At least 100 homeless dogs that were awaiting adoption in San Antonio, Texas, shelters are being relocated to facilities in the northeast to free up space for animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey.
The canines, ranging from puppies to older dogs, are slated to arrive at the Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday night before they’re transported over to St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison, NJ.
While at St. Hubert’s, the dogs will be fed and cared for until they’re moved to one of 12 shelters in either in New Jersey, upstate New York, New Hampshire, Delaware or Canada, said Debra Miller of the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center.
“In a few days, we should have all of these dogs up for adoption,” Miller said.
The president and CEO of St. Hubert’s, Heather Cammisa, said: “In cases like this, moving pets who were already in the shelter system helps provide capacity for animals displaced by the storm and keeps them close to home.”
The airlift of the dogs, which will be the first animal flight to the northeast out of Harvey-ravaged Texas, was organized by the Humane Society of the United States with the help of the Wings of Rescue organization.
Katie Jarl, the Texas senior director of the Humane Society of the United States, called the animal transport “huge for evacuees” of the flood-walloped state.
“This is absolutely going to be a game changer for the people in San Antonio,” Jarl said.
At least 100 other homeless dogs from the San Antonio area will be transported to shelters on the West Coast on Wednesday to make room for even more animals displaced by Harvey, according to Jarl.
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