A woman has opened her heart as well as her home in the Bahamas to 97 dogs to keep them safe from Hurricane Dorian that recently hit the area. The hurricane is the most powerful storm on record to hit the islands.聽
鈥淸Ninety-seven] dogs are inside my house and 79 of them are inside my master bedroom,鈥� Chella Phillips said in her Facebook post last Sunday, Sept. 1. She described the situation as 鈥渋nsane.鈥�
In an effort to further protect the animals, she turned her air-conditioning on and played music 鈥渋n all directions of the house.鈥�
Phillips was not alone in helping the dogs. She said some people donated dog crates, which 鈥渢he scared ones and the sick ones鈥� needed.
Rescuing animals is nothing new to Phillips. According to her post, she runs a refuge for homeless dogs, 鈥溾�� Coincidentally, Sept. 1 marked the refuge鈥檚 fourth anniversary, and she said that the organization has cared for nearly 1,000 dogs since it began.
Phillip鈥檚 effort to save the animals quickly went viral, gaining 56,000 shares on Facebook, as of this writing.
In a separate yesterday, Sept. 3, she updated her followers and assured them that she and the dogs were all safe 鈥渁nd made it through Dorian so far鈥�.
She revealed that it is still not safe to let the dogs out of her home since thunderstorms are expected to hit their area. Despite only having 鈥渁 week鈥檚 worth鈥� of dog food left for the animals, Phillip remains hopeful.
She could not help but thank everyone who has supported her efforts, especially those who have donated cash to help her get resources for the dogs, saying, 鈥淭hank you does not even cover the gratitude in my heart right now.鈥� NVG
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