Local SPCA taking in rescued animals affected by Harvey
On Saturday, a local SPCA campus will be taking in some rescued animals affected by Hurricane Harvey.
The Brandywine Valley SPCA says they will be taking in a total of 43 rescued animals from a shelter, in Louisiana's Jefferson Parish, which was devastated by Hurricane Harvey.
According to the the BVSPCA, 22 dogs and 21 cats are apart of a 200-animal airlift transport leaving New Orleans, LA for Manassas, VA , where rescue organizations will move the animals to facilities for medical care and later adoption. Officials say 13 of the dogs will be transported to the BVSPCA Georgetown Campus by ground transport from the airport, on Saturday.
Officials with the Brandywine Valley SPCA says their Second Chance program welcomes at-risk animals from shelters locally and nationally as there is space available. The rescue animals are apparently coming from a flooded area to help with recovery, and to move out animals in the shelter prior to the hurricane to make space for local family pets to be housed and hopefully reclaimed.
The Brandywine Valley SPCA was founded in 1929, and is the first open admission shelter in Pennsylvania to achieve No Kill status, serving as the only open admission shelter in both Chester and Delaware Counties.
