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Burglars rob struggling animal shelter

To make matters worse, [Kennel Supervisor Pam] Pahuly said donations have dwindled over the past year, while the number of animals has increased.
"We've gotten more than 4,000 this year," Pahuly said.
"We're struggling here," she added. "We don't have money. A lot of repairs need to be done to fix security."
Without money to afford heating oil, the cold will kill half the animals, Pahuly said.
Shelter volunteer Theresa Linden said they don't have blankets for the animals to lie on. Even if they did, they don't have the warmth for them to dry.
"The babies will die. Other animals will get sick, especially the cats," Linden said.
Some animals, including a litter of nine puppies born on Tuesday, may not have much of a chance under cold conditions, Linden added.
Rising medical bills have also gotten the best of the shelter's funds, and the shelter will not refuse care for someone else's sick animal, Linden said. They need help to pay for medication, she noted.
"People come in here wanting medicine," Linden said. "We try to do what we can. We never refuse an animal."
Inside Noah's Ark, animal cages line the walls and a ringer-washer stands in the corner.
Clothes, used as pet bedding, hang on clotheslines strung from wall to wall.
The old-fashioned ringer-washer is the only device the shelter has to clean pet bedding for the more than 200 dogs and 60 cats the shelter receives each month.
Although the shelter accepts all animals, they end up euthanizing around half, according to shelter volunteers.

Volunteers would appreciate donations of dog and cat food, collars, leashes, dog and cat dishes, blankets, litter boxes, paper towels, towels, laundry detergent, bleach, garbage bags, cat and dog toys, lemon cleaner, cat litter, carriers or portable heaters.
Donations can be dropped off or mailed to Noah's Ark at 477 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown, PA, 15401. Contact shelter volunteers by calling 724-439-8620.