A Nashville rescue flight moved 112 Louisiana shelter animals north
Race for Life Rescue's 200th mission flew 112 dogs and cats from crowded Louisiana shelters to Northeast partners on a converted Beechcraft. The nonprofit has now flown more than 12,000 animals.
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Race for Life Rescue's 200th mission flew 112 dogs and cats from overcrowded Louisiana shelters to partner groups in the Northeast, Hoodline reported. The animals rode a converted Beechcraft, with the flight tied to the Nashville rescue.
The nonprofit has now flown more than 12,000 animals. The 112 count is this mission. Two hundred is the mission number, and 12,000-plus is the total across the flights so far.
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A rescue group based around Nashville, Tennessee, flew 112 dogs and cats out of crowded shelters in Louisiana. Race for Life Rescue used a converted Beechcraft airplane, and this was its 200th mission. The animals went to partner shelters in the Northeast, where there is more room for them to be adopted. The nonprofit says it has now flown more than 12,000 animals. The 112 are the passengers on this flight. The 12,000 is the running total across many flights, and 200 is the mission number.
- Why fly shelter animals from one state to another?
- What is the difference between one flight of 112 and a total of 12,000?
- Why would a shelter be too full?
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