Is there any good news out there? Well, maybe. Last week, we read a story in the LA Times about Amelia Air, a nonprofit organization that's flying animals in overcrowded shelters to less crowded ...

For years, the biggest flying animal was presented as a settled scientific fact. Closer examination of fossils and biomechanics has revealed gaps in those early conclusions. Questions remain about how ...

When we think of flying animals, birds like eagles and parrots or insects like butterflies come to mind. However, there are many creatures that have developed ways to glide or soar through the air to ...

A: We fly animals — 80 percent dogs, 20 percent cats — from about 20 source shelters, where they are in danger of being euthanized because of lack of space, to some 62 receiving animal rescue ...

Actor Aaron O'Connell recently flew Delilah, an 11-year-old dog facing the likely prospect of euthanization in Santa Monica, to her new home in Paso Robles, Calif. Cirrus Aircraft, headquartered in ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Petra Janney, of Amelia Air, a non-profit that helps fly animals from overcrowded shelters to areas of the country where they have a better chance of getting adopted. Is ...