Pilot Adopts Cat He Flew to Safety During a Hurricane Rescue Flight · Kinship Leave a comment

This weekend, Southwest Airways partnered with Higher Good Charities and Fortunate Canine Animal Rescue to save lots of shelter animals affected by Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene. And one fortunate cat aboard didn’t simply escape the storm — she discovered a ceaselessly residence when the flight’s pilot, Captain Matthew Prebish, fell in love on the spot.

The kitten, Avery, was one in every of 145 animals transported to Wisconsin from Fortunate Canine’s Rescue Campus in South Carolina. Earlier within the month, the pets had been relocated out of the storm’s path from Tennessee and Florida. Along with the flight, Higher Good Charities and Southwest Airways offered over 6,000 kilos of humanitarian support packs to communities hit by the latest hurricanes. “This donation of humanitarian provides and our emergency shelter pet airlift are a part of our efforts to convey reduction to the hardest-hit communities,” Liz Baker, the CEO of Higher Good Charities, mentioned in a press release.

However nobody anticipated what occurred subsequent: Captain Perish — aka “Captain Matt” — instantly linked with Avery. “It was love at 30,000 toes. I don’t suppose Captain Matt was anticipating to undertake a hurricane evacuee from Tennessee when he agreed to fly this amazingly particular flight, however some issues are supposed to be,” The CEO of Fortunate Canine Animal Rescue, Mirah A. Horowitz, informed PEOPLE.

In a video taken after the rescue, Avery is cozy in Captain Perish’s arms. “Hey, I’m Captain Matt and I simply adopted this kitten,” Captain Perish says. Later within the video, Avery relaxes in cockpit on Captain Perish’s lap.

Eight totally different shelters took in the remainder of the animals, the place they now await adoption: the Humane Animal Welfare Society, Elmbrook Humane Society, The Washington County Humane Society, the Humane Society of Jefferson County, the Dane County Humane Society, Eau Claire Group Humane Affiliation, Inexperienced County Humane Society, and One Tail at a Time.

To assist Fortunate Canine and Higher Good Charities’ life-saving work, you may donate on the hyperlinks under.