Brandywine Valley SPCA Welcomes Rescue Flight of Texas Shelter Pets in Partnership with Austin Pets Alive!, Best Friends Animal Society, and Wings of Rescue
Yesterday, 39 dogs and 11 cats boarded a lifesaving flight out of Austin, TX, to Delaware where they will continue their search for loving homes. The emergency airlift helped make space for incoming pets displaced by the flooding and is a joint effort between national nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society, Brandywine Valley SPCA, Austin Pets Alive!, and Wings of Rescue.
The pets aboard yesterday’s airlift were already in shelters and will now continue their search at Brandywine Valley SPCA campuses; including the Animal Adoption Center in Lindenwold, New Jersey; PAWS in Rockport, Maine; Safe Harbor Sanctuary in Brooks, Maine; and Happily Ever After Rescue, Copiague, New York.
Efforts like yesterday’s flight help reduce overcrowded conditions in shelters directly impacted by the floods. By helping empty their kennels, more space is created for locally affected pets who need a safe place to land.
Now, the involved organizations are asking the local community to step-up and help pets affected by the floods by fostering or adopting a pet from organizations welcoming in dogs and cats impacted by the floods.
For those who are unable to foster or adopt, donations to Best Friends Emergency Response Fund help provide immediate relief to pets and the people working tirelessly to save them. Disasters, like the Texas floods, create an urgent need for food, medical care, transportation, and shelter. Best Friends is collaborating with Wings of Rescue to send emergency supplies to animal shelters in need while continuing to work alongside Border Animal Mission, Footbridge Foundation, Hill Country Humane Society, and Austin Pets Alive! to support lifesaving efforts on the ground.
For more information on fostering or adopting a pet aboard yesterday’s flight, visit bvspca.org, pawscares.org, or hearforadoption.com. To stay informed about Best Friends continued response efforts to the recent Texas floods, visit bestfriends.org.
About Brandywine Valley SPCA
As the largest animal welfare organization in the region, serving three states and the District of Columbia, the mission of Brandywine Valley SPCA (BVSPCA) is to put the “human” back in humane animal treatment and advocate on their behalf. Founded in 1929, BVSPCA is the first open admission no-kill shelter in Pennsylvania and Delaware. In 2025, the BVSPCA cared for more than 27,000 lost, stray, owner-surrendered, abused, and neglected animals while achieving a 94% live release rate. The BVSPCA provides animal protective services for much of Chester and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania, and it holds the exclusive contract with the Delaware Office of Animal Welfare to provide state-wide animal services. BVSPCA is also contracted by DC Health to provide animal care and control services for the District of Columbia. Animals are cared for with respect and dignity at our adoption centers in Dover, Georgetown, and New Castle, Delaware; West Chester, Plymouth Meeting, Harrisburg and Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Lindenwold, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. In addition, the BVSPCA provides families with safety net and low-cost veterinary services at its Animal Health Centers in Malvern and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Dover, Georgetown, and New Castle, Delaware, and Washington, DC. Visit bvspca.org and @brandywinespca.
About Austin Pets Alive!
Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is a nonprofit organization pioneering comprehensive, innovative programs designed to save the most at-risk homeless companion animals and educate others to do the same through its American Pets Alive! nationwide education and outreach division. A leader in No Kill sheltering in America’s largest No Kill city, APA! Helps more than 10,000 dogs and cats annually in Central Texas and beyond get a chance at the life they deserve. To learn more about APA!, visit austinpetsalive.org.
About Wings of Rescue
Wings of Rescue is a donation-supported charity that air-transports abandoned, homeless and otherwise at-risk pets from overcrowded shelters, disaster areas and dangerous circumstances to the safety of rescue facilities and animal-welfare organizations where each pet is given proper care and a new home. Additionally, every year Wings of Rescue planes deliver thousands of pounds of humanitarian and veterinary aid to communities and pets in need, and the group serves as advocates for spay/neuter programs and other life-saving practices. Since its founding in 2012, Wings of Rescue pilots have safely and efficiently flown over 80,000 pets out of harm’s way and on to new lives. The nonprofit group operates hundreds of missions per year carrying thousands of dogs, cats, and other small companion animals to and from locations throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Advocating that all pets deserve a healthy and loving home, Wings of Rescue believes that responsible pet ownership enriches lives and builds stronger and more compassionate communities. For additional information or to donate, please visit www.wingsofrescue.org.