The unprecedented storms not only affected hundreds of thousands of people, but also displaced four-legged friends around the Pittsburgh area.
Humane Animal Rescue on the North Side and Animal Friends on Camp Horne Road have partnered up to help each other out.
Animal Friends was closed and didn’t have any power for 24 hours after the strong storm came through. HARP is still without power on the North Side.
HARP has relocated all of its small animals to his East Side campus.
To help out, Animal Friends has taken in five dogs that were in HARP’s care.
Both HARP and Animal Friends are looking to volunteers and foster families to help provide temporarily housing while HARP waiting for its power to come back.
If you’re looking for a new friend, Animal Friends is holding an “Empty the Shelters” adoption events now through May 15. Learn more about that HERE.
If you want to help out financially or in other ways, you can visit HARP HERE and Animal Friends HERE.
“This is what true partnership in animal welfare looks like,” said Dan Cody, Executive Director of Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh. “When one organization is in need, we come together—because at the end of the day, it’s about the animals. We’re incredibly grateful to Animal Friends for stepping up in this moment, and we want them—and every shelter in our region—to know that if the roles were reversed, we’d be there to Help in a heartbeat. That’s how we build a more compassionate community.”
“This is what our community is all about—helping one another, especially when animals’ lives and well-being are on the line,” said Kathleen Beaver, President & CEO of Animal Friends. “While our team had to get creative with housing, we’re proud to stand beside HARP during this time.”