Hurricane Dorian left the Bahamas in the first place this week and is currently creeping up theEast Coast , but the island commonwealth is still reeling from the damage . The Category 5 storm kill at leastsevenpeople and hurt 21 others . But at least one piece of estimable news has come out of the Bahamas : Chella Phillips , a Nassau resident who extend a local animal refuge , was able to deliver well-nigh 100 dogs by taking them into her home , The Washington Postreports .
Phillips share photos of her house - turned - parking brake - beast shelter to Facebook on Sunday , September 1 . Of the 97 dogs she take in , 79 of them were barricaded in her bedroom . " It has been insane since last Nox , nincompoop and piss non - hold back but at least they are honor my bed and nobody has dared to bound in , " she wrote inthe C. W. Post .
To keep the frightened animals as prosperous as possible , she blasted the zephyr conditioner and broadcast music and cartoons around the theater . The sick and most panicked dogs were kept indonated crates .
Dorian hit the Bahamas on the fourth anniversary of the opening of Phillips ’s animal resort . The Voiceless Dogs , establish in Nassau , cares for stray and vacate dogs in the community by feeding them , vaccinating them , and extend them shelter . The organization has provided tutelage to some 1000 dogs since its origination .
After dealing with implosion therapy and big businessman outages , Phillips and all 97 rescue dogs made it through the stormunscathed . But their hardships are n’t over : The Bahamas has only just begun the longrecovery process , and caring for the island ' homeless dog population will be harder than ever . The Voiceless Dogs is raising money to make up for wienerwurst food , new dog theater , aesculapian tending , and transportation fees for U.S. adoptions . To support the cause , you may make a contribution to the organization’sFundRazrpage or donate directly topawtcake.refuge.inc@gmail.comthrough PayPal .
[ h / tThe Washington Post ]
