Home | WebMail |

      Calgary | Regions | Local Traffic Report | Advertise on Action News | Contact

OttawaVideo

Pilot rescues mother, puppies from northern Ontario reserve

A group that flies to remote communities and rescues dogs helped bring a mother and her two puppies to Ottawa from the Sandy Lake First Nation reserve. Watch our story from Ashley Burke to see the adorable tale.

Pilots N Paws Canada helps rescue 2-year-old Lab-Doberman mix, puppies from Sandy Lake

Pilot rescues puppies from Sandy Lake

10 years ago
Duration 2:12
Pilots N Paws Canada rescues mother, two puppies from northern Ontario reserve.

A two-year-old mother, a Lab-Doberman mix, and her two three-week-old puppies face freezing to death or starvation if people dont step in to help, according to a member of a dog rescue group in Ottawa.

The tale has a happy ending, however, thanks to two groups that helped rescue the dogs from the Sandy Lake First Nation reserve in northern Ontario and found them a foster home.

Kim Knapp of Friendly Giants Dog Rescue goes nose-to-nose with one of two puppies rescued from the Sandy Lake First Nation reserve in northern Ontario. (Ashley Burke/CBC)
There is no veterinarian and a large population of stray dogs at the reserve, according to Kim Knapp, a member ofFriendly Giants Dog Rescue.

"The pups would face freezing to death,"said Knapp, "Mom would face starving to death, unless people were to help out."

Thats when the charity group, Pilots NPaws Canada steps in, whileFriendly Giants helps to find the dogs a happy home.

In the video above, Ashley Burke details the happy ending for this mother and her two puppies, as well as the history behind Pilots NPaws.