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It takes dozens of volun-
teers and paid staff to pull
off an endeavor like the
SPCA did so successfully.
Of 232 animals taken in by
the SPCA, more than 100
were cats and dogs.
Astonishingly, all have
been reunified with their
owners. SPCA Community
Outreach director Beth
Brookhouser says the
reunions are one of the
best parts of the job.
"Seeing the reunifications
is so moving—it's hard to
describe," Brookhouser
says."It makes all the hard
work, the overtime —
it makes every little
thing worth it."
(below) Lenora Carey,
from Big Sur Vineyards,
picking up her 14-year-old
rescue dog, Miss Daisey,
from the SPCA. "We saved
her but she rescued us
from the trama of the fire
since she has brought so
much joy into our lives."
Photos: The SPCA for Monterey County
