Voices of Change Animal League (VOCAL), a local animal welfare group, was alerted to a pregnant dog roaming around Ocala late Friday evening. After picking her up, settling her into a foster home, and giving her the name Irma due to the storm she rode in on, Irma rested comfortably in a spare room. Although terrified of this new situation, she soon warmed up to her foster, and was thankful to be out of the elements as her namesake shook her house and quite possibly shook the puppies right out of her! On Monday morning she gave birth to 10 puppies. While sadly three of them were stillborn, the other seven are alive and kicking! Thanks to the care of VOCAL, these lovely puppies and Irma the Hurricane Momma will have a new chance at life. If you’d like to check out VOCAL’s web page you can do so here, and if you want a cute puppy of your own you can find them here on our site as well!