Hide captionMarylin Degman holds her 10-year-old toy poodle, Angel Baby, on Wednesday outside the First Baptist Church in Moore, Okla.Katie Hayes Luke for NPR
Hide captionJessica Manzer, a veterinary technician, checks on the cats at a temporary animal shelter set up at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Norman, Okla.Katie Hayes Luke
Hide captionMore than 60 cats and dogs have been brought to the shelter. They are put in crates and assigned generic identifiers.Katie Hayes Luke for NPR
Hide captionAbout 10 animals at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds shelter have been reunited with their owners.Katie Hayes Luke for NPR
Hide captionContainers of donated cleaning supplies, kitty litter and other necessities occupy one area of the shelter.Katie Hayes Luke for NPR
Hide captionOne shelter volunteer says the tornado serves as "a great reminder for people to microchip their pets."Katie Hayes Luke for NPR
Hide captionJen Elsner of Norman brings a lost dog to the shelter at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds.Katie Hayes Luke for NPR
Moore Finds Comfort In Animal Storm Survivors
Half a dozen temporary shelters have been set up for animals lost when a terrifying tornado hit Moore, Okla. One veterinary technician says, "It's pretty amazing anything could survive what happened, but animals are pretty resilient."
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