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

Why we rescue animals

5 Nov 2019 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker describes the unique reward of combining recreational flying with animal rescue work. He likens the cost of flying a plane to buying a "$100 hamburger"—a metaphor for the expense of a flight that also serves a charitable purpose. The speaker emphasizes that participating in rescue missions feels like a privilege and a way to give back to society by raising awareness about the problem of animal euthanasia. He argues that educating even one person can lead to that person adopting a rescue dog, which in turn expands the mission’s impact exponentially. The overall message is that using flights to promote rescue efforts is both personally fulfilling and socially valuable.

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There's nothing like flying and then being able to save these animals is that much more rewarding. They call these planes $100 hamburgers because people who fly these planes, they literally fly to a restaurant and get a hamburger and, you know, the fuel, $100 to do that. Yep. But this, you feel like you're actually contributing, you're giving back to society, letting people know and creating awareness about this problem that we have with euthanizing animals. And if one person becomes knowledgeable about what we do about the problem that we have and ends up going and adopting a rescue dog, that grows our mission and helps exponentially. This is a privilege. To do this is a privilege. It's an absolute privilege.