COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) – “Last Tuesday (October 22), we launched a special dog adoption campaign where we waived adoption fees,” said Susquehanna SPCA Executive Director Stacey Haynes. he said in a statement. “We were lucky that this freed up space at the shelter because we didn’t hear back from Bissell until the next day.”
The call from the Bissell Pet Foundation asked if there was space to bring in more animals from North Carolina, which was recently devastated by Hurricane Helen. On Friday, Oct. 25, employees met nine dogs and three cats in Binghamton. They came from all over North Carolina to find their forever home in New York.
The animals, which were brought to Cooperstown from North Carolina, were brought to the area by Pilot to the Rescue, an organization that specializes in safely transporting pets. Relocating these pets (who were in the shelter before the storm or surrendered after the storm) will free up space for North Carolina shelters for other animals and help those affected rebuild. can assist you.
“We are all deeply saddened by the impact Hurricane Helen has had on the South, and we are so grateful to be in a position to help shelters overflowing with pets in need,” Haynes said in a statement. said.
The animals brought in from North Carolina are now available for adoption. For more information about adopting these animals, or any of the shelter’s other animals, visit the shelter’s website or contact the shelter at 607-547-8111. If you would like to adopt a pet from North Carolina, we recommend visiting in person, the shelter says.
The shelter also said all cat adoptions will be on a two-for-one basis until Thursday, Oct. 31.
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