The City of St Joseph’s Animal Control & Rescue is busy making plans to move a lot of animals in the event that the Missouri River rises to a level that would force evacuations.

Humane Educator Amber Harmeyer tells us they’d like to find a temporary shelter, because their current shelter would almost certainly flood.

Harmeyer says they need a building with good parking, electricity for air conditioning, and easy to clean floors (no wood floors).

The shelter at 701 Lower Lake Road currently houses more than two dozen dogs and about a dozen cats, which would need to be moved if water levels rise dramatically.

If you’d like to offer a space call Animal Control and Rescue at (816) 271-4871