10-11-2020, 08:27 PM
In a few weeks the largest pet rescue in American history will depart from Hawaii, including dogs and cats from Big Island. It's a good cause, but I admit I'm curious what what the cost is per critter in dollars:
This looming crisis has led Hawaii’s emergency management agencies to call for an emergency airlift of high-risk animals on a chartered Hercules C-130, a turbo-prop aircraft with a military and civilian history of airlifts and rescue missions. On October 29, 2020, the plane will cross the Pacific carrying 157 dogs and 525 cats saved from overcrowded shelters on Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Lanai, and the Big Island, before touching down in Seattle, where all 642 animals will be distributed to shelters across the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. Not only will these at-risk pets be flying to a region where demand for adoption is high, they’ll be participating in the largest pet rescue in American history!