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Then, they must fill out an adoption waiver and meet with an adoption counselor to talk about the animal’s personality. Potential adopters can visit the Austin Humane Society website or visit in person to meet the animals. The shelter plans to take in 18 more refugee cats on Wednesday via airplane to Houston where the staff will drive them to Austin, Kennedy said. 26, but after promoting fostering and adopting in preparation for the storm, it freed up enough room to accept the extra animals. The shelter was at capacity before it started accepting refugee animals on Aug. The shelter told the public via social media and newsletters that now was the time to adopt to create more room for refugee animals, Kennedy said. “When we saw Hurricane Ida forming, we started the plan … we had heard that there were probably going to be some shelters in Louisiana that would need our help,” Kennedy said. This is not including animals the society is preparing for adoption, according to its website. The society was not able to provide capacity numbers or typical adoption rates at the time of publication, but the shelter currently houses 33 dogs and 30 cats available for adoption. As of Tuesday, community members have adopted over 40 refugee animals after the shelter sent out a plea to its foster network, said Katie Kennedy, the shelter’s director of communication. 28, the Austin Humane Society accepted nearly 70 Louisianan dog and cat refugees as Hurricane Ida wiped electricity and infrastructure from large parts of the state last week. “I think it’s amazing because it shows the community coming together to help get the word out and put light on this issue,” said Grace Ariola, a Plan II senior who volunteers at the Austin Animal Center.Īs of Aug.
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The UT and Austin communities accepted and cared for the dozens of Louisianan dog and cat refugees as Hurricane Ida flooded large parts of the state last week. Editor’s note: This article first appeared as part of the September 8 flipbook.