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

Help PTTR Rescue TEN TIMES The Number Of Animals Per Flight!

17 Dec 2021 · 1 min

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In this brief fundraising video, representatives from Pilots to Rescue (Speaker A) and Cessna Aircraft’s communications team (Speaker B) explain the charity’s mission of rescuing dogs and cats threatened with euthanasia. Currently, the organization saves about 500 animals per year, averaging 10 dogs and 30 cats per flight, and often has to turn animals away due to limited aircraft capacity. They propose acquiring a Cessna Caravan, which offers substantially more cargo space and speed, allowing them to increase rescue capacity by five to ten times—potentially rescuing hundreds of animals each month. The speakers make a heartfelt appeal for donations via pilotstotherescue.org, encourage sharing the mission, thank existing donors, and wish viewers a happy holiday and healthy new year, expressing optimism about dramatically expanding rescues once the aircraft is purchased.

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Here at Pilots to Rescue, we mostly save dogs and cats that are at risk of being euthanized. I would say on average we can rescue 10 dogs, maybe 30 cats. We hate turning away animals. We always do whatever we can to get all of them on board. Sometimes it's just not possible. It breaks my heart because we're sending them back to be euthanized. The plane we want to get is a Cessna Caravan.
Hi, I'm Mindy Lindheim. I work for Cessna Aircraft on our communications team, but I'm also a pilot and an animal lover. This aircraft It's really going to open up the scope for Pilots to the Rescue.
We think we can rescue anywhere between 5 to 10 times the amount of animals with the larger plane. This year we're rescuing over 500 animals. We could easily do that per month or more in a Cessna Caravan.
It's got much more space, a little bit more speed, and it's going to get them where they need to go.
And a cup holder. That's the most important thing, the cup holder. If you're interested in helping Pilots to the Rescue raise money to purchase the Cessna Caravan, you can go to pilotstotherescue.org. If you can't donate, at least share our story and our mission and the good work that we do at Pilots to the Rescue.
Get more people involved, get more donations, and ultimately save more animals.
We're so grateful to our donors. Our donors are what made it possible for us to continue to operate. I want to wish you a happy holiday, a healthy new year. Can't wait to rescue 10 times the amount of animals next year when we purchase this Cessna Caravan.