Our hearts are heavy this week. Our residence state of North Carolina was hit so exhausting by Hurricane Helene.
Volunteers are working across the clock to supply satisfactory shelter, meals, and water to canines and cats (and people) in want. Nonetheless, the sources are extraordinarily restricted, together with working water, energy, and web.
Fortunately, the storm didn’t severely harm the Asheville Humane Society‘s (AHS) amenities. Nonetheless, an absence of potable water made it tough to take care of animals within the Buncombe County Animal Shelter.
In consequence, AHS has flown round 100 animals to Forsyth Humane Society (in our hometown of Winston-Salem) to maintain them secure in shelters and foster properties away from the destruction.
How You Can Assist
2 main wants of the AHS at the moment are fuel + financial donations by way of their Venmo @ashevillehumane
Canine Journal donated pet food to the Asheville and Watauga County (Boone) Humane Society throughout these tough occasions.
Listed below are the hyperlinks to Amazon want lists for NC shelters:
- ASHEVILLE: right here and right here
- BOONE: right here
- FORSYTH: right here (amassing to drop objects to Western NC shelters in want)
Please unfold the phrase and provides when you’ve got the means. And when you’ve got suffered from this storm, our hearts exit to you.