Unwanted SoCal Pups Fly to Canada for Adoption
Precious pooches getting "a new leash on life," say organizers
Edmonton Humane Society
Baloney is about to find a new home up north.
Southern California may be oversaturated with small breed dogs, but in Canada, the little guys are a rarity.
That's why on Friday, dozens of small dogs from the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority shelter in Downey and an SPCA shelter in Central California will head for the Great White North in hopes of finding homes.
The pups will be flown from Long Beach to Alberta, Canada, where they will be taken to the Edmonton Humane Society.
"For these precious pooches, this is truly a new 'leash' on life. These dogs were not adopted from their respective shelters in California; but in Edmonton, small breed dogs are much harder to find and, therefore, more easily adoptable," according to a news release.
The Canadian shelter is expecting approximately 60 small breed dogs in this latest batch, according to EHS.
Aaron Reyes, director of operations for SEAACA, said the trip was being made possible through a donation from Jan Folk, the owner of a company called Orange Dog.
"She is a wonderful woman who truly wants to help shelter animals that so desperately seek a second chance at a new home," Reyes said. "Who would have thought we'd be shipping our dogs out of the country to find them their new family?"
Reyes said the transport program is part of a program called California Canine Cuties.
"We are all full in Southern California, yet the intake door just keeps swinging," he said. "These transports truly save lives, and we are so grateful to the kind souls like Mrs. Jan Folk who make these flights happen."
Some of the "California Canine Cuties" heading up north have been posted on the Edmonton shelter's Facebook page.
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