{"id":76829,"date":"2024-10-15T02:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T02:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adea0b9c4db840a3d46835d6d3cc50f0"},"modified":"2024-10-15T02:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T02:00:11","slug":"puppies-rescued-from-hurricane-helene-to-be-rehomed-with-military-veterans-first-responders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/puppies-rescued-from-hurricane-helene-to-be-rehomed-with-military-veterans-first-responders\/","title":{"rendered":"Puppies rescued from Hurricane Helene to be rehomed with military veterans, first responders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay show-gate\" readability=\"24.90543071161\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\" readability=\"28.62265917603\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\" readability=\"21.43949044586\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <span class=\"waslinkname\">Terms of Use<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">Privacy Policy<\/span>, which includes our <span class=\"waslinkname\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/span>. <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A rescue mission after <span class=\"waslinkname\">Hurricane Helene<\/span> brought four small puppies out of harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Volunteers with the nonprofit Paws of War arrived to assist at some of the harder-hit sites <span class=\"waslinkname\">in North Carolina<\/span> after the hurricane swept through.<\/p>\n<p>Niki Dawson, director of animal welfare and logistics for Paws of War, was one of the volunteers who provided relief for people and their animals.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>HURRICANE FLOODING: 3 HEALTH WARNINGS ABOUT MOLD GROWING IN YOUR HOME<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Fox News Digital, Dawson shared that many people who evacuated took their pets with them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/img_9502.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/img_9502.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/img_9502.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/img_9502.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/img_9502.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/img_9502.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/img_9502.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/img_9502.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/puppies-rescued-from-hurricane-helene-to-be-rehomed-with-military-veterans-first-responders.jpg\" alt=\"puppies rescued from hurricane helene\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span>The four rescued puppies, named Nova, Capone, Latte and Cosmo, are about 8 weeks old.<\/span> <span>(Paws of War)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But many people, especially in the smaller areas of North Carolina where flooding was extreme, were caught by surprise \u2013 and &#8220;few&#8221; pets and their owners survived, Dawson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The animals we saw were actually with their family members,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So, it turned from a search and rescue operation to supply distribution for people who were sheltering in place, people who were in their homes that were uninhabitable, and they were just kind of stuck there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>HURRICANE EFFECTS POSE \u2018TREMENDOUS\u2019 HEALTH HAZARDS FOR AMERICANS, DOCTOR WARNS<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We just tried to provide them with supplies for humans, supplies for the animals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That included one family in Asheville, North Carolina, who had <span class=\"waslinkname\">rescued a dog<\/span> eight weeks prior that delivered puppies the next day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/967dfa18-c005-4563-9e61-404306487e92.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/967dfa18-c005-4563-9e61-404306487e92.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/967dfa18-c005-4563-9e61-404306487e92.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/967dfa18-c005-4563-9e61-404306487e92.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/967dfa18-c005-4563-9e61-404306487e92.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/967dfa18-c005-4563-9e61-404306487e92.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/967dfa18-c005-4563-9e61-404306487e92.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/967dfa18-c005-4563-9e61-404306487e92.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/puppies-rescued-from-hurricane-helene-to-be-rehomed-with-military-veterans-first-responders-1.jpg\" alt=\"little boy with puppy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><span>A mother dog in North Carolina protects her family, including puppies and humans.<\/span> <span>(Paws of War)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the hurricane hit, Dawson reported that the family was &#8220;really struggling to provide for her&#8221; as well as her Shepherd-mix puppies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were feeding her chicken and steak, and she was living on <span class=\"waslinkname\">human food<\/span>,&#8221; she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>DEPLOYED SOLDIER PLEADS FOR THE RESCUE OF PUPPY FOUND OVERSEAS: \u2018PART OF MY SOUL\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And she was very, very thin and really not able to sustain all of these puppies, as well as herself, with this food that they were able to provide for her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Paws of War volunteers were able to provide the family with gas, pet food and other supplies. They also made plans to take the <span class=\"waslinkname\">four puppies<\/span> at the request of the family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/e14b9a63-4d55-4f79-846d-3bd4f46fe265.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/e14b9a63-4d55-4f79-846d-3bd4f46fe265.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/e14b9a63-4d55-4f79-846d-3bd4f46fe265.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/e14b9a63-4d55-4f79-846d-3bd4f46fe265.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/e14b9a63-4d55-4f79-846d-3bd4f46fe265.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/e14b9a63-4d55-4f79-846d-3bd4f46fe265.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/e14b9a63-4d55-4f79-846d-3bd4f46fe265.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/e14b9a63-4d55-4f79-846d-3bd4f46fe265.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/puppies-rescued-from-hurricane-helene-to-be-rehomed-with-military-veterans-first-responders-2.jpg\" alt=\"family with puppies in NC\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><span>The owners, who have a military family background, were &#8220;incredibly grateful&#8221; to have their puppies taken into good homes.<\/span> <span>(Paws of War)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dawson explained to the family that the puppies would be taken to safety and re-homed with <span class=\"waslinkname\">military veterans<\/span> and first responders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were so incredibly grateful,&#8221; she said. &#8220;[The owner\u2019s] exact words were, \u2018That tickles my heart,\u2019 because his grandfather was a Vietnam veteran, and his dad was also a veteran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that really gave him a sense of comfort and even pride,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The puppies\u2019 mother was very friendly with the volunteers, although they were told she was previously &#8220;very defensive&#8221; of strangers, Dawson shared.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She ran right up to us and gave us kisses and let us pet her,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And the owner said she&#8217;s never done that to anyone before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So we were kind of patting ourselves on the back, saying, \u2018She knows we&#8217;re going to take great care of her puppies and give them a wonderful home.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>For more Health articles, visit&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><span class=\"waslinkname\"><i><strong><u>www.foxnews.com\/health<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dawson described feeling &#8220;so grateful&#8221; that she and her team were able to help, as they continued to provide aid around the area.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The volunteers plan to provide the same relief for animals and humans affected by <span class=\"waslinkname\">Hurricane Milton<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. 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