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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Dec 27, 2007 4:33 PM
Subject: Rebuilding Lives In New Orleans/A New Year…

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST

FROM ANIMAL RESCUE NEW ORLEANS
12/27/07: Rebuilding Lives In New Orleans / ARNO REPORT
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

PHOTO: Lakeview, New Orleans — Kinship Circle, 2007

IN ARNO’S REPORT:

1. News From ARNO
2. ARNO Shelter Undergoes A Makeover!
3. Moratorium And Ongoing Need For Volunteers
4. We Need Your Help To Keep Going…
5. Sponsor A Pet Through “Spot’s Fund”
6. Pet Retention Program
7. Kudos To Brad Pitt And Steven Bing For Helping New Orleans!

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1. News From ARNO

SOURCE: Charlotte Bass, table25 [at] bellsouth.net

ANIMAL RESCUE NEW ORLEANS

4,000 in the last 20 months: That’s every animal spay/neutered, heartworm and veterinary treated…so each leaves our shelter as healthy as possible. Even feral cats are treated for wounds, upper respiratory infections, etc.

Bonaparte was flown to his new home in California this fall. Caring people from around North America (including Canada) adopt ARNO pets. Our home visits are accomplished through rescue partners in the adopting cities.

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2. ARNO Shelter Undergoes A Makeover!

ARNO Warehouse, 271 Plauche St., New Orleans, LA 70123

Everyone is excited about a major “makeover” for ARNO’s Plauche St. shelter. Our front office complex now has a clean, hospital-like appearance and cat breezeway areas are reconfigured. Modern shelter protocols for disinfecting and housing are underway. While ARNO’s inoculation protocols already meet contemporary shelter medicine protocols, our entire operation will now function at peak protocols for cleaning and disinfecting.

ARNO’s new daily shelter hours from 3:00pm to 7:00pm give animal care volunteers less interruption during the first part of the day. The roughly $3,000 makeover is funded from a slim checkbook… Since August, we’ve run an in-house lab to read fecals, conduct our own parvo tests, and more. ARNO trains volunteers to evaluate these slides, under the guidance of Ohio State University volunteer vet students. An on-site lab not only saves money, but also relieves labor, time and stress to animals from transport to clinics.

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3. Moratorium And Ongoing Need For Volunteers

VOLUNTEER FOR ARNO:
www.animalrescueneworleans.org/volunteer.html
504-571-1900, ar-no [at] cox.net

ARNO, an all-volunteer organization, needs helping hands constantly. We recently placed a temporary moratorium on intake and trapping — until our shelter population is reduced to manageable numbers through concentrated adoption efforts, transfers, etc. Though grateful for our strong, small core of regular volunteers, ARNO has operated in emergency mode for two years…15-hour days, seven days a week.

OUT-OF-TOWN VOLUNTEERS are still needed. In fact, since resident-fun ARNO’s inception, out-of-town volunteers have been our lifesavers — particularly when just two or three regulars are caretakers to approximately 250 animals!

A reduced shelter population and refurbished environment will ultimately attract more volunteers and let us focus on jobs beyond daily animal care, such as adoption drives and enhanced relationships with humane organizations that result in adoption transfers and other coordinated endeavors.

VOLUNTEER FOR ARNO:
www.animalrescueneworleans.org/volunteer.html
504-571-1900, ar-no [at] cox.net

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4. We Need Your Help To Keep Going…

ARNO’S WISHLIST: www.animalrescueneworleans.org/donate.html

Monetary donations are essential to ARNO’s survival…but not everyone can afford this. Still, you can help by cross-posting our wish list needs to raise awareness about ARNO’s work post-Katrina to the present.

Donated pet food from manufacturers is scarce…and we have to drum-up funds for transport when available. One load may cost $4000 - $2800, depending upon its geographic origin. This money covers fuel and fuel surcharges. Driver and truck are supplied via our volunteer trucking agent, FreeHaulNPC.

Donated food is mandatory for shelter animals AND homeless animals roaming streets in barely (or not at all) repopulated areas with depleted food/garbage sources to forage.

During the holidays and beyond, perhaps you can host a get-together, asking guests to bring a check for ARNO instead of a hostess gift. Or, hold a birthday party for your dog (or you) and do the same instead of gifts.

Many people nationwide have held fundraisers for ARNO with incredible results — from social gatherings in the Hamptons to Sweet 16 parties. Kindergartener and first-graders have raised hundreds of dollars through “Collect Your Coins” drives. Let us know if you can help raise funds for ARNO and we’ll send you bookmark/brochures to hand out at your event.

DONATE TO ARNO:
1. ONLINE: www.animalrescueneworleans.org/donate.html
2. MAIL: Animal Rescue New Orleans, 1219 Coliseum Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
3. PETSMART GIFT CARDS: www.petsmart.com
4. PETCO GIFT CARDS: www.petco.com/Shop/Product.aspx?R=462&sku=948675&Nav=14
5. SUPPLIES: Ship/Drop Off - ARNO Warehouse, 271 Plauche St., New Orleans, LA 70123

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5. Sponsor A Pet Through “Spot’s Fund”

Meet Spot, a wonderful dog shot and left to die in New Orleans East:
www.animalrescueneworleans.org

Spot’s Fund is a permanent fund for donors to sponsor a pet who needs extraordinary care. Donations to Spot’s Fund directly cover costs associated with Spot’s surgery, medical treatment and rehabilitation. Any additional funds are earmarked to help us save the lives of other animals, who like Spot, have no options without ARNO… Animals like Aubrey, the pitiful sarcoptic mange dog who needed long-term treatment and removal of tumors.

Spot lay bleeding for at least 8 hours before found and rushed to a veterinary clinic where he was stabilized with fluids and pain meds. RIGHT PHOTO: Spot after his surgery, made possible by donors!

www.animalrescueneworleans.org

If you can help financially, even with a small donation, please consider donating now using our PayPal link on our homepage. Happy Holidays to you all… and bless you for helping the animals in any way you can.

UPDATE ON SPOT!

Spot has been adopted by a veterinary medicine student from Ohio State University and went home with her for Christmas! We are thrilled Spot is probably one of the sweetest dogs we have had at our shelter (course you know we say that about all of them!) He is beautiful, intelligent, loving and super sweet! This is the best Christmas present ARNO could ever get…

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6. Pet Retention Program

More than two years after Katrina, citizen still struggle daily…

…if not physically, at a minimum, emotionally. ARNO strives to work with those left indigent after the storms by fulfilling medical needs for their pets. Our goal is to prevent surrender to overcrowded municipal shelters where adoption rates are low.

