BOSTON – The MSPCA will send veterinarians to North Carolina to help animals affected by Hurricane Helene.
The animal rescue will send two veterinarians, two veterinary technicians and three community members to the state.
“There are many needs in North Carolina right now, from getting veterinary care for animals to bringing animals out of state to find new homes to delivering supplies to those stuck in their homes,” the vice said President of the MSPCA-Angell’s Animal Protection. Division Mike Keiley in a statement.
The animal shelter will partner with four other shelters to help Yancey County, N.C., where no veterinary hospitals are operating due to Hurricane Helene.
There they will also introduce a mobile clinic that will continue to care for the animals after staff return home.
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“Our team’s goal is to get the mobile clinic up and running and then establish a set of procedures and processes that will allow other veterinary staff anywhere in the country to volunteer and seamlessly jump in to help,” Keiley explained in a statement .
Keiley also said they will donate goods to people in the area during their stay.
The staffers are expected to return to Massachusetts on October 18, but may continue to travel if other areas need support in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
“Right now, we are in contact with our partners in Florida and stand ready to assist however we can as they make recovery plans,” Keiley said.
Waving adoption fees
The MSPCA has taken in more than 80 animals from states affected by this year’s hurricane season. They hope to find homes for their current animals and use that space to bring in more animals affected by Helene and Milton.
The rescue will host a Halloween adoption event October 14 through 20, waving adoption fees for dogs over a year old at their locations in Boston, Salem, Methuen and Centerville on Cape Cod.
“Our next adoption event really couldn’t come at a better time,” Keiley said.
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For more information about adopting a dog through the event, click here.
