KATHIE ROWLAND: Albany Humane Society kept storm evacuee animals safe

The Humane Society of Camden County would like to thank Albany Humane Society for providing a safe shelter for many of our animals during Hurricane Irma’s visit on Sept. 11. We have had a reciprocal arrangement with Albany Humane for several years, and we decided to evacuate many of our animals to Albany before the storm hit.

Little did we know that Irma would decide to change her mind and trend toward a western track. Although our shelter survived with minimal problems, our community nevertheless sustained significant damage.

Our heartfelt appreciation goes to your shelter manager, Reva; your director, Jonathan, and the staff at Albany Humane. They accepted 41 of our dogs and cats and helped with their transport to Albany. Nine of our pets were adopted, and the other 32 were returned to us last week.

Everyone did their part in keeping our animals safe. We are fortunate to have non-profits in different areas work together in times of crisis.

KATHIE ROWLAND

Kingsland

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kathie Rowland is a member of the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Camden County and submitted this letter on behalf of the organization.