Such happy news from Joplin! The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Joplin Humane Society successfully found permanent homes for 745 pets during its weekend adopt-a-thon event on June 25 and 26. More than 5,700 people from 24 states rolled into Joplin, Mo. to adopt hundreds of animals in the aftermath of last month’s devastating tornado. Just watch the video above to get an idea of what a great event this really was! It makes me so happy to know that so many pet lovers wanted to help find these animals homes!
“We’re completely floored by the amazing outpouring of support,” said Joplin native Tim Rickey, the ASPCA’s senior director of Field Investigations and Response. “Thanks to the generosity of these wonderful people, the animals left homeless by last month’s tornado are sleeping in new beds tonight.”
Stay tuned to www.aspca.org/blog and @ASPCA on Twitter for stories and photos of hundreds of happy endings in the coming days.
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