Currently, nine animals, including one dog and eight cats, have been brought in from shelters in the southern United States and are up for adoption at the Rutland County Humane Society. One of the dogs transported has already been adopted. The Humane Society announced it has partnered with the Bissell Pet Foundation to help create space for a shelter to house animals displaced by Hurricane Helen. “We don’t necessarily remove animals that are at risk, but we remove animals that need to come to the shelter that have been evacuated,” said Stephanie Babcock, animal health technician for the Rutland County Humane Society. “We’re making space for it,” he said. The animals came from shelters in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, according to the Humane Society. The Humane Society said Bissell airlifted the animals to Maine on Oct. 9, and one of its volunteers then drove them to Pittsford. Babcock said the animals were at the shelter when they were surrendered and were all healthy and ready for resettlement. “Once they get here, I give them a quick health check to make sure they’re all healthy. I’ve added any vaccinations they need that haven’t been done recently, including flea and In addition to tick prevention, we also reinforced the vaccinations.”I perform fecal tests on everyone to make sure they don’t have internal parasites, then tag them all and prepare them for adoption. ” she said. Staff added that one example is Major, a dog who is still up for adoption. , he’s a wonderful dog. ” said Beth Saradrian, executive director of the Rutland County Humane Society. “So we’re happy to have him here. I’m sure he’ll be adopted soon,” Saradrian added. If we can help in any way, there are people here in Vermont who want to adopt these animals and they need homes, but the situation is dire and so are the shelters they were in. . All of us, including the animals.” The Humane Society said it may take in more pets because of both Helen and Milton.
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Currently, nine animals, including one dog and eight cats, have been brought in from shelters in the southern United States and are up for adoption at the Rutland County Humane Society. One of the dogs transported has already been adopted. The Humane Society announced it has partnered with the Bissell Pet Foundation to help create space for a shelter to house animals displaced by Hurricane Helen.
“We don’t necessarily remove animals that are at risk, but we remove animals that need to come to the shelter that have been evacuated,” said Stephanie Babcock, animal health technician for the Rutland County Humane Society. “We’re making space for it,” he said.
The animals came from shelters in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, according to the Humane Society. The Humane Society said Bissell airlifted the animals to Maine on Oct. 9, and one of its volunteers then drove them to Pittsford.
Babcock said the animals were at the shelter when they were surrendered and were all healthy and ready for resettlement.
“Once they get here, I give them a quick health check to make sure they’re all healthy. I’ve added any vaccinations they need that haven’t been done recently, including flea and In addition to tick prevention, we’ve also stepped up the booster vaccinations. I’ll perform fecal tests on everyone to make sure they don’t have any internal parasites, and I’ll put name tags on everyone and prepare them for adoption.” she said.
The Humane Society said they were able to choose which animals they wanted to take. The staff added, “News animals are full of individuality.” One example is Major, a dog who is still up for adoption.
“He loves other dogs, he loves kids, he’s just a wonderful, wonderful dog,” said Beth Saradrian, executive director of the Rutland County Humane Society. “So I’m glad he’s here. I’m sure he’ll be hired soon.”
Saradarian added that even bringing a few pets can go a long way.
“If we can help in any way, there are people here in Vermont who want to adopt these animals and they need homes, and the situation is dire,” he said. The same goes for the shelter they were in, so it’s really a win-win for all of us, including the animals,” she said.
The Humane Society said it may take in more pets because of both Helen and Milton.
