Hundreds of dogs and other animals were evacuated from Hurricane Helene-ravaged areas in Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina and relocated to animal shelters across the country.
Helene’s devastating path across the Southeast moved the animals to facilities in Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and D.C., where they are up for adoption and a second chance.
The Humane Society of the United States, in a news release Monday , said 45 adoptable animals from shelters struggling with loss of power and water in Tennessee were evacuated to their care and rehabilitation center in Maryland.
From another shelter in Tennessee’s Unicoi County, about 100 animals were evacuated and are being placed with different groups as the shelter undergoes cleanup and construction, the humane society said.
“By transporting animals who were available for adoption pre-storm out of the region, local animal services will be better positioned to take in and care for displaced animals in their community, increasing the likelihood of reunifications,” the Humane Society said in the news release.