Displaced pets are one of the many sad realities of natural disasters.
After Hurricanes Helene and Milton, there are many dogs, cats, and other animals in need of assistance.
Volunteers on Long Island are helping save pets from disaster areas and pairing them with new owners in need of a companion.
“I’ve seen a lot in my lifetime, but I’ve never seen anything like this,” Angelique Williams of Paws of War said.
Volunteers Angelique Williams and Niki Dawson with the animal rescue organization described a journey in North Carolina like no other.
Paws of War in Nesconset helps support veterans by rescuing and training companion animals.
Within the first 72 hours after Hurricane Helene struck Williams and Dawson were on the ground near Asheville, North Carolina.
“Their whole community is decimated,” Williams said.
Suddenly the site of little puppies had heartbreak turn to healing.
The puppies are 4 adorable, 6-week-old Sheppard mixes Latte, Cosmo, Nova and sleepy Capone.
The dogs were part of a family that had taken in a stray just weeks prior.