Man Drives 177 Miles To Find Puppies In High-Kill Shelters A New Home

This is Rick Haugen.

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Rick grew up in a dog-loving family and spends his spare time volunteering to help homeless cats and dogs in shelters.

Recently, he took a weekend road trip driving 29 dogs, a cat and 8 puppies from Chicago to Wisconsin as a volunteer for Alabama Rescue Relay (ARR).

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ARR is a non-profit organization dedicated to save “surplus” animals from high kill shelters and transports them to national rescue groups in other states and be given a chance to find loving homes.

This is Garden, one of the puppies who were transported to Wisconsin.

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“They were incredibly well-behaved and only caused a commotion when I stopped the van,” Haugen said.

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And when he finally reached Wisconsin after a long drive, he said it was “very rewarding, the most rewarding thing [he’s] done”.

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Kudos to you Rick!