Friday, February 5 2010 7:05 PM EST2010-02-06 00:05:32 GMT
Nearly 100 dogs were seeking emergency shelter Friday after they were discovered during a puppy mill bust at Nancy and John Garrison's home on Turner Cove in the Red Banks community.More >>
OLIVE BRANCH, MS (WMC-TV) - Dozens of dogs once living in a suspected puppy mill are on their way to starting a new life.
Animal rescue groups worked hand-in-hand at the Olive Branch airport to place 34 dogs onto a PetAirways jet headed for New York Sunday where they will be put up for adoption.
Their new home is a far cry from the conditions in which investigators found the dogs at the home of Nancy and John Garrison in Marshall County last Thursday.
"Thirty-four of these dogs that we took out of a puppy mill Thursday are going to be living in the lap of luxury in New York.," Kelley Weir with the American Humane Association said.
Alison Cardona with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) hopes the dogs will find new homes.
"The ASPCA is taking 34 of these dogs back to New York where they'll be placed up for adoption and they'll finally get the loving care that they so desperately deserve," Cardona said.
After learning how hard these puppies lived in a suspected puppy mill, Pet Airways gave the ASCPA a discount to fly the dogs to New York City.
The precious cargo is being transferred from the local crates to the PetAirways crates. Then, PetAirways is going to take them on this private jet. It is about an hour and a half ride to New York City.
Steven Hansen with PetAirways is the in-flight pet attendant manager.
"I make it my job to go up and give them comfort and love while they're up in the air," Hansen said.
Weir said she was happy to see the dogs leave.
"We're excited for them," Weir said. "We're very happy to see them go and start their new lives."
Saturday, one-third of the dogs rescued in Marshall County found a new home in Atlanta.
The ASPCA and the Atlanta Humane Society will care for the animals until they find new owners.
Saturday, May 25 2013 8:58 PM EDT2013-05-26 00:58:49 GMT
Nearly 85 protestors in Jackson are making sure you know how the vegetables on the dinner table were produced in the field. The march against Monsanto was held Saturday afternoon in downtown Jackson. OrganizersMore >>
Nearly 85 protestors in Jackson are making sure you know how the vegetables on the dinner table were produced in the field.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:20:27 GMT
Judge Bill Gowan's Hinds County courtroom is in session for the 6th day of the James Hutto murder trial. Hutto, who is known for making obnoxious outbursts in court, has already made several erraticMore >>
After 6 days of testimony, evidence and many loud and obnoxious outbursts by Hutto, a jury has unanimously found him guilty of capital murder.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:56 PM EDT2013-05-25 23:56:00 GMT
Sightings of a black bear have some residents of Jackson County's St. Martin community nervous. Nancy Bawcum snapped pictures of the bear roaming around her home in St. Martin on Tuesday morning. A neighborMore >>
Sightings of a black bear have some residents of Jackson County's St. Martin community nervous.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:58 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:58:29 GMT
By HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press Two Louisiana inmates face life sentences next week in the kidnapping death of an Ohio businessman abducted in Mississippi during a 2011 crime spree. Darian PierceMore >>
Two Louisiana inmates face life sentences next week in the kidnapping death of an Ohio businessman abducted in Mississippi during a 2011 crime spree.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 2:58 PM EDT2013-05-25 18:58:48 GMT
Jefferson County Community Work Center inmate MELVIN TONEY, MDOC #K1985, left from the facility, in Fayette at approximately 6:00 a.m. today. TONEY was last seen wearing MDOC state-issued green and whiteMore >>
Authorities are searching for a MS Department of Corrections inmate who escaped this morning.
Friday, May 24 2013 12:22 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:22:29 GMT
James Hutto interrupted his own capital murder trial Tuesday morning, angry that judge Bill Gowan decided against the admissibility of certain evidence. "None of that matters? F***. I don't give a f***More >>
A capital murder case defendant, known for his abrasive outbursts and odd behavior in court, entered court Friday morning with a limp. James Hutto told Judge Bill Gowan that he needed to be excused for the day because the shackles on his legs had been irritating his skin. More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:04 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:04:01 GMT
Friday morning, Paul Williams told viewers it would be beautiful, summerlike Mississippi day. That was his last forecast for WLBT. Paul is leaving to become the Chief Meteorologist at the ABC affiliateMore >>
Friday morning, Paul Williams told viewers it would be beautiful, summerlike Mississippi day. That was his last forecast for WLBT. Paul is leaving to become the Chief Meteorologist at the ABC affiliate in Memphis.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 5:26 PM EDT2013-05-25 21:26:01 GMT
Nissan's Canton plant 10th birthday bash on today will feature Kool & the Gang in Fondren. Camille Young, Nissan's spokeswoman at the Canton plant said in a news release that the event will be held atMore >>
Nissan's Canton plant 10th birthday bash today will feature Kool & the Gang in Fondren. Admission is free and open to the public.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 8:30 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:30:42 GMT
Yesterday we first told you about two parents of Boyd Elementary school students, who say their children were sexually assaulted by another student. The parents were furious that no action had been takenMore >>
Thursday we first told you about two parents of Boyd Elementary school students, who say their children were sexually assaulted by another student. The parents were furious that no action had been taken on their cases. Today more parents are speaking out about their children also falling victims.More >>
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