Louisiana pets displaced by hurricane flown to new homes [Video]

AND OF COURSE, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW ONCE WE HEAR BACK. IN THE WAKE OF FRANCINE, A HEARTWARMING EFFORT TOOK FLIGHT TO HELP DISPLACED PETS FIND NEW HOMES THIS MORNING. A GLOBAL NONPROFIT FLEW MORE THAN 85 SHELTER PETS FROM LOUISIANA TO NEW HOMES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN. THESE LUCKY PETS WERE FLOWN IN A DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT AIMED AT EASING THE BURDEN ON SHELTERS. OVERWHELMED BY STORM SURVIVORS. THE FLIGHT, WHICH TOOK OFF FROM NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT, IS PART OF A BROADER INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE HURRICANE. THE DIRECTOR OF PAWS TELLS US THIS WAS THE PERFECT TIME DUE TO THE OVERWHELMED SHELTERS, CALLS, MESSAGES AND EMAILS HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY NONSTOP. THERE ARE LOTS OF LOOSE ANIMALS, FENCES DOWN. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF FEEDING IN PLACE, HOPING THAT THESE ANIMALS WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, MANY OF THEM …