Nebraska Humane Society working to support pets impacted by Texas floods

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The Nebraska Humane Society is starting a concerted effort to help pets impacted by the floods in Texas.

As of Friday, the kennels were at capacity, so the Nebraska organization began offering a name-your-price program for adoption to free up space for Texas animals.

The dogs and cats it's trying to make room for are ones that were already available for adoption before the floods.

Steven Elonich, the Nebraska Humane Society vice president of public relations and marketing, said that would open up kennels in Texas for flood-impacted pets, like a domino effect.

“Adopting a pet is an awesome experience to begin with, but when you know that you're not just saving the pet's life that you're adopting, but you're also possibly saving another life by opening up that kennel, I think that makes it even more alluring to do," he said.

The name-your-price program for pets one year or older could literally be any financial offer, said Elonich. That could be $100 for a pet adoption or $1,000.

“Omaha always comes through," he said. "We have a really strong community when it comes to responding to tragedies or when we're in desperate need, and I think people are going to come through and we're going to find a lot of homes.”

He looks forward to the opportunity to return the call from Texas' shelters initially asking for help to say there is now room in Nebraska.

"When these tragedies happen, realize that it could just as easily be us going through something like this," he said. "If you're able to adopt, if you're able to make a donation to any of those shelters down in Texas, whatever you're able to do to help, I think that is valuable, and I think that we can make a real big difference."

Elonich added there has already been an increased interest in adoptions following the floods. The Humane Society will reassess on Monday to see if there’s room for Texas pets.