An emergency animal rescue flight transported more than 100 pets out of Los Angeles shelters as rescue officials work to manage overcrowding following a large-scale hoarding case involving hundreds of animals. According to information obtained by PEOPLE, the early morning airlift took place on Tuesday, March 24. Organized by the nonprofit Wings of Rescue, it departed from Van Nuys Airport around 4 a.m., carrying pets already cleared for adoption to partner organizations in Chicago. The effort was launched days after the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) responded to a call about an alleged hoarding situation in which hundreds of dogs and cats were being kept in deplorable conditions.
