Hurricane Frances Animal Rescues
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Title
Hurricane Frances Animal Rescues
Description
WLOS-TV news footage about rescue of nearly 500 animals from shelters following Hurricane Frances in 2004.
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Copyright Sinclair, Inc.
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English
Extent
1 digital video recording (01:36)
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Duration
1:36
Transcription
Reporter:
It's an amazing sight in Henderson County. One boat full at a time. Dogs are being carried to safety from their flooded shelter just past the bridge. Board members from All Creatures Great and Small are working frantically to save them all.
Speaker 1:
And we worked through the night until about four or five o'clock this morning, walking as many of them out as we could.
Reporter:
It's one of the largest rescue efforts the sheriff's department has seen. Nearly 500 animals are inside and it's a tricky one. Cages are carefully stacked on the boats, some full of cats, kittens, and small dogs. Emergency officials hold onto the larger dogs to keep them on the boat, but the commotion scared some making them jump out.
Speaker 2:
A lot of the animals are exposed and are in the water. Some of them are in high ground. And so we've got officers and volunteers and firefighters down here trying to rescue these animals.
Speaker 1:
And I came over here, saw the boats and the dogs and I though, oh no.
Reporter:
Animal lovers hearing about the situation are converging on the scene, looking for ways they can help.
Speaker 1:
This is my priority right here is with the animals.
Speaker 2:
I'd ask you to please get on the other side.
Reporter:
There's not approaches and hundreds of animals left. Officers put up crime scene tape to keep everyone safe and keep rescue efforts moving along. Once they're out, they'll need lots of help and that's why the State Department of Agriculture is here to assess the situation. We've made a request into the state to help with possible cages and those are in the process of being mobilized so that we can set up a temporary facility for the animals.
It's an amazing sight in Henderson County. One boat full at a time. Dogs are being carried to safety from their flooded shelter just past the bridge. Board members from All Creatures Great and Small are working frantically to save them all.
Speaker 1:
And we worked through the night until about four or five o'clock this morning, walking as many of them out as we could.
Reporter:
It's one of the largest rescue efforts the sheriff's department has seen. Nearly 500 animals are inside and it's a tricky one. Cages are carefully stacked on the boats, some full of cats, kittens, and small dogs. Emergency officials hold onto the larger dogs to keep them on the boat, but the commotion scared some making them jump out.
Speaker 2:
A lot of the animals are exposed and are in the water. Some of them are in high ground. And so we've got officers and volunteers and firefighters down here trying to rescue these animals.
Speaker 1:
And I came over here, saw the boats and the dogs and I though, oh no.
Reporter:
Animal lovers hearing about the situation are converging on the scene, looking for ways they can help.
Speaker 1:
This is my priority right here is with the animals.
Speaker 2:
I'd ask you to please get on the other side.
Reporter:
There's not approaches and hundreds of animals left. Officers put up crime scene tape to keep everyone safe and keep rescue efforts moving along. Once they're out, they'll need lots of help and that's why the State Department of Agriculture is here to assess the situation. We've made a request into the state to help with possible cages and those are in the process of being mobilized so that we can set up a temporary facility for the animals.
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WLOS-TV Asheville, “Hurricane Frances Animal Rescues,” Come Hell or High Water Community Memory Project, accessed October 12, 2026, https://helenehistory.omeka.net/items/show/1411.