More Adoptable Dogs Arriving At Brandywine Valley SPCA Ahead Of Hurricane Laura
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. (CBS) - More dogs and cats are arriving in our region Thursday from the Gulf Coast as animal shelters in the path of Hurricane Laura cleared out shelters to make room for other animals affected by the storm.
More than 30 evacuated dogs arrived to the New Castle County Airport on a flight from Louisiana on Wednesday and more than 40 were arrived on Tuesday. All the animals are looking for homes.
The Brandywine Valley SPCA is caring for the dogs, which will be adoptable in Georgetown, Dover, New Castle and West Chester.
"We actually help on an ongoing basis," Brandywine Valley SPCA Marketing Director Linda Torelli said. "These are emergency rescue missions. Louisiana has the fifth highest euthanasia rate in the country. Now when they're facing flooding in addition to that we want to get those dogs out of the shelters get them to safety up here."
BREAKING NEWS: 44 dogs rescued from Hurricane Laura's path! Gulf Coast shelters are emptying ahead of likely flooding...
Posted by Brandywine Valley SPCA on Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Hurricane rescues arriving! As Hurricane Laura aims for the Gulf Coast, shelters are emptying to save the animals from flooding and to make space for local animals displaced by the storm. Today we're receiving a Wings of Rescue emergency airlift of 35 dogs, and yesterday we received a flight of 44 dogs in Georgetown. Yesterday's dogs will start becoming available in Georgetown and Dover today, and today's dogs will start becoming available tomorrow in New Castle and West Chester. We've taken on this important work without hesitancy while our shelters are full with summer intakes. You can help by adopting or donating to support the costs of the rescue work: bvspca.org/laura Please also keep our Louisiana friends in your thoughts and prayers.
Posted by Brandywine Valley SPCA on Wednesday, August 26, 2020
You can help by adopting or donating to support the costs of the rescue work. For more information, click here.