* My old pal Becky Carroll pointed me today to Teri Ulatoski DeGrado’s Facebook post…

Transport help needed. Please read and share.

We have a huge transport this week with over 70 dogs, more than 40 of which need to get from St. Louis to Joliet and many on to Kenosha! The schedule is below.

Can you spare a few hours on Saturday to help save some lives? Many, MANY puppies, so lots of puppy breath.

To answer a few questions:

1) NO the dogs do not bark the entire trip (they usually all fall asleep within 5-10 minutes of getting on the road.

2) NO you don’t have to worry about taking a dog home! These dogs are all going to rescue, fosters or adoptive homes. That is why they need to get up here .. to start their Happily Ever After!

3) NO you don’t need to have a large vehicle. A regular car, hatchback or small SUV works great! If you look at the sizes of the dogs and puppies, most are under 20 lbs (and lots are much smaller!). If you need crates, I have some extra, but many times the dogs don’t even need to be crated. Even a few dogs in your car helps!!

Leg 3IM: St. Louis, MO to Springfield, IL (1 hr. 35 min./ 98 miles)

Passengers 1-7, 14, 17-31, 33-43, 49-54, 65-71
11:05 am to 12:40 pm

Leg 4IM: Springfield, IL to Bloomington, IL (1 hr. 10 min. / 67 miles)

Passengers 1-7, 14, 17-31, 33-43, 49-54, 65-71
12:55 pm to 2:05 pm

Leg 5IM: Bloomington, IL to Joliet, IL (1 hr. 40 min. / 99 miles)

Passengers 3-7, 14, 17-31, 33-43, 49-54, 65-71
2:20 pm to 4:00 pm

Leg 6IM: Joliet, IL to Kenosha, WI (2 hr. / 98 miles)

Passengers 3-7, 30-31, 54, 65-71
4:15 pm to 6:15 pm

BLOOMINGTON, IL TO KOKOMO, IN

Leg 6IN: Bloomington, IL to Crawfordsville, IL (2 hr. / 124 miles)
Passengers 1-2
2:20 pm to 4:20 pm

Leg 7IN: Crawfordsville, IL to Kokomo, IN (1 hr. 25 min. / 69 miles)
Passengers 1-2
4:30 pm to 5:55 pm CST TIME CHANGES TO EST – ADD ONE HOUR

* Contact Judy Kirkpatrick at TomandJudy3015@att.net if you want to help. I think I’m gonna do this one.

* Some of the pups who need your help…

How can we say no to this?

       

16 Comments - Anonin' - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 1:10 pm: takin’ a dog to WI is too cruel. Should stop in Joliet - Quad City Gal - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 1:11 pm: I was looking forward to a nice, quiet day on Saturday working on a few projects and relaxing. And then you had to post this. And, puppies. So much for quiet. Email volunteering for a leg or two of the trip is sent. My small car won’t be able to hold a ton of puppies, but I can at least haul a few (that are hopefully reasonably potty-trained). Note to self, dig out blanket stash. You sir, are in instigator. But at least an instigator for a good and adorable cause. Well done. - Anonymous - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 1:16 pm: Spfld to Bloomington. In a stick. Hold on little doggies! - Illini97 - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 1:20 pm: Isn’t Wisconsin a Right to Bark state? - A Citizen - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 1:29 pm: Should be a Buddy for Oscar amongst that crowd, Rich. - Slick Willy - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 1:40 pm: Man, I would love to help. I could carry quite a few of ‘em in the back of my truck. My biggest concern is my weakness for puppies. My other fear is what would happen if I did not show up to work. - Chicago Guy - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 1:45 pm: Is it only this weekend or will Memorial Day weekend work? - Rich Miller - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 1:50 pm: CG, one day only. - Chicago Guy - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 2:05 pm: Probably for the best. The pups are so cute I wouldn’t want to turn them over. - How Ironic - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 2:50 pm: Sheesh, why don’t you play the Sarah McLachlan commercial too! Hope those puppies find a good home. Just don’t take them to Indiana. Anywhere but there. - Becky Carroll - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 3:22 pm: Thanks Rich! And thanks to everyone trying to help out these little guys and spread the word. - JoanP - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 3:33 pm: Awww, wish I could, but I’m completely booked on Saturday. “NO you don’t have to worry about taking a dog home!” Well, unless you have the words “I’m a sucker for cuteness!” stamped on your forehead. Those little guys might just worm themselves into your heart. - Teri DeGrado - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 7:59 pm: Rich, thanks for sharing! A little background, these transports run every two weeks (excluding Holiday weekends) to bring shelter dogs and puppies (with the occasional cat) up from high kill shelters in southern Missouri. These shelters still use gas chambers (think Hitler) to euthanize dogs. Several rescues work tirelessly to get those dogs up here where they are vetted and eventually find their forever homes. The reason I say you don’t have to worry about taking a pup home is because you are not allowed to “adopt” off of the transport. All of these dogs have someone waiting for them! You could contact the rescue responsible for the dog/puppy to see about adopting it after transport, but many times the dogs are already adopted and are heading to their new life. Please let me know if you have any questions. - Teri DeGrado - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 8:19 pm: I am so excited! I just heard from Judy that she has many emails from folks offering to help. Thank you so much!! For the first time I can remember, we may actually have more drivers than we need. But have no fear! There will be another transport in two weeks, so let Judy know if you want to be informed of future transports. We are almost always looking for drivers in northern Missouri/southern Illinois and southern Illinois over into Iowa. Again, thank you for all of your responses and especially to Becky for sharing and Rich for posting!! - Becky Carroll - Wednesday, May 13, 15 @ 10:06 pm: Teri that’s GREAT news! Thanks again Rich! - Amy Brennan - Thursday, May 14, 15 @ 9:07 am: Awesome - thanks Becky & Rich!!!! :) Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.