Clear the Air is happy to report this great story:<\/p>\n
As Hurricane Sandy<\/strong><\/em> made landfall in the Tri-State region, ASPCA employees worked tirelessly around the clock to provide critical care to animals in need, including the animals in our Adoption Center in Manhattan.<\/p>\n We are thrilled to report that two lucky animals found loving forever homes in the midst of the chaos caused by this historic storm.<\/p>\n First, a very special Chihuahua named Bentley\u2014later changed to \u201cSandy\u201d in honor of the occasion of his adoption\u2014went home with Katherine N. on Monday to join his new family.<\/p>\n This sweet dog has come a long way. When he first arrived at the ASPCA in July, Sandy suffered from severe pneumonia and a broken leg. His pneumonia prevented him from undergoing immediate surgery and as a result, he lost his leg. Sandy took this in stride, happily moving around on three legs.<\/p>\n Katherine was drawn to Sandy while volunteering as a dog walker at the Adoption Center\u2014his sweet personality and love for sitting in laps was irresistible. She has re-named him \u201cTito,\u201d and calls him a \u201churricane miracle.\u201d He is safe and sound in Katherine\u2019s home, making friends with her other dog, Nina, whom she rescued from the ASPCA in 2005.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, a sweet 12-week-old kitten named Nelly also received his happy ending. With a day off from work due to Hurricane Sandy<\/strong><\/em>, Christie H. and Mark G. visited our Adoption Center and adopted Nelly to join their cat, an ASPCA rescue named Ted, in their New York City home.\u00a0Now Nelly is \u201cNed,\u201d and Ned and Ted are getting along great.<\/p>\n We couldn\u2019t be happier that these two shelter pets found loving families, who were willing to welcome shelter pets into their homes during an unsettling time.<\/p>\n