Wings of Rescue works to find animals a forever home

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Two weeks ago, WCBI spoke with the Oktibbeha County Humane Society about the shelters problem with over-population.

This weekend, the issue has a temporary solution.

Every two weeks, the Oktibbeha County Humane Society partners with Wings of Rescue to make the impossible…possible. Which is finding shelter animals a forever home.

Wings of Rescue is a charity that flies pets from overcrowded shelters to shelters that have more space.

On Saturday, 126 animals were transported from Starkville to Brandywine, Delaware.

“We can better handle the number of animals that are coming in,” said Humane Society Vice President Ardra Morgan. ” If they’re not adopted locally, then we put them on the list to go to some of our partner shelters in the Northeast.”

Morgan said her furry friends now have a higher chance of adoption.

The shelter also partners with ASPCA and Greater Good to help fund this program.

“Luckily, we work very closely with these shelters so we know their going to a good place and that they are going to be treated kindly and their going to find good homes,” said Morgan.

Most of the animals have spent two to three months in the shelter.

After getting to know and love each pet, she said parting ways can be tough.

“When the flight takes off, or when the transport van leaves, we kind of feel a little bit. It’s a happy kind of sad. You know, we’ve spent time with these animals, we’ve calmed them. We’ve helped them get over fears,” said Morgan.

And fear can sometimes make its way into the back of Morgan’s mind before the big flight.

“We’re putting them on a plane or putting them off in a van and sending them off into the unknown for them,” said Morgan.

But when the wheels go up, she’s confident she and her staff have fulfilled their duties to bring the animals one step closer to finding their happily ever after.

“You help any many as you can. It’s a happy-sad. It’s an emotional time,” said Morgan.

Morgan said that animals from all over the region take part in the bi-monthly wings of rescue flight.