Activism

Millions of Animals Die in Hurricanes - Many Need Rescuing

Credit: Hurricane Heroes Video capture

A short documentary Hurricane Heroes follows Jay Yontz and Kristin Hartness as they try to rescue as many animals as possible - the animals society left behind.



Shawn Bannon's film documents the couple, who run an animal sanctuary, as they risk their lives to save dozens of stranded animals in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. The official number that died was "3.4 million" chickens and "5,500 pigs", but most people said it was a lot higher than that, Bannon told The Atlantic. "A lot of farm animals were washed away by the hurricane, so they were not included in this number."



"Just because someone doesnâ€™t have the same attachment to pigs, doesnâ€™t mean [pigs] donâ€™t feel the same things your dog does," Yontz says in the film. "They want to live, they want to love, and they want to be loved," Hartness adds.

View the film.