Rescue Work and Field Deployments

Update 10/07: The ASPCA Disaster Response Team, along with additional response partners, deployed Thursday to the Southeast to assist animals in Hurricane Matthew’s path. With a base set up in Georgia, we are responding to requests from local animal shelters to assist in evacuation and transport efforts. We’ve already assisted more than 100 animals, and we expect more requests to come throughout the weekend as the region continues to be pummeled with rain, flooding, winds and power outages.  

The ASPCA dispatched its Disaster Response Team to Louisiana this week to conduct water rescues for animals threatened by severe flash flooding spanning East Baton Rouge and Lafayette Parish.

UPDATE 8/26: As response efforts continue in the aftermath of the devastating Louisiana floods spanning East Baton Rouge and Lafayette Parish, the ASPCA’s assistance has extended into another week. We continue to work with the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC) at the request of Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) with the sheltering and daily care of approximately 300 affected companion animals.

UPDATE 8/10: Since late July, the ASPCA has been on the ground in Westport, MA, assisting in a massive farm animal cruelty case. All of the animals have been removed from the scene and transported to safety. The majority are currently being sheltered and cared for at a temporary shelter set up and operated by the ASPCA, while a small number have been place with various rescue organizations.