At the Santuario de Animales San Francisco de Asís in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, a small band of determined humans is trying to save as many animal lives as possible. Over the din of generators, they're cleaning up and caring for animals.
As Hurricane Fiona rumbled toward Puerto Rico, Angel Vega was worried sick when he left the animal shelter where he’s worked for seven years. Everyone had done what they could, but he knew the dog they called Sansón wouldn't survive the storm.
“He’s very picky with people, and extremely scared of lightning and thunder,” Vega explained. The staff knew they could not put Sansón on the second floor with the others, out of fear he could escape his kennel in the chaos of the hurricane and hurt another animal. “He’s still there — he’s alive,” Vega said. “If he would have been here , he would have drowned. So I am very happy.”
“I felt very overwhelmed by the situation,” Isabel Medina, a 17-year-old veterinary student and volunteer, told TODAY. “Seeing all of these helpless animals looking for an actual ownerMedina still does not have electricity or running water at home in Moca, Puerto Rico, where she lives with her father and 3-year-old sister. Still, she says it was important for her to show up at the sanctuary and give what she could.
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