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Pilots To The Rescue is a non-profit animal rescue organization based in Brooklyn, New York, dedicated to preventing at-risk companion animals, including hundreds of cats, from being euthanized due to shelter overcrowding. By coordinating with volunteer pilots and rescue partners nationwide, they transport vulnerable pets via aircraft and vans from high-kill facilities to receiving shelters where they have a much greater chance of adoption. They serve overcrowded shelters and rescue partners across the East Coast and throughout the United States.
Pilots to the Rescue Inc serves Nationwide / East Coast (Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY).
Pilots To The Rescue is an emergency animal transport service rather than a direct adoption agency. They fly and drive at-risk pets from overcrowded origin shelters to pre-arranged receiving shelters that manage final adoptions.
No. PTTR asks that individuals do not post requests to transport personal pets. Transports are exclusively for shelter animals in danger or at risk of being euthanized.
Animals requested for transport must be at risk of euthanasia, medically fit to fly, and have a confirmed recipient shelter ready to receive them before transport can occur.
Animals must have all necessary paperwork accompanying them, including an ID collar with sending and receiving party contact information, a rabies certificate, and a health certificate. Pilot in Command (PIC) ultimately determines if animals are fit to fly.
PTTR does not take in or transport privately owned pets. Transports are reserved strictly for at-risk animals in danger of euthanasia being moved between registered animal welfare organizations, and every transport must have a confirmed receiving shelter in place.
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