Down in Anderson, SC, is a huge animal shelter with easily 500 dogs in it on a day-to-day basis. In this economy, not many of these dogs will find local adopters. Fortunately, the women that run the shelter for the city are very, very dedicated to working with rescues and transporters to get as many dogs out of their shelter as possible and on their way to parts of the country where there is not an animal overpopulation problem and where the dogs will more likely find new homes of their own. But there is a huge amount of dogs and many end up on death row...perfectly adoptable...but not able to get out in time.

Pets Alive is a no-kill animal shelter, located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, about 1 1/2 hours from New York City. Their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and place animals in need. Victims of neglect, abuse, and violence, many of them have special needs and have been rejected by other organizations. Many of the animals at Pets Alive are older, have special needs or require special care. Check out their website at www.PetsAlive.com

Pets Alive has agreed to take over 30 "death row dogs" from the Anderson shelter, rehabilitate them and find them new homes. Now these lucky dogs just need a way to get from SC to NY...and that's where ARF comes in!

ARF Passengers:
1. Tangelo~902766~ female retriever x, 5 mos 16 lbs.
2. Denver~902401~ male retriever x, 1-2 yrs 62 lbs
3. Lola~902716~ female lab/boxer x, 1 yr 27 lbs
4. Racer~902719~ male boston x, 8 mos 22 lbs
5. Strutter~902696~ male beagle x, 4 yrs, 30 lbs
6. Yogi~ 901889~ male beagle x, 6 mos 30 lbs
7. Bambi~ 902624~ female mini husky x, under a year old 27 lbs
8. Twila~ 902838~ female boston/bassett x, 6 mos, 40 lbs
9. Scooter~ border collie x, 9 mos, male 46lbs
10. Posey~902249~female black lab x, 1 yr 43 lbs
11. Paisley~ 902717 female lab/boxer x, 5 mos 28 lbs
12. Finegan~ 901782~ adult male rat terrier, 20 lbs
13. Denali~ 902811~ female husky/hound x, 1 yr 47 lbs
14. Forbes~ male yellow lab, 2 yrs 60 lbs
15. Diggs~ 900458 male boxer x pup 6 mos, 26 lb
16. Stewy~901784~ adult male rat terrier, 20 lbs
17. Glacier~ 902273~ male siberian husky x, 2 yrs, 60 lbs
18. Fresco~ 902192~ male retriever x, 1 year, 40 lbs
19. Zesty~ 901545 female terrier x, 2 yrs, 70 lbs
20. Dilly~902917~ male jrt x, 6 mos, 15 lbs
21. Rosemary~ 902697~ female beagle x, 4 yrs, 15 lbs
22. Juniper~810759~female shep/terrier x, 1 year, 48 lbs
23. O'Malley~ dachshund, 4 mos, 48 lbs
24. Rosey border collie mix, 5 yrs, 35 lbs
25. Tigger~ bassett lab mix, 9 mos, 48 lbs
26. Bubbles ~ dalmation mix, 25 lbs
27. Oliver ~ white cat
28. Bengal~ 903351~ male pit/bulldog x, 1.5 yrs, 56 lbs
29. Possum~ female lab x pup, 5 mos, 25-30 lbs but long-legged
30. Minnie (pending possible adoption) female doxy x, 1 year, 20 lbs

Arf Pilots:
Leg #1: RUQ to FDK 272nm
1) Ted and the ARFTruck - Aztec
2) Frank Robinson - Cessna 182
3) Jerry Smith - Cessna 210
4) Matt Paxton - Bellanca 260
5) Law Wright - Beech Travelair
6) Mike McGhee - Mooney

Leg #2: FDK to MGJ 190nm
1) Chris Manner - Piper Archer
2) Vincent Liggio - Mooney
3) Al Vacchio - Cessna 172 or 182
4) Will Ownby - Piper Warrior.
5) Joe Bisnov & Lori - Cessna 172
6) Team Mutt Muffs - Cessna 172
7) Stephen Baird - Piper Archer III
8) Harold Schorr - Grummon Tiger
9) Elliott Degraff - Piper Cherokee 140
10) Robin Rebhan - Cessna 172