We salute volunteers assigned to Katrina-affected people. They’ve become “family,” assisting with grocery purchases, finding lost relatives to help, and even moving dogs to new homes via volunteer transport. Please support ARNO so we may continue to aid the human and animal survivors of Katrina.

DONATE: www.animalrescueneworleans.org/donate.html

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7. Kudos To Brad Pitt And Steven Bing For Helping New Orleans!

An art installation in the Lower 9th Ward, crafted in pink fabric, depicts homes in varying degrees of “dismemberment” after Katrina. Some of dwellings are lit from within, with a light to represent each person who died there. The effect is beautiful, chilling and touching…and worth seeing. To learn more about this “green project” portrayed in pink, visit: www.makeitrightnola.org

New Orleans is still rebuilding, with much left to do. We remain thankful to all who contribute their support, money and sweat toward rejuvenating this one-of-a-kind, nowhere-else-in-the-world city. She’s worth every effort!

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Dec 22, 2007 10:30 PM
Subject: Scared And Lonely: Katrina’s Lingering Impact

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST

GULF COAST
12/22/07: Scared And Lonely: Katrina’s Lingering Impact
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

IN DECEMBER GULF COAST NEWSLETTER:

1. Give What You Can For NOLA Animals Fending For Themselves
2. Looking For Love In Lakeview: Fosters/Adopters Needed
3. 2007 Numbers, From Animal Rescue New Orleans
4. Spot And The Shot Heard Round The World (Or At Least By ARNO)
5. Dogs Still Searching For Their People…
6. Cats Still Hoping For Their Lost Families…
7. Keeping Miracles Alive - Network For Katrina/Rita Animals
8. An American Opera
9. Terri Crisp’s New Group, Since Leaving Noah’s Wish

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Katrina’s Impact In The Faces Of Scared, Lonely Animals

For inspiration as to why we STILL “call all angels” for Katrina’s lost and un-reunited, visit: youtube.com/user/MissBoomer
CLICK ON: Katrina - Camp Lucky Tribute
OR GO TO: youtube.com/watch?v=dWB2XfjePfc

Katrina’s effects, more than two years later, are still seen in the faces of scared, lonely strays or surrenders who populate overcrowded shelters. Adoptions are few and far between…while surrenders increase because people don’t have the means to care for their own animals.

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1. Give What You Can For NOLA Animals Fending For Themselves

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
INDEPENDENT FOOD/WATER VOLUNTEERS

Maria Alvarez, Stewardship For Strays, tipster [at] bellsouth.net - Katrina’s left-behind, and their 4th and 5th generation offspring, still wander under-populated parts of New Orleans. Volunteer feeder Maria Alvarez cares for many animals at her home, out-of-pocket. Adoptions are infrequent…

“The best way anyone can help us is to send PetSmart or Wal-Mart gift cards. Shipment of food is also welcomed, but I have limited space. There hasn’t been food at ARNO for the street animals for months. Every single bag of food is purchased with our own money.

MONETARY DONATIONS:
Send check made out to Support Alliance For Stray Animals, a registered nonprofit in Louisiana, to:
Support Alliance For Stray Animals
4033 Arizona Ave. * Kenner, LA 70065
MEMO: food/water, Maria Alvarez

MAIL PETSMART OR WALMART GIFT CARDS TO:
Stewardship For Strays * 2905 Taft Park * Metairie, LA 70002

CAT/DOG FOOD DONATIONS:
Contact Maria Alvarez to find out WHERE food is needed: tipster [at] bellsouth.net

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
To help distribute food/water * To help with TNR * CONTACT RUBY: 504-256-0055

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2. Looking For Love In Lakeview: Fosters/Adopters Needed

LAKEVIEW (NEW ORLEANS), LOUISIANA
LAKEVIEW CATS ROAMING
CONTACT: Kathy Sweeney, kathybsweeney [at] yahoo.com
Jeanette Althans, jalthans [at] cox.net

FOSTER & FOREVER HOMES DESPERATELY NEEDED!
Many adult cats have been forgotten and still live on the streets of Lakeview since Hurricane Katrina. Additionally, very young kittens live in devastated areas of Lakeview. Our urgent need at this time: Locate homes or fosters for friendly cats/kittens on Lakeview’s streets AND find people to socialize not so friendly cats/kittens.

MEET SOME OF LAKEVIEW’S KITTIES LOOKING FOR LOVE…

Recently two friendly adult cats are finally safe after taken off the streets in Lakeview. Twinkie had an abscess on her head and went to ARNO for vetting and treatment. Healed, she waits at ARNO for a forever home…

Old Red’s owner was located but she couldn’t bring him into her current living situation. Just this week, Old Red was taken off the street and adopted by a former Lakeview resident that now lives outside of Baton Rouge.

Three adorable juvenile kittens were trapped under the slab of a house on Bellaire and taken to ARNO. They have been socialized and are now in a foster home waiting for their forever home.

FOSTER OR ADOPT A LAKEVIEW KITTY:
CONTACT: Kathy Sweeney, kathybsweeney [at] yahoo.com
Jeanette Althans, jalthans [at] cox.net
www.lakeviewcats.org
www.lakeviewcats.org/fosteradopt.html

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3. 2007 Numbers, From Animal Rescue New Orleans

ANIMAL RESCUE NEW ORLEANS (ARNO)
www.animalrescueneworleans.org
Lise McComiskey, lmccomiskey [at] shergarner.com

During the year of 2006, ARNO took in 2,292 animals saved nearly 2,292 animals (euthanizing less than 5 animals for severe illness/disease/trauma). ARNO’s expenses for the year of 2007 came to a total of $224,517.72.

ARNO received $175,354.58 in donations and income and HSUS paid $65,020.00 to veterinarians on ARNO’s behalf during the year of 2006.

LOUISIANA SPCA

LA/SPCA took in 4,008 animals in the year 2006 and saved 1,884 animals (euthanizing 2,124 animals).

LA/SPCA completed its $8 million dollar phase one shelter. Additionally, LA/SPCA will build phases two and three of their new facility, a veterinary clinic to be included, with all but $1.9 million of the additional $9.9 million in donations and funding they have received. Finally, LA/SPCA is the sole agency contracted by the City of New Orleans, at nearly $2 million annually, charged with the responsibility of animal control.

