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Behold American Humane‘s new 50-foot rescue vehicle! It was my honor to be at the ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday as a National Ambassador. And it is an extraordinary honor to have photos of my fur babies Lucy, Pepper and Meggy on the side of it! Yes, I cried. Especially because it was just two weeks ago that Lucy passed over the Rainbow Bridge, and now Pepper (my 15 year old Chihuahua) is in renal failure too. But this vehicle gives me comfort and is a reminder to all of us that life goes on, and that we must offer as much love, help and hope as we can to those who need it.
This new truck will be based in Los Angeles, but will also travel to disaster zones to do lifesaving work. It was made possible thanks to animal lover and philanthropist Lois Pope, and is the third giant rescue truck she has underwritten for the organization. The other two vehicles cover the Northeast and Southeast U.S. regions, and most recently have been deployed to help animal victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
When not responding to disasters, the rescue vehicle and its staff will work to help animals caught in cruelty, dog-fighting, and hoarding cases, and serve as a traveling ambassador, bringing prevention and public education campaigns to schoolchildren and their communities.
The truck is emblazoned with giant images of past winners of the American Humane Hero Dog Awards and pets belonging to some of American Humane’s heroes – the top celebrity supporters of American Humane’s work, including among others: Lois Pope’s dog Patton, Candy Spelling’s dog Madison, N Sync singer Lance Bass’ pets Chip, Dale and Lucy, singer Katharine McPhee’s dogs Larry, Lady and Wilma, Beth Stern’s pets Charlie and Leon, Alison Sweeney’s Bean, Barbara Niven’s Pepper, Meggy and Lucy, and Adrienne Maloof’s Visco.
To learn more about American Humane or to support their lifesaving animal rescue efforts, please visit www.americanhumane.org or call 1-866-242-1877.
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