Team Leader Christopher D'Arpino has been accepted and certified as a RED STAR member of the Americane Humane Society.
American Humane Association is the nation’s voice for protecting children and animals. For almost 100 years, our Red Star Animal Emergency Services team has been involved in helping animals in disasters, from the war torn lands of Europe during World War I, to the massive devastation from natural disasters such as Hurricane Floyd and Andrew, to the tragedy caused by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, to puppy mills from coast to coast. American Humane Association continues to stay resolute in helping animals that get left behind or are treated unfairly and are unable to help themselves.
Our dedicated volunteers are the heart of our Red Star Animal Emergency Services Team. By being part of this team, you will be a force that American Humane Association can activate to quickly respond to an area until the local communities can get themselves back on their feet. Your commitment and willingness to deploy is integral to the success of our missions.
Thank you and welcome aboard! We look forward to working with you in the future
Watch SSDART's own Dr. Sheila Darpino (from Animal Rescue League of Boston) on Channel 5 - Chronicle
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/19401052/
The SSDART is a stand a lone group affiliated only with the State of Mass. Animal rescue Team (SMART-MASS) and is comprised of Emergency management agency members, EMT's, veterinary health professionals, pilots, engineers, extrication and Search and rescue professionals, as well as, very dedicated volunteers who are willing to learn and be educated in all aspects of emergency operations and shelter operations. This group of dedicated people form a dominant and powerful team that allows each of their specific skill sets to be utilized for the betterment of animal welfare in times of disaster, crisis or peace time. With peer cross training and group training each member of the team appreciates the aptitude of their fellow team mates and is able to assist competently in any situation. Willing to go and do what others would not, this team is a unique and caring force. To be a member of this team is not only a privilege but an honor.
Animal House T.V. Show-
The South Shore Disaster Animal Rescue Team is now producing and airing our T.V. show in150 communities and two countries on local access cable. If you would like your town to carry our show, give them a call and say "We Want Animal House"!!! Our show focuses on training, vet care at home, and always something exciting, likeworking with Beluga Whales, black bears, Ligers and baboons!!! If you have a question that you would like answered on the air, write to us at chris@ssdart.org!!
In Home Family Dog Training!!
The South Shore Disaster Animal Rescue Team is now offering in home family dog training. We will come to your home and train the whole family, whether it is one particular issue or just general good manners. Here is the BEST part...Our fee is a donation and we offer a more individualized approach allowing your dog to be comfortable in his own environment.
Animal Rescue Team
Report Suspected Abuse & Neglect to 1-774-219-5659
BREAKING NEWS!!!
Cat in Tree!!
The South Shore Disaster Animal Rescue Team effected a cat in tree rescue in Halifax Massachusetts. At 11:30 a.m. the owner contacted team leader, Christopher L. D’Arpino, reporting that his cat has been in a tree for approximately twenty hours. The one year old cat was fifty to sixty feet up and on a very weak branch. The wind conditions, though light, were causing the tree and branch to sway, and therefore making it an unsafe scenario for the cat. The South Shore Disaster Animal Rescue Team dispatched Andy Marshall a rescue tech, Christopher D’Arpino and Bridget Hatch both Veterinary technicians trained in rope and high angle rescue. Once on scene,tree spikes were used to reach the cat. The cat was rescued safely, was medically triaged on scene and transported to a local veterinary hospital as a precaution.
“The real difficulty was the condition of the tree; we didn’t have a branch or limb we felt we could safely rope to” Said D’Arpino. “The training and ability to improvise comes in handy in situations like this.”
“Our vet techs triaged the cat for any injuries and did have the cat transported to a local hospital as a precaution. The owners, as you can imagine, were greatly relieved to have their cat on the ground” said Cuneo.
The South Shore Disaster Animal Rescue Team is an all volunteer, highly trained animal rescue team based in Stoughton. Christopher D’Arpino of Stoughton, Jonathan Cuneo of Mansfield, and Bridget Hatch of Halifax all were glad to have a positive outcome for the owners and the cat.
Animal rescue team saves Labrador in Easton
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South Shore Disaster Animal Rescue Team
A rescuer saves a Labrador from a rotting train bridge in a wooded area off Elm Street in Easton on Wednesday ,April 20, 2011.
Posted Apr 20, 2011 @ 04:30 PM
EASTON — A rescue team on Wednesday morning saved a missing Labrador from a rotting bridge along an old rail line in a wooded area off Elm Street.
“This is what we train for, this is what we work for,” said Jon Cuneo, who led the rope-rescue team for Emergency Preparedness Program Consultants. “We were glad to be called and effect a successful rescue and return the dog to the owner.”
The dog, which had been reported missing Monday, was located about a mile into the woods by Bill Murphy, owner of the Great Scott Kennels.
Murphy, believing the dog to be in danger, called the South Shore Disaster Animal Rescue Team and the Emergency Preparedness Program Consultants rope rescue team.
Chris D’Arpino, team leader of the South Shore Disaster Animal Rescue Team, traversed a rotted rail bridge over a 30-foot drop to check the Labrador for injuries, secure the dog and brig it to safety.
“The bridge was slippery and rotted and just not safe,” Murphy said.
The South Shore Disaster Animal Rescue Team and Emergency Preparedness Program Consultants had just trained this weekend for just this type of rescue. “Nothing like having the training fresh in our mind,” D’Arpino said. “We just trained for a rescue like this on Sunday” said D’Arpino.
The Labrador was dehydrated but generally in good health, and walked out of the area on its own.
“We were able to get on scene, set up a plan and get the dog and safely return him to the owners. I like these rescues, I like when they work out with a happy ending” said D’Arpino.
The South Shore Disaster Animal Rescue Team is an all volunteer trained group that rescues animals that are found in dangerous situations.
“It is why we are here,” Cuneo said. “We are always willing to help, and glad to.”
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