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Ruff House Rescue institutes ‘drive-through adoptions’ amid COVID-19 outbreak

The coronavirus pandemic is overwhelming the already struggling animal shelters on Long Island as fewer people are adopting and some are surrendering their pets.

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Mar 19, 2020, 6:37 PM

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