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Tons of pet food donated to help Sandy victims

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25 tons of pet food was donated to West Virginia following Superstorm Sandy.  That is according to Roy McCallister, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture's Threat Preparedness and Response Officer.  Local emergency agencies used the food at emergency shelters and delivered it to snowed-in residents with pets.

McCallister said that the event was a learning experience for all involved.

"We had never been offered such assistance, so we had never before put that information out to our county emergency management directors. When we did, they were as surprised as we were," said McCallister.

The PetSmart Charities Emergency Relief program is funded by donations.  For more information, please visit the following website: www.petsmartcharities.org/emergency-relief.