East End Shelters Step Up To Rescue Animals From Puerto Rico - 27 East

East End Shelters Step Up To Rescue Animals From Puerto Rico

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Blooming from May into June, peonies have heady scents, beautiful flowers and can live for decades. ANDREW MESSINGER

Blooming from May into June, peonies have heady scents, beautiful flowers and can live for decades. ANDREW MESSINGER

Aiden Kravitz looks for canned foods that can be included in the backpacks for hungry children. ERIN MCKINLEY

Aiden Kravitz looks for canned foods that can be included in the backpacks for hungry children. ERIN MCKINLEY

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Aquilegia chrysantha in a mass woodland planting. This species grows to 30 inches, is long spurred and looks great. ANDREW MESSINGER

The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation took in several dogs (and a few cats) from El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Humacao, Puerto Rico, that was leveled by Hurricane Maria. The animals arrived on a chartered flight to Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday. CAILIN RILEY

The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation took in several dogs (and a few cats) from El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Humacao, Puerto Rico, that was leveled by Hurricane Maria. The animals arrived on a chartered flight to Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday. CAILIN RILEY

Zach Cummings had 18 points for the Mariners and was a force in the backcourt, along with Israel Johnson. CAILIN RILEY

Zach Cummings had 18 points for the Mariners and was a force in the backcourt, along with Israel Johnson. CAILIN RILEY

Kate McEntee, adoptions director for he Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation, with one of the puppies from El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Humacao, Puerto Rico, that was leveled by Hurricane Maria. The animals arrived on a chartered flight to Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday. CAILIN RILEY

Kate McEntee, adoptions director for he Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation, with one of the puppies from El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Humacao, Puerto Rico, that was leveled by Hurricane Maria. The animals arrived on a chartered flight to Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday. CAILIN RILEY

The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation took in several dogs (and a few cats) from El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Humacao, Puerto Rico, that was leveled by Hurricane Maria. The animals arrived on a chartered flight to Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday. CAILIN RILEY

The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation took in several dogs (and a few cats) from El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Humacao, Puerto Rico, that was leveled by Hurricane Maria. The animals arrived on a chartered flight to Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday. CAILIN RILEY

The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation took in several dogs (and a few cats) from El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Humacao, Puerto Rico, that was leveled by Hurricane Maria. The animals arrived on a chartered flight to Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday. CAILIN RILEY

The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation took in several dogs (and a few cats) from El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Humacao, Puerto Rico, that was leveled by Hurricane Maria. The animals arrived on a chartered flight to Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday. CAILIN RILEY

The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation took in several dogs (and a few cats) from El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Humacao, Puerto Rico, that was leveled by Hurricane Maria. The animals arrived on a chartered flight to Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday. CAILIN RILEY

The Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation took in several dogs (and a few cats) from El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Humacao, Puerto Rico, that was leveled by Hurricane Maria. The animals arrived on a chartered flight to Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach on Sunday. CAILIN RILEY

El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Puerto Rico, was devastated by Hurricane Maria, and has sent several of its dogs to the area, thanks to efforts coordinated by the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.

El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Puerto Rico, was devastated by Hurricane Maria, and has sent several of its dogs to the area, thanks to efforts coordinated by the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.

El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Puerto Rico, was devastated by Hurricane Maria, and has sent several of its dogs to the area, thanks to efforts coordinated by the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.

El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Puerto Rico, was devastated by Hurricane Maria, and has sent several of its dogs to the area, thanks to efforts coordinated by the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.

El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Puerto Rico, was devastated by Hurricane Maria, and has sent several of its dogs to the area, thanks to efforts coordinated by the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.

El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Puerto Rico, was devastated by Hurricane Maria, and has sent several of its dogs to the area, thanks to efforts coordinated by the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.

El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Puerto Rico, was devastated by Hurricane Maria, and has sent several of its dogs to the area, thanks to efforts coordinated by the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.

El Faro de los Animales, a shelter in Puerto Rico, was devastated by Hurricane Maria, and has sent several of its dogs to the area, thanks to efforts coordinated by the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation.

authorCailin Riley on Oct 10, 2017
The barks and yips were barely audible over the jet engine’s roar at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton on Sunday afternoon.It was a moment that Katie McEntee, Jerry Rosenthal,... more

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