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Pets Weather The Storm With A Little Help

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:52

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(Before It's News)

source: ASPCA

Pets are so far surviving Hurricaine Sandy, aka, Frankenstorm, with hundreds of animals safe in shelters and rescue workers standing by to help pets in trouble.
Even hotels that are usually not animal-friendly are waiving restrictions and allowing pets to stay during the disaster.

A man carries his pug to an evacuation truck in New Jersey. source: washingtontimes.com

All of New York City's 76 evacuation shelters welcome pets. As of this writing, shelters in New York City and Long Island are housing nearly 400 animals, according to the ASPCA.
The Humane Society has been tweeting locations of all the animal-friendly shelters in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

For a complete list of pet friendly shelters are accommodating animals affected by Hurricane Sandy, visit GlobalAnimal.com for this informative list and be sure to pass it on.