The rescue flight aims to assist in the relief efforts of wildfires by transporting over 60 animals from L.A. shelters to Seattle

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will take 45 of the animals, placing them in temporary shelter and preparing them for adoption to homes in western Washington.
“We’ll get them fed, tucked in for the night and tomorrow we’ll get them medical exams and get to know them,” said Alison Waszmer, the director of animal care at Seattle Humane.
“They’re in desperate need of getting dogs out so they can make room for the displaced dogs coming in,” said Georgia.
We give them time to relax before we start assessing them.” Seattle Humane said they did a similar rescue flight during the Maui wildfires.
LINK | The pets are expected to be available for adoption starting Tuesday, Jan. 14, Seattle Humane said.

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In an effort to ease the strain on overcrowded shelters coping with the effects of the disaster, a plane carrying dozens of cats and dogs landed at Boeing Field in Seattle on Sunday afternoon.

will take forty-five of the animals, put them in a makeshift shelter, and get them ready to be adopted by families in western Washington.

Alison Waszmer, director of animal care at Seattle Humane, stated, “We’ll feed them, put them to bed for the night, and tomorrow we’ll get them medical exams and get to know them.”. We were able to ask, ‘How can we help?’ and everyone sprang into action, which is how we ended up here. “”.

With assistance from, the animals are traveling from Mission Hills.

“Before these fires occurred, the shelters and rescues down there were already overflowing,” stated Ashley Georgia, president of The Pittie Project PNW.

Six dogs were delivered to the Bellingham-based organization on Sunday night.

In order to make space for the displaced dogs arriving, they urgently need to get the dogs out, Georgia stated. We let them decompress when they arrive. We let them unwind for a while before we begin our evaluation. “”.

A similar rescue flight was conducted during the Maui wildfires, according to Seattle Humane. Additionally, during Hurricane Ian, the group helped take in pets from shelters on the East Coast.

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Beginning on Tuesday, January, the animals should be up for adoption. 14. Humane Seattle stated.

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