At 5:30 a.m., staff members started loading 318 rabbits, Guinea pigs, hamsters and rats into transport crates and then into an air-conditioned truck in the largest transport of animals in SDHS's history.
SDHS staff departed the San Diego Campus at 8:30 a.m. and headed towards The Humane Society of Southern Arizona in Tucson. HSSAZ has a low inventory of small pets available for adoption and will also work with their local rescue partners to place the pets into homes, a statement from the Humane Society read.
"We hope Bulma will benefit from our specialized care at San Diego Humane Society's Behavior Center as we work to set her up for success while she waits for a new family," the statement read.