Cloud Nine Rescue lands in Syracuse

Pilot flies unwanted pets to no kill shelters

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By Joe Roetz
Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 1:40 p.m.

SYRACUSE -- It's not everyday a plane full of puppies lands at Hancock Airport, but these dogs lives were saved thanks to the help of a few generous people.

Ted DuPuis started Cloud Nine rescue flights in his spare time to help rescue animals from the South. He says many shelters in Southern states are overflowing with animals, and between 3 - 5 million are put down each year. Karen Staiger runs Helping Hounds Dog Rescue, and says, "It's a tremendous problem in the South. Not only South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia. Despite low cost spay and neuter that's available down there, unfortunately it's not utilized."

Ted flies animals from Southern states to shelters up North to be placed in homes. Ted says, "you have such a long distance to travel. You need so many different drivers to do these transports. In a plane we can load them all up and I can fly them in one shot. It's great."

On Sunday, Ted dropped off 8 adorable dogs in Syracuse before lifting off for New Hampshire. Cloud 9 also flies people when they need help with medical services.

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