NPR's Scott Simon talks with Petra Janney, of Amelia Air, a non-profit that helps fly animals from overcrowded shelters to areas of the country where they have a better chance of getting adopted. Is ...

A: We fly animals — 80 percent dogs, 20 percent cats — from about 20 source shelters, where they are in danger of being euthanized because of lack of space, to some 62 receiving animal rescue ...

Pilots N Paws, a nonprofit organization, connects volunteer pilots with animals needing transport to shelters or new homes. Iowa pilots Jay Newell and Adam Obrecht volunteer their time and aircraft to ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — Local pilots are taking to the skies to fly animals from overcrowded shelters. Dog Rescue Flights said 390,000 dogs are euthanized each year. To help reduce that number, the ...

Dear reader, it came to my attention that there are several flying organizations that operate to rescue animals; Pilots To The Rescue, Flying Fur Animal Rescue, and Wings of Rescue are just three of ...

Is there any good news out there? Well, maybe. Last week, we read a story in the LA Times about Amelia Air, a nonprofit organization that's flying animals in overcrowded shelters to less crowded ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Petra Janney, of Amelia Air, a non-profit that helps fly animals from overcrowded shelters to areas of the country... They fly animals on the brink of euthanasia to new ...