PET FOOD RELIEF HAS ARRIVED
WITH MORE ON IT'S WAY
Pets & Animals in Distress has returned from the west coast of Florida (Punta Gorda & Port Charlotte) with a update after coordinating and transporting several thousand pounds of Dog, Cat, Puppy & Kitten food that has been delivered to the Suncoast Humane Society who are the central relief distribution for all areas hit by Hurricane Charley. Here is a overview of our experience when we arrived and drove through Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte that these communities were the hardest hit areas and got to see first hand the total mass of destruction left behind from Hurricane Charley to this once peaceful beautiful community was just overwhelming to say the least.
My heart goes out to the many thousands of people that have lost everything, and have been left homeless to have lived through such a major catastrophic disaster.
Words cannot even express to have seen these communities that were completely destroyed was just so hard for me to comprehend that left me in a state of total shock and awe. After arriving we had heard that many of the animal shelters were either devastated or inundated to over capacity with lost and abandoned animals. Most of the animals that were being found from Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte are being sent to the main staging relief area at the Sun Coast Humane Society in Englewood
Pets & Animals in Distress is organizing and coordinating to get a second shipment of donated pet food to be transported over to the Suncoast Humane Society to help with the ongoing need of pet food and supplies needed to help the animals. Anyone looking to locate lost pets, need medical help, foster a pet, volunteer or where to go to pick up dog, cat, puppy or kitten food can contact Suncoast Humane Society in Englewood, Florida or Pets & Animals in Distress at:Pets & Animals in Distress would like to thank Mr. Steve Feinberg, Vice President of PetSupermarket Corporation located in Sunrise, Florida for their generous donation of several thousand pounds of Dog and Cat food along with Mrs. Carol Slade, Manager and Mr. Richard Thompson, CEO of The Meow Mix Company located in Secaucus, New Jersey for their generous donation of several thousand pounds of Meow Mix cat food to help in the Hurricane Charley Pet Food relief effort to feed the many animals that were left homeless and displaced by Hurricane Charley on August 13, 2004. Through their generosity this much-needed pet food is now being distributed helping to feed the many homeless and hungry animals in the main disaster areas in Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte and other surrounding communities. Pets & Animals in Distress would like to thank them for their generosity, along with all of our animal lover PAW supporters all across America that opened their hearts and took part to help make the Hurricane Charley Pet Food relief possible. Thank you again.
