On October 10, Pia Salk accompanied 100 pets on a chartered flight from New Orleans to Los Angeles. 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com's David Meyer made arrangements for the flight in a single day, after learning that the shelter where the pets were housed would be closing down. All pets have been distributed to no-kill rescue groups and will be fostered while we all attempt to locate the pets' owners! Here are some photos from the day of the transport.
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5:00 AM the work began
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The procession began
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Time to pause for a photo
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Volunteers and Army personnel prepare for the early AM operation
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A volunteer prepares a passenger for the flight ahead
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The trucks began loading
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Truck is getting filled up
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Getting into place
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At the airport, the pets are loaded onto the plane
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This pooch has a long day ahead of him!
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We began loading the plane
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David and Pia helping poochie passengers board the plane
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David trying to make all the crates fit in the tight space
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David and Pia loading up the plane in Louisiana
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Things look ready to fly!
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Pia checks out her home for the next several hours, the cockpit
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Pia, riding shotgun, gives the high sign
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All loaded up and flying through the air
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The plane arrives!
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The unloading begins
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Dogs coming down the conveyor belt
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The unloading process
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Dogs being unloaded off the plane
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The unloading process continues
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Unloading
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Unloading
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Unsure of what's going on
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More dogs coming off the plane
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Pia and the pilots unloading dogs
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A view from the plane
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A wider view
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Another shot of the conveyor belt
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Crates are taken from the conveyor and placed on flatbeds
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Flatbeds loaded with pets
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What a face!
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The flatbeds fill up
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The flatbeds are driven into the cargo area...
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...where volunteers are waiting
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Pia, the pilot, and the co-pilot
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The crates are lined up on the floor
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Pit bulls going to Villalobos Rescue lined up to be checked in
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Volunteers attending to the pit bulls
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Volunteers walked each dog before the long drive to Villalobos
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A volunteer cares for a sweet pit bull
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It is dark when the last pit bull is loaded onto the truck
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Pia Salk is interviewed by a documentarian
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Inside the warehouse, volunteers help process dogs
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Happy to be out of his crate, this dog wanted to play!
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1-800-Save-A-Pet.com's Abbie Moore and new friend
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Pia helps care for kitties
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Getting some much-appreciated affection
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It was a long day for the volunteers and veterinarians
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