One morning in July, Linda Ruzich picks up a female German shepherd at the Kansas Humane Society. The dog’s final destination is a Topeka-area rescue.
Ruzich is in charge of transporting the shepherd on the first leg of her trip, from Wichita to Emporia. Transporters are called to action when rescues and shelters need to offload animals, like this one.
Over 15 years of transporting, Ruzich said around 3,500 animals — from dogs and cats to ducks and pigs — have spent time in the back of her car…