Carmen Lawson, left, and Jerry Johnson of the Taney County Animal Shelter hold a couple of the animals they brought last Friday to The Animal Shelter of Texas County. Following the Branson tornado, the Taney shelter was overwhelmed with dogs and cats brought in by victims and had to make room by moving out some its existing animal inventory.

After an EF2 tornado ripped through Branson last week, many residents of the area were left dealing with the dilemma of what to do with house pets.

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