Just 11 days after Hurricane Helene caused deadly flooding throughout Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and both Carolinas, Florida residents braced for Hurricane Milton. As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued evacuation orders, staff from the Humane Society of Broward County headed out to assist their sister branch in Manatee County, taking enough crates to rescue eight dogs and 29 cats. In Asheville, NC, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue has been working to make sure every animal gets safely out of the disaster zone. As rescue animals are evacuated from states hit by Helene, northern shelters have stepped up to help. Late week, Providence Animal Center in Media, Pennsylvania received 21 dogs from shelters across southern Georgia. In D.C. and Northern Virginia, a nonprofit and a kennel — Homeward Trails Animal Rescue and District Dogs — teamed up to take in over 100 animals.
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