To the Editor:

On behalf of Friends of the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter, I would like to thank everyone for answering our plea for help in regard to the hoarding situation in Brick. The response of donations for towels, blankets and cleaning products and offers of help for these unfortunate animals was overwhelming and brought many of us to tears. The shelter received more items donated than we could ever imagine. What a wonderful community we live in!

The shelter staff and our volunteers are working tirelessly, cleaning, feeding, medically assessing and making these…

December 7, 2022