Operation Little Pumpkins moved more than 70 Louisiana dogs to care
Animal Rescue Corps took dogs from overcrowded Louisiana shelters and two parish cases to its Tennessee rescue center for care before placement with partner shelters.
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Animal Rescue Corps moved more than 70 dogs out of Louisiana in a transport called Operation Little Pumpkins, KALB reported. The dogs came from overcrowded shelters and from two parish cases in Concordia and Terrebonne parishes. They were taken to the group's rescue center in Tennessee, where they are being cared for before placement with partner shelters. The move is about getting the dogs to that care and on toward new homes.
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