Hurricane Pets: Where are they now?

Hurricanes strike far from the West Coast, but in the animal welfare community, the effects are felt everywhere. Seattle Humane remains a dedicated player in national recovery efforts. By October of 2017, Seattle Humane took in hundreds of pets in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Thanks to your generosity, all of these pets received the transport and care they needed to be adopted.

It has been one year since we began animal transfers from hurricane-impacted regions.

Take a look at the pets you helped save:

HENRY

Henry, a 2-year-old Terrier mix, came to Seattle Humane on Aug. 30, 2017. He was known in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas as “Gary,” an affectionate people-pleaser whom everyone adored. His fun personality charmed our staff and volunteers as well as his new family. Here’s the moment they decided to sign Henry’s adoption paperwork and make it official!

 

ZIVA

Ziva, a 5-year-old Labrador Retriever mix, was on the first transfer flight to Seattle following Hurricane Harvey. She arrived at Seattle Humane on Aug. 30, 2018, just days after the storm blew through Texas.

During her first few days at Seattle Humane, Ziva received her veterinary check, behavior evaluation and received plenty of TLC from our staff and volunteers to prepare her for adoption. She was stressed and shy when she first arrived, so we worked as quickly as possible to get her into a home where she could relax and learn to love. Sept. 2, 2017 was “gotcha day” for Ziva, and we have to say, she’s looking pretty happy with her new family!

 

ORBIT AND PENGUINO

Penguino and Orbit were among 154 homeless pets transferred from Puerto Rico to Seattle Humane in October 2017. It was around this time that Kim Gordy decided she wanted to add to her family. She visited her two kittens-to-be when they were in foster care. When Kim learned they were from Puerto Rico, she knew she had to give them a home. She had recently relocated from Houston to Seattle, and understood first-hand the devastation hurricanes can leave behind and wanted to help in any way she could.

Unfortunately, disaster relief is not a “one-and-done” deal; the adoptions are uplifting but the storms will keep coming. We need you. Our Life-Saver Rescue Program is prepared to take in animals impacted by Hurricane Florence. Meet Shine and Moe, two of our first transfers from the Florence-impacted region. They arrived at Seattle Humane on Oct. 5 and Moe is already adopted! Shine will soon be available for adoption.

These two affectionate hounds were awaiting adoption in South Carolina prior to Hurricane Florence. We are working to take in pets who were already homeless before the hurricane. Moving pets like Moe and Shine to shelters where they can be adopted opens up space for displaced animals and gives separated families their best chance to be reunited.

There are many more pets we can transfer to Seattle Humane, but we can only commit to the number of pets that we have resources for.

Can you help provide a safety net for animals affected by a natural disaster? Consider making a donation here. You can designate your gift to the Life-Saver Rescue Program to transfer pets to Seattle Humane for care and adoption services. Unspecified gifts will be used where they are needed most at the time they are received.

See new pet arrivals on our website and Facebook page.