Transporting Indiana Shelter Dogs to Receiving Shelter Partners Where They Find Adoptive Homes - Canine Express Canine Express Canine Express Transport Project Transporting Indiana Shelter Dogs to Receiving Shelter Partners Where They Find Adoptive Homes 2016 Recipient of the Indiana Distinguished Hoosier Award for the State of Indiana Governors Office Receiving Shelter PartnersBEREA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS CLEVELAND OHIOCLEVELAND ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE OHIOGEAUGA HUMANE SOCIETY CLEVELAND OHIOGRANNY ROSE ANIMAL SHELTER DIXON ILLINOISHAPPY TAILS HUMANE SOCIETY ROCK FALLS ILLINOISSECOND CITY CANINE RESCUE HANOVER PARK ILLINOISHUMANE SOCIETY OF HOBART HOBART INDIANA HUMANE INDIANA MUNSTER INDIANA HUMANE FORT WAYNE FORT WAYNE INDIANA Our project does not transport Indiana shelter dogs to private adopters only to our receiving shelter partners in Cleveland northwest Illinois northern Indiana and the Northeast. TheCanINE Express Transport Projecthumanely transports shelter animals from south central Indiana areas with pet overpopulation to shelters in areas in our country where there is a need for wellsocialized healthy cats and dogs. This interstate project that began with its maiden voyage in December 2004 and currently has more than 30 partner shelters has successfully transported 12868 Indiana shelter dogs and 1939 shelter cats. A benefit that wasnt visualized at the projects beginning is that our partners have shared best sheltering practices including spayneuter education medical care promoting adoptions increasing volunteerism and political activism to build and grow state legislation related to animal issues.