Hurricane Sandy.

Humans were not the only ones caught up in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy - thousands of innocent pets were affected, as well. According to Gothamist, many animals displaced by the storm throughout the five boroughs are still looking for a way back home. There have been plenty of happy endings, however. The ASPCA rescued over 300 pets from flooded conditions and housed over 280 animals displaced by the hurricane. City agencies have helped many of these pets reunite with their concerned owners, but others remain homeless. ...

Rachael Ray proves once again that she is a huge animal lover. According to ABC, the Food Network star is donating $500,000 to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to help those who were affected by Superstorm Sandy. In addition to her large donation, Ray is also donating 4 tons of wet and dry dog food on behalf of her pet food brand Nutrish. Her Yum-o! organization is also donating $100,000 to City Harvest and the Food Bank for New York City. "When you make your living in food, you have to give back in the same way," Rachael Ray said. Ray's donation is the largest individual gift made by her rescue organization. Much of the donations are funded by the sale of her ...

According to Jezebel, yesterday was the first time in years that New York City did not euthanize any dogs. In 2010, Karen Pepp founded the Facebook group Urgent Part 2. Every night, she posted the "at risk" list of pets from New York's Animal Care & Control. These were the pets scheduled to be euthanized. When Animal Care & Control lost power last week, they were unable to send out the euthanasia list due to the shelter's lack of power. Followers of the group feared that this meant animals were being put down at "an alarming rate." Volunteers reassured Urgent Part 2's fans with the following message: "Yesterday, no animals were euthanized at the Manhattan ACC. As far as I know, that's ...

As New York City continues to put the pieces back together after Hurricane Sandy, a variety of concerns are starting to come to the surface. According to Scientific American, many New Yorkers are worried about what effect the natural disaster has had on the rats the populate the city. City dwellers are wondering how the rodents fared with the significant flooding throughout the city and subways. Another concern is that those that survived Sandy will be a special breed of super rat recently found in Brooklyn. These vermin ...