JEFFERSON PARISH SHELTER AUTHORITY

The Eastbank and Westbank shelters took in nearly 14,000 animals in the year of 2006 and while 4,340 animals were saved, nearly 9,660 animals were euthanized during that one year.

Although operating expenses and funding/donations are not known, the JPSA was given $1 million dollars to upgrade the shelters, both of which badly needed the improvements.

VOLUNTEER FOR ARNO:
www.animalrescueneworleans.org/volunteer.html
504-571-1900, ar-no [at] cox.net

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4. Spot And The Shot Heard Round The World (Or At Least By ARNO)

SOURCE: Charlotte Bass, table25 [at] bellsouth.net

One can only imagine what Spot, a rambunctious 11-month puppy, suffered after he was shot near midnight on Dec. 7, 2007 in New Orleans East, an area still devastated more than two years after Katrina. Why did the security guard who shot him (due to an admitted fear of dogs) leave Spot to slowly die? We may not have answers, but we do have Spot — the newest resident at Animal Rescue New Orleans’ no-kill shelter in Harahan, Louisiana.

Spot lay bleeding for at least 8 hours before found and rushed to a veterinary clinic where he was stabilized with fluids and pain meds. Spot faced costly surgery to amputate his right front leg. The other option was euthanasia. A kind clinic employee stepped in to adopt Spot, once his former caretakers determined they didn’t want the burden of bills or a three-legged dog. Spot’s new caretaker searched for anyone willing to help Spot.

Many closed doors later, Spot’s guardian angel wound up on ARNO’s front step. ARNO had no funds or space, but wanted to give Spot a second chance at life. Spot’s Fund was created through the collaborative efforts of one caring person and ARNO. As Spot’s story circulated, donations poured into Spot’s Fund. It seems a gunned-down dog left to die opened many hearts…

Spot’s home at ARNO is filled with love and attentive care as he adjusts to life on three legs. ARNO will ensure Spot’s adoption into a loving forever home…and with your help, ARNO will help the next Spot who comes along! Learn about ARNO’s life-saving work: www.animalrescueneworleans.org

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5. Dogs Still Searching For Their People…

IF YOU THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP, CONTACT KART:
Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART), www.findkpets.org
P.O. Box 1156 * Mandeville LA 70470-1156
ph: 985-893-6456 * FindKPets [at] yahoo.com

BEAUMONT - ARF
Male * Rotti /Australian Shepherd Mix * About 5, At Rescue Time
Black/brown with black body, brown on chest and bottom half of legs. Brown spots above eyes. Docked tail. Beaumont (shelter name) gets along with other dogs but was very skinny when rescued and both ears were bitten up. He was found in September, 2005 around Lourdes St, New Orleans 70129 (New Orleans East - Village D’Est). CONTACT: findkpets [at] yahoo.com

LITTLE & WEE - GEORGIA
LITTLE: Female * Grey/White Toy Poodle * Approx. 5-6
WEE: Female * All White Terrier/Lhasa Apso Mix * Approx. 4-5
Little and Wee were rescued in the first week of September, 2005. The shelter was told they were rescued together in Chalmette, LA (St. Bernard Parish) but that is not certain. They have however become a bonded pair. Little was covered with some sort of toxic muck when rescued and has gone blind from the damage it did to her eyes. She has a cataract in one of her eyes but this did not cause her blindness. CONTACT: findkpets [at] yahoo.com

MORE DOGS LOOKING FOR THEIR PEOPLE
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id1.html

PEOPLE [STILL] LOOKING FOR LOST KATRINA PETS
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id3.html

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6. Cats Still Hoping For Their Lost Families…

IF YOU THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP, CONTACT KART:
Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART), www.findkpets.org
P.O. Box 1156 * Mandeville LA 70470-1156
ph: 985-893-6456 * FindKPets [at] yahoo.com

CHUBBA - Boston (SBP751)
Female * Domestic Medium Hair * Young
I was rescued 10/19/05 from Plantation Village, St. Bernard, LA 70085 (possible streets: Bobolink, Kingbird, Flamingo, Starling, Bayou, Green). I was taken to Rebel Field on Palmisano, Chalmette and went to live with someone in Boston. But now, I can’t stay there and I sure would like to go home! CONTACT: findkpets [at] yahoo.com or 985-893-6456

MORE CATS LOOKING FOR THEIR PEOPLE
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id7.html

PEOPLE [STILL] LOOKING FOR LOST KATRINA PETS
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id3.html

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7. Keeping Miracles Alive - Network For Katrina/Rita Animals

Gulf Coast families and their animals were reunited throughout 2007.
Tigger and Taylor - Together Again: youtube.com/watch?v=mPiQlQgHKLY

MISSING/FOUND ANIMAL REPORTS, RESCUE & REUNION, RESOURCES

* Animal Sightings — Missing, Found: www.communitywalk.com/map/12088
* Camp Lucky Photos: www.flickr.com/photos/yepitsme770/sets/72057594131487111/
* CommunityWalk Maps: Cats/Dogs Sighted in NOLA: www.zzcat.com/katrina/ARNO_maps/roaming_pets.htm
* CraigsList: neworleans.craigslist.org/pet/
* FOUND Katrina/Rita Animals, Still Missing Their People: tinyurl.com/ht9c2
* Help to Locate Your Lost Pet / St. Bernard Parish Shelter: www.sbpanimal.homestead.com/katrina.html
* Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART): www.findkpets.org
* Lakeview Missing Pets: www.flickr.com/photos/yepitsme770/sets/72157594145119153/
* Leann’s Flickr Photos: www.flickr.com/photos/yepitsme770/sets/
* Lost and Found.com: www.pets.lostandfound.com/
* Lost And Found Pet Search: lostandfoundpetsearch.com/
* LOST KATRINA PETS: www.lostkatrinapets.com/
* Lost Pets Reported by Residents of New Orleans’ Ninth Ward: www.angelfire.com/planet/petrecover/
* Lost St. Bernard Pets (Cats): sbpcats.atlantapets.org/
* Lost St. Bernard Pets (Dogs): sbpdogs.atlantapets.org/
* Miss Boomer’s Lost Katrina Pats (VIDEO): youtube.com/watch?v=QZGYG8zaw6g
* No Animal Left Behind: noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/
* Nola.com: www.nola.com/forums/animals/
* Pasadena Humane Society Ruffugees: www.phsspca.org/about/hurricane/katrina-pets.htm
* Petfinder’s Animal Emergency Response Network: disaster.petfinder.com/emergency/
* Pet Harbor: www.petharbor.com/
* Pets Missing From St. Bernard Parish in New Orleans: loststbernardpets.org/
* Pomeranians Lost/Found in Aftermath of Katrina: katrinapoms.4t.com
* Remote Reunion Campaign: www.arches.uga.edu/~rrhudy/bfrr/
* Roaming Cats Being Fed / Remote Feeder Cam: www.flickr.com/photos/36983621 [at] N00/sets/72057594127563539/
* Stealth Volunteers: www.illyria.com/shelter/foundpetlist.htm
* Susan’s (SpiritMom) Flickr Photos: www.flickr.com/photos/spiritsmom/sets/
* The Lost Cats Of Katrina: lostcatsofkatrina.info/all.php
* The Lost Dogs Of Katrina: lostdogsofkatrina.info/all.php
* The Lost Pets Of Katrina: www.wroberts.org/PF/LOST/

