In this live‑stream, Michael Schneider of Pilots to the Rescue walks viewers through a rescue operation that moved nine dogs and seven cats from the Athens, Texas Animal Rescue to the Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter in East Hanover, New Jersey. The broadcast features Megan (known as “NYC Dog Mom”) and several volunteers who introduce each animal, share brief personality notes, and encourage viewers to adopt. Throughout the stream, the team acknowledges donors (e.g., Miska, Bark, Bean, Sewer Babe, Cedric, Wayne) whose contributions fund the aircraft and logistics. The conversation also covers flight details (a roughly four‑hour trip from Knoxville, TN to New Jersey), handling of the crates, and the unloading process. The hosts repeatedly provide the shelter’s contact information and invite the audience to adopt any of the unclaimed animals, while also promoting Pilots to the Rescue merchandise and adoption kits. The tone is informal, enthusiastic, and community‑focused, aiming to raise awareness, gratitude, and adoption interest.
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Dallas. It's like a showdown of the lives.
Michael Schneider here, Pilots to the Rescue. We just got back from Caldwell, uh, today we rescued 9 dogs and 7 cats. They originated from Athens, Texas Animal Rescue and they're going to Mount— Michael, what kind of dog was that that was huge last night? I don't remember, it was a big one. So let's check out, let's check out these dogs and cats.
Big one, that's all.
Yeah.
Okay.
And here's Megan. Megan, you go as a dog mom, right?
Yeah, that's me.
What's your handle on Instagram?
NYC Dog Mom.
NYC Dog Mom came today to help us as an influencer, and we're about to pull out the pups. Who do we got first?
So this is Sweet Pea.
Sweet Pea. Sweet Pea, how about you get off those nice leather seats, huh?
All these dogs are from Athens, Texas Animal Rescue, and they're going to Mount Pleasant in, uh, East Hanover. Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter. If you want to adopt any of these dogs or cats today. Oh, this was a sweet boy.
This is the one that someone needs to go home with.
Yeah, this guy is a nice—
I love him. Very chill.
What a sweet pup. What's his name?
Billard, I think.
Billard. Billard.
Oh, I love it.
I think— Hi, Billard.
Thank you so much.
Uh, Miska and Bark and Bean, thank you for your donations. Very generous of you. Thank you.
Next we have—
who's coming next?
Uh, nameless pup.
Okay, well, they're going to be adopted, so you can name them whatever you want.
I'm going to name this puppy—
that's either Charlotte or Cameron.
This is Cameron. Yeah, you were correct.
And he's got little white booties, a little bit.
That's the whole play.
Oh, beautiful dog.
Okay, there's Cameron.
Cameron. Hi, Cameron.
Hi, Cameron.
Yes.
All right, Cameron. There's Cameron.
Is my other favorite.
Hi, puppy.
Hey, what's your name? And then this sweet baby.
Oh, it's on her.
It's on her.
I don't know what her name is.
Okay.
Nice to meet you.
How'd they do in flight, Megan? How were they in flight?
They slept, they were perfect. We had some peeing and some pooping, but yeah, that happens.
Yeah.
Oh, it's like a—
what's your name?
I don't have a name. I can tell about the— sorry guys, he's a good boy. So how was the flight today?
Did you have a good flight?
Yeah, it was a good flight. It was good, all the way, all the way from Knoxville, Tennessee. Uh, Sewer Babe, thank you for your very generous $50 donation. Thank you. All the donations help us maintain this aircraft, and we really appreciate all your support. This is how, this is how we're able to do this kind of work, from your support. Oh yeah, I'll tell you, they're so well behaved. Yeah, there's this guy.
So she's— this crate's really gross.
I'll take her out if she'll—
absolutely.
We can do things like this because of it.
Come on.
Hey baby, who's this guy?
Um, this is—
he's got to go bad.
Come on, you got this. You got it on this? Oh, slip leash. Okay, a little scared coming out. Yeah, there you go.
Hey there. Hi, Poppy.
We know, we know you want to get out. You know you want to get out. Are you doing anything live? You want to hold this? I'll take the seat out. I'll make it a lot easier. Oh, you're doing a live?
I can do them both.
Here we go.
I'll make it a lot easier.
This is Michael.
Hi everyone.
Who runs this great thing that we're doing here.
Hi, how are you? Nice to meet you. What's up, Michael Schneider Schneider?
He's the other copilot.
How was the trip? It was good.
