Humane Society of Pikes Peak takes in 9 dogs displaced by Hurricane Ida

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) is taking several dogs that were displaced from Hurricane Ida.

Earlier in September, six members of HSPPR traveled to Louisiana to help care for displaced animals, at the request of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Now, nine dogs are headed to Colorado Springs. The animals are being flown in on a pressurized and temperature-controlled aircraft flown by Wings of Rescue, a nonprofit pet transportation group.

Once they get here, the dogs will be evaluated by the HSPPR veterinary and behavior teams. After that, the dogs will be available for adoption.

“The CART team has been very busy helping with the daily care of over 100 animals in Terrebonne Parish, LA, and around 120 animals in New Orleans,” says Samantha Kirby, CART Manager for HSPPR. “Our days are 13 hours long and we’re helping with the feeding, walking, and enrichment activities for the dogs to help them cope with all the change they’ve experienced the last few weeks. There are some really great dogs here, so we’re excited some of them are heading to Colorado to find their new homes!”

For adoption information, please visit the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region website.