WWJ -- Dozens of animals that were recently transported from Florida to Michigan due to Hurricane Dorian are now available for adoption in metro Detroit.
In all, more than 70 animals were transported from Florida last weekend as the hurricane was still threatening to make landfall in the Sunshine State. While Dorian passed by Florida without hitting land, Molly Tamulevich, the Michigan Director with the Humane Society of the United States, says they were taking no chances with the animals.
"We try to do our best to get animals out of the way of natural disasters, something like this hurricane, as accurately as possible. We were on the ground in the Carolinas as well before this storm. It’s really hit or miss, but we just try use the best possible data to make the best decisions we can," Tamulevich told WWJ's Jon Hewett.
The Michigan Humane Society has taken in around half of the transported animals and they being placed up for adoption.
Anna Chrisman, with MHS, says 37 cats and dogs were being prepped for adoption at local facilities and some of them were on the adoption floor Thursday.
"They're ready. These dogs and cats are just, for what they've been through -- not necessarily the storm, but just the flight and the transfer and all of it -- they are just wonderful. They're so much fun to be around and they're doing really, really well," Chrisman said.
Some of the pets will be available at Humane Society centers in Detroit, Westland, Rochester Hills, Howell and Sterling Heights. Visit the Michigan Humane Society website for more information about adoption.