Dogs orphaned by Hurricane Ike arriving in Minnesota today

Eric Gay, Associated Press

A dog waits on a porch to be rescued at Crystal Beach, Texas on Sept. 18.

By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune

Last update: October 1, 2008 - 2:18 PM

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Nearly 120 dogs orphaned by Hurricane Ike in Texas are being brought to Minnesota and put up for adoption.

The process starts this morning, when a team from the Animal Humane Society (AHS) of Golden Valley, with the help of Northwest Airlines, brings back 59 dogs from Texas that were lost, abandoned or surrendered after the hurricane.

Another 60 dogs will head north during the next week, the AHS said.

Once in Minnesota, the dogs "will rest and recover at AHS' five facilities," the society said in a statement Tuesday. "Some may require additional medical treatments and be in AHS' care because of the extraordinary circumstances they have been through."

The statement did not include details about the adoption process.

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