31-08-2017 15:09 via krqe.com

Compassionate rescues during Hurricane Harvey include animals

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Lessons learned in the wake of Hurricane Katrina are saving pet lives during Hurricane Harvey.Awareness of the plight of animals during devastating storms has greatly improved since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when an estimated 250,000 dogs and cats were displaced or died as a result of the storm, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Additionally, many people sheltered in place at the time, unwilling to leave their pets behin
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