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Hurricane Florence animal rescue efforts ongoing

By Wesley Coburn

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 10: Saga, a 10-month-old Dalmatian, poses for a photograph on the second day of Crufts Dog Show at the NEC Arena on March 10, 2017 in Birmingham, England. First held in 1891, Crufts is said to be the largest show of its kind in the world. The annual four-day event features thousands of dogs, with competitors travelling from countries across the globe to take part and vie for the coveted title of 'Best in Show'. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 10: Saga, a 10-month-old Dalmatian, poses for a photograph on the second day of Crufts Dog Show at the NEC Arena on March 10, 2017 in Birmingham, England. First held in 1891, Crufts is said to be the largest show of its kind in the world. The annual four-day event features thousands of dogs, with competitors travelling from countries across the globe to take part and vie for the coveted title of 'Best in Show'. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) /
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Hurricane Florence dumped massive amounts of rain on North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, but rescue efforts are keeping people and their pets safe.

And everyone from the National Guard to reporters are getting involved.

Fox News Channel reporter Leland Vittert and a local firefighter were surveying the damage caused by the floodwaters of Hurricane Florence in Chinquapin, N.C., when they spotted two dogs, a large adult and a puppy, stranded on a porch.

They rescued the dogs, promptly named them Florence and Chinquapin, and the story was quickly shared on Fox News.

Washington, D.C.-based Lucky Dog Animal Rescue took the dogs in, and they are currently still in North Carolina getting medical treatment. Once they’re ready to travel, the rescue will start looking for homes for the dogs.

Lucky Dog got some help of their own when a van full of rescued pets traveling from South Carolina lost its alternator, stranding the animals near a random gas station. Through a social media call for help, 55 strangers came by to offer their air-conditioned cars as cooling stations until the van’s replacement could arrive.

Army personnel brought water for the animals, and many people also brought supplies. What’s more, they also paid for the van’s repair bills, so that Lucky Dog could focus their resources towards helping more animals in need. This news was reported by People Magazine.

The Emergency Response Team of the San Diego Humane Society rescued five Labradors from a flooded residence in Horry County, S.C.

AKC Reunite deployed two Pet Disaster Relief trailers to North Carolina, one to a shelter in Pimlico County, and the other to help the relocated pets from a flooded shelter in Fayetteville.

Rescues were not just for dogs, though – Rescue Ranch teamed with the Humane Society of Missouri and several other groups to save several horses in need.

The Atlantic posted a dramatic photo essay of pet rescues during the aftermath of the hurricane.

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