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PEOPLE
‘Shy’ Golden Retriever Being Wheeled to ‘Euthanasia Room’ Saved in Final Moments by Rescuers
“She is a completely different dog,” Clare Callison of Austin Pets Alive! tells PEOPLE of a post-rescue Darla the golden retriever.
PEOPLE
Golden Retrievers, Frenchies, and Pugs Saved from Dog Meat Trade Ready for Adoption in the U.S.
China Rescue Dogs saved 31 dogs from a dog meat trade facility in April 2022 and worked with the CDC to get the canines into the U.S.
CBS AUSTIN
Austin Pets Alive! helps rescue dogs from being euthanized at other Texas-based shelters
Austin Pets Alive! helped give 50 pets a second chance at life as they boarded a flight from Austin early Thursday morning.
PEOPLE
Over 45 Dogs Saved From Overcrowded Texas Shelters and Flown to Forever Homes in Oregon
Dog is My CoPilot and Wondercide teamed up to save over 45 shelter dogs from being euthanized by flying the canines from Texas’ overcrowded shelters to forever families waiting for the pups on the West Coast.
HALLMARK CHANNEL
Dr. Peter Rork’s Animal Rescue Mission
It was such a pleasure welcoming Peter Rork, co-founder of Dog Is My CoPilot, Inc., to our Home! Watch as he shares how he helps thousands of animals move from overcrowded shelters across the country to ones that have room and love to spare.
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
Wyoming pilot flies rescued pets to forever homes with nonprofit
Pilot Peter Rork, a retired surgeon, flies high-risk rescue animals from overcrowded shelters to adoption centers through his nonprofit Dog Is My CoPilot.
WASHINGTON POST
How this former doctor ended up flying thousands of dogs across the country to save them
It’s 4 a.m. in Los Angeles, and Peter Rork is loading dozens of animals onto an aircraft.
“By 5 a.m., it’s wheels up,” said Rork, who typically spends an hour attempting to securely fit 150 crates into his Cessna Caravan.
CBS SUNDAY MORNING
Flying dogs to their forever homes
On a 100-degree day in El Paso, a Texas terrier named Tumble is enjoying a bit of fresh air while trying to beat the heat. However, most of Tumble’s time is spent inside a cage at El Paso Animal Services.
NEW YORK TIMES
Flying Abandoned Animals to Safer Havens
“We fly animals — 80 percent dogs and 20 percent cats — from about 20 source shelters, where they are in danger of being euthanized because of lack of space, to some 62 receiving animal rescue organizations where these animals are more likely to be adopted.”
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In The News
| Date | Title | Publication | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/1/2018 | San Antonio homeless dogs flown northwest for adoption | My San Antonio | View Article |
| 7/31/2018 | More than 40 Dogs to be Flown to Idaho to Find Forever Homes | KSAT | View Article |
| 1/10/2018 | Dr. Peter Rork, co-founder of Dog Is My CoPilot | Talking Animals | View Article |
| 12/22/2017 | Flying Abandoned Animals to Safer Havens | The New York Times | View Article |
| 6/29/2018 | Flying to a ‘Furever’ Home | Idaho Mountain Express | View Article |
| 8/5/2018 | Nonprofits Fly Dogs and Cats to Colorado to Find Forever Homes | KDVR | View Article |
| 8/8/2018 | Flying to Furever Homes: Nonprofit that transports dogs by plane reaches a milestone: 10,000 animals moved. | JH News and Guide | View Article |
| 10/21/2018 | Special Rescue Mission A Huge Success! | Dog Is My CoPilot | View Article |
| 4/18/2019 | Borderland shelter pets take flight to find their forever homes | KTSM 9 El Paso | View Article |
| 4/18/2019 | Dogs take flight in hopes to find new homes | CBS4 News El Paso | View Article |
| 6/6/2019 | SA Dogs travel to find families in Colorado | KENS5 News San Antonio | View Article |
| 8/15/2019 | Dogs fly to new homes | Buckrail | View Article |
| 10/30/2019 | Giant polar bear of a dog inspires so many people to help him find a home | Best Friends | View Article |
| 11/9/2019 | Dog is my Copilot honored at Petco Foundation Lifesaving Awards | Buckrail | View Article |
| 5/26/2020 | Big Dog Transport Marks a Semblance of Normalcy at Mountain Humane | Eye on Sun Valley | View Article |
| 6/8/2020 | Green River Animal Control, Red Desert Humane Society Work Together to Rescue Animals | Sweetwater Now | View Article |
| 6/8/2020 | 99 homeless Odessa dogs take a flight to their new home | NewsWest9 | View Article |
