FL SARC PARTNERS WITH CAT DEPOT, FLORIDA URGENT RESCUE, AND HAMILTON COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL TO RESCUE OVER 20 DOGS FROM LOCAL HOARDING CASE
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18 August 2024 - Florida State Animal Response Coalition responded to assist Hamilton County Animal Control prior to the landfall of Hurricane Debbie on August 4th, 2024. Acting on a request from local animal control, SARC Manager Steve Carriere accompanied Rosalie Bonney, the Hamilton County Animal Control director, to a property found to have over 20 dogs on site and the elderly owner in immediate danger. As the storm approached and made landfall, resources were coordinated through several partnerships, including Florida Urgent Rescue, Humane Society Tampa Bay, SPCA Florida, and Hamilton County Emergency Management, to begin the rescue of these dogs after the owner agreed to surrender them. The owner was later admitted to the hospital for emergency care and eventual transfer to long term rehabilitation.
Slomba Shelter Solutions, let by Karen Slomba, quickly pulled together additional resources and medical care to be ready for assessing the dogs upon rescue and transport to Sarasota. Florida Urgent Rescue assisted with the trapping and transport of 18 dogs over 2 days, all safely delivered to temporary sheltering set up at the Cat Depot in Sarasota. The Florida Veterinary Medical Association provided veterinarians and technicians to assist with the evaluation, assessment, and prognosis of all dogs.
We can’t thank everyone enough for the hard work and dedication to saving these dogs’ lives and rescue from a horrific situation. To find out more about the rescue, follow our FL SARC Facebook page, and also check out the Cat Depot page with additional stories about this amazing rescue and partnership!