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8. An American Opera

AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY
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www.anamericanopera.com/

KINSHIP CIRCLE: I was honored to meet An American Opera director Tom McPhee, and participate on the discussion panel following the film’s screening at the 16th St. Louis International Film Festival. An American Opera has been awarded the Gold Camera Award at the 2007 U.S. International Film and Video Festival; the Gold Remi Award at the 2007 WorldFest Houston; and the Jury Award for Best Feature Documentary at the Sacramento Film & Music Festival 2007 as well as awards at Park City and ReelheART in Toronto.

WATCH AN AMERICAN OPERA TEASER & OTHER EXCERPTS:
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ABOUT THE FILM:

When EVERYONE believes they are doing RIGHT, how can so much go WRONG? In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, America suffered the worst domesticated animal crisis in its history. Tens of thousands of house pets were left to perish in neighborhoods all across the gulf….

Tom McPhee went to Gonzales, Louisiana not knowing how he’d help, just knowing he needed to help somehow. He volunteered at Lamar Dixon Expo Center and by chance found himself spending the next four days taking picture after picture of thousands of house pets rescued from flooded New Orleans. Over the next 18 months Tom would document this unparalleled historic event as it unfolded, trying to understand where it all went wrong. An American Opera is an unflinching, operatic vision of what happened to the people of New Orleans who were forced to evacuate without their beloved pets…

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9. Terri Crisp’s New Group, Since Leaving Noah’s Wish

ENCINO, CALIFORNIA
ANIMAL RESOURCES: Providing Disaster Management Solutions
P.O. Box 17191 * Encino, CA 91416
530-622-7015 * Info [at] AnimalResources.org
Report a Disaster: 530-391-6332 (for reporting active disasters only)

Read about ANIMAL RESOURCES’ mission for helping animals during natural disasters and large scale human-caused emergencies:
www.animalresources.org/about.htm

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle — kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Dec 21, 2007 9:11 AM
Subject: GULF COAST: Help Transport Puppy Mill Rescues

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST

KC MEMBER ALERT - GULF COAST
12/21/07: Gulf Coast Transport For Puppy Mill Rescues – Help Needed!

Urgent: Transport Is Saturday 12/22/07
GILMER, TEXAS TO LAFAYETE, ALABAMA

REASON FOR TRANSPORT:
Chihuahuas From Puppy Mill To Be Euthanized If Transport Doesn’t Fill

FROM: Chris, Founder, Animal Rescue Front, chris [at] animalrescuefront.net, cell: 617-710-5322
Rachel McKay Laskowski, griffinsgallery [at] verizon.net

12/19/07, from chris [at] animalrescuefront.net — Can anyone help on this transport? I have confirmed it is a legitimate posting and have been in touch with them personally. If you could email any potential helpers please do. Let’s get these kids the hell outta Texas!

TO HELP, EMAIL: chihuawa10 [at] msn.com
Name: Serena De Pompa
hm: 334-864-7665; cell: 334-321-8083
If you feel you can help transport these dogs, please fill out the
information below when you agree to do a leg and email back to me:
Leg you want to do:_________________________________
Name:____________________________________________
Email Address:____________________________________
Home Phone:_______________________________
Cell Phone:___________________________________
Vehicle Description:________________________________
License Plate:_____________________________________
Meeting Place if you have one:______________________

DATE OF TRANSPORT: SATURDAY, Dec. 22 , 2007

Leg 1: Gilmer, TX - Shreveport, LA / 86 miles-1hr, 50mins 7AM-8:50AM
FILLED: Mary

Leg 2: Shreveport, LA - Ruston, LA / 68 miles-1hr, 8mins 8:50AM-9:58AM
NEEDED:

Leg 3: Ruston, LA - Tallulah, LA / 88 miles-1hr, 28mins 9:58AM-11:26AM
NEEDED:

Leg 4: Tallulah, LA - Jackson, MS / 67 miles – 1hr, 9mins 11:26AM-12:35PM
NEEDED:

Leg 5: Jackson, MS - Meridian, MS / 92 miles- 1hr, 32mins 12:35PM- 2:07PM
NEEDED:

Leg 6: Meridian, MS - Tuscaloosa, AL / 95 miles-1hr, 34mins 2:07PM-3:41PM
NEEDED:

Leg 7-9: Tuscaloosa, AL - Opelika, AL / Starting at 3:41PM
NEEDED:

Date of transport: Saturday Dec 22 , 2007
City State traveling from: Gilmer, TX
City State traveling to: Lafayette, AL
Breed: 8+/- puppy mill Chihuahuas (two are 4 mth old mixes)
Age: all
Gender: I think all females
Neutered: not spayed (we will do it in rescue-right away)
Size/Weight: chi sized
Behavioral Problems: They are not to be walked during transport. They’re very shy, not housetrained. They’ll run away. They’ve lived caged in a mill.

Items traveling with: Please bring with you for your leg — Carriers, Newspaper or Pee Pads, Water and a Bowl. They can all be put into one large carrier or separated into smaller ones.
Group responsible for animal: Chihuahua & Toy Breed Rescue
City & State group is based in: Lafayette, AL
Website: crar.org
Email: chihuawa10 [at] msn.com
Reason for transport: Coming from a puppy mill. They will be put down if this transport does not fill.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Dec 16, 2007 9:53 AM
Subject: Animal Aid In Oklahoma Ice Storms

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
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RELIEF GLOBAL
12/16/07: Animal Aid In Oklahoma Ice Storm
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

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As Paralyzing Ice Thaws, Help For Animals Needed
OKLAHOMA

THE ICE THAT FROZE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
www.network.bestfriends.org/oklahoma/news/

12/12/07: The state may be without power for two weeks in some locations. President Bush has declared Oklahoma a federal disaster area: www.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/12/winter.storm.ap/index.html

From an animal standpoint:

- Rescues and animal clinics/boarding facilities without power looking for generators (many animals are ill or young).

