Every month Castaway Critters puts its large cargo van on the road to New Jersey with 20 -30 dogs and cats aboard and two volunteer drivers. It's a 12-hour drive each way, stressful and tiring for both the humans and the animals. But it saves lives - LOTS of them! Many of the animals on the van would have been euthanized; others were rescued from horrific conditions. There just aren't enough homes in our area for all the dogs and cats that come into our sheltering arms. We are fortunate to have a relationship with Eleventh Hour Rescue in Rockaway, NJ and they are able to find wonderful loving homes for these otherwise doomed critters.
However, on the last transport our tired old van didn't make it - breaking down in Virginia and stranding our drivers and the load of dogs and kittens. A rental van was located and they were able to transfer the crates and cages and continue on to Eleventh Hour where all the animals were safely received. But what about next time? We need your help; we need a new (to us) van that we can depend on so we can continue to give these many dogs and puppies, cats and kittens, a LIFE sentence. If you have any suggestions on where we can get our paws on a reliable, large van, please let us know!
By the way, we want to send out a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to the cost of repairing our tired, old van by participating in our Kindle Fire raffle as well as to those who sent checks. We were fortunate to receive enough funds to cover paying for the repairs and the expense of the rental van!
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