The Humane Society of North Texas adopted 65 dogs and cats from an animal shelter in Valdosta, Georgia. Image courtesy of Wings of Rescue
North Texas animal shelters are joining forces to save animals evacuated from Georgia shelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Helen.
The SPCA of Texas, Humane Society of North Texas, and Second Chance Farm Granbury all rescue animals from Wings of Rescue, a Valdosta, Georgia-based animal transport center that transports pets from disaster areas and overcrowded shelters. did.
Wing of Rescue posted on Facebook on October 1st, “Hurricane Helen has hit Valdosta, Georgia hard. I needed everyone’s help,” he said. Storm will be in a safe place this afternoon! This way, the Valdosta shelter is able to care for all the pets evacuated by Helen until their owners can rehome them. ”
Just 12 hours later, Wings of Rescue reported that the North Texas Humane Society had adopted 65 dogs and cats from a Valdosta animal shelter that was severely damaged by the storm.
Many shelters in Valdosta were already at capacity before the storm hit, unable to take in stray animals separated from their families.
Second Chance Farm Granbury, an animal rescue and rehabilitation center, also adopted pets from Wings of Rescue. The nonprofit is asking people to adopt their pets as more animals are expected to be taken in after Hurricane Milton made landfall this week.
Second Chance Farm Granbury wrote, “We have been asked to help shelter dogs in Florida, possibly this Wednesday.” “Again, these dogs are already in shelters, but after a devastating hurricane, we will evacuate some of them to hopefully reunite some of the animals. If you’ve been thinking about getting a dog, now’s the time!
The Humane Society of North Texas is scheduled to hold a transport animal adoption event in Grapevine on Oct. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All adoptions during the event are free.
Animal lovers in Texas are stepping up to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Helen. The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team was dispatched to North Carolina, and the search and rescue dog team was specially trained to prepare for natural disasters, the Dallas Express reported.
Although the effects of Hurricane Helen are still being measured, it already ranks in the top 10 deadliest storms in U.S. history and is also the deadliest storm in North Carolina history.
Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida this week. Although the storm’s strength is constantly changing, forecasters expect the hurricane to make landfall as a Category 4 storm, with winds of 145 mph and storm surge of 8 to 15 feet.
