Local animal shelter Ruff Start Rescue is pitching in to help animals displaced after Hurricane Helene.
“We have a relationship with the Humane Society of the United States,” said Azure Davis, the Founder and Executive Director of Ruff Start Rescue. “They do a lot of disaster response and disaster relief work. So when things do happen, like hurricanes, tornadoes, whatever it might be, we reach out to them to see where the assistance is the most needed.”
Seven dogs and 17 cats arrived on Tuesday, Oct. 22 from hurricane-damaged shelters in North Carolina and Tennessee. “We don’t normally take cats from out of state just because there is a need here in Minnesota. But we do make an exception for disaster response.”…