Say hello to Buddy Love! This handsome hound has recently found his way to Maine thanks to our friends @cathy_bissell and @bissellpets. Their Animal Incident Management (AIM) team coordinated and funded a transport flight of nearly 80 homeless cats and dogs from Louisiana to shelters and rescues across New England, all to make room for pets impacted by Hurricane Francine. We were excited to welcome several pets from this transport, including the friendly and outgoing Buddy Love!
Prior to the arrival of the hurricane, Buddy Love was waiting for adoption in a shelter in Harvey, LA. Once the natural disaster hit, however, Buddy Love was chosen for transport to allow room in the local shelters for more pets disrupted by the hurricane. So, onto a plane he went and traveled all the way to the pine tree state where he is now ready to find his happy home! Despite his uproot, travel time, and transplant halfway across the country, Buddy Love has never lost his happy spirit, fun-loving personality, and zest for life!
When natural disaster strikes other parts of the country, shelters like the one Buddy came from and rescue groups like BISSELL Pet Foundation know they can count on AWS and our amazing community of local adopters to save animals’ lives!