- Few places to board dogs that are not already full, as many boarding facilities without power.

- Homeowners asking for locations to board their animals as they may be without for a time.

- Strays in ice storm being reported, with no one available to assist nor any place to take them.

HOW TO HELP ANIMALS

12/16/07 UPDATE: Snow bypassed most of Oklahoma and forecast is excellent the next few days. However, power is still out to many homeowners…

- If anyone is aware of people needing assistance…

- If any shelters/rescues need specific aid due to resources depleted during crisis…

CONTACT: Marti Lombardi
marti4animals [at] yahoo.com * cell: 405-623-3384
FEMA Certified for volunteer rescue
www.network.bestfriends.org/oklahoma/news/

SEND DONATIONS TO
Safe Haven Center (humane society)
1279 North Air Depot * Midwest City, OK 73110
405-821-7367 * www.safehavencenter.com/index.html

Tara [Safe Haven Center] was the primary resource housing animals for low income families who could not afford to pay boarding. She also distributed pet food to rural areas in snow…

Please pray for power back to all Oklahomans by Christmas!

PHOTO: Marti Lombardi for the Best Friends Animal Society Oklahoma community. Picture shows the home of Rocky Spot Dalmatian and Oklahoma Beagle Rescue on Monday afternoon December 10, 2007.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Dec 11, 2007 3:31 PM
Subject: Animals After NW Floods - HOW TO HELP THEM

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
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RELIEF GLOBAL
12/11/07: Animals After Northwest Floods - How To Help Them
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

IN THIS ALERT:

1. Floods Plague Pacific Northwest
2. Pasado’s Rescuers Home From Floodwaters - Aid Still Needed
3. Emergency Boarding For Small/Large Animals
4. Oregon Humane Society Takes Dogs In, Sends Food To Coast
5. CAT Helps Victims In Flood Ravaged Vernonia
6. Emergency Animal Sheltering Workshop/Certification

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1. Floods Plague Pacific Northwest

OREGON AND WASHINGTON STATE
www.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/05/winter.storms.ap/index.html

FLOOD OVERVIEW

Last week’s severe flooding in the Pacific Northwest states of Washington and Oregon killed at least seven people and left behind flooded homes, fallen trees and washed-out roads, including the region’s largest highway.

On Wednesday (12/5/07), the storm continued pushing east, dumping snow across the Midwest… Damage could be in the billions of dollars, Gov. Chris Gregoire said… At least 300 people had been rescued by helicopters from the Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard and other agencies, and flights continued in what Gregoire described as the state’s largest aerial search-and-rescue operation in a decade…

PHOTO: SEATTLE - Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Vanzandt carries in his arms a young child followed by family members and their dog during the Northwest flood.
cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=199126

PHOTO: U.S. Coast Guard reports it rescued 106 people and six animals in two days (dog pictured) from flooding in the Pacific Northwest.

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2. Pasado’s Rescuers Home From Floodwaters - Aid Still Needed

MASON & LEWIS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON STATE
EXCERPTS FROM A FLOOD, PASADO’S SAFE HAVEN
www.pasadosafehaven.org/HOMEPAGE/12_FLOOD/Flood.htm

A group of Pasado’s rescuers deployed to Lewis County this week to lend a helping hand to those in need. Most rescuers had successfully helped Pasado’s Safe Haven rescue over 1200 animals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. What they saw in Lewis County looked all too familiar — the complete destruction and devastation that water and mud can create…

PHOTO: Surviving animals were in need of extra TLC.

PHOTO: Annie had no dry shelter or food. Pasado’s rescuers gave her a new dry dog house filled with cozy blankets…and a large supply of food…

PHOTO: This puppy was alone for 4 days as her people had not returned. She now waits at a local animal shelter…for her family.

HOW YOU CAN HELP ANIMALS IN PACIFIC NW FLOODS

CALL IN A DONATION TO MONROE FARM & FEED STORE: 360-794-4663
This store offers Pasado a great discount so they can stock up on supplies for rescued animals. Donate a gift certificate for livestock hay, feed and straw…

DONATE A COSTCO OR PETSMART GIFT CARD:
Mail gift cards to: Pasado’s Safe Haven, PO Box 171, Sultan, WA 98294

DONATE SECURELY ONLINE:
www.pasadosafehaven.org/DONATIONS/Donation_Form.htm

SUPPLY DROP-OFFS WELCOME!
Barrier Motors (Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, Volvo) has generously offered their dealership to collect dog/cat food, new beds, and food/water bowls. Please drop off at: Barrier Motors * 1533 120th Avenue NE * Bellevue, WA 98005

PASADO RESCUE DEPLOYED TO 3-COUNTY AREA, PACIFIC NORTHWEST FLOOD

UPDATE: FRIDAY, 12/7/07 — Rescue calls came in in a flurry today, partly because people were able to get back to their homes, or at least able to try. That’s when they found animals left behind had met the floodwaters head-on. Some had died.

PHOTO: This little Chihuahua was plucked from harm’s way by PasadoRescuers. He was cold, and soaked to-the-bone.
MORE PHOTOS: www.pasadosafehaven.org/HOMEPAGE/12_FLOOD/Flood.htm

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3. Emergency Boarding For Small/Large Animals

WASHINGTON STATE
THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR SEATTLE/KING COUNTY
FREE EMERGENCY BOARDING — Companion Animals
Drop off animals or contact their office for more information.
13212 SE Eastgate Way * Bellevue, WA 98005-4408
425-641-0080 * humane [at] seattlehumane.org
DONATE: www.seattlehumane.org/donors.shtml

KING COUNTY ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL
EMERGENCY SHELTER — Barnyard Animals
21615-64th Ave. S * Kent, WA 98032
206-296-7387 * pets [at] kingcounty.gov
www.kingcounty.gov/animals

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4. Oregon Humane Society Takes Dogs In, Sends Food To Coast

PORTLAND, OREGON
OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY [link]

12/6/07, AP — Oregon Humane Society has taken more than a dozen dogs from a Chehalis, Wash. animal shelter to make room for pets injured by the storms there. Rising waters submerged much of Chehalis under several feet of water. The Chehalis facility itself is on dry ground and remains open to receive animals and reunite them with their owners. But it is expecting an influx of animals and needed room. Oregon Humane Society expects to treat the animals and find them homes. The organization has also delivered thousands of pounds of pet food to flood-ravaged Tillamook and Vernonia along the Oregon coast.

