According to the Waukesha Sheriff’s Department and HAWS, the plane — which had 3 passengers and 53 rescued dogs onboard — crashed into the third hole on the Western Lakes Golf Course near Pewaukee Lake off I-94 around 9:04 a.m.
-Maris
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They was doggone lucky
ReplyDeleteCheck the pilot for vax status. Sucker bet right there.
ReplyDeleteSteve S6
Such a shortage of "rescue" dogs in Wisconsin, they must be "rescued" from the South. There are even full-sized airplanes bringing "rescued" dogs from Turkey. Could be there are dogs "rescued" in Ukraine from advancing Russian solders. Watch for TV ads.
ReplyDeleteMy dog "bobby" is a "rescue" from Lebanon, and no, I didn't name him after you.
DeleteWhat happened to every damned journalist on the planet that caused them to no longer understand the word "aboard"? The dogs were aboard the plane. The plane had onboard electronics.
ReplyDelete--Tennessee Budd
While a long-time dog owner myself, and a person glad to see them survive, there is more to this story. I know the people involved in the rescue of the folks and dogs in the crash, so I've seen some of the paperwork. Each of these dogs had a pre-assigned shelter for which they were destined. The airplane these dogs were on costs about $2750/hour to operate. Flying 53 dogs from Louisiana to Waukesha, Wisconsin cost about $225/dog in aircraft operating expenses. The shelters in that county charge about $325/dog for an adoption. This includes spay/neuter, chipping, vaccinations, and a heartworm check. The $100 difference would about cover supplies for the procedures.
ReplyDeleteFrom the spread sheet that I saw, each of several shelters appeared to have ordered a dog. The dogs were listed by age, sex, breed/breeds, and had a name.
I conclude that these 'Southern rescue dogs' are a business and that the shelters in counties like Waukesha are essentially the retail end of the business. I love dogs and some of my family members own rescue dogs, but I believe the emotional play of 'rescuing a dog' exploits emotionally needy people and that if the inter-shelter transport of the dogs stopped, there would be far fewer dogs brought into the world.
While it may seem slightly prejudicial, I no longer take my dog to any of the public dog parks as most of the adopters are not good dog people, just needy people. They do not do what it takes to make the dogs good citizens, and many of these animals were adopted long after their socialization windows (10 weeks) closed. That is not to say that it can't be done, but most people won't put in the time and effort to fix the problems these dogs arrive with.