Rich Crook, the rapid response manager for Best Friends Animal Society, has spent the last week or so in parts of Texas searching for dogs and cats in need of assistance since hurricaine Ike hit.
One young pit-bull mix enthusiastically greeted the team as they opened the back door to his house. "He was adorable, and he literally jumped up on me and licked me and gave me the doggie hug," says Crook, "He was so happy to see just anybody."
Of the dozen dogs rescued on September 18, just one was skittish.
"He was what I would consider street-smart," Rich says. "He ducked under a car and we got him out and put him inside an [animal control] truck." The others, he says, were "clearly owned animals. We were pulling them from houses."
The team plans to continue their rescue effort, working beside animal control officers with Galveston County, which invited Best Friends to help in the rescue and recovery effort.
The shelter is in need of supplies such as pet food, flea treatment, de-wormer, disposable kitty litter pans and collapsible wire cages. Its address is Galveston County Animal Shelter, 3412 Loop 197 North, Texas City, TX 77590.
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