Hey all, if anyone has time to help out, Alonzo needs help getting to rescue:

Laura Harper, OTRA Verified Transport Coordinator

Kelly Dietrich, Rescue Coordinator

thelibertytrain@fastmail.fm (fastmail.fm)

Email is preferred method of communication

Please use “NC TO MN TRANSPORT” in subject line of e-mail

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Please contact us directly and provide the following information if you are able to assist (if you have driven for us before, only send updated info). All information is kept confidential except for necessary contact information on final run sheet!!!
Name:
Email:
Home phone:
Cell phone:
Do you text? Use cell only for transports? Get e-mail on cell phone?
Address:
Emergency contact name & phone:
Leg(s) you can drive:
Vehicle- make/model/color:
Plate/tag number & state:
Do you have after hours/weekend internet access? If no, when does your access end?
Number of dogs you are comfortable carrying? Can you offer overnight?
Overnighters: Can you keep transport animal(s) separate from your own? How?
# Dogs Spayed/Neutered? UTD on shots? If no to either, why not?
# Cats Spayed/Neutered? UTD on shots? If no to either, why not?
Transport Coordinators you have driven for (name/e-mail):
– if none please provide a personal reference for me to contact (name/e-mail):
Meeting locations will be provided in final run sheet
Any breeds that you are uncomfortable transporting:
Where did you see this post:
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This transport will be monitored.
Ten minutes have been added to each leg for potty and leg stretching!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17:
Leg 1: Conover NC to Asheville NC (I40)
82 miles ~ 1 hr 20 min
7:00 am to 8:20 pm ET
NEEDED

Leg 2: Asheville NC to Newport TN (I40)
67 miles ~ 1 hr 10 min
8:30 am to 9:40 am ET
Filled - thanks Melissa W!

Leg 3: Newport TN to Knoxville TN (I40/I75)
50 miles ~ 50 min
9:50 am to 10:40 am ET
Filled - thanks Darlynne D!

Leg 4: Knoxville TN to Corbin KY (I75)
82 miles ~ 1 hr 15 min
10:50 am to 12:05 pm ET
NEEDED

Leg 5: Corbin KY to Lexington KY (I75)
86 miles ~ 1 hr 20 min
12:15 pm to 1:35 pm ET
NEEDED

Leg 6: Lexington KY to Erlanger KY (I75)
69 miles ~ 1 hr 5 min
1:45 pm to 2:50 pm ET
NEEDED

Leg 7: Erlanger KY to Dayton OH (I75)
68 miles ~ 1 hr 15 min
3:00 pm to 4:15 pm ET
NEEDED

Leg 8: Dayton OH to Richmond IN (I70)
52 miles ~ 1 hr
4:25 pm - 5:25 pm ET
NEEDED

