250 animals rescued from euthanization land at Palm Beach International Airport

Rain and drizzle greeted 250 animals as they landed from Puerto Rico at Palm Beach International Airport.

CROWDED FOR COMFORT.

TWOSHELTERS TEAMING UP -- TO HELPGIVE THEM BETTER HOMES.

ONLYON 5 --- WPTV'S T.A.

WALKERWAS THERE FOR THEIR FIRST STEPTOWARDS A NEW HOME IN SOUTHFLORIDA.<< [NATS] RAIN AND DRIZZLEGREETED 250 ANIMALS AS THEYLANDED FROM PUERTO RICO ATPALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL VIACARGO PLANE.

A FLIGHT THATCOSTS NEARLY $30,000.

LORI -"IT'S DIRE, WE DEFINITELY NEEDTO DO SEVERAL MORE OF THESEFLIGHTS" SOAKED, WATERLOGGED,AND JETLAGGED 220 DOGS AND 30CATS ARE READY TO START THEIRNEW LIVES AFTER BEING RESCUETHANKS TO TRI-COUNTY ANIMALRESCUE AND BIG DOG RANRESCUE.

[NATS] THE ANIMALRESCUE ORGANIZATIONS URGENTLYTEAMING UP TO CLEAR OUT ROOMAT SHELTERS IN THE CARIBBEAN.ONE SHELTER OVERRUN WITH 800ANIMALS AND ONLY THREEEMPLOYEES AS ANIMAL'S LIVESTHREATENED TO BE EUTHANIZED.SUZIE - "NO ANIMAL DESERVESBE PUT DOWN UNLESS THEY ARE SOSICK THAT THEY CAN'T RAISETHEIR HEAD, WE WILL RESCUETHEM, AND WE WILL GOANYWHERE." [STANDUP/OPTIONAL].

"NOW, AFTER ALLTHESE DOGS ARE TAKEN OFF THISPLANE RIGHT HERE AND TAKEN TOTRICOUNTY RESCUE OR BIG DOGRANCH RESCUE THEY WILL BEAVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION INABOUT THREE WEEKS AFTER ALLTHEIR MEDICAL NEEDS AREASSESSED AND MET.'

CHARTEREDFLIGHTS, MAKING ROOM THERE FORNEW PETS THAT MAY BE LEFTHOMELESS IF AN ACTIVEHURRICANE SEASON CONTINUES INTHE CARIBBEAN.

THEORGANIZERS... WITH AN URGENTPLEA... "PLEASE PLEASE HELP USSAVE LIVES, EVERY ONE OF THESEHEARTBEATS MATTER AND EVERYONE OF THESE DOGS ARE GOING TOBE A PRECIOUS GIFT FORFAMILY WHO ADOPTS THEM." TWALKER WPTV NC 5