Roadways and yards are flooded after heavy rain from Tropical Depression Barry fell in Lake Charles, La. Monday, July 15, 2019. Barry was downgraded from a tropical storm on Sunday afternoon, but its torrential rains continued to pose a threat Monday. Much of Louisiana and Mississippi were under flash-flood watches, as were parts of Arkansas, eastern Texas, western Tennessee and southeastern Missouri. (Kirk Meche/Lake Charles American Press via AP)
Water recedes from around a fish camp following Hurricane Barry on July 14, 2019 in Wilkerson Bayou, Louisiana. The storm, which made landfall as a category one hurricane near Morgan City, caused far less damage than had been predicted but bands of rain and thunderstorms continue to soak the area.
A man tries to bike through the flooding from the rains of storm Barry on LA Hwy 675 in New Iberia, La., Sunday, July 14, 2019. Tropical Depression Barry dumped rain as it slowly swept inland through Gulf Coast states Sunday. (Henrietta Wildsmith/The Shreveport Times via AP)
A couple rides their bikes past Lake Ponchartrain after Tropical Storm Barry came ashore in Mandeville, Louisiana on July 14, 2019. - Tropical Storm Barry buffeted the US state of Louisiana, bringing more heavy rain and possible tornadoes to the region even as it weakened. After briefly becoming the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Barry was downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall on Saturday. It nevertheless moved inland with a serious punch. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP/Getty Images
Boaters head out in a driving rain to survey damage to their fish camps in the wake of Hurricane Barry on July 14 in Myrtle Grove, Louisiana. The storm, which made landfall as a category one hurricane near Morgan City, caused far less damage than had been predicted but bands of rain and thunderstorms continue to soak the area and cause flash-flood concerns.
Joni Giandelone, foreground, rakes in the pine needles and branches deposited from Tropical Storm Barry, in front of her house with the help of Priscilla Percle, center, and her mother Gayle Percle in Morgan City, La., Saturday, July 13, 2019. Although they have no trees on their property, a neighbor's tree deposits the pine needles and branches in the street every storm. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 12: Jenny Loftus (L) walks with her brother Daniel (C), son Waylon and dog Huck along the top of a levee in the Holy Cross neighborhood as rain from the outer bands of Hurricane Barry begins falling on July 12, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The slow moving storm is expected to make landfall as a tropical storm or weak hurricane near Morgan City, Louisiana. Flash flood watches have been issued throughout much of Louisiana and as far east as the Florida panhandle as the storm is expected to dump more than a foot of rain in many areas and up to 25 inches in some isolated locations. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Ridgefield’s Looking Glass Animal Rescue has been involved in the rescue efforts for the animals in Louisiana affected by Tropical Storm Barry, pulling 27 cats and 12 dogs from three local shelters.
Ridgefield’s Looking Glass Animal Rescue has been involved in the rescue efforts for the animals in Louisiana affected by Tropical Storm Barry, pulling 27 cats and 12 dogs from three local shelters.
Ridgefield’s Looking Glass Animal Rescue has been involved in the rescue efforts for the animals in Louisiana affected by Tropical Storm Barry, pulling 27 cats and 12 dogs from three local shelters.
“We were told from one shelter that the animals not pulled (as many as 200) will likely be euthanized as, sadly, it is a better alternative to drowning,” said Daniela Raciti, a member of the nonprofit animal welfare organization’s board of directors.
The 39 animals Looking Glass has pulled to safety are currently in a temporary boarding facility.
The cost per kennel is $10 per day. Each animal will be getting a full vet check, vaccination, microchip, de-worming and spay/neuter.
“Our goal is to get them on transport to the Northeast in early August after all vetting is complete,” Raciti said.
“We would love and appreciate your help in getting the word out so that people can apply to foster or adopt, and/or make a tax-deductible donation to our rescue,” she added. “This is truly a lifesaving mission and 100 percent of the donation will go to the care and transport of these dogs and cats. If we can raise excess, we will try to save many more in Louisiana. These animals want to live and we want to ensure they do.”
Looking Glass Animal Rescue’s is working toward the day when no companion animal is euthanized for lack of a home, Raciti said.
The nonprofit partners with the Animal Care Centers of NYC and Best Friends Animal Society.
