Ruby Mountain5 Rocks : Hurricane Harvey

Most people are fully aware of the impact that hurricane Harvey has had on Houston and the surrounding areas. This was the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2005, and it is easy to forget about the devastation these things can cause, especially after 12 years of feeling "safe". When it made landfall, it was a category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of 130 mph. This was the beginning of days of torment. Hurricane Harvey was in no hurry to leave Texas, and stalled for two days just inland, with continued heavy rainfall.

In reality, although the devastation is enoromous, the people were "lucky". There were 60 confirmed deaths, in comparison to approximately 1500 (as many as 1800) deaths from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Nevertheless, Hurricane Harvey was catastrophic.

And now, only days after the remnants of Hurricane Harvey made its way across the eastern United States, we are poised for another hurricane, Hurricane Irma is headed toward the Carribean and is expected to impact the east coast next week.

While people are picking up the pieces from this hurricane and trying to put their lives back together, some people lost very important members of their families. While rescuers were able to evacuate many people, they could not take pets with them. Pets all over the region are abandoned, lost, confused and scared. Rescue agencies all over the country have mobilized to help get these pets back to their families.

In Ohio, where I live, Silver Linings of Ohio is teaming up with other rescue agencies in Ohio to bring pets that were in rescues and shelters in Houston to Ohio for foster and adoption. Meanwhile, Best Friends Animal Society is working to house the lost pets and help them find their families again. I am sure there are agencies in your state doing the same things.

During this time, I will be donating 15% of my sales to Silver Linings of Ohio to help them bring the animals to Ohio, house, feed, and medicate them, and help them find loving homes.