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When your eyes are bursting with images of terrible suffering, such as the ones that have been filling timelines and news feeds since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, the urgent moral question is: How can I help right now?

One way, devised by the Humane Society of the United States in conjunction with local partner shelters like PAWS and Seattle Humane, is to make a bit of room for animals displaced by the flooding.

Sean Nelson has worked at The Stranger on and off since 1996. He is currently Editor-at-Large. His past job titles included: Assistant Editor, Associate Editor, Film Editor, Copy Editor, Web Editor, Slog...