York County animal shelter in deep water after burst pipe [Video]

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — When Teresa Fernandez arrived to work at Animal Rescue Inc. one Tuesday morning, she was met with the aftermath of a pipe burst.

“The building was just flooded with water,” Fernandez recalled.

Animal Rescue Inc. in New Freedom, York County is still in deep water after the burst pipe caused massive flood damage in August. It’s been three weeks and staff members say the issue hasn’t been resolved, but Fernandez says the biggest problem now is, “We still don’t have water.” 

Maintenance crews have performed multiple pipe repairs with no success yet, which is forcing the shelter to keep its water turned off.

With more than 200 animals that need fresh water to drink, cages and bedding that need to be washed and no running water in the building, shelter staff are getting creative to stay afloat.    

“We are collecting …