We flew from Knoxville, Tennessee, and, uh, where the Athens Animal Rescue met us. It's about, uh, just under 4 hours flight.
They're going to Mount Pleasant.
There they are! Hi baby. Yeah, I'm back. This is empty.
Yeah, that one, um, we need a— is a situation.
We have slip leashes left.
Uh, any more slip leashes?
Pepper, pepper is coming out. Hey Pepper! Hey!
Oh, good Pepper!
Sweet Pepper! Oh, sweet girl.
So Pepper, um, Pepper pooped on and peed on herself, so she thinks it's a little dirty.
Hey, baby, can you get in there and grab the next crate for Michael?
Yeah, can you hold these?
Look, Michael, can you hand her the crate? Uh, baby, can you sit right there? Get a shot of it. Yeah, you should see it. And then there's all these puppies and pussycats going out for a walk on the street. So I guess I'll put the cats over They probably need to jump. You hear them all? They're all cats now, except for the Chihuahuas.
Jazz, Jazz, can you—
Okay, well listen, I got to go.
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I love you, Dad. See you later. Bye.
You want me to do the actual—
Hi, baby.
You're excited to come out.
Yeah, thank you, Bark and Bean. We'd love to speak with you, please hook us up.
Hi, Mary.
Hi, Dad.
Yes, they are adorable.
You're welcome, Smiley Mayer. You're welcome.
3 more kitties.
3 more kitties. Oh yeah, they look happy to be here. Beautiful.
Yeah, this one in the back is so pretty.
Yeah, awesome.
Hi babies. Yeah, so here's Marie, Piku, and—
oh, we got some puppies, got some puppies, some chichis.
I'm just gonna carry them.
Can I get a quick shot before you guys put them in? Oh, the two chihuahuas, what are their names? Um, we have their names. We don't know.
This is Shy. Shy, I know that. And this is— does it say Oh yeah, hundo, hundo.
Shy and hundo. Cedric, thank you for your donation.
And Shy came with a toy.
Oh, there's a toy in there? Oh, am I gonna make sure to get that? Well, maybe you only have two hands, so—
oh yeah, they're beautiful.
They're so sweet.
There's—
those are the calmest chihuahuas.
His tail's going so hard, right?
Yeah, great, awesome.
Oh, they are adorable.
Is this the first time you're working with Athens?
No, so we've received a transport from Athens before.
Oh, you have? Okay, great.
And, uh, they're remarkable.
Awesome, they do a wonderful job, and we're just happy to to partner with. And you guys are in East Hanover, right? East Hanover, New Jersey.
Absolutely.
Yeah, awesome, awesome. Guys, if you want to adopt these animals from— it's Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter. Uh, show you guys the phone number and website. Are any of them spoken for, or they're still able to be adopted? None of the animals are spoken for. Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter, there's the information. Yeah, we do the transport, they do the adoptions. So all we got— all we have left to unload are the kitties.
Yeah, there's— all right, all right.
And I have some, uh, remember those adoption kits with all like the Pilots Rescue merchandise? I have some of those for you before you go. Thank you.
Yeah, listen, all your donors, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, cuz you make moments like this possible. Yes, thank you. Keep it Good partnership.
Excuse me.
Yeah, when these guys are ready to come out, I'll be over at the gate waiting. I'll just be over there waiting.
Oh, over at the south gate?
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, thanks, man.
Take your time. I'll be over there. I'm gonna have a cigarette. Awesome.
Thank you, Wayne. That's right, I remember you guys. Of course, we love it, we love it. Let's get some kitties. Oh, thank you.
Yeah, we just—
Carlos cleaned it out yesterday. Yeah, we had a lot of mud. Oh, hey guy!
It's a great day to rescue, right?
Yeah.
Hey guy!
All these are all I saved. They came all the way from Texas.
That's right.
Now they're Jersey.
They're Jersey now.
Awesome.
Yeah.
All right, well, we got a few more in here, or that's it? I think we got a few more cats in here.
Yeah.
Hey, we got a, uh, this one. Let's see, this is Roxanna. Roxanna. Hi, Roxanna. There's Roxanna. I think we have more dog lovers because I noticed a couple people dropped off when I said there's no more dogs. And here's Lana.
There's Lana.
Hi, Lana! You good?
You good? Oh, Granny with the camera!
Do you have any more, um, cages? That's it. Okay guys, I'm signing off. Thank you for your support. We'll see you on the next rescue. Bye-bye!
