As Hurricane Ida hits the South, animal shelters nationwide have been helping cats and dogs escape affected areas.
Ida was downgraded to a tropical depression Monday …
As Hurricane Ida hits the South, animal shelters nationwide have been helping cats and dogs escape affected areas. Ida was downgraded to a tropical depression Monday afternoon after making landfall Sunday near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as an «extremely dangerous» Category 4 hurricane. Millions have been left without power, and at least one person is dead, FOX News reported. Animals are also threatened by the storm. A large group of dogs and cats recently arrived in Delaware after being evacuated from Louisiana. Officials from Brandywine Valley SPCA confirmed to FOX 29 that over 100 dogs and cats were airlifted to a shelter in New Castle County on Saturday. Many of the animals had come from the Tangipahoa Parish Animal Shelter.
