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The recent rescue flight conducted by the Dogs & Cats of Antigua organization was a significant undertaking. It involved transporting 29 dogs from Antigua to the U.S.
These animals, which were previously exposed to various threats including poison, malnourishment, and abuse, are now on their way to finding permanent homes.
The initiative, which took place on May 7, involved a chartered flight from Antigua to Miami. After that, volunteers received the animals and transferred them to rescues on the East Coast of the U.S.
All of the pets had secured homes at U.S. rescues prior to their departure from Antigua, and efforts are now underway to find suitable forever homes for each animal.
This charitable endeavor was made possible through a collaboration between Flew The Coop, a nonprofit organization under the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), and Dogs & Cats of Antigua (DACOA), a nonprofit organization based in Antigua dedicated to addressing pet overpopulation on the island.
Joy Farrell, the founder and executive director of DACOA, emphasized the dire situation faced by animals in Antigua, describing it as a crisis zone marked by rampant pet overpopulation, animal abuse, and neglect.
Since 2015, DACOA has been actively involved in rescuing abused animals from the streets of Antigua and rehabilitating them for adoption.
Through partnerships with organizations like Flew The Coop, DACOA is able to facilitate the transportation of these rescue animals to their forever homes.
Chris Harding, the founder of Flew The Coop, highlighted the importance of ensuring the health and well-being of the animals during transportation, underscoring the organization’s commitment to sending out healthy and happy pets.
Among the animals rescued, there are heartwarming stories of resilience and recovery. For instance, dogs like Suzie, Stilts, and Mr. Magoo, who had suffered from various forms of trauma and neglect, have been given a new lease on life through the efforts of DACOA and its partners.
These animals, along with many others, are now available for adoption at various rescue organizations in the U.S.
Overall, this collaborative effort between Flew The Coop and DACOA serves as a remarkable example of how organizations can come together to address the pressing issue of animal welfare and facilitate the rehoming of animals in need.
I’ve always been highly suspicious about this so-called charitable organization that undertakes, from time to time to charter a private plane to come here ostensibly to collect a small fraction of Antigua’s stray dogs for homes in the US. I find this most suspicious since there are so many ads on their numerous TV outlets begging Americans to either adopt a stray outright or provide monthly subscriptions for their upkeep. So what is it that’s special about Antigua’s stray dogs that would occasion the sending of a private charter plane to collect a relatively small number of “Antigua’s stray dogs “. And then we scratch our aging heads and wonder where and how such large number of guns and ammunition, illicit drugs, alien agricultural species to name a few, wind up plaguing our beautiful island home. Might we perhaps interest them in sending their chartered jets to collect the increasing populations of the Green Monkey recently smuggled to this country or the alien Giant African Snail’s. Surely there must be a market for these in the great USA.!! But, 50+ stray dogs jetted off to a country which has its own stray dog problems?? Ther is more in the pestle than the mortar!!!!
No one finds it suspicious that they go to these lengths for a few stray dogs, but never direct their altruism towards the local population? It would appear that our children are less important than stray dogs! The cost to charter a flight is astronomical, yet they do this for a few stray dogs! I have visited their Facebook group page, and the things that were posted about us, were not flattering in the least!!! The fact that we “keep our dogs outdoors and feed them scraps,” in their book, is tantamount to criminal activity! Our government needs to implement some type of tariff or other fees, that will benefit our schools and our children. I am pretty sure that there is some type of lucrative benefit for these grifters on the backend! After all, our stray dogs are their only interest. How dare they call themselves, “humane?”