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More than 100 animals rescued from Hurricane Ida are coming to Cincinnati

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More than 100 animals rescued from Hurricane Ida are coming to Cincinnati
An emergency pet-rescue flight is landing in Cincinnati Wednesday, bringing over 100 rescued dogs, cats and rabbits from shelters impacted by Hurricane Ida.The 129 adoptable pets were rescued from local animal shelters by Wings of Rescue in Louisiana after the category 4 hurricane wreaked havoc on southeastern Louisiana, leaving widespread damage.The pets, which have all been cleared for adoption, are being flown to safety in order to clear space and resources in areas particularly hard-hit by Hurricane Ida.It's the second rescue flight operated by Wings of Rescue – a pre-hurricane flight took place on Saturday, also from Louisiana.“We’ve seen the devastating impact that hurricanes and other natural disasters have on local animal shelters,” said Ric Browde, CEO of Wings of Rescue. “When Hurricane Ida tore through parts of Louisiana this past weekend, it left shelter facilities damaged and without power, making it difficult to care for existing animals, let alone respond to the many lost pets that need housing after such a violent storm. Today’s flight, along with an earlier flight we did on Saturday, will help relieve pressure felt by the hard-working staff and volunteers trying to respond effectively to animal needs under challenging emergency conditions.”The plane will land at Lunken Airport around 1:30 p.m. where the pets will be met with representatives from SPCA Cincinnati. The reps will then take them to local shelter facilities. “Thanks to our terrific partners at Brandywine, to the caring staff at SPCA Cincinnati, and to the generous folks at Petco Love,” said Browde, “we have been able to fly numerous Hurricane Ida rescue missions quickly, efficiently and safely. Each year when hurricane season strikes, our planes and pilots are standing by, ready to respond at a moment’s notice. So far this year we’ve flown over 6,000 pets to safety, bringing our all-time total rescues to more than 58,000. Many of those have been from disaster zones.”All of the animals have been medically cleared for transportation and meet all local and state-wide entry requirements, and have been in shelter facilities long enough to be identified as abandoned or unwanted.

An emergency pet-rescue flight is landing in Cincinnati Wednesday, bringing over 100 rescued dogs, cats and rabbits from shelters impacted by Hurricane Ida.

The 129 adoptable pets were rescued from local animal shelters by Wings of Rescue in Louisiana after the category 4 hurricane wreaked havoc on southeastern Louisiana, leaving widespread damage.

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The pets, which have all been cleared for adoption, are being flown to safety in order to clear space and resources in areas particularly hard-hit by Hurricane Ida.

It's the second rescue flight operated by Wings of Rescue – a pre-hurricane flight took place on Saturday, also from Louisiana.

“We’ve seen the devastating impact that hurricanes and other natural disasters have on local animal shelters,” said Ric Browde, CEO of Wings of Rescue. “When Hurricane Ida tore through parts of Louisiana this past weekend, it left shelter facilities damaged and without power, making it difficult to care for existing animals, let alone respond to the many lost pets that need housing after such a violent storm. Today’s flight, along with an earlier flight we did on Saturday, will help relieve pressure felt by the hard-working staff and volunteers trying to respond effectively to animal needs under challenging emergency conditions.”

The plane will land at Lunken Airport around 1:30 p.m. where the pets will be met with representatives from SPCA Cincinnati. The reps will then take them to local shelter facilities.

“Thanks to our terrific partners at Brandywine, to the caring staff at SPCA Cincinnati, and to the generous folks at Petco Love,” said Browde, “we have been able to fly numerous Hurricane Ida rescue missions quickly, efficiently and safely. Each year when hurricane season strikes, our planes and pilots are standing by, ready to respond at a moment’s notice. So far this year we’ve flown over 6,000 pets to safety, bringing our all-time total rescues to more than 58,000. Many of those have been from disaster zones.”

All of the animals have been medically cleared for transportation and meet all local and state-wide entry requirements, and have been in shelter facilities long enough to be identified as abandoned or unwanted.