German Shepherd Abandoned At Airport Finds His Forever Home With A Pilot

• The owner of a German Shepherd pup chose to continue traveling without an animal upon arrival at the San Francisco airport.
• United Airlines San Francisco team took custody of the 6-month-old pup, cared for him 24/7 and worked on the necessary requirements for the pup to stay in the U.S.
• United’s pilot, Captain William Dale, was chosen from a number of applicants to adopt Polaris just in time for the holidays.

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Polaris, a 6-month-old German Shepherd was abandoned by his dad at the San Francisco Airport.  In its news release, the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said that an international traveler “chose to continue traveling without his animal” when they arrived at the airport.

There were a number of applicants for Polaris but William Dale, a pilot for United Airlines was the chosen one.

The SPCA said in its statement that the airline “worked to ensure the puppy completed necessary requirements to enter the United States, including a quarantine period.”

Lisa Feder, SF SPCA chief of rescue and welfare shared that “United’s Customer Service team took on quite a challenge to ensure Polaris would be safe, healthy, and find a loving home.”

Vincent Passafiume, Director of Customer Service at United said that from the moment that Polaris ended in their care, the entire SFO United team took care of the pup 24/7 and secured the necessary permits to allow Polaris to be in the U.S.

He added, “It’s a great feeling to see this story come full circle and that Polaris will have a loving home with United Airlines Captain Dale and his family — just in time for the holidays.”

The SFO team fell in❤️with a🐶abandoned after he was denied entry to the U.S. An initial grim outlook met our determination & we were granted the OK for him to stay. Meet our pup Polaris! After quarantine in LA, we'll find him a🏠back in SF! @Auggiie69 @mikehannaual@Tobyatunited pic.twitter.com/5qKbJnNVYE— Vincent Passafiume (@vjpassa) September 9, 2022

United threw a festive party for Polaris when it was all systems go for Captain Dale to adopt him.  United even gave a donation of $5,000 to the SF SPCA.

The new dad, Captain Dale, said, “I only hope that we can do half as good a job of taking care of him as the United staff did.” He continued, “More than one employee said to me, ‘You better take good care of him … or else.’ There was even a wag of a finger.”

You could do it, Captain Dale!  Happy new home, Polaris!

Source: People