A twin engine turboprop airplane crashed onto the green of the Western Lakes Golf Club in Pewaukee, Wis. Tuesday morning. HAWS Staff/Humane Animal Welfare Society hide caption
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Humane Society Naples CEO Sarah Baeckler (center holding crate) helps load cats aboard a plane in Naples, Fla., on Monday. The group is getting ready for "an influx of surrendered animals" from Hurricane Ian, she says. Scott Neuman/NPR hide caption
Hurricane Ian's havoc is forcing some Florida families to give up the family pet
Jersey is a one-year-old female mixed breed. She is available for adoption at the Pike County Animal Shelter. Maggie Epling/Maggie Epling hide caption
Shelter animals are also suffering the consequences of the war in Ukraine. This week, volunteers at a shelter outside Kyiv, the capital, found more than 250 malnourished dogs that had survived weeks without food or water but also more than 300 that had starved to death. Rodrigo Abd/AP hide caption
A new leash on life: The ASPCA's Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Weaverville, N.C., helps traumatized dogs learn to trust humans again. ASPCA hide caption
1 Of A Kind Shelter Helps Traumatized Dogs Learn To Trust Humans Again
Judy Dollenmayer taking a break on a hike with Willow, a husky-hound mix and the newest member of her family. Barbara Page hide caption
A photo of an unknown cat. Dave Young hide caption
Amy Walters from Copperas Cove, Texas, with a horse she rode as she rounded up lost cattle and brought them to the makeshift shelter in Beaumont, Texas. Brian Mann/North Country Public Radio hide caption
From Pets To Livestock, Lost Animals Rounded Up In Beaumont's Makeshift Shelter
Neonatal kittens at Best Friends Animal Society's kitten nursery. Best Friends Animal Society hide caption
Melissa Galdis bridges with Ramon. Melanie Peeples hide caption
Laurie McCannon, director of the Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem, Mass., with a dog named Trina. Three-quarters of the dogs adopted from the shelter in 2013 were from out of state. Shannon Mullen for NPR hide caption
With Rescue Dogs In Demand, More Shelters Look Far Afield For Fido
Miami-Dade County's animal shelter takes in more than 28,000 dogs and cats each year. In 2012, the county adopted a resolution that the shelter would become a no-kill facility. But even no-kill shelters can euthanize up to 10 percent of their animals. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
No-Kill Shelters Save Millions Of Unwanted Pets — But Not All Of Them
A dog eagerly awaits adoption in an animal shelter. iStockphoto.com hide caption