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Hurricane Florence: Atlanta Humane Society waives cat adoption fees

This cat is one of many available for fee-waived adoption at the Atlanta Humane Society in the wake of Hurricane Florence.
This cat is one of many available for fee-waived adoption at the Atlanta Humane Society in the wake of Hurricane Florence.
By Mitchell Northam
Sept 14, 2018

As Hurricane Florence hits the Carolina coast, the Atlanta Humane Society is housing cats who have escaped the storm’s path.

Atlanta’s animal shelters have taken in 86 animals from storm ravaged areas so far, many of which are cats, a spokesperson from the Humane Society said.

In an effort to create more room at Atlanta’s Humane Society for additional animals displaced by the storm, the organization is waiving all adoption fees this weekend for cats that are six months or older.

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The Atlanta Humane Society has two locations: one at 981 Howell Mill Road NW in Atlanta, and another at 1565 Mansell Road in Alpharetta.

To see all the cats available for fee-waived adoptions, click here. Their names include Twizzleton, Khloe Katdashian and Po Bear. Ahead of Florence's landfall, the Atlanta Humane Society took in 35 dogs from South Carolina, including a dog named Ella who suffers from itchy mange, a skin condition.

For more information about the humane society, how to adopt and how to donate, visit its website.

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