Red Paw Emergency Relief Team ceasing operations after nearly ten years. PHILADELPHIA - Red Paw Emergency Relief Team announced they will stop their service October 1, the team announced Wednesday.Red Paw, operating nearly ten years in Philadelphia, serves as the the country’s only 24-hour disaster emergency response team, helping over 3,700 families and 7,200 pets.Red Paw told the Philadelphia Fire Department and Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management the emergency line will stay active 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Over the next two months, as the service transitions, they will provide assistance seven days a week from 6 a.m. through 6 p.m.