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SPCA responds to animals left homeless
Article published on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007 |
PINELLAS COUNTY - Unexpected tornados ripped through Central Florida leaving hundreds of people and pets homeless.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Tampa Bay's answered the call to help the Humane Society of Sumter County.
"Right now we are moving adoptable animals from the Sumter County Humane Society to our facility in Largo where they will be put up for adoption," Connie Brooks, Director of Operations for the SPCA. "This will leave room for boarding displaced animals until their owners are found."
The SPCA is bringing back eleven, three-week-old puppies and their mother. Twenty-five more animals are expected to arrive later Friday night. The puppies will be put up for adoption after they have been checked out medically.
"Sumter County has an amazing Disaster Animal Response Team that has always been there to help us in the face of disaster," said "Now it is our turn to help them out," said Brooks. Owners looking for their lost animals should contact their local shelters for guidance. Micro-chipped animals have a greater chance of being reunited with their respective owners once they are found.
The SPCA is in need of monetary donations to support this relief effort. Checks can be sent to SPCA Tampa Bay 9099 130th Avenue North, Largo 33773. Donations also can be made online www.SPCATampaBay.org.
The SPCA is a non-profit, non-government supported, animal shelter that relies on individual donations to run its facility and disaster relief efforts.
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Article published on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007
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