The 41-year-old is helping a Long Island shelter inundated with extra animals needing homes in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. <img alt="Denise Richards" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/nov/denise.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 632px;" /> Denise Richards. Pic/Santa Banta The actress visited a North Shore Animal League America shelter in Long Island, New York on Saturday to encourage adoptions and help with relief operations. In a post on Twitter.com, she wrote, &quot;Heading to an animal shelter, to help out. Over 600 rescued from the hurricane. My girls are coming to help too.&quot; And the mum of three was so enamoured with one particular little pooch, a black Labrador Retriever mix named Tara, that she adopted the mutt on the spot. A message on the organisation&#39;&#39;s Facebook.com page reads, &quot;During their visit Denise and her family fell in love with Tara the Labrador Mutt-i-gree puppy and welcomed her into their home!&quot;u00a0

Denise Richards has taken in a new shelter puppy after touring a section of Hurricane Sandy''s disaster relief area in New York City.

Denise Richards adopts puppy during sandy aftermath

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