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Our Rescue Efforts: Emergency Rescue Teams Being Deployed

We are continually reaching out to local authorities and shelter and rescue partners, in Hurricane Irene’s anticipated path, and are offering significant support to help animal owners and shelters in need.

At least five of our Emergency Rescue Teams are being deployed to designated areas on Long Island, New York in anticipation of Irene’s effects.

Our largest Mobile Rescue Unit will be staged in Uniondale, NY at Mitchell Field, set up as one of Nassau County’s Emergency Disaster shelters. As people arrive at that shelter with pets, the Animal League will be on hand to help them.
Another Mobile Rescue Unit will rescue animals from a Long Island shelter partner and transport them back to our Port Washington, NY facility.
Additional Mobile Rescue Units, loaded with food, medication and supplies, will be staged at shelter partner facilities across Long Island to provide added capacity and resources to help any animals displaced by Irene.
Long Island coastal communities are more heavily populated during the summer months, and are at high risk of being impacted by storm surges and flooding.
Our Emergency Rescue Team will monitor the hurricane and be on call round-the-clock, to conduct local rescues as necessary, pulling animals out of crowded shelters to open space in anticipation of animals being displaced by Irene. We will continue to offer our support after the hurricane passes.
The Animal League will continue to provide important updates on Hurricane Irene and we ask all of our supporters to remain as prepared as possible, to keep family and pets safe.

Donate now to help support our Emergency Rescue efforts.