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Reniah Knight frantically called out her dogs' names at NRG Arena.

The teary-eyed 7-year-old and her mother, Kyri Andell, had come to the Pet Reunion Pavilion Wednesday hoping to find her furry companions - Sharkey, a 4-month pit bull-mix, and Nikki, a 1-year-old Rottweiler-mix - that were lost after her family was rescued from their flooded home in Vidor.

With some 400 dogs and 100 cats housed at the pavilion, it's a hub where families can come search for their lost loved pets. Five owners have been reunited with their animals since the pavilion opened Monday. Organizers are hoping for many more reunions.

The pavilion is a collaborative effort among Best Friends Animal Society, Harris County Public Health's animal shelter, Austin Pets Alive!, Houston Pets Alive! and Houston PetSet.

The animals, which were either rescued, left by their owners or found during Hurricane Harvey, will be at the pavillion for 30 days - then they will be available for adoption. A public adoption event is planned for Oct. 14. Volunteers are needed to help with animal care, dog walking, building dog beds, administrative and other duties. Click here to register.

"Our focus is to reunite as many pets with their owners, but if that doesn't not happen, all of the animals will find homes," said Melissa Miller Inman, a spokeswoman for Best Friends Animal Society, based in Utah. The pavilion has a staff of 50, but volunteers are needed for animal care, dog walking and administrative duties.

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Early Wednesday, 130 animals had left the pavilion via van to Santa Barbara, Calif., where they will be adopted. Houston PetSet arranged the transport of the pets who had been staying with area rescue groups before Hurricane Harvey.

It was the group's fifth animal transportation since the hurricane, PetSet president Tama Lundquist said. Animals have been placed in homes in Idaho, Phoenix and San Antonio.

"This is a great collaborative effort to help with animal homelessness, which is huge problem," she said. "It moves dogs through the system and opens up spaces with rescues so they can bring in displaced Harvey animals who have been surrendered are will not be united with families."

Knight and Andell are still looking for their dogs.

The family had evacuated to a shelter, but they had to leave their three dogs behind when the shelter refused to take them. An animal rescue group was going to take them to Ford Park in Beaumont, but they weren't there.

"One of the dogs ended up at the SPCA, and we I got him back this morning, but we can't find the others," Andell said. "I'm not going to stop until I find my babies."

Julie Kuenstle, a spokeswoman with the Houston SPCA, said pet owners are advised to search for pets on findingrover.com, a database of missing dogs.

"Anytime there's a disaster, it's hard for everyone. Our staff is well-seasoned at rescuing pets and reuniting. We have several hundred animals being cared for at 29 veterinarian clinics around the city."

UPDATE: Andell has found her Rottweiler-mix, Nikki.