COULDN'T PLACE. BASICALLY THESE ARE ANIMALS THAT GOT DUMPED ON THEM." DUE TO THE SIZE OF HIS PLANE... HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THE AINMALS TO BIG FLUFFY DOG RESCUE IN NASHVILLE TENNESSE "WE WERE ABLE TO CARRY THE FIVE LARGEST AND MOST IN DANGER." JEFF WALL SAYS THEY HAD TO EVACUATE THE ANIMALS BECAUSE THE SHELTER THEY WERE IN WAS PRONE TO FLOODING. "THEY BASICALLY JUST HAD CAGES OUTSIDE THAT THESE ANIMALS WERE IN SO THEY DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE IF THIS AREA FLOODE IT'S KNOWN TO FLOOD. THEY BASICALLY SAID WHEN A HURRICANE COMES IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE IS GOING TO OVERTOP IT'S BANKS. THIS THING WILL BE UNDER 6FEET OF WATER THESE DOGS WILL ALL DROWN AND HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE." WALLS SAYS THE FOUR DOGS HE DID NOT HAVE ROOM FOR ON HIS PLANE SATURDAY WERE TAKEN TO THE SAME SHELTER IN NASHVILLE TUESDAY. IN JACKSON SHALEEKA POWELL 16 WAPT NEWS. ORGANIZERS SAY "PILOTS N PAWS" IS ALWAYS IN NEED OF TEMPORARY
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Dogs in Hurricane Dorian’s path flown to safety
A Jackson pilot is taking hurricane relief to new heights as he flies endangered animals to states not impacted by the hurricane.Organizers say "pilots n paws" is always in need of temporary fosters who can house animals as they move from one location to another during this hurricane.

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A Jackson pilot is taking hurricane relief to new heights as he flies endangered animals to states not impacted by the hurricane.

Organizers say "pilots n paws" is always in need of temporary fosters who can house animals as they move from one location to another during this hurricane.