Georgia National Fairgrounds becomes temporary horse shelter for Hurricane Ian

PERRY, Ga. - The Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter is opening up to house about 250 horses being moved out of the path of Hurricane Ian.

Stall reservations will be open on a first come, first served basis.

Appropriate paperwork and proof of a negative Coggins test will be required.

Reservations can be made by calling GNFA Public Safety at 478-988-6557.

Animal owners and caretakers housing temporarily housing their animals at the fairgrounds will need to find lodging in nearby Perry. They can find that by going to visitperry.com/stay.

The state has also set up a resource to help direct animal owners to additional temporary animal housing facilities. That information can be found by clicking here.