John and Chirstine Tortorella Family Foundation Saves 10 Dogs This post and rescue mission is in dedication to the John and Christine Tortorella Family Foundation. This rescue mission would not have been possible without their outstanding generosity and love of animals. We here at the PAART team and on behalf of our community thank you. […]
Get To Know Us: Part 1 On a regular basis, the PAART Landplane and Airplane Pilots go to extraordinary lengths to extend a helping hand to dogs, cats, and other animals in need. Satisfaction to them is in the rescue. Knowing that they’ve helped an animal – taken them from a possibly dangerous environment to […]
The PAART Landplane departed from Pittsburgh and went on a 3-day journey to rescue 40 dogs and 9 cats from underfunded, rural shelters in Virginia to take to safety in New York. The mission was sponsored by hometown Major League Baseball star Sean Casey whose love of animals runs just as deep as his love […]
Over the weekend, 15 dogs were given a second chance at life when the PAART Airvan picked them up for a journey from Danger to Safety. Our team, including PAART Pilots Jonathan Plesset and Pete Lehmann, took the nearly 500 mile round trip rescue mission to pick up these dogs from Wolfe County Animal Shelter, […]
Sometimes, It Takes A Village To Rescue A Dog That old adage certainly holds true when people are moved to such a good cause as saving a dog. On Friday, April 12th, our team at PAART, the participation of Pennsylvania SPCA Officers Nicole Wilson and Jason Martinez, and Adopt a Sato, and most importantly the charitable […]
This is a great American story – a tale of rags to riches. Hard times on the street met by doing hard time, and finally by getting educated and having the opportunity to support a man who served America. Saturday 4.6, the PAART Landplane was on a mission in Kentucky to rescue 13 dogs and […]
31 dogs flew to their new lives today on a windy day that tested the abilities of pilots Jonathan Plesset and Rebecca Mihalcik. Undeterred, they flew with a sense of purpose for the opportunity to bring hope to 31 animals. Some amazing dogs on this flight! Special thanks to the work of the our friends […]
27 dogs looked out of their shelter and saw hope in the form of a giant rescue truck with a distinctive airplane on its side. Inside was PAART Land Pilots David Stash and Marie Regula who spent two days in the field to help 27 animals on their journey from danger to safety. 1200 mile […]
30 dogs had run out of time in shelters but the dawn of a new day meant a second chance on the wings of our rescue plane. Watch along as pilots Jonathan Plesset and Brad Childs make a 600 mile flight to give each dog hope while helping to enrich the lives of people. This […]
It was a simple proposition. 20 dogs that had run out of time in their shelters could find a new beginning if we could make the long road journey to give them a chance. PAART Landpilots Brittany Lewkowicz and Emily Lewkowicz were ready and willing when the call went out to help these 20. First […]