This grassroots effort knits together all the established animal-rescue resources scattered throughout the state into a coordinated system that will take care of pets as well as livestock if a disaster should occur.
New Hampshire follows Florida and North Carolina in putting together post-disaster care.
"A main thing we make sure to emphasize is that we're not about putting animals before people; rather, it's a matter of taking care of people with pets," says Joanne Bourbeau, New England regional director for the Humane Society of the United States.
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