| 6/12/2020 | Abilene Animal Shelter dogs & cats flown out to shelters in need of pets for adoption | Big Country Homepage | View Article |
| 6/24/2020 | Pet adoption puzzle | Jackson Hole News & Guide | View Article |
| 7/13/2020 | Pup, pup and away | Waco Tribune-Herald | View Article |
| 7/25/2020 | Dog is My CoPilot marks 15,000 animals saved | Buckrail | View Article |
| 8/23/2020 | Flying dogs to their forever homes | CBS Sunday Morning | View Article |
| 8/24/2020 | ‘CBS this Morning’ Highlights El Paso Shelter Dogs’ Journey Home | KLAQ 95.5 | View Article |
| 8/26/2020 | A Rescue for old dogs that otherwise would be killed | CBS 2 | Idaho News | View Article |
| 8/31/2020 | How this former doctor ended up flying thousands of dogs across the country to save them | Washington Post | View Article |
| 9/4/2020 | Pets take flight in hopes of landing forever home | KGNS.tv | View Article |
| 9/5/2020 | Happy Tails | Mountain View News | View Article |
| 9/6/2020 | Wyoming non-profit flies rescue dogs to their forever homes | FOX News | View Article |
| 9/10/2020 | Dog Is My CoPilot has helped usher thousands of animals from overcrowded shelters to loving homes. | Now This News | View Article |
| 9/12/2020 | Wyoming pilot flies rescued pets to forever homes with nonprofit | NBC Nightly News | View Article |
| 9/28/2020 | This Pilot is Saving Dogs’ Lives One Flight at a Time | This Dog’s Life | View Article |
| 10/6/2020 | Dr. Peter Rork’s Animal Rescue Mission | Hallmark Channel Home & Family | View Article |
| 10/9/2020 | Ruff Talk is back with Dog is my Co Pilot | Ruff Talk with Victoria Stillwell | View Article |
| 10/11/2020 | Dog Is My CoPilot rescues 368 Laredo animals, eyes bigger 2021 | LMTonline.com / Laredo Morning Times | View Article |
| 10/21/2020 | Dog Is My CoPilot Visits The Columbia River Gorge | Columbia Community Connection | View Article |
| 10/28/2020 | Dogs are his Co-Pilots | AOPA | View Article |
| 11/9/2020 | Heroes of the Month: These Animal Lovers Are Going the Extra Mile in Alabama, Minnesota and Wyoming | Pet Central | View Article |
| 11/10/2020 | The Saint, Peter Rork AKA Dog Is My CoPilot | CoronaTV | View Article |
| 12/14/2020 | Finding Forever Homes A Plane Ride Away | Texas Optimism Project | View Article |
| 2/23/2021 | The Pilot’s Dogs: Flying Dogs in Need to a Better Life | The Farmer’s Dog | View Article |
| 2/25/2021 | After winter storm, AAC welcomes seven new dogs from Texas | Buckrail | View Article |
| 4/23/2021 | Foster families sought after nearly 100 animals arrive in Best Friends Animal Society transports | ABC4 Utah | View Article |
| 5/16/2021 | Nonprofit transports 80 animals from overcrowded New Mexico shelters | KOB4 | View Article |
| 5/18/2021 | Salvation in the skies: Local rescue groups partner with air-based service to save more dogs’ lives | HJ News | View Article |
| 5/26/2021 | More than 40 at-risk shelter dogs flown from El Paso to Oregon to find new homes | KVIA | View Article |
| 5/26/2021 | Rescue dogs from El Paso flown to Portland to be adopted | KFOX14 | View Article |
| 6/1/2021 | Fierce Love Saves us All | Wondercide | View Article |
| 6/2/2021 | Austin-based Wondercide teams up with Dog Is My CoPilot for Rescue Flight | FOX7 Austin | View Article |
| 6/2/2021 | Over 45 Dogs Saved From Overcrowded Texas Shelters and Flown to Forever Homes in Oregon | People | View Article |
| 6/4/2021 | Dog Is My CoPilot, Petco Love and local shelters partner to airlift 50 dogs from Texas | Buckrail | View Article |
| 6/9/2021 | A Shepherd in the Sky | TVN | View Article |
| 6/11/2021 | Dallas Animal Services Doesn’t Cry Wolf. When They Ask for Help, They Need It. | Dallas Observer | View Article |
| 6/16/2021 | Dog Is My CoPilot Gets Some Love | JH News and Guide | View Article |
| 6/19/2021 | COMIC: Adopted Pandemic Dogs Got Us Through. Now They Need Our Help. | NPR | View Article |
| 8/22/2021 | New chance at life for over a dozen rescue dogs | KENS 5 | View Article |
| 10/20/2021 | Dogs take life-saving flight in San Marcos to avoid euthanasia | Corridor News | View Article |
| 1/1/2022 | Non-profit takes animal rescue to the skies | Teton Valley Magazine | View Article |
| 3/31/2022 | Dozens of dogs scheduled to be put down get a second chance with help of Austin Pets Alive! | KVUE | View Article |
