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100 Puerto Rico pets arrive for fostering, adoption

Abigail Constantino | aconstantino@wtop.com

November 19, 2017, 12:05 AM

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WASHINGTON — One hundred animals from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico arrived in the D.C. area, and they are looking for homes and forever families.

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue flew the animals Saturday and they arrived in the area on the same day.

There will be an adoption event from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at the PetSmart in Gaithersburg, Maryland (218 Kentlands Blvd.).

Scroll through some photos of these pets’ journey.

The animals brought in by Lucky Dog Animal Rescue from San Juan, Puerto Rico, will be available for adoption or fostering. There is an adoption event on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the PetSmart in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on Kentlands Boulevard. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
Volunteers load animals onto planes that will take the pets from San Juan, Puerto Rico to the D.C. area. . (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
A volunteer receives an animal that will be flown from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to the D.C. area. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
A volunteer receives an animal that will be flown from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to the D.C. area. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
More than a 1,000 volunteers support the Lucky Dog mission and operations. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
More than a 1,000 volunteers support the Lucky Dog mission and operations. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
These animals were rescued from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and traveled to the D.C. area to be adopted and fostered. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
These animals were rescued from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and traveled to the D.C. area to be adopted and fostered. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
Rescued animals from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico arrive in the D.C. area to be adopted and fostered. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
Rescued animals from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico arrive in the D.C. area to be adopted and fostered. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
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A volunteer receives an animal that will be flown from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to the D.C. area. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
More than a 1,000 volunteers support the Lucky Dog mission and operations. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
These animals were rescued from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and traveled to the D.C. area to be adopted and fostered. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
Rescued animals from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico arrive in the D.C. area to be adopted and fostered. (Courtesy Lucky Dog Animal Rescue)
Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

aconstantino@wtop.com

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