Fwd: Important News About PETA and the Path of Hurricane Irene

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From: PETA <do-not-reply@peta.org>
Date: August 26, 2011 3:53:46 PM CDT
Subject: Important News About PETA and the Path of Hurricane Irene
Reply-To: PETA <do-not-reply@peta.org>

Dear Cindy, Please take a moment to read this urgent e-mail and forward it to anyone you know who might be able to help. For the past week, in anticipation of Hurricane Irene's landfall, PETA has been aggressively reaching out to communities in North Carolina and throughout the areas facing this massive storm with the lifesaving message that there are critical preparedness steps that can be taken to ensure the safety of both people and their animals. Click here to see how to protect your animal companion during a disaster. PETA's home office in Norfolk, Va., is in one of the areas potentially facing the full fury of this dangerous hurricane. The cats who live at our headquarters have been evacuated to our international intern house, and all our vans have been moved to high ground and are stocked with food and water to help animals in crisis during and after the deluge. Extra staff and volunteers are on call, and we are as ready as we can be at the hands of Mother Nature. You can read a personal account from PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk on our preparations for this epic storm on our blog. Please visit PETA.org for updates on this crisis—and please pass this e-mail along to anyone you know who might be in harm's way as Hurricane Irene approaches the Eastern Seaboard. Thank you for your support and for all that you do to help animals. Sincerely, Daphna Nachminovitch Vice President People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals P.S. Much of our lifesaving work for animals in crisis—from preparing for hurricanes like Irene to helping the animal survivors of the devastating earthquake in Haiti and the tsunami in Japan—is supported by the generosity of PETA's Animal Emergency Fund donors. You can help us respond to disasters—both before and after they strike—by making an urgent gift right now.