Animal Shelter Needs Help After Roof Collapse

The recent storms have taken their toll on the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society building -- where the roof actually collapsed, leaving hundreds of animals in dire straits.

Pat Brayer, Shelter President:
"All these cats were in that room ... luckily our staff got them out before the one ceiling collapsed, evacuated the second room and released that water to save the ceiling from collapsing so it's ready to go but at least it didn't fall in... yet."

"Yet" is the key word --- with more rain coming.

Pat Brayer, Shelter President:
"We knew the roof was a problem. We were hoping against hope but we were barely keeping our doors open, much less planning to put a roof in it."

With the roof collapse, they've moved the 135 cats and 130 dogs at the animal shelter into just about every inch of available space..

Bottom line: They need help -- whether in the form of adopting one of the animals or donations, which are tax-deductible.

Pat Brayer, Shelter President:
"We are really hoping dog owners in particular keep their dogs in and safe because when we are out on calls, bringing in 8 to 10 stray dogs in an hour, it overburdens everybody."

If you'd like to make a donation or adopt an animal, contact the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society at 626-286-1159 or visit sgvhumane.org