SALEM — Two transports containing a total 42 dogs displaced by last month’s winter storm in Texas have arrived at Northeast Animal Shelter and will soon go home to new families.
The two transports arrived on Monday and Tuesday from St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center and Chances Dog Rescue and Relocation, respectively, underwent 48 hours of quarantine as well as medical care and are now ready to be adopted.
“It’s incredibly important to offer sustained support to the many shelters and communities who are experiencing the ripple effects — which we expect to resume for some time,” said Mike Keiley, interim executive director at NEAS and director of adoption centers and programs at the MSPCA-Angell. “NEAS and the MSPCA are very fortunate to have transport vehicles and adoption center capacity, as well as adopters eager to give pets homes. We will continue to be a resource for animal welfare organizations, including those in Texas that aim to create more space in shelters to help as many animals, and people, as possible.”
NEAS and MSPCA traveled to Austin, Texas, on February 23, just days after the storm hit, and were able to rescue 91 cats and dogs, traveling more than 4,000 miles in four days. Those animals have now been adopted, leaving space for more rescued pets.
The two new transports that arrived this week came from in and around Houston, Texas.
The storm caused widespread damage and power outages in the southern state, which wasn’t equipped for the unusual weather. It caused more than 50 deaths, and many other families were displaced.
Two of the dogs in the NEAS transport, Andy and Amos, were given up by one of those families, who lost their home and had to move into a hotel, leaving them unable to care for their pets.
Anyone interested in adopting should visit neas.org or mspca.org.
