Paul International Airport on Delta flight 1745 from Sacramento. It pushed the total number of Chihuahuas received in Minnesota since the program began to a grand total 1,016. The program has proved to be such a success that California shelter Chihuahuas are now being flown to other far-flung locations where the dogs are more adoptable, including Toronto and Madison, Wis. Chihuahuas languish in California shelters because there are so many of the dogs there. But puppies like this one are snatched up when made available for adoption in the Twin Cities. The solution is to fly them out in the cargo hold of a passenger jet.
There are hundreds of brown Chihuahuas,” said Moncho Camblor, co-founder of Compassion Without Borders, an animal welfare organization. On Wednesday, the Animal Humane Society in the Twin Cities received its 1,000th Chihuahua hoping to find a home in Minnesota, thanks to an unusual program. Chihuahuas heading to a new home in Minnesota fly in a heated, pressurized cargo area of a passenger flight from California.