{"id":754628,"date":"2018-09-15T09:14:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T13:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=754628"},"modified":"2018-09-15T09:15:01","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T13:15:01","slug":"not-like-family-after-all-part-2-shelter-in-hurricanes-path-warns-it-will-euthanize-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=754628","title":{"rendered":"Not &#8216;like family&#8217; after all (Part 2): Shelter in hurricane\u2019s path warns it will euthanize animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>After Hurricane Katrina many animals were abandoned \u2014 more than 100,000, according to the Louisiana SPCA. As many as 70,000 died throughout the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>REIS THEBAULT:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;For many pets that have been left behind or abandoned after their owners fled this coastal county and surrounding communities, the final days before the Hurricane Florence hits could mean life or death. Local, government-run animal shelters were filling up fast, and in many jurisdictions, such as Pender County, shelters that hit capacity must \u201cmake space,\u201d Jewel Horton, manager of Pender County Animal Shelter, told The Washington Post on Wednesday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>This means &#8216;putting down&#8217; animals to reduce overcrowding. \u201cWe are avoiding euthanasia at all costs,\u201d Horton said. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re begging for assistance&#8221;&#8230; Organizations such as the Pender County Humane Society are helping to facilitate adoption and are working to clear space in the shelter without having to sacrifice any animals. The roughly 20 dogs and cats in Raffee\u2019s van \u2014 bound for a rescue group in Pennsylvania \u2014 are animals that now won\u2019t face euthanasia&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Organizations such as the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Humane Society of the United States have become more aggressive about responding to disasters, especially after Hurricane Katrina&#8230; One poll after the devastating storm found that 44 percent of people who chose not to evacuate did so because they didn\u2019t want to leave their pets behind. But still, many animals were abandoned \u2014 more than 100,000, according to the Louisiana SPCA. 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