Leg 9: Richmond IN to Indianapolis IN (I70)
72 miles ~ 1 hr 15 min
5:35 pm - 6:50 pm ET
NEEDED

~~~OVERNIGHT NEEDED IN/AROUND INDIANAPOLIS, IN~~~

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18:
Leg 10: Indianapolis IN to Lafayette IN (I65)
63 miles ~ 1 hr 10 min
7:00 am - 8:10 am ET
NEEDED - Wendy O backup

Leg 11: Lafayette IN to Crown Point IN (I65)
Time Zone changes this leg - minus one hour
81 miles ~ 1 hr 20 min
8:20 am - 9:40 am ET
7:20 am - 8:40 am CT
Filled - thanks Linda F!

Leg 12: Crown Point IN to Hinsdale IL (I294)
46 miles ~ 1 hr 5 min
8:50 am - 9:55 am CT
NEEDED

Leg 13: Hinsdale IL to Gurnee IL (I294/I94)
60 miles ~ 1 hr 10 min
10:05 am - 11:15 am CT
Filled - thanks Cris P!

Leg 14: Gurnee IL to Milwaukee WI (I94)
41 miles ~ 50 min
11:25 am - 12:15 pm CT
Filled - thanks Denice B!

Leg 15 Milwaukee WI to Madison WI (I94)
70 miles ~ 1 hr 10 min
12:25 pm – 1:35 pm CT
NEEDED

Leg 16: Madison WI to Tomah WI (I94)
94 miles ~ 1 hr 30 min
1:45 pm – 3:15 pm CT
Filled - thanks Bob M!

Leg 17: Tomah WI to Eau Claire WI (I94)
76 miles ~ 1 hr 15 min
3:25 pm – 4:40 pm CT
NEEDED

Leg 18: Eau Claire WI to Minneapolis MN (I94)
82 miles ~ 1 hr 20 min
4:50 pm – 6:10 pm CT
Filled by receiving - thanks Jessica!

♥END OF TRANSPORT ~ THANK YOU♥

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PASSENGER INFO:

ALL DOGS ARE TRAVELING WITH VET RECORDS, HEALTH CERTS, AND ARE UTD ON SHOTS


Passenger 1:
Dog Info: Has the dog been out of the shelter for at least 2 weeks? Yes
Name: Alonzo
Breed: Husky
Sex: Male
Age: 1 yr
Weight: 60 lbs
Crate? Optional - not supplied
UTD on shots? Yes
Spay/Neuter? Yes
Good with other dogs? Yes
Good with people? Yes
Temperament/Behavior: None
Medical Issues (to include ANY medication they are being sent with, the reason for the medication and dosing instructions): None
Traveling With: Health certificate and rabies certificate are required! Well-fitting harness or collar - no $ store types! - WITH dog’s name, receiving rescue phone number ID, and rabies tag attached; sturdy clip lead AND slip lead; enough food for 2-3 days
Reason for transport: Temp foster to approved rescue

Sending All Passengers:
Sending: Hartman’s Haven Dog Rescue
Location: Conover, NC
Website: www.hartmanshaven.org
Contact person/email/phone: Crystal Hartman, catawbacountydogs@gmail.com, 704.524.5313

Receiving All Passengers:
Receiving: Minnesota Unwanted Siberian Husky Rescue (MUSHR)
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.mushr.org
Contact name/email/phone: Jessica, mushremail@gmail.com, 612.867.4013
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***DISCLAIMER***

The Liberty Train is a group of volunteer transport coordinators that utilize a network of volunteer drivers who assist rescues and adopters in their efforts to save dogs from shelters. We cannot be held responsible by any party for damages, loss of property, or reimbursement of costs. We reserve the right to refuse to assist any rescue or adopter that does not allow a full screening to be done by us PRIOR to transport.

**COMMITMENT TO DRIVING**

Do not volunteer to drive if you are not committed to showing up on time on transport day. Relay transports cannot operate if there is a missing link in the chain, and the rescue animals suffer as a result. If an emergency arises that prevents you from driving you must notify the transport coordinator as soon as possible. Please be respectful of the entire team that has been assembled.

*ADOPTION OFF TRANSPORT*

Removing an animal from a transport before it has reached the final destination indicated on this run sheet constitutes theft in all 50 states and will be reported to local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies. In addition, your name will be publicized on "Do Not Transport" lists that are widely circulated in the rescue and transport communities.

+++IMPORTANT -- ALL TRANSPORT DRIVERS PLEASE READ+++


The info below will tell you WHY you need to know who you are driving for and where dogs are being sent.

Drivers, don't just sign up to help on a transport without doing your homework first. Click on the link below to see the tragic outcome of blindly signing up to drive a transport. Gone are the days where you can volunteer to drive (in blind faith) on any transport that just happens to land in your inbox.

If you are considering driving on a transport, make sure you know who the coordinator is. If you don't recognize their name, ask around. Dig up information. Google their name and email address. You want to make sure you are driving for a reputable coordinator - one with integrity, not some fly-by-night person posing as a coordinator who is going to use you to unwittingly help send dogs into unthinkable situations. Find out who this "coordinator" is - the rescue world is a small world - everybody knows everyone or at least knows about them. ASK AROUND before signing up to drive.

Another thing to look for..... if the name of the receiving rescue AND their website isn't provided on the transport sheet for you to see, **RED FLAG**! Ask questions of the "coordinator" and do not let them off the hook without being provided with all the information you need to check into the receiving rescue. Google the receiving rescue. Ask other people in rescue (and other coordinators whom you trust) about the receiving rescue. Check DNA sites.

Go to the receiving rescue's web page. Read about their adoption policies, etc. Do they spay/neuter BEFORE they adopt out? Do they interview and do background & reference checks on potential adopters? Or is it simply "cash and carry"? Do they seem genuinely in it for the dogs....or do you get the impression they are more interested in the adoption fee? Where are the rescued dogs living as they wait to be adopted - in foster homes or in a barn or a shed on their property? Look at the pictures of the dogs on their site. Do they look happy and in good shape? Look at the images in the background of the pictures - do you see things like crates stacked on top of crates, clutter, and dirty food bowls?

You could even take it a step further and email the receiving rescue and ask them to provide the name, address and phone number of the vet they use. Then, contact the clinic and ask them if they would recommend this rescue group? You'd be surprised what you can find out. BTW, all reputable coordinators do this as part of their screening process for rescues they work with.

Finally, ask yourself....WOULD I SEND A DOG I LOVE TO THIS RESCUE?

ONLY DRIVE TRANSPORTS FOR RESCUE GROUPS WITH UPSTANDING REPUTATIONS. PERIOD.

Also, please don't automatically crosspost transport run sheets unless you have deemed it a safe and worthy transport. In other words, read through the run sheet first, paying attention to the name of the coordinator and the receiving rescue. Don't pass it along if you see any red flags. If you're not sure whether something is a red flag, contact a coordinator you trust and find out.

If anything makes you uneasy about the transport - DO NOT VOLUNTEER TO DRIVE and speak up!

There are evil people out there just waiting to get their hands on FREE DOGS! Especially when the dogs can now be delivered right to their doorstep!

Please, please, please critically evaluate transports that you volunteer to drive for by looking at clues in the transport request/run sheet.

DO NOT drive a transport for an unaltered dog to a private adopter.
DO NOT drive a transport for a dog going to a rescue that you have heard questionable things about.
DO NOT drive a transport for a coordinator that other coordinators warn you about.

Everyone wants to help a shelter dog, but please ask yourself if such a move is truly in the best interest of the animal. As cruel as it sounds, there really is a fate much worse than euthanasia in a shelter.

All the details of a responsible transport should be available to the volunteer drivers to protect them from helping a dog into a fate worse than death.

^^^Thank you to Sheri Jackson for this valuable advice^^^

Feel free to share this note or message me with any questions you may have.

The only one I could have done is the Eau Claire to MN one, but it's taken