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SLIDESHOW: Paws Across The Pacific Is Helping These Pets Find New Homes

More than 600 dogs and cats were airlifted from Hawaii to the mainland this week.
By Ronen Zilberman / October 30, 2020
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  • <p>Volunteers organized pet carriers filled with cats and dogs so they could be loaded onto a waiting Hercules C-130 airplane headed for the U.S. mainland on Wednesday.</p>

    Volunteers organized pet carriers filled with cats and dogs so they could be loaded onto a waiting Hercules C-130 airplane headed for the U.S. mainland on Wednesday.

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  • <p>“Pet shelters in Hawaii are in a COVID-19 crisis. Normal operations have been affected by months of shut down, economic downturn, limited hours, and routine flights to mainland halted,” said Liz Baker, CEO of Greater Good Charities.</p>

    “Pet shelters in Hawaii are in a COVID-19 crisis. Normal operations have been affected by months of shut down, economic downturn, limited hours, and routine flights to mainland halted,” said Liz Baker, CEO of Greater Good Charities.

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  • <p>The pets were scheduled to arrive at Seattle’s Boeing Field in the late morning on Thursday, where pet shelters and rescue groups will pick them up, while 120 of the shelter pets continue their journey to Walla Walla and Coeur d’Alene.</p>

    The pets were scheduled to arrive at Seattle’s Boeing Field in the late morning on Thursday, where pet shelters and rescue groups will pick them up, while 120 of the shelter pets continue their journey to Walla Walla and Coeur d’Alene.

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  • <p>A cat awaits boarding the chartered Hercules C-130.</p>

    A cat awaits boarding the chartered Hercules C-130.

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  • <p>Cats are stacked up as they await their flight to Washington state. The flight picked up its first furry passengers on Kauai, making this stop on Oahu, and then stopped on Maui and Hawaii island before heading to the mainland.</p>

    Cats are stacked up as they await their flight to Washington state. The flight picked up its first furry passengers on Kauai, making this stop on Oahu, and then stopped on Maui and Hawaii island before heading to the mainland.

    Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat
  • <p>Hawaii shelter partners include Kauai Humane Society, Hawaiian Humane Society, Lanai Cat Sanctuary, Hawaii Island Humane Society, Maui Humane Society, Aloha `Ilio Rescue and the Kauai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.</p>

    Hawaii shelter partners include Kauai Humane Society, Hawaiian Humane Society, Lanai Cat Sanctuary, Hawaii Island Humane Society, Maui Humane Society, Aloha `Ilio Rescue and the Kauai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

    Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat
  • <p>Volunteers worked in the dark to load the last few pet carriers onto the plane.</p>

    Volunteers worked in the dark to load the last few pet carriers onto the plane.

    Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat
  • <p>Volunteers soothed and nourished a dog before it was loaded onto the airplane. The Paws Across the Pacific airlift was conducted in coordination with the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association to ensure the safety and health of pets on the flight, a news release says.</p>

    Volunteers soothed and nourished a dog before it was loaded onto the airplane. The Paws Across the Pacific airlift was conducted in coordination with the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association to ensure the safety and health of pets on the flight, a news release says.

    Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat

Recent strains on pet shelters across the Hawaiian Islands are being alleviated by a joint effort between Greater Good Charities, Wings of Rescue and many other volunteers and charitable organizations to create the largest pet rescue flight in history.

In “Paws Across the Pacific,” over 600 shelter pets were transported from Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii island to mainland shelter partners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana where they’ll be adopted into new homes.

“Pet shelters in Hawaii are in a COVID-19 crisis. Normal operations have been affected by months of shut down, economic downturn, limited hours, and routine flights to the mainland halted,” said Liz Baker, CEO of Greater Good Charities, in a news release. “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.”

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    Ronen Zilberman
    Born in Israel, Ronen Zilberman has been a professional photographer for over 25 years. He has lived in Hawaii since the early 1990s.
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