MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Twenty-five happy dogs from Tulsa, Oklahoma are getting a new chance at life thanks to the Souris Valley Animal Shelter in Minot.

Shelbi Waters, executive director of the shelter, said the refugee pets all come from the Tulsa Humane Society, which sought help after its shelter was overwhelmed with dogs from the southern United States. Their owners could no longer care for them due to extreme weather conditions and many of the dogs might have been euthanized if they had not been brought to North Dakota to find brand new homes.

Waters, who is originally from Oklahoma, said the...