Hundreds of displaced pets are without homes and in need of temporary care due to the 34,000-acre wildfire in Bastrop County, TX. Although the blaze is now about 50 percent contained, more than 1,500 homes have been lost. In addition, stray dogs and cats and those in shelters remain at risk.

Bastrop County Animal Control's shelter was directly in the path of the fires and was evacuated, and some area residents were evacuated so quickly that their pets were left behind -- and now have been without care for nearly a week.

The Austin Humane Society (AHS) has rescued more than 100 dogs, cats, kittens and puppies from the fires, including evacuated pets from animal control, and is still working in the area to save strays and pets who were left behind.

This heroic effort is possible in part thanks to a $3,000 disaster grant from the Petfinder.com Foundation that AHS will put toward the cost of medical care for the affected pets.

The rescue efforts continue daily. Thanks to the disaster grant, AHS will be able to continue its critical work while dealing with the influx of pets in need.

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To help further in this time of disaster, donate to the Petfinder.com Foundation Disaster Fund.

Wildfires are ravaging central Texas and flooding is still affecting the Northeast.

Shelters and rescue groups across both areas are working to get local families' pets and the homeless pets in their care to safety, and we've been reaching out to adoption groups in the affected regions to find out what they need and offer help.

(If you are a Petfinder member and need disaster-related assistance, please email your Petfinder outreach team or learn more about the Petfinder.com Foundation Disaster Fund.)

If you just want to help, we've got some simple things you can do to make a difference (after the jump).