DONATE OR CONTACT OHS ABOUT ADOPTIONS
Oregon Humane Society
PO Box 11364 * 1067 NE Columbia Blvd. * Portland, OR 97211-0364
503-285-7722 * www.oregonhumane.org/index.asp
DONATE / OHS Disaster Relief Efforts:
www.oregonhumane.org/help.htm

PHOTO: Chehalis puppy greeted by Carol Reinhold of OHS.

PHOTO: Dr. Kris Otteman with newly arrived Chehalis dog.

www.oregonhumane.org/news/NW_Floods.htm

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5. CAT Helps Victims In Flood Ravaged Vernonia

VERNONIA, OREGON
CAT & WASHINGTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES
www.catadoptionteam.org/cat/adoption/team/390

12/6/07 — Responding to a request from American Red Cross, Washington County Animal Services in Hillsboro and Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood rallied to provide dog and cat food as well as crates and other supplies for pet owners of Vernonia.

Flood waters of the Nehalem River are retreating and residents of this small community are just beginning to assess damage. Vernonia was cut off from the rest of the state earlier in the week as torrential rains and winds not only caused flooding but landslides blocking access to Columbia County town.

CAT provided over three pallets of dog and cat food as well as medium-sized crates and thousands of pet food bowls for Red Cross to distribute to pet owners affected by this disaster. Washington County Animal Services gathered and transported supplies to the staging area for the Oregon Trail Chapter of the Red Cross. They estimate over 4000 pounds of pet food was sent.

DONATE TO CAT ADOPTION TEAM (CAT)
Cat Adoption Team
14175 SW Galbreath Drive * Sherwood, OR 97140
503-925-8903 * contactus [at] catadoptionteam.org
DONATE: payments.auctionpay.com/ver3/?id=W038712

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6. Emergency Animal Sheltering Workshop/Certification

VIRGINIA
WORKSHOP: Animals In Disasters [link]

Emergency Animal Sheltering (EAS) prepares volunteers to serve at emergency shelters for pets and animals evacuated or displaced in the event of a disaster. Information covered in this course is vital for dealing with any large-scale animal sheltering operation. Training includes one and a half days of classroom instruction combined with tabletop exercises to give students an opportunity to practice new skills using practical scenarios.

WHEN
Saturday and Sunday, January 12 & 13, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Saturday) * 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Sunday)

WHERE
Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Headquarters
16600 Courage Court
Leesburg, Virginia 20175

TUITION / REGISTRATION
$85, Register Before: 12/29/07
Register: gateway.hsus.org/hsuworkshops/workshopDetail.cfm?id=1065

EAS WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS
READ Animals & Society Institute’s Animals in Disasters: Responsibility and Action
www.humanesocietyu.org/workshops_and_classes/emergency_animal_sheltering_2.html

COMPLETE ONLINE FEMA COURSES:
* IS-10 Animals in Disaster, Module A: Awareness and Preparedness
training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is10.asp
* IS-11 Animals in Disaster, Module B: Community Planning
training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS11.asp
* IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System, I-100
training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is100.asp

ACCOMMODATIONS + MORE INFORMATION
www.humanesocietyu.org/workshops_and_classes/emergency_animal_sheltering_2.html
Frances Gaeta: 301-548-7731, fgaeta [at] hsus.org

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Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Relief Focus

1. GULF COAST: Once monthly newsletters with news, needs, stories…about hurricane-affected animals in the Gulf Coast. To continue as long as needed.

2. RELIEF GLOBAL: Alerts about animals in disasters as they unfold — tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, fires, war zones, pet food recall…

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Nov 24, 2007 1:31 PM
Subject: [GULF COAST] Thanksgiving Hope For Homeless

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
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GULF COAST
11/24/07: Thanksgiving Hope For Katrina’s Homeless
CHECK OUT KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

IN NOVEMBER GULF COAST NEWSLETTER:

1. Volunteer For SpayMart & Help Katrina-Affected Cats
2. Lakeview Looking For Feeders, Trappers, Fosters, Adopters
3. Still Roaming. Still Hungry. Can You Help Feed Them?
4. [RELIEF GLOBAL] Sponsor A California Fire Dog Or Puppy
5. Katrina Custody Case: Woman Who Lost Dog Appeals TX Ruling
6. Have You Seen Me? Katrina Reunions Ongoing…
7. VIDEO: Dogs Of St. Bernard Parish
8. FEMA Animal Responder Credentialing Finalized
9. Historic Court Arguments For Animals, Louisiana - Dec. 3
10. Manhattan Borough President Awards Katrina Animal Rescuer

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1. Volunteer For SpayMart & Help Katrina-Affected Cats

PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI * NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
SPAY MART, INC.

CONTACT: Lynn Chiche, spaymart [at] hughes.net or call Spay Mart, 504-838-9167

11/4/07, Kathy Fleming, kathylee1145 [at] yahoo.com — We sure need volunteers to help with daily cat care and adoptions in addition to an upcoming Santa Claws Program at Petsmart - Elmwood in the New Orleans, LA. area.

SpayMart is a 501c3 all-volunteer organization based in New Orleans. SpayMart also has a facility in Picayune, MS, for (currently) 300 cats rescued after Katrina. Lynn Chiche, president, GREATLY needs extra hands to care for cats and would appreciate ANY amount of time anyone can donate! Just one day would be appreciated. Maybe you could drive over to help with feeding/watering, scooping litter boxes, or administering meds? SpayMart encourages spay/neuter efforts in addition to adoptions.

SPAYMART NEEDS HELP!

1. Volunteer to assist with daily cat care and adoptions.

2. Volunteer For “Santa Claws Program” in December at Petsmart - Elmwood.
Begins Dec. 1/2 and continues weekends of Dec. 8/9, Dec. 15/16.
Three volunteers needed each weekend day, from 11:00am to 4:00pm
One vol plays Santa, one is a photographer, and one prints photos.
Must be 18 years or older and contract photographers not allowed.
Petsmart provides everything except volunteers.

