Hurricane shelter is set up for pets
Published: Sat, Jul. 26, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Sat, Jul. 26, 2008 01:28AM
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closeWILMINGTON -- When the next hurricane strikes the North Carolina coast, a shelter in Wilmington will welcome pet owners and their dogs and cats. The pets will pose for mug shots before settling into their kennels to ride out a storm.
New Hanover County authorities held a drill this week to set up the pet-friendly shelter at Noble Middle School, The Wilmington Star-News reported Friday.
The shelter could hold 36 cats and 80 dogs. The animals would live in pet kennels lining hallways of the school and owners would stay in separate areas of the school. In the past, some people have refused to evacuate because many hurricane shelters wouldn't accept their pets.
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Pets would be identified and photographed and animal officials would care for them during the storm, said county animal control supervisor Jean McNeil.
Pet owners have left their animals at the county animal shelter during previous evacuations. That shelter still will be available and can handle as many as 280 animals.
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