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    COVID-19: Hundreds of shelter dogs, cats flown across the Pacific

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    COVID-19: Hundreds of shelter dogs, cats flown across the Pacific

    Rescue flight necessary because the pandemic has led to overcrowded pet shelters in Hawaii

    Published:  October 30, 2020 11:47 AP  and  Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor
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    Honolulu: More than 600 dogs and cats flew across the Pacific Ocean from crowded Hawaii shelters to Washington state, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, where there's more space for them to await adoption _ a charity operation that organizers said is the largest pet rescue flight. Image Credit: AP
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    The furry friends arrived in Seattle Thursday morning on a chartered Hercules C-130 plane. The rescue flight was necessary because the coronavirus pandemic has led to overcrowding in Hawaii pet shelters. Image Credit: AP
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    "Lots of kittens," said Douglas Carroll, spokesman for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, which helped coordinate the effort. Image Credit: AP
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    He noted that some owners no longer being able to afford their pets because of economic struggles caused by the pandemic has contributed to crowded Hawaii shelters. Image Credit: AP
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    Carroll watched Wednesday night as masked workers loaded the carriers of various sizes holding the animals into the plane. Veterinarians wearing scrubs accompanied the animals to keep them safe and healthy, he said. Image Credit: AP
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    "The Paws Across the Pacific flight is urgently needed to make space in Hawaii's shelters for at-risk pets who otherwise wouldn't be able to receive necessary care to survive," said Liz Baker, CEO of Greater Good Charities. Image Credit: AP
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    A volunteer looks over kennels of cats after the landing of a "Paws Across the Pacific" pet rescue flight. Image Credit: AP
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    Workers unload a dog from a cargo plane after the landing. Image Credit: AP
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    A dog peers out from a kennel after the landing. Image Credit: AP
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    Kim Van Syoc, executive director of the Banfield Foundation, feeds dogs after the landing. Image Credit: AP

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