Dogs and cats flown in from Texas for adoption in Bay Area

Kennels and animals at Austin Pets Alive are gathered, as workers ready the cats and dogs for the plane ride to the Bay Area. Kennels and animals at Austin Pets Alive are gathered, as workers ready the cats and dogs for the plane ride to the Bay Area. Photo: Courtesy Mad Dog Rescue Photo: Courtesy Mad Dog Rescue Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Dogs and cats flown in from Texas for adoption in Bay Area 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

Texas animal shelters are dealing with a large influx of displaced animals due to Hurricane Harvey, and now five Bay Area rescue groups are looking to help.

A plane full of animals arrived from Texas into Oakland Sunday, waiting to be adopted by locals, thanks to a donation.

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"We're taking over 70 dogs and cats that are available and don't have owners, to make room for the devastated dogs that can be hopefully reunited with their families at some point," said Muttville Senior Dog Rescue volunteer Patty Stanton.

Mad Dog Rescue, The Milo Foundation, Muttville Senior Dog Rescue and the San Francisco SPCA will each take a number of the newly arrived animals into their shelters and foster homes, ready to be adopted in the coming days, Stanton said.

The groups paired with Austin Pets Alive in Texas and coordinated the trip to pick up the animals and bring them to Northern California. They worked with Charlie's Acres of Sonoma, which donated use of a private jet for the rescue mission.

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In the days leading up to Sunday's trip, the groups collected kennels, medication, leashes and other supplies from donors and Pet Food Express to bring to the Austin group, and brought back the dogs and cats to be homed in the Bay Area.