On Wednesday, four animal shelters in Colorado welcomed more than 100 dogs and cats who've been displaced from Louisiana shelters due to Hurricane Harvey.
The displaced animals, all of which had been living in shelters prior to the devastating storm, were moved to Colorado to make room in the overcrowded Louisiana animal shelters for more rescued, lost, or abandoned pets in the wake of the region's flooding. [gallery size="large" columns="2" ids="22557,22559"] Acadiana Animal Aid, a no-kill pet rescue and adoption organization based outside of Lafayette, Louisiana, worked with Wings of Rescue to fly approximately 100 homeless dogs and cats (none of which have owners) to Colorado to give them a new start. The animals were taken to four shelters, where they will be evaluated and then put up for adoption within a few days.This transfer ensures that we get our babies and surrounding municipal shelters' babies out of Louisiana, so when we do have animals come in from Houston and southwestern Louisiana, they don't have to be euthanized," Drea Broussard, the dog adoption coordinator for Acadiana Animal Aid, said. "To be reached out to by Colorado rescues and continuously helped out by these awesome people, we can't say enough."[gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="22562,22564,22560,22561"] The Colorado shelters who welcomed the displaced cats and dogs included: Denver Dachshunds Rescue and Transport Ark-Valley Humane Society Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (21 dogs) Pueblo Animal Services (17 dogs)
This isn't the first time Colorado shelters have worked in conjunction with Acadiana Animal Aid to make room for homeless animals. After Louisiana went through massive flooding one year ago, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region lessened the load on Acadiana by accepting some transfers then, too.
"It's important for us to help our transfer partner and free up resources for them," said the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region spokeswoman Gretchen Pressley.
Now that the shelter in Louisiana will have freed up space, it will be able to accept more dogs and cats that find themselves homeless due to the Hurricane Harvey's devastation in Texas and Louisiana -- so that none of them will have to be euthanized.
If you're interested in fostering or adopting one of these sweet displaced animals, visit the shelters' websites (linked above) to find out more information about each shelter's process!
