"We're doing animal disaster response,” said Jeff McRoy, a statewide investigator for the Humane Society of Missouri.

Door to door, and debris pile to debris pile, officials are looking for pets displaced by nature's fury.

"The first was one a Newton County officer brought us,” said Deeanna Leinmiller, shelter manager for the Joplin Humane Society.

Officials don't know this dog's real name.

"We named him Uno," said Leinmiller.

Uno is far from alone. He has more than a dozen bunkmates, some who, like Uno, are strays.

Others are from owners who have nowhere else to turn.

"They lost everything," said Leinmiller.

As recovery presses on, so too do efforts of the Humane Society of Missouri, which plans to stick around a few more days. That will be enough time, they hope, to learn Uno's real name.

"We're taking lost reports,” said Leinmiller.

The shelter is established at the corner of Gateway and Iris roads, near U.S. 71 northwest of Neosho in Newton County. If you've lost a pet, you can go there to see if it's been taken there. If not, you can fill out a lost pet report.

Also, they've gotten a shipment of dog food at that location. Families affected by the storms can pick some up there.