One animal shelter relocated as many animals as possible before “having to unlatch the kennel doors and let the dogs swim out and climb onto the roof.”
Hundreds of animals have been rescued in Louisiana after catastrophic flooding, which officials have called the worst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy.
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The flood has led to at least 13 deaths and required the rescuing of 30,000 people.
Adam Einck, a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, told FoxNews.com that rescuing pets can be a crucial part of search and rescue operations, as was learned in 2005 during Hurricane Katrina.
“One of the biggest hang ups in getting people to evacuate their homes was that they didn’t want to leave their pets,” he said.
He also said that many people now keep pet carriers around in case they need to evacuate.
“We definitely will try to work with them any way we can," he said. "Obviously, it makes it a lot easier if that kind of stuff is already taken care of.”
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