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Helen Woodward Animal Center announces Emergency Response RV and Rescue Team
A Rescue Team member and furry buddy standing in front of the Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Emergency Response RV/Unit.
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Helen Woodward Animal Center launched its newest program Feb. 23. The organization which, up to now, has offered 14 programs and services dedicated to helping animals and people, is now ready to make an even greater impact when disaster strikes with its own Emergency Response Unit and Rescue Team. Thanks to generous donors, the Linda C. Scott Fund for Animal Welfare held at The San Diego Foundation and the Alex and Elisabeth Lewyt Charitable Trust, the Center unveiled a state-of-the-art, 37-foot-long Rescue RV completely retrofitted with veterinary equipment and prepared to deploy to the rescue of animals in any part of the U.S.
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BLUE BUFFALO HOME 4 THE HOLIDAYS FINDS HOMES FOR 1.2 MILLION ORPHAN PETS DESPITE PANDEMIC!
Helen Woodward Animal CenterFebruary 3, 2021 GMT
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Feb. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The kickoff to 2021 comes with some wonderful news thanks to the wrap-up of the 22nd Annual Blue Buffalo Home 4 the Holidays campaign. Despite the challenges shelters faced due to the CDC’s pandemic regulations and restrictions, the 2020 campaign found homes for more than 1.2 million orphan pets through more than 4,200 participating organizations. Additionally, one special Home 4 the Holidays partner, Greene County Animal Control in Ohio, has a lot to celebrate as the recipient of the $25,000 campaign grant, awarded for the most successful and creative use of promotion to encourage adoptions through the holiday season.