Hurricane Florence: nearly all the pictures are of rescued dogs not cats

Stranded dog

I’ve been searching Google images for a while, looking for good pictures of cats being rescued during Hurricane Florence. In my estimation about 90% of the photographs are of dogs being rescued. Why is this? I can think of several possible reasons. Firstly, more dogs are being abandoned than cats during Hurricane Florence (unlikely). …

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Hurricane Florence discussion: Should people who evacuated without their pets be charged with animal cruelty?

I was searching the internet for interesting Hurricane Florence animal rescue information when a statement caught my eye from the Opslens.com website. “The reality of depravity when humans are confronted with anomalies for which they had adequate prep-time yet still made grotesque decisions. Disregarding a bicycle is perfectly understood; valuating a few heartbeats as …

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Pictures of converted school bus cram-packed with rescued cats and dogs

These are great pictures of Tony Alsup driving his specially bought and converted school bus with the seats removed and replaced by 53 dogs and 11 cats in carriers. Tony Alsup is a real go-getter. During Hurricane Harvey he decided to buy a school bus to help rescue cats and dogs from shelters where …

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Picture of 40 cats and dogs in carriers evacuated from Hurricane Florence

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue

The picture shows 40 cats and dogs in crates who were being taken north to Washington from South Carolina in order to avoid Hurricane Florence. They had a rough trip north because the van broke down after about 90 minutes into their journey. Then Facebook came to the rescue. The team transporting the dogs, …

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Picture of Robert Simmons and his kitten rescued from flooding during Hurricane Florence

Robert Simmons and kitten rescued from flooding in N. Carolina

Great pictures of Robert Simmons and his kitten named ‘Survivor’ from flooding due to Hurricane Florence in New Bern, North Carolina have been taken by Andrew Carter. We are told by The Times that New Bern has been devastated by flooding due to hurricane Florence. Apparently over 4000 homes have been flooded. Many cars …

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Video of cat rescue during Hurricane Florence

Video of cat rescue Hurricane Florence

This is an interesting video. Two cats are being rescued by two guys. The rain is tipping down. They hold the cats by the scruff of the neck. One is passive but one wriggles free but is recaptured. The guy looks uncomfortable carrying the cat. Nice work though. Great effort. [weaver_iframe src=’https://abc7ny.com/video/embed/?pid=4245013′ height=600 percent=100 …

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