If you foster or rescue a dog here in New York City, there’s a chance that it comes from the south. A new documentary called 'Free Puppies' highlights the pipeline between shelters in the south and rescues around the country.

The film was created by Christina Thomas and Samantha Wishman. Thomas, along with Krista MacDonald, the executive director of Badass Animal Rescue in Brooklyn, joined ‘News All Day’ to share more.

Due to lack of funding, affordable spay and neuter services, and even climate change, there are a lot of dogs in the south without homes.

Badass Animal Rescue is one of many rescues that coordinates with shelters in the south to identify, transport, and eventually get dogs adopted.

MacDonald says that they pull dogs from rural areas in the south, where some animals run around as strays or are dumped. They’re seeing a slowdown in adoptions these days, which is concerning.

For those that get rescued, dogs are taken from a shelter, put on a transport (usually a van), and then driven to New York City or other locations, where people foster dogs until they’re adopted.

Senior dogs are often tougher to get adopted, but MacDonald says that the extra effort is worth it because of all the love you get in return.

Thompson says that rescue is a community effort and they hope that the film will help save more lives by getting them into loving homes.