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Nearly 100 animals are set to make a 14-hour journey from Tampa Bay to Houston.
The move will help open space at SPCA Tampa Bay amid more animals arriving after Hurricane Milton.
Crews from Houston’s SPCA will start the drive from Tampa Bay back to Houston early Thursday morning.
SPCA Tampa Bay President and CEO Martha Boden said the partnership has been in the works since Hurricane Milton appeared on their radar. Boden calls the work important especially as she anticipates more people having to give up their pets in the near future.
"There are about 380 pets here right now,” Boden said.
The non-profit animal shelter in Pinellas County is Boden’s second home. She’s been in charge for 13 years and knows all too well the impact a hurricane can have on people with pets.
"There were thousands of homes impacted over the last two weeks and unfortunately that means families are having to give up their pets,” Boden said.
This is why you see so many people in red shirts at their shelter on Wednesday. They’re loading cans with crates, blankets and supplies.
"We've been there. We've done this. We've gone through this. We know the impact it can have,” Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Director Brooke Yahney said.
Yahney is one of the volunteers with Houston’s SPCA.
She said they didn’t hesitate to make the 14-hour drive to transport some animals back to the Lone Star State to help free up space.
MORE: wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-debris-pickup-helene-milton/67-83eacdc7-43cd-4df5-b049-c1a090e3848a
Nearly 100 animals are set to make a 14-hour journey from Tampa Bay to Houston.
The move will help open space at SPCA Tampa Bay amid more animals arriving after Hurricane Milton.
Crews from Houston’s SPCA will start the drive from Tampa Bay back to Houston early Thursday morning.
SPCA Tampa Bay President and CEO Martha Boden said the partnership has been in the works since Hurricane Milton appeared on their radar. Boden calls the work important especially as she anticipates more people having to give up their pets in the near future.
"There are about 380 pets here right now,” Boden said.
The non-profit animal shelter in Pinellas County is Boden’s second home. She’s been in charge for 13 years and knows all too well the impact a hurricane can have on people with pets.
"There were thousands of homes impacted over the last two weeks and unfortunately that means families are having to give up their pets,” Boden said.
This is why you see so many people in red shirts at their shelter on Wednesday. They’re loading cans with crates, blankets and supplies.
"We've been there. We've done this. We've gone through this. We know the impact it can have,” Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Director Brooke Yahney said.
Yahney is one of the volunteers with Houston’s SPCA.
She said they didn’t hesitate to make the 14-hour drive to transport some animals back to the Lone Star State to help free up space.
MORE: wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-debris-pickup-helene-milton/67-83eacdc7-43cd-4df5-b049-c1a090e3848a
