NEW YORK--The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) in Alabama has purchased a new emergency transport rig for tornado relief efforts as a result of a $128,000 grant provided by the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), the ASPCA announced today.
NEW YORK--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), at the request of the Joplin Humane Society in Joplin, Mo., has dispatched its disaster response team to lead emergency sheltering efforts and assist in field rescues of animals displaced by this week's devastating tornado.
NEW YORK--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced a $100,000 grant to the Joplin Humane Society in Joplin, Mo., to support disaster relief and recovery efforts as a result of the May 22 tornado that decimated a third of the community and killed more than 130 people.
JOPLIN, MO.--The Joplin Humane Society today announced that starting Wednesday, June 15, its shelter will resume normal operating procedures, and stray animals that are brought to the shelter will be held for seven days--instead of the post-tornado extended 14-day period--before being released for adoption. The shelter, along with the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), continues to receive stray animals displaced by the May 22 tornado that decimated one-third of the community.
JOPLIN, MO.--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Joplin Humane Society are hosting a major adoption event on June 25 and June 26 for nearly 600 animals who need permanent homes after being displaced by the May 22 tornado that tore through Joplin.
JOPLIN, Mo.--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Joplin Humane Society successfully found permanent homes for 745 pets during its weekend adopt-a-thon event on June 25 and 26. More than 5,700 people from 24 states rolled into Joplin, Mo. to adopt hundreds of animals in the aftermath of last month's devastating tornado.
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NEW YORK--New York City animal welfare agencies, at the request of the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM), are mobilizing resources within the OEM's Animal Planning Task Force to aid in the emergency rescue and sheltering of animals in anticipation of Hurricane Irene.
NEW YORK--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), at the request of the Schoharie County Emergency Operations Center and New York State Office of Emergency Management, has dispatched its Field Investigations and Response team to Schoharie County, N.Y., to assist in the emergency rescue of animals displaced by the severe flooding following Tropical Storm Irene.
St. Martinville, La.--The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that it has awarded a grant of $5,000 to the St. Martin Parish Animal Services in St. Martinville, La.
