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One Year After the Disaster, the Final Pet Lost During the Joplin Tornado is Claimed

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One Year After the Disaster, the Final Pet Lost During the Joplin Tornado is Claimed
One year ago after a deadly tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo., among 161 humans killed, countless pets also lost their lives or became homeless.Since then, the ASPCA found forever homes for 745 pets and about 500 families were able to reunite with their lost pets. This week, the last unclaimed pet from the Missouri storm was claimed.

One year ago after a deadly tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo., among 161 humans killed, countless pets also lost their lives or became homeless because of the twister.

Since then, the ASPCA found forever homes for 745 pets and about 500 families were able to reunite with their lost pets.

This week, KKOW-AM radio reported that the last unclaimed pet from the Missouri storm was claimed.

(READ the story from VetStreet.com)

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