Big Win : Rescue Gets Custody Of 15 Puppies Found At O'Hare

CHICAGO, IL — The 15 French bulldog puppies that were rescued from Chicago's O'Hare Airport have been allowed to remain in the United States permanently. The Chicago French Bulldog Rescue announced Friday that through its counsel, it is working out the final details of an agreement it has reached with the Royal Jordanian Airlines and Centers for Disease Control.

As per the agreement, the rescue will be granted full custody and ownership of the puppies who will be quarantined over the next few weeks in compliance with CDC requirements and under the supervision of the Illinois Department of Agriculture and a state veterinarian.

About 20 dogs had arrived on Royal Jordanian Airlines on Aug. 28 and an airport worker alerted a Chicago police officer about the dire conditions the puppies were living in at the warehouse. Upon investigation, the police discovered that these dogs were without food and water, dehydrated and in abhorrent sanitary conditions.

Chicago French Bulldog Rescue stepped in and confiscated the puppies on Aug. 31. It paid for their treatment and even started a petition to stop the CDC from sending them back to Jordan.

"Saving these puppies lives was only achieved through acts both small and large ofliterally over one hundred thousand people", said Mary Scheffke, director of Chicago French Bulldog Rescue. "We now must harness the momentum to fix the broken system and create permanent change."

Pursuant to the terms of the tentative agreement, after the quarantine period, the dogs will be placed by CFBR into foster homes where they will receive further care, treatment and training before they are available for adoption.

To secure full custody and ownership of these dogs it is necessary for CFBR to assume all the costs and liabilities associated with the puppies’ past and future care.

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