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 No, not a sail boat skimming across blue water, but a cargo van, 900 miles of interstate, and yapping, flapping puppies going to new homes. SAILing (Save An Innocent Life) is the most innovative Humane Society of Lincoln County program and the brainchild of Donna Pregeant, a Lincoln County, TN resident.
In a routine phone conversation with her sister in Baptistown, N.J., Donna, a dedicated shelter volunteer, mentioned that if she wanted to adopt a puppy, Donna would deliver it. That started it. With stricter animal laws in the Northeast, especially in cities, there is a shortage of adoptable dogs. Pets must be registered, Spay/Neuter laws are strictly enforced, and adoption fees are higher.
So Donna started the SAILing Program. In
February, April and May, she SAILed north with a van of Shelter puppies,finding homes for a total of 52. In May, Mitch Fuchs of the Jindo Rescue Project, in New Jersey met Donna in Harrisonburg, VA and transferred the pups to his van. He completed the journey and delivered the pups to their new families.
When asked about the SAILing Program evolving from a simple phone call, Donna said, “Such a revelation! I don’t think that any of us knew what this could become, and, more importantly, what it has the potential to mean for so many puppies at our Shelter.For every one we save, it’s one less we have to put down. One life at time. We really can make a difference.”
Sharon
Fayetteville, TN
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