Hillsborough County's Pet Resource Center is operating well over capacity, so they held a massive adoption event Saturday in hopes of getting as many dogs and cats as possible into loving homes.
She told us the Petco Love Mega Pet Adoption Event includes shelters from eight surrounding counties, and its goal is to give 5,000 pups a place to call home.
Hillsborough Emergency Management officials want residents to know that hurricane shelters should be a last resort. Bedding is not provided and pets are housed in separate places from their owners.