Tri-City Animal Shelter Joins Greater Good Charities in Partnership with Ameriflight to Transport More than 80 Maui Shelter Dogs and Cats to New Homes in the Bay Area
Emergency Flight is Part of Larger Effort to Help Make Room for Influx of Pets at Maui Humane Society Due to Wildfires
Fremont, Ca - In the wake of the Maui wildfires, the City of Fremont Tri-City Animal Shelter joins Greater Good Charities in partnership with Ameriflight to transport more than 80 Maui shelter dogs and cats to the Bay Area to find forever homes. Dogs transported into Fremont will be available Monday morning at 11:00 a.m. at www.TriCityAnimalShelter.org/Adopt in order to allow the dogs to acclimate. This emergency flight is part of a larger effort, led by Greater Good Charities, that delivered humanitarian supplies to the people of Maui and airlifted more than 100 shelter dogs off the island to new homes.
- Sending shelter: Maui Humane Society
- Receiving shelters: Berkeley Humane, Marin Humane, Animal Rescue Foundation, East Bay SPCA, City of Fremont Animal Services (Tri-City Animal Shelter) and Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS)
Greater Good Charities is working with veterinarians on the ground in Maui to ensure the safety and health of the shelter pets boarding the flight. Once they’ve arrived at the receiving shelters, all the pets will be evaluated and receive any follow-up medical care needed before being put up for adoption.
This transport is part of Greater Good Charities’ plan to provide immediate support and aid in the island’s long-term recovery. This emergency airlift will make room for the expected influx of injured and displaced pets that are arriving at Maui Humane Society because of the wildfires. Only shelter pets that were at Maui Humane Society prior to the wildfires will be transported to the Bay Area.
Greater Good Charities conducts life-saving airlifts and supports ground transport for at-risk pet populations with a heavy focus on disaster relief, harder to adopt large dogs, homeless cats, and asymptomatic heartworm positive shelter dogs. All shelter pets transported via Greater Good Charities will be done so in compliance with the USDA interstate regulations.
To learn more about how to support Greater Good Charities disaster response in Maui, please visit
greatergood.org.
Contact:
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About Tri-City Animal Shelter
The City of Fremont Police Department's Animal Services Unit manages the
Tri-City Animal Shelter which shelters animals found in Fremont, Union City, and Newark. The Shelter promotes and supports families in keeping their pets, while also providing safe shelter and care for animals that are found or in need of finding a new home. The Animal Services unit responds to reports of stray, injured, and abandoned animals, investigates animal cruelty and neglect, and provides support for issues including community cats and animal noise complaints. Officers are dispatched to respond to loose animals in traffic, investigate animal bites to humans, deceased animals, and dangerous animals that pose a threat to public safety.
About Greater Good Charities
Greater Good Charities is a 501(c)(3) global nonprofit organization that works to help people, pets, and the planet by mobilizing in response to need and amplifying the good. Greater Good Charities, with a 100/100 rating on
Charity Navigator, has invested more than $575 million in impact, including cash grants, in-kind supplies, and programmatic support, to charitable partners in 121 countries since 2007. To learn more about how Greater Good Charities is amplifying the good across the globe, please visit greatergood.org or follow
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About Ameriflight
Ameriflight is the nation’s largest Part 135 cargo airline. Founded in 1968, Ameriflight has grown from a small air charter and cargo service carrier to an international operator with 14 bases, 1,500 weekly departures, and 200 scheduled destinations. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX and has more than 500 employees including over 150 pilots and over 100 aircraft. Ameriflight provides feeder services for overnight express carriers such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL, as well as cargo charter services for customers with cargo of all shapes and sizes. For 24/7 cargo charter quotes call 972-426-3075 or email
[email protected]. For more information, visit us at ameriflight.com, connect with us on LinkedIn, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok at @Ameriflight.
