Josh Schermer is a life-time animal rescuer and is the founder and owner of
Downtown Pets. He was responsible for keeping the owner of Myer's of Keswick
on board, dealing with the media (along with Mike Pastore of Animal Care
and Control), and was one of the point men during the rescue and after with
the reconstruction of the building.
Michael Pastore along with Feraz and Nelson of Animal Care and Control (NYCACC)
were instrumental in saving Molly. Mike is a problem solver and is very professional in
what he does. Mike and I worked beautifully together. While we did not always agree on
what should be done (a good thing) there was never a sliver of tension between us.
The NYCACC is in charge of caring for the animals of the largest City in the world and
yet they have less field operators than the city of Atlanta.
Murray Mockler is a contractor in Lower Manhattan and was a huge contributor in the
structural decisions made. Murray's expert knowledge on anything structural was a huge
comfort in the midst of us animal rescuers. Murray has a fun loving nature and at times
you really got down he'd be good for a laugh. Murray was also responsible for the
reconstruction of the building afterwards.
Click here to view others who helped with the saving of Molly the cat