Dog overpopulation is a continual problem in much of the American South, where shelters often euthanize more animals than they can save. This is the story of three men who travel over 2,000 miles, in a retrofitted motor home, to deliver dogs to adoptive parents; all the way from Georgia to Maine. Read the full description.
If you’re a New Englander looking to adopt a dog, you might sniff out a trend: Kentucky, Alabama, West Virginia, Georgia; many dogs looking for homes come from the South, where shelters often euthanize more animals than they can save. Andrea Muraskin brings us the story of three men who spend their weekends transporting dogs up the Eastern Seaboard.
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