Melissa Lipani’s emotions since arriving in Houston on Wednesday have boomeranged around the spectrum — tears one minute and joy the next.
The Millcreek resident and Mountain West Regional Network Specialist for Best Friends Animal Society has witnessed happy reunions with residents and their pets in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
But she’s also seen the organization’s hastily constructed shelter take in three dogs whose owner had drowned in the hurricane’s floodwaters.
“That was pretty hard to see those dogs and know that there will be no chance to reunite with their owner,” she said. “That’s pretty heartbreaking.