Emergency Relief in Action
From time to time we have the opportunity to obtain follow-up stories about the pets our emergency relief program has assisted. The following are some of these heartwarming stories.
Additionally, stay on top of our emergency relief-funding assistance and Emergency Relief Waggin'® vehicle deployments to assist pets in natural and man-made disasters with the below emergency relief news alerts.
Emergency Relief Stories
Lana - Lana was severely malnourished and weak when she arrived at Beauty's Haven Farm and Equine Rescue in Florida in July 2010.
Helping Victims of the Storms - The spring of 2011 brought record flooding and tornados to the Midwest, Midsouth and southern portions of the United States. As a result, PetSmart Charities® launched the largest emergency-relief deployment in its history, assisting more than 8,000 injured and displaced pets in nine states.
Xena and Brownie - In November 2009, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – Laurentides-Labelle (SPCA LL) in Quebec rescued 97 sled dogs from the woods in the Upper Laurentians.
Rabbit Rescue by Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary - Recently, the Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary in Scottsdale, Ariz., was contacted about a situation in Phoenix where more than 100 bunnies, including numerous pregnant females, were found in burrows, trying to escape the blazing summer heat.
Chester - Chester, an orange tabby cat, arrived at the Dane County Humane Society (DCHS) shelter in Madison, Wis. on May 2, 2009 as part of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department seizure of animals at the Thyme and Sage Ranch in Cazenovia, Wis.
Emergency Relief News
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- Emergency Relief Waggin'® Vehicle Deployed to Tennessee
08/04/2011PetSmart Charities® has dispatched one of its Emergency Relief Waggin' vehicles to assist with a recent rescue effort involving approximately 116 exotic birds in Portland, TN.
- PetSmart Charities®’ Emergency Relief Waggin’® Vehicle Assists 300 Dogs in North Carolina Puppy Mill Case
06/17/2011PetSmart Charities has dispatched its Emergency Relief Waggin’® vehicle, stocked with $80,000 worth of crucial supplies to aid pets and rescuers, to the scene of a puppy mill in Hudson, North Carolina. First responders reported that approximately 300 dogs were being housed in unsanitary conditions and lacked proper socialization and medical care.
- Emergency Relief Waggin'® Vehicle Deployed to North Florida
06/08/2011PetSmart Charities has dispatched one of its Emergency Relief Waggin' vehicles to the scene of the largest all-cat rescue in PCI's history.
- PetSmart Charities® Assists Rescuers in Texas Puppy Mill Case
05/04/2011PetSmart Charities sends an Emergency Relief Waggin' vehicle to the scene of an puppy mill to assist with rescue efforts.
- PetSmart Charities’® Emergency Relief Waggin’® Vehicles Assist More Than 7,000 Pets Affected by U.S. Flooding and Tornados
05/02/2011PetSmart Charities® has dispatched seven Emergency Relief Waggin’® vehicles, each stocked with $60,000 worth of crucial supplies to aid pets and rescuers hit hardest by the recent floods and tornados in the south and Midwest.
