Beaten to the Punch

Friday, April 26th, I got word that another transport was arriving on Saturday, so I e-mailed to let the coordinator know I could do my usual Center Valley run.  Within minutes, I got this reply:  Linda is doing it.  My friend, Linda, had snatched this transport right from under my nose!  I really have created a monster.  Now she's stealing my transports.  I have this to say about that:  Harrumph!  I'm stick licking my wounds.  Maybe by next month, I'll get over it.

Anyway, here's the story of Maggie and Lil Bit, the two sweetie pies Linda had the privilege of transporting (darn her! -- oops, I didn't mean that...well, not much).

Sadly, Lil Bit and Maggie ended up in a shelter in the south after their human guardian passed away. 

Maggie

They were two of about 110 dogs, cats and kittens that arrived in two large transport trucks this time.  Linda reports that these two pooches are very sweet and well-trained.  Maggie, the little Pomeranian, who spent a lot of her time standing on her hind legs inside the crate, is 8 years old, and Lil Bit is 6.  They must be adopted together because they are such great friends after all these years.

Linda took on these two little charges by herself this time.  They weren't exactly giant killers, so I thought it would go smoothly.  She had great plans of putting Maggie in the crate, and Lil Bit would ride on the seat beside the crate.

Lil Bit

Here's Lil Bit riding shotgun in the passenger seat.  The best laid plans...  I'm thinkin' Linda fell under the spell of Lil Bit's sweet, soulful eyes, and he got his way.  Now, if I'd been driving, that would never  have happened.  Yeah, right!

Because this was such a huge transport coming from Kentucky, Linda snapped a few pictures of many of the other animals.  Here's one lucky puppy dog in the arms of its forever mom.  This, of course, is the best scenario of all. 

Also below are photos of a few other lucky passengers who were rescued and going to either foster families or to their forever homes.  The weariness of the long trip is so well worth it.

Cats and Kittens

And by the way, I really do give kudos to Linda, who has become an integral part of the transport operation in Pennsylvania.  It's heartening to know that volunteers are ready, willing and able to help whenever they can.  The more volunteers we have, the more dogs and cats can be saved.

 

Now, if we could only get everyone to spay/neuter their pets, and convince shelters that finding homes for their animals is much better than destroying them! 

April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month!