Mayor Shirley Franklin to Attend Welcome Party for Georgia's Largest Pet Rescue Mission...

Mayor Shirley Franklin to Attend Welcome Party for Georgia's Largest Pet
Rescue Mission This Friday, August 21
Event Brings Needed Supplies to Georgia; Rescues Hundreds of Unwanted Pets

ATLANTA, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- This Friday, August 21, marks the largest pet
rescue mission in the state's history as The M.O.M.S. RESCUE of Lindenwold, NJ
and Animal Rescue Flights (ARF) launch "Georgia Puppy Caravan." Georgia's own
David York is helping to oversee nearly 200 cars, vans, RVs and airplanes,
which will transport pet supplies from around the country, and in turn take
back hundreds of dogs and cats from overburdened Georgia shelters to loving
homes in the Northeast.

Highlights include a "Landing Party" at DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK) at 3
p.m. and a "Welcome Celebration" at Foundry at Puritan Mill at 7 p.m.,
attended by Mayor Shirley Franklin, which will include the highly anticipated
premiere of National Geographic Channel's series "Rescue Ink."

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WHAT: "Georgia Puppy Caravan," the largest pet rescue mission in the
state's history, spearheaded by The M.O.M.S. RESCUE of
Lindenwold, NJ and Animal Rescue Flights (ARF) along with David
York, Fulton County Animal Services Executive Director and owner
of Barking Hound Village.

EVENTS: "Landing Party" at PDK where seven airplanes will converge
bringing needed pet supplies to Georgia.

WHEN: Landing Party Friday, August 21 at 3 p.m. at DeKalb Peachtree
Airport

Mayor to speak at the "Welcome Celebration," featuring the premiere of the
highly anticipated first episode of the new National Geographic Channel series
"Rescue Ink," based on the work of Rescue Ink, a group of New York-based
tattooed, motorcycle-riding tough guys, the series will follow the pet rescue
efforts of these unlikely heroes who save helpless, abandoned and abused
animals.

WHERE: Welcome Party, Friday, August 21 at 7 p.m. at Foundry at Puritan
Mill

HOW: Originating in New Jersey, the caravan of up to 200 cars, vans,
RVs and airplanes will travel down I-95, stopping in cities along
the way to pick up large donations of pet food and other much
needed supplies currently being collected for Georgia area
shelters. They will then depart Atlanta carrying hundreds of
shelter animals who have already been adopted by caring families
in other states.

GOAL: To completely empty Georgia shelters through ongoing education
and increased spaying and neutering efforts.

For More Information Contact:
Liz Lapidus
Liz Lapidus PR (404) 688-1466
liz@lizlapiduspr.com

SOURCE Atlanta City Council Office of Communications

Liz Lapidus of Liz Lapidus PR, +1-404-688-1466, liz@lizlapiduspr.com