BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Dozens of dogs from overcrowded shelters in Los Angeles have arrived at the Boise Airport on a special flight organized by Dog Is My Co-Pilot. These animals are getting a second chance at finding loving homes in Idaho, thanks to the Idaho Humane Society and local partners.
Kristine Schellhaas, public information officer for the Idaho Humane Society, said, “We raised our hands to help the cities of LA in the shelters weeks ago, and thankfully, they got a lot of responses from their local community and from national organizations. So basically, we were on a waiting list for them to help get animals that were already for adoption out of their shelters to make room for those displaced pets.”
The transport of these animals was handled by Dog Is My Co-Pilot. Frank Maresca, pilot coordinator for the organization, explained the logistics involved in the flight. “Make sure that they’re, you know, they have enough space, zip tie everything together. We, you know, pack the plane up pretty tightly normally, and that keeps them from moving around. And at the end of the load, we always bungee those last few crates down so they don’t move. And then we also kind of limit our altitude and flight. This is a non-pressurized airplane, so we can’t go too high,” he said…