Fernandina Beach, FL — The Nassau Humane Society is helping rescue dogs from an overcrowded animal sanctuary in Puerto Rico.
The animal sanctuary had more than 800 dogs. So the Big Dog Ranch Rescue in Palm Beach County organized an airlift to bring 150 dogs from the sanctuary to the U.S. on Friday.
“There is a huge problem with stray animals in Puerto Rico,” NHS Operations Manager Mandy Holden said. She said the sanctuary was trying to save them but lacked the resources to take care of them.
“On being asked to participate in this lifesaving mission, we immediately arranged to drive our shelter’s rescue van to Palm Beach County and committed to bring back at least 14 dogs,” Holden said.
“Once the dogs are safely at our facility, they will be evaluated by our NHS veterinarian on Saturday morning and will be assessed both medically and behaviorally to determine when they can be placed for adoption,” said NHS Director Debbie Chissell.
The Nassau Humane Society has rescued animals from around the world. They’ve taken in dogs after hurricanes in Texas and the Bahamas, and even rescued dogs from a meat farm in South Korea.
Nassau Humane Society is a not-for-profit, “no-kill” animal shelter at 639 Airport Road in Fernandina Beach. As the Puerto Rican dogs become available for adoption their pictures will be posted at NassauHumane.org.
To donate toward the care of these dogs, please visit NassauHumane.org or call NHS at (904) 321-1647.