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Atlanta shelter Lifeline Animal Challenge despatched out a name for assist throughout social media in the present day, asking Atlantans to contemplate briefly fostering or adopting the 60 canines at present housed within the facility’s former shelter at 860 Marietta Boulevard Northwest. When Lifeline moved its Fulton County shelter on Fulton Industrial Boulevard to a brand new, bigger facility late final yr, some canines had been returned to the outdated Marietta Boulevard shelter due to overcrowding. Nonetheless, with the rainfall forward of Hurricane Helen’s arrival, Lifeline is anxious about flooding on the Marietta Boulevard shelter.
“Outdated The shelter, constructed within the 70s, has a historical past of flooding throughout main storms and a flash flood warning is anticipated within the subsequent few days,” the shelter mentioned in a press launch. “We’re urgently searching for momentary or everlasting adoptable houses for all canines dwelling on the shelter. have to determine.”
Lifeline can have the Marietta Boulevard facility open Wednesday till 7 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for folks to see and foster or undertake canines. They’re additionally accepting donations by means of their web site.
Hurricane Helen is at present forecast to hit Florida by Thursday night as a doable Class 3 storm. Heavy rain is anticipated in metro Atlanta Thursday and Friday, and many faculties and occasions are deliberate to be closed round metro Atlanta- AJC Here’s a checklist to maintain.
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