Nassau County SPCA Winter Storm Warning: Keep Your Pet Inside
Nassau County, NY - January 3rd, 2014 - The Nassau County SPCA is asking all pet owners to limit their pet's time outdoors and to bring pets that are normally kept outdoors inside, this includes outdoor cats.
Prolonged exposure to cold results in a drop in pet's body temperature and hypothermia. Frostbite can also occur in pets to the parts that are the most exposed and least protected by fur.. It often accompanies hypothermia. Frostbite tends to involve the tail, ear tips, pads of the feet, and other exposed parts.
If you believe your pet has hypothermia or frostbite please bring your pet into a warm environment and call you Vet at once!
Remember, if it is to cold for you, then it is to cold for them!
The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement for Nassau County: Northwest winds continue to diminish...and will generally range from 15 to 20 mph with 20 to 30 mph gusts. This...combined with surface temperatures in the teens...will yield wind chill values in the single digits to as low as -10. Wind chills below zero could lead to frostbite or hypothermia for anyone exposed to the cold.
About Nassau County SPCA
Located in Nassau County, New York, The Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a 501(c) (3), nonprofit organization originally designed to protect animals in the county from abuse and neglect, and to provide basic welfare. We hold special authority to enforce NYS Agriculture & Markets Law, and all other state and local humane laws. We are the only animal protection agency officially designated to operate within the county's borders.
The NCSPCA is a volunteer organization dedicated to the rescue, care and placement of needy animals. The Society is run entirely by unpaid volunteers and its operations have been historically funded through contributions solicited from the public and through corporate grants.
The NCSPCA receives no public funding, is in no way affiliated with, a subdivision of or funded by any other local, state or national organization and every contribution, large or small, helps to provide the critical care needed to help homeless, abused and neglected animals in Nassau County. The continued success of each program relies entirely on donations. No money given to any other spca organization aids or benefits the NCSPCA. Your generous contribution will help the NCSPCA in all of its efforts.