The nonprofit animal rescue Mutts in Need sends a monthly transport to the Los Angeles airport to pick up a group of dogs scooped from the streets in Armenia — shuttling them to Orange County for rehabilitation and a chance for a new life.
Saved by a partner in Armenia who gathers up street dogs and obtains certification for canine air travel, these pups often arrive with varying degrees of injuries or other issues.
“A lot of them are not in very good shape and need a lot of work to get them socialized,” said Steve Bittner, president of Mutts in Need. “In Armenia, there’s a lot of street dogs, and they don’t treat them very well. We rehab them and get them adopted.”…