TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton is continuing its track towards Florida's coast and thousands of residents are seeking shelter.
While it is important to keep yourself safe ahead of the storm, you can't forget about the furry friends in your house.
Here's a list of pet-friendly shelter locations in the Tampa Bay area — this list will be updated as more information is received:
Citrus County
- Renaissance Center (3630 W. Educational Path, Lecanto)
Hardee County
- Hilltop Elementary School (2401 US-17, Wauchula)
- Bowling Green Elementary School (4530 Church Ave., Bowling Green)
Hernando County
- Challenger K-8 (13400 Elgin Blvd., Spring Hill)
- West Hernando Middle School (14325 Ken Austin Pkwy., Brooksville)
- Enrichment Center (800 John Gary Grubbs Blvd., Brooksville)
Hillsborough County
- Burnett Middle School (1010 N Kingsway Road, Seffner)
- Durant High School (4748 Cougar Path, Plant City)
- Erwin Technical College (2010 E Hillsborough Ave., Tampa)
- Middleton High School (4801 N 22nd St., Tampa)
- Shields Middle School (15732 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin - at capacity)
- Sickles High School (7950 Gunn Hwy, Tampa)
- Sumner High School (10650 Co. Rd. 672, Riverview)
- Steinbrenner High School (5575 W. Lutz Lake Fern Rd., Lutz, FL
33558) - Strawberry Crest High School (4691 Gallagher Rd., Dover)
Manatee County
- Gullett Elementary School (12125 44th Ave. E, Bradenton, FL 34211)
- Barbara A. Harvey Elementary School (8610 115th Ave. E, Parrish)
- McNeal Elementary School (6325 Lorraine Rd., Lakewood Ranch)
- Miller Elementary School (601 43rd St. W., Bradenton)
- Mills Elementary School (7200 69th St. E., Palmetto)
- Mona Jain Middle School (12205 44th Ave. E, Bradenton)
- Myakka City Elementary School (37205 Manatee Ave., Myakka City)
- Sugg Middle School (5602 38th Ave. W., Bradenton)
Pinellas County
- Gibbs High School (850 34th St. S., St. Petersburg)
- Largo High School (410 Missouri Ave., Largo)
- Palm Harbor University High (1900 Omaha St., Palm Harbor)
Polk County
- Haines City High School (2800 Hornet Dr., Haines City)
- Lake Region High School (1995 Thunder Road, Eagle Lake)
- Tenoroc High School (4905 Saddle Creek Road, Lakeland)
Sarasota County
- Atwater Elementary School (4701 Huntsville Ave., North Port)
- Booker High School (3201 N Orange Ave., Sarasota)
- Brookside Middle School (3636 S Shade Ave., Sarasota)
- Fruitville Elementary School (601 Honore Ave., Sarasota)
- Gulf Gate Elementary School (6500 S Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota)
- Heron Creek Middle School (6501 W Price Blvd., North Port)
- North Port High School (6400 W Price Blvd., North Port)
- Phillippi Shores Elementary (4747 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota)
- Southside Elementary School (1901 Webber St., Sarasota)
- Taylor Ranch Elementary (2500 Taylor Ranch Trail, Venice)
- Woodland Middle School (2700 Panacea Blvd., North Port)