WAVE STAFF REPORT

Local pilots have been among several nationwide to volunteer for the Pilots N Paws and Great Escape Rescued K9 programs, which help animal rescue organizations.

Pilot Michael Solomon, Calhoun County Airport Manager Dianna Stanger and Chyrl Burris of Great Escape Rescued K9s prepare to take ‘Sista’ to her new home. (Contributed photo)

Each year, the volunteers of Pilots N Paws save thousands of lives. Those lives come in the form of any animal that can be transported using a plane. Dogs, cats, pigs, reptiles and rabbits are just a few who have taken one of their flights.

Dianna Stanger and Mike Solomon began a recent Pilots N Paws flight from Calhoun County Airport with a mission to north Texas to transport two dogs. The first, a four-year-old German Shepherd named Sista, was transported to Cleburne. The second dog, Buddy, was rescued from a kill shelter in Arlington on the return flight.

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