Nov 12, 2012 4:00 PM
All three of Bideawee’s facilities were damaged by Superstorm Sandy, including the non-profit’s facility on Old Country Road in Westhampton, and the organization is now seeking donations to help with its recovery efforts.
Bideawee’s main facility in Manhattan, which has overlooked the East River for more than a century, sustained heavy flooding when the storm surge associated with last month’s hurricane pushed the river over its banks. The water swamped the facility’s isolation units and holding areas, and destroyed the elevator used to transport animals from the adoption center to the animal hospital where they receive life-saving medical care.
Due to the extensive damage—estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands—Bideawee has been unable to reopen its Manhattan facility, officials said.
All of the non-profit’s animals were safely evacuated to its sister facilities... more
Bideawee’s main facility in Manhattan, which has overlooked the East River for more than a century, sustained heavy flooding when the storm surge associated with last month’s hurricane pushed the river over its banks. The water swamped the facility’s isolation units and holding areas, and destroyed the elevator used to transport animals from the adoption center to the animal hospital where they receive life-saving medical care.
Due to the extensive damage—estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands—Bideawee has been unable to reopen its Manhattan facility, officials said.
All of the non-profit’s animals were safely evacuated to its sister facilities... more
