A few weeks ago I share information about the OK Humane Society's Hope After The Storm adoption event. Adopters from across the country were able to pre-register on their website for a chance to attend the event and see if they would fall in love with a new best friend.
60% of the animals displaced from the May tornadoes were reunited with their owners. Most of those not returning to their homes were placed into foster homes after a 30 day waiting period. When reunions slowed to a standstill, the OK Humane Society organized Hope After The Storm, a private adoption event on July 13.
Some of the dogs and cats were adopted by their foster families and the majority of all the refugee pets found homes during the event. Those animals not adopted at the event will be cared for in their adoption program until the right family comes along for them.
Have an inside look at the Hope After The Storm adoption event in this video:
The Central Oklahoma Humane Society has announced a special adoption event for homeless animals displaced by the May tornadoes that devastated areas of central Oklahoma. These are pets who are victims of the tornadoes who have not been claimed by their owners.
Hope After the Storm is a private - invitation only - adoption event to be held on Saturday, July 13. They will be selecting 100 potential dog adopters and 50 potential cat adopters at random for the event through their online forms at okhumane.org/hopeafterthestorm. Applications will be accepted until Friday, July 5 at noon.
When you follow that link (okhumane.org/hopeafterthestorm) you'll be taken to their website and two Rafflecopter forms: Dog Ticket Entry and Cat Ticket Entry. You'll need to complete the Rafflecopter if you hope to be selected as a potential adopter.
To be eligible, you must include your full name, phone number and email so they can contact you if your name is drawn, as well as give you further information about the event.
OK Humane says they have chosen this method to help keep the adoption process as smooth as possible, while putting the least amount of stress on the animals.
Step by step instruction for submitting your information:
- Check your calendars and make sure you will be available to be in the Oklahoma City area on July 13.
- Enter your information in the applicable form here - we will be pulling separate names for dogs and cats, so make sure you fill out the correct form.
- We will stop accepting entries at noon on Friday, July 5.
- Invitation recipients will be chosen at random for the adoption event. OK Humane will contact these people directly using the information provided. Invite recipients will be notified on the afternoon of Friday, July 5.
Note: All attendees will be required to check in at the adoption event. Adoptions will be performed in the order of check in. All adoption fees will be waived.
They are accepting only one entry per household. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at 405-286-1229 ext. 4 or info@okhumane.org.
NOTE: OK Humane Society has scheduled this event for July in order to give pet owners time to claim their family pets. In addition, this event is by invitation only and limited in numbers to avoid the thousands of folks that have shown up at other disaster adoption events around the country. Many traveled from far away only to find a congested venue and no pets left available for adoption.
