Dozens of cats flown to Worcester in wake of Hurricane Ian

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The cats vary from 2 months to 13 years outdated.

Greater than 40 homeless cats from Florida had been flown to Massachusetts to assist shelters within the path of Hurricane Ian. 

The cats, which hail from shelters in Tampa and Fort Myers, landed at Worcester Regional Airport Tuesday morning, the MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Heart stated in a press release. Ten of them shall be transported to MSPCA’s Boston adoption heart, whereas the others will serve a two-day quarantine at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem. 

The 42 cats vary from 2 months to 13 years outdated. They are going to be accessible for adoption after they clear their screening protocols.

“These cats had been straight in Ian’s path so it was important for us to companion with different organizations, such because the ASPCA, to evacuate them ASAP,” Mike Keiley, director of adoption facilities and applications on the MSPCA-Angell, stated in a press release. He added that the transport permits the Florida shelters to absorb extra animals who could also be displaced by the storm.

Second Probability Animal Providers in North Brookfield can be taking in cats evacuated from Ian’s wake. The shelter introduced it can absorb 19 cats from a Florida shelter.

The MSPCA inspired anybody trying to assist the care effort to donate at mspca.org/ian.