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Red Paw saved thousands of Philly pets from disasters. Now, it’s shutting down.

The crew of firefighters cited ongoing problems in gaining access to disaster scenes. Red Paw’s leadership concluded that the model of an outside organization collaborating with the city just didn’t work.

In a 2018 file photograph, Jennifer Leary holds Baldwin, rescued after a fire, outside Red Paw Emergency Relief Team's headquarters in South Philadelphia.
In a 2018 file photograph, Jennifer Leary holds Baldwin, rescued after a fire, outside Red Paw Emergency Relief Team's headquarters in South Philadelphia.Read moreCOURTNEY MARABELLA / Staff photographer