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Hurricane Ike Ravages Texas Coastline and Beyond;
North Shore Animal League America Deploys Emergency Response Team
September 13, 2008 (Port Washington, NY) – As Hurricane Ike continues its treacherous path into the Texas mainland, North Shore Animal League America’s Mobile Rescue Unit, staffed with an Emergency Response Team, is en route to the region.
The Emergency Response Team is prepared to offer assistance to Texas shelters whose animals have been evacuated from high risk areas, working in cooperation with the Humane Society SPCA of Bexar County in providing relief in freeing up dangerously overcrowded conditions. They are expected to transport many of the animals back to the Animal League’s Port Washington facility, the world’s largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization, where they will be put up for adoption into loving, permanent homes.
This is the team’s third emergency call in three weeks, having responded to a West Virginia puppy mill rescue, where we saved over 120 dogs, as well as the retrieval of 79 displaced animals from Hurricane Gustav, transported to the shelter by Mobile Rescue Units.
For updates on the progress of the Hurricane Ike Emergency Response Team, along with blog postings from team members, and to learn how you can help the Animal League with this effort, visit the Animal League’s Emergency Rescue Information Center at http://www.animalleague.org
About North Shore Animal League America
North Shore Animal League America, headquartered in Port Washington, NY, is the largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization in the world. The Animal League reaches across the country to rescue, nurture and adopt nearly 20,000 pets into happy and loving homes every year. Since its founding 1944, they have placed closed to 1 million puppies, kittens, cats and dogs into carefully screened homes. One of the first animal rescue agencies on the ground in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Animal League rescued more than 1200 pets from the region, with 1170 adopted and 22 reunited with their families. The Animal League is home to the Alex Lewyt Veterinary Medical Center, which provides 24-hour care for the sheltered pets and annually takes care of more than 10,000 outpatient visits, administers over 27,000 vaccinations, and performs over 14,000 free spay/neuter procedures for every adopted animal. The League also has a National Shelter Rescue team, and offers a wide variety of programs such as a mobile adoption program, puppy training, and adoption counseling. For more information on North Shore Animal League America visit AnimalLeague.org.
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