Everett shelter animals find new families after flooding
EVERETT — When historic floods swept through Snohomish County, officials ordered over 800 people to leave their homes or businesses as a safety precaution.
One evacuation order in particular garnered a lot of attention: Everett’s municipal animal shelter, located on an island, needed to evacuate, forcing staff to find a way to get every animal safely into a temporary home while the location was closed. In a flurry of activity, dozens of volunteers and city staff members worked for hours to ensure the animals would remain safe.
Less than 24 hours after the shelter first called for help, over 120 animals were safely placed with fosters in the community.
“I think everyone took a big breath of relief when all the animals left the building,” said Leslie Wall, the assistant manager at the Everett Animal Shelter, in a Jan. 6 interview. “You can replace equipment, you can replace desks and computers and even X-ray machines. But those lives needed out of here, and they were all our responsibility as a team. And it’s just amazing that they were gone so quickly.”
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