Last Chance Highway

There is a new show on Animal Planet called Last Chance Highway.  I watch pretty much all of the rescue shows on animal planet, but this one particularly interests me because it is filmed very close to home.  It is about a group of people working together who live around the Memphis area.  They rescue animals from Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas, where tens of thousands of animals are killed each year, and transport them up north where animals are more protected by the laws and people are more responsible pet owners.  They go to available rescues, or directly to new homes.  Little Rock is one of their biggest pick-ups.  I have personally had two of my foster pups go on this venture (Little Willie and Little Johnny).  The show typically follows a couple different dogs from initial contact to new home.  At the end of each show, they film the truck delivering the animals to different cities, after traveling over 1000 miles. (They make that drive every single week, by the way, each time carrying over 100 dogs.)  The parking lots are filled with families waiting for their new dogs.  They all cheer when the truck pulls in.  The are so happy and excited when the dogs are carried off the truck and handed over to them.  I cry every time.  It's awesome to see. 

Anyway, the show really inspires me.  Check it out if you like the reality TV scene!