When a disaster is soon to hit, people and their pets evacuate the area, but what happens if an animal is left behind? Or in a shelter experiencing power outages?
Homeward Trails found itself on the ground in Yancey and Mitchell Counties in North Carolina loading a van with 84 cats and dogs, which accounted for only around half of the animals that needed to get out.
With the influx of pets coming up north, local shelters need all the help they can get, Bell says. Local rescues like the Middleburg Humane Foundation and the Animal Welfare League of Arlington collectively took in nearly 50 cats and dogs-and now, shelters are facing overcrowding.
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