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Over the years she's been able to rescue hundreds of pets - free of charge - through the Facebeook group T&M WNY Lost Pet Rescue.

RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE WHOSE PETHAS BEEN EITHER LOST ORSTOLEN.THIS IS THE FACEBOOK PAGESETUP BY AN ORGANIZATIONCALLED, "T & M" WESTERN NEWYORK LOST PET RESCUE.

SEVENEYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ALAERREBHI HAS MORE ON THIS FREESERVICE... WITH THE GOAL OFREUNITING PEOPLE WITH THEIRPETS.}} "IT'S VERY TRAUMATIZING TOLOSE A PET.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLECAN'T EAT, CAN'T SLEEP, YOUCAN'T THINK." MARY BETHMCELLIGOTT IS A DOG TRACKERAND TRAPPER.

EIGHT YEARS AGOSHE STARTED A PET RESCUE GROUPTO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR LOSTOR STOLEN PETS.

THIS AFTER AFAMILY DOG AND A FRIEND'S DOGDISAPPEARED.

"IT JUST WENTFROM THERE, IT JUST WENT FROMONE DOG TO ANOTHER AND WE KEPTCATCHING DOGS.

AND SO WESTARTED ADDING TRAPS," OVERTHE YEARS SHE'S BEEN ABLE TORESCUE HUNDREDS OF PETS - FREEOF CHARGE - THROUGH THEFACEBEOOK GROUP T&M WNY LOSTPET RESCUE.

THE "T" STOOD FORTERRY, MCELLIGOTT'S LATEHUSBAND WHO PASSED AWAY IN2017.

THEY USED TO RESCUE THEANIMALS TOGETHER.

"HE WAS OUTTHERE WITH ME AND I FEEL LIKETHIS IS JUST A BIG TRIBUTE.

IFEEL LIKE EVERY PET I GET HOMEIS JUST AN HONOR TO HIM," ANDTHE MOST IMPORTANT THING TOHER IS BRINGING THESE PETSHOME SAFELY.

"THAT IS THE PAYOFF YOU KNOW.

WHEN YOU GETTHAT PET SAFE, AND THEN YOUPUT THAT ANIMAL - THAT DOG ORTHAT CAT - INTO THE ARMS OFTHE OWNERS, IT IS THE BESTPATH IN THE WORLD.

AND IF SHECAN'T REACH PEOPLE TO HELPFIND THEIR LOST PETS, SHE'SGOT SOME TIPS.

STANDUP: "IFYOUR PET HAS RUN OFF THE FIRSTTHING YOU WANT TO DO IS STAYCALM.

CHASING AFTER IT ORCALLING IT'S NAME COULDACTUALLY SCARE IT AWAY.""WE'VE SEEN DOGS HIDE FROMTHEIR OWNERS BECAUSE THEYTHINK THEY'RE IN TROUBLE.

BEMORE CHEERFUL, SAY THINGS LIKEGOOD BOY, AND DO YOU WANT ATREAT?" TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUTTHIS PET RESCUE SERVICE, CHECKOUT OUR WEBSITE, WKBW.COM INWEST SENECA, AE, 7 EWN.THERE IS TROUBLE BREWING INALBANY OVER ANOTHER PR