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    Hurricane Ian's havoc is forcing some Florida families to give up the family pet

    A shelter run by the Humane Society Naples is flying cats and dogs out of state to make room for a wave of new arrivals from families whose homes were destroyed and are now unable to care for a pet.
    by Scott Neuman Oct 04, 2022 2 minutes
    Humane Society Naples CEO Sarah Baeckler (center holding crate) helps load cats aboard a plane in Naples, Fla., on Monday. The group is getting ready for "an influx of surrendered animals" from Hurricane Ian, she says.

    NAPLES, Fla. — On the tarmac of a small private Naples airport, south of Fort Myers, a team from the Humane Society Naples waits with 40 cats in small plastic carriers as a twin-engine Beechcraft taxis up.

    The feline cargo is about to be swapped for dozens of empty canine crates. "After we get the crates off, we'll put the cats on

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