Naples Shelter Animals Transported to Safety

In partnership with the Brandywine Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Petco Love, the Wings of Rescue organization facilitated the transportation of 66 dogs and cats from both Humane Society of Naples and Collier County Domestic Animal Services. The pets were on adoption floors in shelters prior to Hurricane Ian’s landfall. On October 5th, all of the pets were loaded onto planes at the Naples airport to fly north.

By making these preparations in advance, shelters will be able to accommodate the large influx of pets flooding shelters following Hurricane Ian’s destruction. Wings of Rescue provides the pets that have been waiting in shelters with a forever home and exposure to the new families that are looking to adopt. The transported pets will be available for adoption at the Brandywine Valley SPCA in New Castle Delaware. To date, the number of pets that were saved from overcrowded shelters and flown to safety by Wings of Rescue exceeds 65,000 and will only continue to increase. 

On October 12th, the BISSELL Pet Foundation, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, flew 100 large dogs to Connecticut and Ohio from Florida shelters. The dogs required a costlier, larger plane and were placed in both the CT Humane Society and MSPCA-Angell, which both made room to help out Florida shelters. The foundation shares how grateful they are for both Humane Society Naples and Humane Society Sarasota for their tireless work in ensuring that all of the cats and dogs transported to rescue partners are in good health.

As well as working to help fly thousands of pets to safety, the Humane Society of Naples has been dropping off essential items and much needed supplies from Cape Coral to Everglades City. The Humane Society shares that last week they distributed 2,318 pounds of dry dog food, 835 pounds of dry cat food, 658 cans of canned dog food, 2,354 cans of canned cat food, 1,733 pounds of cat litter, 50 pet beds, hundreds of dog toys, treats, chews, collars and leashes and countless bags full of bedding. 

After such major accomplishments in such a short period of time, it can be predicted that in the future Domestic Animal Services and its partners will continue to build partnerships with other rescues and organizations from all around the globe. This will aid in the prevention of overflowing shelters and also help increase the global outreach for support in times of crisis.