Hurricane Harvey

Caps fans adopt Piccolo, a dog abandoned during Hurricane Harvey

Wednesday morning, news surfaced via the Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation that one of the stars of the Capitals canine calendar, Piccolo, was adopted by two Caps fans through Homeward Trails Animal Rescue.

In late October, Piccolo, a stunning white Pitt Bull mix with brown spots, posed for a photo with Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov. But months earlier, Piccolo, hungry and sick, was abandoned by his owners in Texas as Hurricane Harvey struck. Picked up by a Florida rescue searching for deserted animals, Piccolo would have to survive another hurricane before arriving in the Washington DC area and finding his forever home.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin makes donation to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

Hurricane Harvey’s devastating floods have killed at least 47 people and caused billions of dollars in damage to homes, businesses, and roads in Texas and Louisiana. 45,000 people remain in shelters as waters recede.

Professional athletes are now trying to use their unique position in society to help. Houston Texans linebacker JJ Watt has raised an astonishing $15 million via social media. Locally, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and wife Erica are covering all adoption fees this weekend for pets from the DC Human Rescue Alliance. They are doing so to help create more room in Texas shelters for lost or displaced pets.

Thursday, news surfaced that Washington Wizards superstars John Wall and Bradley Beal rallied their teammates and made a $250,000 donation to help relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey. That, in turn, has inspired several other people in the Monumental family to donate.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Max Scherzer and wife Erica are doing their part to help displaced pets from Hurricane Harvey

As Houston begins to recover from the destruction of Hurricane Harvey, many pets are seeking shelter.

Many of the Texas area refugee shelters available did not allow pets, and to escape the severe flooding, owners had no other option than to leave them behind. It’s hard to imagine the pain these families felt having to make this decision.

There are many ways to help Houston and a new one just appeared. The DC Human Rescue Alliance needs to clear their shelter to make room for the transfer of shelter pets from Texas. Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and his wife, Erica, are making this easier. They are offering to cover all adoption feeds from Thursday through Sunday this week.

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By Cara Bahniuk 4 years ago

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