A plane full of homeless dogs displaced by Hurricane Harvey will land Friday in Hillsboro.

The dogs are all animals removed from a shelter, not animals found in the aftermath of the storm. The reason for their removal? To make way for those pets that were separated from families in the storm.

Scott Beckstead, Senior Oregon Director for the Humane Society of the United States, said over the phone Thursday afternoon that the dogs originated in San Antonio.

Now, spots in San Antonio are now open to animals who need a safe place while they wait to be reunited with their families.

According to a press release, sent out Thursday from the The Humane Society of the United States, the operation to bring the dogs to Oregon was funded by GreaterGood.org, and the plane transporting the dogs will be flown by Wings of Rescue.

Beckstead said that the dogs will be placed throughout Oregon and southwest Washington, at Humane Societies in Portland, Bend, Scappoose and Vancouver.

"Depending on the shelter," he said, "there's probably going to be a wait of a couple to several days before they're going to be available."

But after that wait, all the dogs, which he said are a mix of breeds, sizes and ages, will be available for adoption.

And a note to cat lovers: the plane will include cats, but at this time those cats will be headed to Washington.

-- Lizzy Acker

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lacker@oregonian.com, @lizzzyacker