Dogs Stranded By Hurricane Harvey Coming To West Chester

WEST CHESTER, PA — Hurricane Harvey has left thousands of Texans displaced from their homes, and pets have been no different. Shelters in the Houston area have reached capacity, and West Chester-based Brandywine Valley SPCA is taking in dozens of stranded animals to help find them new homes.

According to the St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in New Jersey, the SPCA is one of several regional shelters that will be assisting with pet care and relief from Harvey.

58 shelters in the region participate in the program to help address dogs left behind in their local shelters.

After the dogs have something to eat and a chance to stretch their legs, many will be moved to other shelters along the coast-- and all of them will be looking for homes.

According to St. Hubert's, the following shelters will be taking in dogs displaced by the hurricane:

• Animal Alliance in Belle Mead, NJ - animalalliancenj.org
• Animal Welfare Association in Voorhees, NJ - awanj.org
• Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester, PA - bvspca.org
• Delaware Humane Association in Wilmington, DE - delawarehumane.org
• Father John’s Animal House in Lafayette, NJ- fatherjohnsanimalhouse.org Humane Society for Greater Nashua in Nashua, NH - hsfn.org
• Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown, NJ – monmouthcountyspca.org
• Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter in East Hanover, NJ - njshelter.org
• New Hampshire SPCA in Stratham, NH - nhspca.org
• Somerset County Animal Shelter in Bridgewater, NJ - srasnj.org
• SPCA Serving Erie County in West Seneca, NY - yourspca.org
• Toronto Humane Society in Toronto, Canada - torontohumanesociety.com
• Voorhees Animal Orphanage in Voorhees, NJ - vaonj.org

With reporting from Patch correspondent Katie Kausch

Sam Speights tries to hold back tears while holding his dogs and surveying the damage to his home in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. Speights tried to stay in his home during the storm but had to move to other shelter after his home lost its roof and back wall. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)