EAST END, NY — A team of East End animal welfare agencies has teamed up to save homeless pets in Puerto Rico after natural disaster left thousands in peril.The North Fork Animal Welfare League joined forces with the Kent Animal Shelter, the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation, and the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons in a “major lifesaving endeavor” recently, the NFAWL said.”The four groups, in the spirit of lifesaving collaboration, have rescued 28 dogs and puppies from an uncertain fate off the streets of Puerto Rico,” a release said. “The collaborative nature of this rescue brings a variety of organizations and individuals together in an effort to save as many lives as possible in the wake of the biggest natural disaster to hit the U.S. island.”The groups have joined together under the auspices of the Humane Society of the United States’ largest spay/neuter project to date, the NFAWL said. The Spay-A-Thon in Puerto Rico is an event that spans many months, incorporates dozens of animal charities, and has a goal of spaying and neutering 30,000 owned and free roaming dogs and cats, the NFAWL said.In addition to spaying and neutering companion animals, the project’s “umbrella of cooperation” provides a… Read full this story
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