This story has been updated to reflect information received from Your Healthy Pet, extending the original Thursday deadline to Friday.

Your Healthy Pet, the pet supply store at 61 Church Hill Road, has announced it is collecting donations of pet food until 5 pm, Friday, September 1.

Store owners Tom, Mary-Kay and Ryan Novak explained that the effort fell into place rather quickly.

"We just found out about them yesterday," the Novaks said on Thursday, in reference to a convoy of trucks that are en route to Texas with supplies and other donations to help residents affected by Hurricane Harvey, the category 4 hurricane that made landfall on the mid-Gulf coast of Texas Friday night, August 25. Harvey's path has left a vast swath of flooding and other devastating damage, and is being blamed for the death of more than 37 Americans as of August 31.

The truck with donations will leave on Saturday, Mr Novak said.

Your Healthy Pet is seeking donations of pet food for dogs, cats, and other small animals. Donations must be at the store by 5 pm, Friday, September 1.

For additional information call Your Healthy Pet at 203-270-PETS (203-270-7387).

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