Our team of first responders entered the abandoned shelter. Torrents of rain streamed from gaping holes in the ceiling which was ripped away by Hurricane Ike's fury. The animals were literally pleading for their lives. RESCUE ME...RESCUE ME a little puppy whimpered in fear. barked a boxer begging from his kennel. Thanks to the Houston SPCA, these animals were evacuated and taken to our shelter where they received food, water and medical care.

The Houston SPCA helped evacuate hundreds of animals from coastal animal shelters in the days preceding Hurricane Ike's landfall. Our adoption animals and these storm victims were placed into loving new homes thanks to the assistance of our adoption partners around the state of Texas.

As you read this, our teams are in a desperate race against time on the Island. The local shelter was destroyed and in a matter of hours we set up a fully functional veterinary triage/stabilization unit and animal shelter. By Tuesday morning our teams were conducting search and rescue missions and saving animal lives.

This entire rescue, recovery and relief mission and all the life-saving work of the Houston SPCA is funded entirely by donations. Won't you please help us continue to be a voice of the voiceless and a beacon of hope for those in need?

We need your support now more than ever. Donate today.

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