As shelters in Florida recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton , a local animal shelter in the Delaware Valley is offering help.
Before Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday night, the Brandywine Valley SPCA welcomed about two dozen animals from various shelters in Florida.
Sara Smith, the senior director of communications for the Brandywine Valley SPCA, told Action News, “The Furry Friends organization, who actually took on damage, sort of coordinated this effort to bring cats and kittens from different organizations in their area onto their bus.”
That bus arrived at the West Chester campus of the Brandywine Valley SPCA on Wednesday with about two dozen cats and kittens. Those animals are now up for adoption.
Smith said relocating these animals will help open space in the Florida shelters that are now focused on emergency efforts.
“Really getting those shelter animals out of their kennels and opening that space for them to really respond locally is just the one way we can help here,” Smith explained.