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    Cindy Malloy: pause for paws

    Cindy Malloy: pause for paws

    Photo By Laurie Pearson | Cindy Malloy, administrative officer in the Office of General Counsel aboard Marine...... read more read more

    BARSTOW, CA, UNITED STATES

    05.13.2016

    Story by Laurie Pearson  

    Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow

    When not working in the Office of General Counsel aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Cindy Malloy, administrative officer, enjoys helping animals in need find new homes.
    Malloy’s extensive volunteer efforts include assisting the local Barstow Humane Society as well as the following organizations: Kindred Hearts Transport Connection; California Transport and California Transport Connection; Pilots N Paws; Samadhi Legacy Foundation.
    “Kindred Hearts Transport Connection is an all-volunteer transport group who transports animals nationwide,” said Malloy. “California Transport and California Transport Connection transport animals (primarily dogs and cats) within the state of California.”
    Malloy explained that Kindred Hearts Transport Connection will receive requests to transport rescues for various reasons and the coordinator will work out the schedule and request assistance. Reasons for assistance include transporting rescues from kill-shelters to non-kill-shelters; animals that owners cannot transport for various reasons when they move; military personnel who cannot initially take their pets with them when relocating; and military who are being deployed and need to get their animals to a relative’s home.
    While California Transport helps to relocate animals primarily within the state of California, Kindred Hearts provides support for longer distance transports as with Pilots N Paws.
    “Pilots N Paws pilots volunteer their time and expenses to transport dogs and cats to other locations within the U.S. where there is a shortage of certain sizes of animals,” said Malloy. The pilots are often licensed to fly with other organizations, such as FedEx, but transport pets in their off-time, she explained. Most of the animals transported by PNP are adopted prior to their departure from their rescue tarmac location.
    “We currently have over 5,000 volunteer pilots, over 12,800 registered users on our site, over 280,000 Facebook fans, and we now fly more than 15,000 rescue animals each year,” said Kate Quinn, executive director of Pilots N Paws. “We are a national 501c3 charity and have volunteers in all 50 states. We're so fortunate to have so many wonderful volunteers such as Cindy.”
    Due to Malloy’s own love of “Bully Breeds,” she was also eager to assist Samadhi Legacy Foundation in Las Vegas once she heard of that organization. The owner, Kathy Benson, rescues Staffordshire and American Terriers predominantly.
    “I am a Staffordshire owner,” she said, “and my husband and I can honestly say she is the most submissive and gentle dog we have ever owned. Kathy won my heart when I realized how many hours she puts in and spends almost every dime she has on the dogs. She rescues from all over the U.S. - dogs that have been left on chains to fend for themselves and those that have been in fight rings and also abused. She takes the hard cases, gives them the veterinarian care they need and trains the dogs to trust and be socialized again.”
    “The transports are doing what they can to get the animals from point A to point B, and there are very few drivers in the high desert,” explained Malloy. “We try to take turns when there is an open notification, but there are times when drivers can’t make it.”
    Driven by her love of animals, Malloy also spends time and effort assisting the local Barstow Humane Society, mostly contributing money and supplies.
    “The shelter does an amazing job with the money the city budgets for them,” she explains, “but in the winter, there is a huge need for blankets, beds, potty pads, food, toys, slip leashes, etc. Although one of the employees and her husband graciously spend their time and efforts doing two yard sales per year, it takes a lot of donations to get the money needed to build additional kennels, protected areas for pups and kittens, and everyday items like bleach, rags, paper towels, sanitizer, floor cleaner,” she said. “All donations are welcome.”
    Most of the notifications for assistance with transportation and logistical needs for these organizations are spread by social media and word-of-mouth, explained Malloy.
    For more information about these organizations, to include volunteering and assistance with needs, Malloy said each organization has a Facebook page which they use as their primary form of communication with volunteers.


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    Date Taken: 05.13.2016
    Date Posted: 05.16.2016 16:23
    Story ID: 198247
    Location: BARSTOW, CA, US
    Hometown: ALBANY, GA, US
    Hometown: BARSTOW, CA, US

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