Update: All 107 dogs arrived safely at St. Hubert's on Friday, Aug. 6, and are now looking for forever homes.
The Humane Society of the United States teamed up with the Louisiana SPCA to transport approximately 100 dogs from nine overwhelmed Louisiana shelters and rescue groups to St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, N.J. The majority of dogs will be available for adoption at St. Hubert's while others will be placed with partnering agencies across New Jersey. The HSUS coordinated this transport with LA/SPCA after many shelters in the region reported huge increases in owner surrendered animals in the past few months; with numbers spiking dramatically since the Gulf oil spill.
"This is the second time in the past month that The Humane Society of the United States has transported dogs from overwhelmed Louisiana shelters to rescue groups in the Northeast. These dogs are all highly adoptable and just need a second chance to find forever homes," said Inga Fricke, director of Sheltering Initiatives for The HSUS. "The HSUS also recently coordinated the donation of 12 tons of dog and cat food from Mars Petcare U.S. and one-third ton of dog food from The Humane Choice Company to several Louisiana shelters in an effort to help financially affected families keep their pets."
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