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Pets and owners reuniting after Sandy

Ripped apart by Sandy, some New Yorkers and their pets have been lucky enough to reunite after the storm.
Here are photos of a few reunions, courtesy of PeoplePets.
Above is OTIS, a pit bull rescued by the Humane Society of the United States from a second floor apartment in Staten Island and reunited with his family at a local shelter.
PRECIOUS (above) and the three cats he lives with had to be left behind when LeeAnn Rivera and her seven children fled their Queens apartment. ASCPA responders rescued them from the completely flooded building and brought them to the Queens College evacuation shelter where the family is now living.
MAGGIE belongs to the Schramm family in Breezy Point, who lost everything in the storm — including her. The Finnish Spitz-shepherd mix was found wandering by photographer Ann Lewis, who took her in and created a Facebook page in an attempt to find her owners. It worked, and Maggie and family were reunited.
You can see more reunion photos at PeoplePets.
Posted by jwoestendiek November 8th, 2012 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, ann lewis, aspca, cats, dogs, found, humane society of the united states, hurricane. storm, lost, maggie, new york, otis, pets, photographer, photographs, precious, reunions, reunited, sandy
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Giving shelter to the dogs of the deployed
What happens to their dogs when members of the military are deployed overseas?
Some take their dogs with them; some get family members to help out; some, unfortunately, have to surrender them.
But in Pennsylvania, there’s an ex-Marine lending a helping hand.
Kevin McCartin, who operates Paw Prints Dog Sanctuary & Canine Corps in Perry County, takes care of dogs for free for members of the military from Pennsylvania, no matter how long they’re away. Since establishing the service in 2007, McCartin has witnessed some 90 dog-owner reunions.
And he can assure you that dogs, when it comes to their owners, never forget.
Last weekend, Matthew Chapman and his wife, Debbi, returned from South Korea, where military orders sent them last February. When they reunited with their dog Dehlila, a four-year-old mixed breed, it was as if they’d been apart just a few days, as opposed to 13 months, the Harrisburg Patriot-News reported.
“She went right at them and went ballistic,” McCartin said. “She was all over them. We’ve had dogs up to 15 months, and it’s the same thing every time. The dogs go bonkers.”
While it’s heartwarming to watch, McCartin says he can’t help but feel a little upstaged when the owners come back.
Suddenly, he says, “We’re chopped liver. The dogs want to get right into the car and go home.”
The Chapmans headed for Georgia after picking up Dehlila, where they will be based at Fort Stewart for a while.
The Canine Corps website says it accepts donations, food, medication, cleaning products and other supplies. McCartin also takes in geriatric dogs from central Pennsylvania as part of his Paw Prints Dog Sanctuary.
“We are currently caring for six geriatric and special needs dogs and eleven military pets. Thirty-nine of our guests have been adopted into loving homes, and we have reunited 61 guests with their military owners,” the website says.
(Photo: Matthew Chapman and Dehlila, when he dropped her off at Canine Corps and Paw Prints Dog Sanctuary; by Joe Hermitt / Harrisburg Patriot-News)
Posted by jwoestendiek March 30th, 2012 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, armed forced, boarding, boards, canine corps, cares, dehlila, deployed, deployments, dogs, elderly, geriatric, kennel, kevin mccartin, members, military, paw prints sanctuary, pennsylvania, perry county, pets, reunions, service
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