3. Donate heavy duty garbage bags and cat litter.

4. Help sponsor SpayMart’s veterinary bills.

FOR MORE INFORMATION (locations, directions, etc.) CONTACT:
Lynn Chiche, spaymart [at] hughes.net or call Spay Mart, 504-838-9167

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2. Lakeview Looking For Feeders, Trappers, Fosters, Adopters

LAKEVIEW (NEW ORLEANS), LOUISIANA
LAKEVIEW CATS ROAMING

Kathy Sweeney, kathybsweeney [at] yahoo.com * Jeanette Althans, jalthans [at] cox.net
www.lakeviewcats.org

Jeanette Althans, jalthans [at] chnola.org — Kathy Sweeney and I still have ongoing needs in Lakeview. We can use help with feeding, but our most important needs involve trapping, fostering, and adopting. Please visit www.lakeviewcats.org regularly.

There are several litters of kittens that need to be trapped and taken off the street, along with unaltered adults that need TNR. Kathy and I typically trap 4 - 6 cats each week. These cats are brought to ARNO for spay/neuter, and released the next day. However, we desperately need fosters and people willing to adopt kittens. In October we trapped three 5 week old kittens. They were little spitfires for the first few days. Kathy helped me tame them down, and they turned out so very sweet. They are in a foster home in Baton Rouge and are up for adoption through ARNO. We named them after streets in Lakeview: Fleur de Lis, Hammond, and Harrison.

There are several more litters that we need to trap and take off the street, and we are looking for foster and forever homes for these kittens. Also, there are several friendly “Katrina” cats left in Lakeview who deserve forever homes. They have been living on the street for over 2 years and crave human attention.

www.lakeivewcats.org/

PLEASE FOSTER OR ADOPT AN OUTDOOR (OR INDOOR) LAKEVIEW KITTY CONTACT: Kathy Sweeney, kathybsweeney [at] yahoo.com

Jeanette Althans, jalthans [at] cox.net

FOSTER / ADOPT:
Fosters and forever homes are needed for the following types of cats and kittens who still live in devastated areas…
— Friendly adult cats who survived Katrina and are still left on the streets (fosters needed while we search for owners).
— Adult cats who survived Katrina and are still very scared. These cats need a little extra attention until they adjust.
— Kittens of various ages (2 months to 8 months); some need extra handling until they adjust.

Many of the cats on the street were former pets and are now very scared. It is possible that some of the kitties can be re-socialized in a stable environment with steady human contact. Please help!

VIEW SOME OF LAKEVIEW CATS HERE:
www.lakeviewcats.org/fosteradopt.html

Lakeview Cats Roaming was created for the cats still roaming in Lakeview since Hurricane Katrina. Kathy Sweeney and Jeanette Althans coordinate the feeding, trapping, and reunion efforts. The Remote Reunion Campaign, ARNO, Kinship Circle and others provide assistance with various items. Please visit our site for more information: www.lakeviewcats.org/

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3. Still Roaming. Still Hungry. Can You Help Feed Them?

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
INDEPENDENT FOOD/WATER VOLUNTEERS

Maria Alvarez, tipster [at] bellsouth.net

Katrina’s left-behind, and their 4th and 5th generation offspring, are still wandering under-populated parts of New Orleans, looking for food and comfort. Volunteer feeder Maria Alvarez has 60+ animals at her home whom she cares for out-of-pocket. Adoptions are few and far between…

In a single evening, NOLA volunteer Kim Johnson worked 6 addresses and set 18 traps. She wound up with 13 adult cats, 1 kitten and 2 opossums!

Donated food is needed at various addresses, to help feeders who cover food/water stations there. Please give what you can for NOLA animals left to fend for themselves.

WHERE TO SEND DONATED FOOD
Contact Maria Alvarez to find out WHERE food is needed right now.
tipster [at] bellsouth.net

ONE NOLA VOLUNTEER’S OVERVIEW
From: NOLA Cats - nolacats [at] gmail.com

I am feeding one route right now, and in 2 weeks I will be feeding two routes because that person is leaving town. To cover these two routes, I’ll use about 330 pounds of food a week. This is how much I need donated, just to cover my feeding of two routes. I estimate I am feeding approximately 280 cats on these two routes.

One route is about 75% spayed/neutered; the second route is only some 10% spayed/neutered. On ONE feeding route, I asked a couple residents how many people they knew who lost a pet during Katrina, and they estimated 25%.

Donations of cat food are greatly needed. Ideally, 20-lb or 40-lb bags of cat food. A small amount of kitten food would be useful too.

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4. Sponsor A California Fire Dog Or Puppy

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
DENKAI ANIMAL SANCTUARY

Lucy Pribbenow, sunshinedogstar [at] gmail.com

I know a lot of us desperately wanted to help the California Fire dogs, only did not know what to do or were unable to travel there. But, here is your chance. We are planning a trip to CA to bring back 100-200 small dogs and puppies to Colorado for adoption into forever homes. Shelters in the fire affected areas are now over run with dogs, lots of owner surrenders, and puppies. This effort will depend largely on donations from folks like you. All dogs will be vaccinated, spay/neutered, de-wormed and checked by a vets in both locations.

SPONSOR A CALIFORNIA FIRE DOG OR PUPPY
For only 35.00
Sponsorships can be done online: www.denkaisanctuary.org
Or mail to: Denkai Animal Sanctuary * 10375 WCR 118 * Carr, CO 80612

OTHER NEEDS
Gas cards - any amount will help
Walmart cards - cleaning supplies
Visa Gift cards - any amount
Petco cards - toys, leads, collars, bowls etc.
PetSmart cards - wee wee pads, high quality puppy food…
Parvo tests
Parvo/Distemper vaccines
Bordatella vaccines
Albon
De-wormer - Panacur, Valbenzen,
Cash donation - cash is always good!

DENKAI ANIMAL SANCTUARY
10375 WCR 118
Carr, CO 80612
www.denkaisanctuary.org

Denkai Animal Sanctuary is an organization committed to promoting healthy environments in which people and animals interact and connect through applied, environmental, and educational programs to cultivate mental and physical health.

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5. Katrina Custody Case: Woman Who Lost Dog Appeals TX Ruling

PHOTO: This 10-year-old cocker spaniel was in the middle of a custody case between a New Orleans resident and an Austin resident. Jazz was lost by her family in the chaos of Hurricane Katrina, and she was brought to an Austin shelter. She was adopted by Tiffany Madura and renamed Hope. Another woman, Shalanda Augillard, claimed Jazz was her dog. She claimed rescue workers stole her dog when Jazz was left behind during Hurricane Katrina.
www.itchmo.com/hurricane-katrina-evacuee-loses-dog-custody-battle-1474

HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS
Woman Who Lost Dog In Katrina Appeals Texas Ruling Of Dog Custody Case

Lawyers representing Shalanda Augillard, the New Orleans-area woman who lost her fight to have her dog returned to her in a Hays County court earlier this summer, have announced they are appealing the District Court’s ruling. This is the first case that has gone to trial in which an owner of a dog lost in Katrina was denied the return of her pet.

