Saving Beloved Companions From Surrender, One Home at a Time
PACT for Animals matches the pets of deployed military service members and long-term hospital patients with loving foster families
Sarah* always wanted a big dog. She also wanted a career in the Air Force. When Titan, a Great Dane puppy, came to live with her, she was working stateside as a psychologist in the Air Force and didn’t plan on going overseas. Then, her life changed.
She was assigned work in Asia as a therapist. “While it was a boon to my career,” she says. “I was worried sick about being apart from Titan for a year.” At the time, she had no idea that one year would turn into four.
Frantically, she tried to bring Titan with her. She checked with the airlines. Most are not equipped to transport large dogs. Even the planes that allowed crated dogs didn’t have the cargo space to transport a Great Dane. Titan was just over three feet tall and weighed 183 pounds.
Her cousin, who lived in California stepped up. “She loves dogs and wanted to do this for me,” she explains. But they hit a snag. “About a year-and-a-half into my assignment, she couldn’t care for him [anymore]. Fortunately, she found PACT for Animals.”
