An animal shelter in Wirral say they 'took a battering' after Storm Arwen hit Merseyside over the weekend.
Jackson's Animal Rescue posted on their Facebook to let their followers know phone lines were down at their site in Larton amid the bad weather's trail of destruction.
Writing on their social media, the staff said debris was left everywhere and had no electricity for days.
The team explained: "We have lost a roof from a shed, felt lining from our cat isolation has gone, the tarps on the aviaries are damaged, trees are down and our fences are damaged, and there is debris everywhere.
"Staff on site were out checking on the animals all night and they are all safe, but understandably frightened. We have seen our lovely yard cat Archie this morning but haven’t found Julia yet.
"We have created so many cosy safe spaces for the many yard cats we hope she is snuggled up somewhere warm but the team are out looking for her.
"Please bare with us if we are slow in answering enquiries today, it was already a busy day with animals going to new homes and new admissions coming in and we are now trying to tidy up the site but it’s still very windy."
Thankfully, Julia has since been found safe and well since the post was shared online.
Freshfield Animal Rescue in Ince Blundell was also hit in the early hours of Saturday morning with the storm ripping off the roof a home for one of their rescue dogs, Chester.
When the staff arrived, they said the pup was cowering in the back of his kennel but thankfully he is fine now.
Debbie Hughes, communications at Freshfield Animal Rescue, previously told the ECHO : "I don’t think any of us expected it to be as bad as it was, we knew there was going to be a storm, but not like that.
Speaking about Chester, she added: "The noise would have frightened him, he would have been very distressed, the wind howling and tearing the roof straight off."
The storm also knocked out the charity's internet connection and phone lines.
