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
Lily - Lily’s life began in February 2009 in a filthy, cold, cramped cage in an alleged puppy mill in Dudley, N.C. She was born to a heavily matted and malnourished female Maltese breeder dog, and was the only surviving puppy.
Sparkle - In January 2009 Christine was called to help out at a rescue in Montague, Texas, involving more than 500 dogs in desperate need of attention. That’s where Christine first laid eyes on a flea-infested, mangy golden retriever/poodle mix who was excruciatingly thin and curled up in a filthy pen.
Lily - Across the room, a little red Dachshund sat in a crate with a very large note on her cage that read “scarred lungs”. Laura Fletcher, who volunteers for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Tampa Bay, was at the shelter that day to help out with all of the animals rescued from an alleged Tennessee puppy mill in June, 2009.
Scruffy Boy - One almost bald, scruffy-looking, small, mixed-breed male dog arrived at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals/Tampa Bay (SPCA) shelter in late September 2008. He was one of the countless pet victims of Hurricane Ike.
Emergency Relief News
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- PetSmart Charities'® Emergency Relief Waggin'® Vehicle Assists Hundreds of Cats in Madison County, Fla
02/28/2012PetSmart Charities has dispatched three of its Emergency Relief Waggin’® vehicles, each stocked with $80,000 worth of crucial supplies, to the scene of an alleged animal hoarding situation in Lee, Fla. Hundreds of cats and two dogs are in need of emergency assistance and medical care after being discovered in an overcrowded and unsanitary cat sanctuary known as Caboodle Ranch. The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®)is the lead agency in this rescue.
- 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.
