Michael SchneiderFounder, Executive Director & Chief Pilot aka "Top Dog", Pilots To The Rescue · Top Dog @ Pilots To The Rescue

24 Animals Fly to Safety 🐾✈️ #adoptdontshop #puppy

20 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In a first‑person narration, the speaker recounts a recent collaboration with the nonprofit Pilots to the Rescue, during which a Kodiak aircraft was used to transport 20 dogs and 4 cats from New Jersey to South Carolina and back. The animals were at risk of euthanasia due to overcrowded shelters, and the mission aimed to give them a second chance by relocating them to facilities where they could be adopted or housed. Michael Schneider is highlighted as the organizer and loader of the plane. The speaker emphasizes personal passion for animal liberation and aviation, describes the three‑hour flight, and concludes with a plea for donations to support Pilots to the Rescue’s ongoing work.

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Last Friday I teamed up with Pilots to the Rescue to give 20 dogs and 4 cats a second chance on life. Pilots to the Rescue is an organization which rescues all kinds of animals: dogs, turtles, cats, wolves, or even monkeys. And here you can see Michael Schneider Schneider loading the plane who started all of this. And as you guys know, animal liberation and aviation are two big topics in my life, so I decided that I want to be part of that. We started this mission by flying this really nice Kodiak from New Jersey to South Carolina, where our unbelievably cute passengers were waiting for us. Most of these dogs were facing euthanization because of overcrowded So we flew them back to New Jersey where they either found a forever home or at least a space in a shelter. And after 3 hours of flight, the flight crew and the passengers were very happy to be back on ground. And to help Michael Schneider and his great team to keep doing what they're doing, a donation to Pallas to the Rescue would help a lot, even if it's small.