WV: Airport Pays $7,500 for Dog to Chase Birds from Runway

April 3, 2018

Yeager Airport in West Virginia has added a helpful new member to the team, an 18-month-old border collie named Hercules.

The pup has been hired to chase birds and other animals off the runway – a problem that has been a concern for the Charleston, W.Va., airport.

“Every airport has problems with bird strikes and wildlife on the airfield. It’s a big safety hazard, so a dog can be a real predator,” Nick Keller, assistant director at Yeager, said to WV Metro News. “It will keep birds, deer, coyotes, rabbits away from the airfield.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/04/02/airport-pays-7500-for-dog-to-chase-away-birds-on-runway.html