About once a month I participate in rescuing dogs from overcrowded shelters in the south and transporting them to the north to less crowded shelters where they have a chance to survive and get a home. Here are a few pictures of the 5 dogs I transported last weekend, of the 13 who made the trip.
The first four are from the same litter and are about 5 months old. They are probably lab or Black Mouth Cur mixes. The last one is probably a boxer mix. They are pictured with other volunteers who participated in the transport effort.
If you would like to volunteer to assist in transporting dogs or overnighting them at your home to save them from being euthanized, please contact Doris, the coordinator for the volunteers, at 678-468-2524.
All dogs are vaccinated and wormed, determined healthy, and temperament tested before the trip.
The route is primarily from Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas heading north on 95 to New England states. The dogs are overnighted on a Saturday night in Richmond Virginia with temporary fosters mid trip. The dogs typically begin their journey on a Saturday morning and finish on Sunday evening.
Each volunteer transports the dogs about 80 miles on one leg of the journey. I drove the dogs from South Hill, Virginia to Richmond on Saturday evening, where the fostering volunteers picked them up to care for them overnight.
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