| 3/31/2022 | Pets get second chance for adoption thanks to Austin animal shelter | Fox 7 Austin | View Article |
| 3/31/2022 | Austin Pets Alive! helps rescue dogs from being euthanized at other Texas-based shelters | CBS Austin | View Article |
| 4/1/2022 | 50 animals flown out of Texas in new Austin Pets Alive! partnership | KXAN | View Article |
| 4/27/2022 | Odessa Animal Shelter sends 14 dogs on first animal flight this year | NewsWest9 | View Article |
| 5/4/2022 | Wyoming pilot rescues dogs by flying them to Utah | Fox13 Salt Lake City | View Article |
| 5/9/2022 | Austin Pets Alive! helps rescue 60 animals from euthanasia lists | Fox 7 | View Article |
| 5/22/2022 | Who said dogs can’t fly? These pups are on their way to find furever homes | NEWS4SA | View Article |
| 5/24/2022 | Dog is My CoPilot flies cats too | Jackson Hole Press | View Article |
| 8/31/2022 | Meet Peter Rork | VoyageUtah | View Article |
| 9/28/2022 | Golden Retrievers, Frenchies, and Pugs Saved from Dog Meat Trade Ready for Adoption in the U.S. | People | View Article |
| 4/10/2023 | LACS, Dog Is My CoPilot partner to save Laredo cats and dogs | LMTonline | View Article |
| 4/18/2023 | El Paso Animal Services partners with Dog is My CoPilot to transport pets to other shelter | KFOX14 | View Article |
| 4/26/2023 | Finding a furever home: Babinski Foundation welcomes dogs from Texas | Brainerd Dispatch | View Article |
| 4/26/2023 | Dogs from overcrowded shelter in Texas find hope in Michigan | WILX10 | View Article |
| 4/27/2023 | 11 dogs were saved thanks to a plane ride to Jackson County | MLIVE | View Article |
| 5/3/2023 | Presidio celebrates former Animal Control Officer Sergio Carrasco | The Big Bend Sentinel | View Article |
| 5/16/2023 | Street Dog Hero welcomes 32 dogs on cross-country flight to find new homes | Central Oregon Daily News | View Article |
| 7/19/2023 | 32 dogs escape euthanasia on Street Dog Hero flight to Bend | Central Oregon Daily News | View Article |
| 7/20/2023 | KBND – Bend, OR Local News | KBND | View Article |
| 7/21/2023 | WKOW – Madison, WI Local News | WKOW | View Article |
| 7/26/2023 | Cats on a plane: Idaho Falls Animal Shelter relocates cats to Spokane, WA | IDAHO (KIFI) | View Article |
| 7/27/2023 | Rescue flies 11 dogs to Missoula to find new homes | NBC Montana | View Article |
| 7/28/2023 | LA dogs fly to Missoula to find new homes | Missoulian | View Article |
| 8/1/2023 | Denver foster family saves 8-month-old Golden Retriever from euthanasia in Texas shelter | DENVER7 | View Article |
| 8/5/2023 | Abilene animal rescue organization gives 50+ pets a chance for a forever home in Canada & Montana | KTAB/KRBC | View Article |
| 8/9/2023 | ‘Shy’ Golden Retriever Being Wheeled to ‘Euthanasia Room’ Saved in Final Moments by Rescuers (Exclusive) | People Magazine | View Article |
| 9/3/2023 | Clear the Shelters: a suburban shelter rescues more than a dozen dogs from Texas | NBC5 Chicago | View Article |
| 9/6/2023 | Second chance flights: Over 120 Merced County animals airlifted to new homes in other states | FOX26 News | View Article |
| 10/19/2023 | Street Dog Hero’s ‘freedom flight’ brings 35 rescued Oklahoma dogs to Bend, their most ever in one trip | Oregon KTVZ 21 News | View Article |
| 4/12/2024 | Over 50 Laredo cats and dogs flown to New York by nonprofit | Laredo Morning Times | View Article |
| 4/19/2024 | High-flying pups: 22 dogs rescued in Oklahoma arrive in Bend, thanks to Street Dog Hero | News Channel 21 KTVZ - Central Oregon | View Article |
| 6/2/2024 | "Dog Is My CoPilot" program brings more small and medium sized dogs to Missoula for adoption | Montana Right Now | View Article |
| 6/11/2024 | Rescue flight takes off from El Paso: 63 dogs and 9 cats en route to new forever homes | KVIA - El Paso, TX | View Article |
| 6/16/2024 | 38 dogs rescued from crowded Oklahoma shelter touch down in Bend, thanks to Dog Is My Copilot, Street Dog Hero | KTVZ- Bend, Oregon | View Article |
| 6/18/2024 | No home, will travel: OKC-area shelter dogs find fur-ever homes via nonprofit flight | The Oklahoman | View Article |
| 6/13/2024 | Palm Valley Animal Society boards more than a hundred dogs onto flights to new homes | KRGV | View Article |
| 8/7/2024 | Norman Animal Welfare dogs board plane to find forever homes in other states | KOCO News 5 | View Article |
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