People serve others in many ways.

Lexington County is full of faithful servants.

Add Scott Cutting and his wife Lynne Smith to that list.

As devout Christians, they have dedicated themselves to providing transportation for rescued dogs to their new owners.

Save Them All Pet Transport is their mission in life. Both are veterans and do their job as diligently as any military task they were assigned.

It started in 2015 when Scott had a medical transport business and Lynne was a Realtor. They were introduced to the world of dog and cat rescue by one of Lynne’s clients.

Scott and Lynne were immediately hooked on the prospect of saving animals from being euthanized.

Scott quickly outfitted a small van to accommodate 25 dogs and cats.

He made his first run January 8, 2016.

Since then, they have rescued and transported over 8,000 dogs from “kill shelters” in South and North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Florida.

All of the dogs go to the New England area - Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Scott and Lynne have a network of resources that also provide rides to dogs needing transport, including a Mississippi veterinarian that has a team of 20 volunteers that scour the area near her clinic for abandoned shelter dogs.

One of their primary recipients is the Northshore Animal League which has been in business for over 75 years. The dogs are adopt to people worldwide.

The van is climate controlled and federally licensed and registered to deliver the dogs. They carry 20 gallons of water and plenty of food for all of the 4-legged passengers. They make stops for walks.

Most of the animals are typically on board for less than 20 hours.

Their faith plays a huge roll for them, and they never leave home without praying. They believe that God will protect and provide for them.

On a run to Albany, Ga., to pick up dogs from a shelter, the generator on the truck suddenly failed. Scott was stranded.

He got in touch with the local shelter director to inform her about his predicament. Her husband was an engineer for Cummings Engines for 40 years.

Within an hour he had fixed the problem with the generator and had Scott back on the road. Nothing but God...

The transplanted northerners love the Lexington area and are happy to be “southerner trainees.” Since taking on what seems to be a never-ending job, they are constantly busy or on the road. But the reward is that they feel like they are part of a much bigger plan. And welcome the challenge.

Scott explained that even though properly implemented spay and neuter programs help reduce abandoned pets, there needs to be more of them. That takes money and people.

To donate to help abandoned animals, visit www. bestfriends.org .