Timothy Fadek/Redux for ABC NewsSuch was the sentiment around Florida on Saturday, where zoos, theme parks, rescue centers and other places with animals were bracing for Hurricane Irma's arrival. Hundreds of thoroughbreds were moved from low-lying areas of Gulfstream Park, near Miami, to other training facilities and barns farther north. Timothy Fadek/Redux for ABC NewsSeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will have workers on-site at all hours to care for and monitor the animals. So while zoos tried to keep a sense of normalcy, countless families who fled Irma brought their pets along for the ride. ———HURRICANE NEWSLETTER - Get the best of the AP's all-formats reporting on Irma and Harvey in your inbox: http://apne.ws/ahYQGtb

Source: ABC News September 09, 2017 19:47 UTC