ATLANTIC CITY — Courtesy of a triumvirate alliance of the American Humane Association (AHA), MARS Petcare US, and Pfizer Animal Health, a tractor trailer filled with 40,000 pounds of emergency food, supplies and medicines designated for dogs and cats impacted by Hurricane Sandy will arrive on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 1pm at the Humane Society of Atlantic County, located at 1401 Absecon Blvd. in Atlantic City.

AHA president and CEO Dr. Robin Ganzert and Karen Talbot-LaSasso of the M.O.M.S. (Making of Miracle Stories) Animal Rescue of Hammonton, which helped facilitate the connection between American Humane Association and the shelter, will be among the officials on hand to welcome the truck, whose contents will be unloaded and distributed by American Humane Association’s legendary Red Star Animal Emergency Services team.

Red Star rescue teams have been activated as part of every major disaster relief effort for the past century, from rescuing horses on the battlefields of World War I through rescuing, sheltering and treating animals in last year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan and, of course, since Hurricane Sandy last week. 
 
It is estimated that 30 million pets were impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

Animal shelters were hit particularly hard, many losing electricity and unable to maintain or replenish their food supplies and other necessities and with an influx of animals from families being evacuated and losing their homes in the storm of the century.

Because of this harrowing situation, American Humane Association has been invited by officials in three of the hardest hit areas — Atlantic City, northern New and Staten Island — to provide its Red Star services on site. The Humane Society of Atlantic County will serve as a distribution hub for other area shelters impacted by the hurricane.

WEST ATLANTIC CITY — A group of executives from Resorts Casino Hotel donated over 200 Shark Vacuum pooper-scoopers to the Humane Society of Atlantic County on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 23.

Left to right are Alisa Elkis, Nation the dog, Courtney Birmingham, Jennifer Fortucci, Howard Copen, Aaron Gomes, Steve Dash with Maggie the dog, Mike Tilton, Joel Ballesteros (kneeling), Michael Roach, and Chris Carmany during Resorts’ presentation of 200+ pooper-scoopers Thursday.

Aaron Gomes, executive VP of operations, and Joel Ballesteros, director of LGBT marketing with Nation and Maggie.

From left, Alisa Elkis, Resorts VP of player development, Nation the dog, Jennifer Fortucci, Resorts director of special events, and Courtney Birmingham, Resorts director of advertising & public relations.

ATLANTIC CITY — Resorts Casino Hotel intends to reinforce its commitment to assisting our furry friends seeking a good home — as well as helping to keep our community clean — by donating more than 200 Shark Vacuum pooper-scoopers to the Humane Society of Atlantic County on Thursday, Aug. 23.

Resorts Casino executives, including Executive Vice President Aaron Gomes will make the presentation at 2:30pm at the Humane Society, located at 1401 Absecon Blvd. (White Horse Pike) in Atlantic City.

The Humane Society of Atlantic County, through its animal shelter and veterinary hospital, offers animals the opportunity for reasonably priced healthcare and a second chance to find permanent homes. It also provides a second chance for animals from other shelters with high kill rates, often finding new homes for animals destined to be euthanized.

The Atlantic County Animal Shelter was the recipient of many special items from the proceeds of a recent wine tasting event held at Sofia in Margate.
Sofia Papastamelos, Angela Diamantis and Atlantic County Freeholder Alisa Cooper sponsored the elaborate wine tasting event with proceeds designated to benefit the shelter. The shelter is funded by Atlantic County Government and provides excellent care and housing for the cats and dogs, however this event was sponsored to purchase additional items that the shelter needed.
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A fundraiser to benefit the Atlantic County Animal Shelter will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Sofia Restaurant, 9314 Amherst Ave., in Margate. Sponsored by Sofia Papastamelos and Angela Diamantis (owners of Sofia Restaurant) and Atlantic County Freeholder Alisa Cooper, the event will take place from 5:30-7:30pm and will feature hors d’ouerves, wines and ports from around the world, fine chocolates, door prizes and music.
“Several months ago I adopted a beautiful Bichon Frise from our Atlantic County Animal Shelter, and in talking with the staff I found out that many cats and dogs are being abandoned because of the economy,” says Cooper in a release to the media. “Unfortunately pet owners are being forced to relinquish their pets because they can no longer afford to keep them. Consequently the shelter has a variety of cats and dogs, large and small, young and old, just waiting to be adopted.”
Proceeds from the event will go toward purchasing food for the animals in the shelter.
“We know the shelter is funded by the county and makes excellent provisions for the animals, but with so many now in the shelter we thought additional funds could surely be used for the basics, and that’s food for the animals,” says Papastamelos.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling Sofia Restaurant at 822-9111, or you can purchase tickets at the door the day of the event. If you cannot attend, please consider making a donation by clicking here.