We had a dog that was about to give birth and set to be euthanized. We were able to get the dog on Rescue Express Transport and she had her pups on the transport.
We can happily say, she and the pups have found forever homes.
I am honored to be a part of Rescue Express shelter animal transport. These Freedom Rides save over 100 animals a week from euthanasia. And with your help they can grow to a nation wide endeavor.
They also have begun transporting animals out of areas hit by natural disaster.
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I volunteered to help with the transport FOR 167 animals. With great care the animals are looked after on the bus and trailer and the trip is conducted on a tight schedule to make sure animals do not have to be in their crates for too long.
When we get to the stops where rescue partners bring their animals and excited to know they saved them from euthanasia, it was pretty incredible.
THEY have and will again help so many DEATH Row dogs out of the shelters that were about to take their lives. Without them us as Rescuers cannot help these animals... So they are appreciated as much as they are needed!!
THE Mom in this picture was pregnant with 7 puppies and was 1 day away from being euthanized when a Oregon Rescue said yes and without RE she would have not made it to them!
We drive out on every other Saturday and gather behind the gas stations near the Apple satellite office in Elk Grove, CA. Our cars parked in the shade, we bring a blanket to sit on the grass, and introducing ourselves. Dennise from 4 Dogs Farm Rescue often comes the furthest, and we are there to help her get her dogs off the transport and walked and fed and then loaded into the cars that whisk them off to their fosters or adoptive homes, to people anxiously awaiting their arrival We have been monitoring these dogs' progressions from scruffy street dogs or dirty shelter dogs, to their first stages of "normal" in their new lives. People have driven up from San Francisco, Silicon Valley, central CA, and those around Sacramento (usually the fosters). We bond in the time while waiting for the big red truck to make its slow arc turn into the cul de sac where our little greeting party awaits. Many of the people there we will never see again, except on social media as we follow the lives of their newly adopted fur-family members, but we are bound together for those minutes or hours waiting for this red bus of hope that takes the broken, sad, rejected, and often scared or even ill dogs on to better lives. Often times for many of these animals it's the first time they've been treated with care and nurturing. The staff on the bus get off with their precious cargo, we all snap some photos, get the paperwork in order, and after what seems just a short blip of hectic hellos and chaotic shuffling, they are off to continue their journey north, carrying on the big and little critters that have been rescued from the streets and shelters south north towards better lives. The Rescue Express bus is our meeting point, our laugh and catching-up point before we scatter off to the far corners of northern California and the next leg of their journies, until we meet again soon.
Two years ago I saw a sad little Chihuahua in a video I somehow stumbled upon. He’d been dumped at a shelter in Southern California, and his scared face and shaky body just broke my heart. I’m in Northern California and couldn’t make a trip to get him. A wonderful rescuer pulled him for me, and he made the trip up on the big red bus of Rescue Express. I remember how exciting it was to see that bus pull up to its designated stop. Thank you, Rescue Express!