Augillard said, “I put my faith in the justice system, and it failed me. I know without a doubt that the dog in Texas is Jazz. I love my dog, and all I want is to bring Jazz home.”

According to attorney Susan Philips, who represented Augillard in the case, the outcome was incomprehensible, given the uncontroverted and overwhelming evidence that Jazz is indeed Augillard’s dog.

“A noted DNA expert, Dr. Joy Halverson, testified that, ‘with scientific certainty, I can unequivocally say the DNA samples came from the same dog,’” Philips said. “At the outset of the case, we were confident that the court would return Jazz to Augillard. We thought that the quickest way to get Jazz home was to file suit in Texas, in Hays County, which is where the dog was being held. Because the judge limited the trial to four hours, we didn’t have the opportunity to present our case. We were stunned by the judge’s decision.”

She added, “Since Jazz is now ten years old, it is imperative that we continue to pursue this case at all levels and hopefully reunite her with Augillard before it’s too late.”

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6. Have You Seen Me? Katrina Reunions Ongoing…

GULF COAST
Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART)
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/index.html

- Did you receive Katrina rescued pets? Are you still caring for some?
- Do you have a Katrina rescue whose adoption has failed?
- Do you have an animal with a microchip that tracks back to one of the shelters or rescues in the Katrina zone?
- Are you a foster or adoptive owner who is worried an owner may be looking for that pet? Do you want to make sure the animal was listed in the appropriate Petfinder section?
- Are you a Gulf Coast resident still searching for your rescued pet?

IF YOU THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP, CONTACT KART:
Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART)
P.O. Box 1156 * Mandeville LA 70470-1156
ph: (leave voicemail message): 985-893-6456
email: FindKPets [at] yahoo.com * site: www.findkpets.org

PEOPLE [STILL] LOOKING FOR LOST KATRINA PETS
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id3.html

MUFFIE - Rescued/Lost in CA
Female * Long-Hair Calico * 3+ years old
Right eye cloudy, distorted from prior surgery
At time of rescue: Wearing black leather collar, rabies tag
Muffie was rescued 9/05 from her home on N. Roman St., New Orleans, LA 70117 and taken to a makeshift shelter in St. Bernard, LA called “Camp Lucky”. On 9/28/05, Muffie was transported to Desert Springs, CA but never arrived at the airport like all other animals on that transport. It is believed Muffie was immediately adopted upon arrival at the airport. Her family in New Orleans miss her dearly and would like to know that she’s safe in CA.
CONTACT: findkpets [at] yahoo.com or 985-893-6456

DOGS LOOKING FOR THEIR PEOPLE
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id1.html

SAVANNAH
Female * Tan/White Pit Bull Mix * Young
White on back toes, black muzzle, black around eyes/ears
They call me Savannah but that’s not my real name. I was rescued in September 2005, from 3012 Toulouse St., New Orleans 70119 (Mid City area).
CONTACT: findkpets [at] yahoo.com or 985-893-6456

CATS LOOKING FOR THEIR PEOPLE
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id7.html

CHUBBA - Boston (SBP751)
Female * Domestic Medium Hair * Young
I was rescued on 10/19/05 from Plantation Village, St. Bernard, LA 70085 (possible streets include Bobolink, Kingbird, Flamingo, Starling, Bayou, Green). I was taken to Rebel Field on Palmisano, Chalmette after I was rescued and went to live with someone in Boston. But now, I can’t stay there and I sure would like to go home!
CONTACT: findkpets [at] yahoo.com or 985-893-6456

The Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) was founded by a small group of very experienced volunteers whose goal is to assist shelters and individuals still caring for Katrina rescues. Our members include some Gulf Coast residents who are in a position to go to addresses where a particular animal was found to locate possible owners. They talk to neighbors, post flyers, etc. They can also assess the situation to which a pet might return to and assist in verifying ownership. Transportation funds are still available.

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7. VIDEO: Dogs Of St. Bernard Parish

CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA (St. Bernard Parish)

A VIDEO of dogs available for adoption at St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter in the hurricane devastated region of Chalmette, Louisiana.

youtube.com/watch?v=vvGwO5xuvU0

…It’s been two years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast. Less than a third of the residents have returned to St. Bernard Parrish. St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter can transport anywhere in the U.S. and Canada, via Continental Airlines.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Call Susan, 860-685-1966
Locals, please visit the shelter at 115 Agriculture Road, Chalmette

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8. FEMA Animal Responder Credentialing Finalized

Minimum required credentials for Animal Emergency Responders (AER) to participate in the NIMS Integration Center’s National Emergency Responder Credentialing System.

FEMA Resource Management Job Titles
www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/rm/job_titles.shtm
The following job titles have been developed by the working groups:
* Animal Emergency Response Job Titles
* Public Works (PW) Job Titles (PDF 81KB, TXT 32KB)
Updated PW Job Titles (PDF 82KB, TXT 32KB)
* Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Job Titles (PDF 258KB, TXT 52KB)
* Incident Management (IM) Job Titles (PDF 146KB, TXT 36KB)
* Fire/Hazardous Materials (FHM) Job Titles (PDF 208KB, TXT 40KB)
FHM Job Titles Proposed Update (PDF 258KB, TXT 56KB)
* Search and Rescue (SAR) Job Titles (PDF 396KB, TXT 159KB)

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9. Historic Court Arguments For Animals, Louisiana - Dec. 3

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
SAVE LAFAYETTE PETS / COMPANION ANIMAL NETWORK
Garo Alexanian, SaveLafayettePets [at] CompanionAnimalNetworkTV.org

Companion Animal Network has taken “the worst of the worst” municipality for animals in the state of Louisiana, in our opinion, to court. The court case regards documents Lafayette parish refused to provide to us, 13 litigants in all, which we requested. Lafayette is 2 hours north west of New Orleans. They are obligated by the Records Access Law of Louisiana to provide them, but because they have probably been killing animals in violation of local, state and/or federal rules, regulations, and laws they are unwilling to give us the documents as they would be giving us the evidence with which we would be “hanging” them politically, legally and in the media.

Oral arguments have been set for December 3, at 9 AM at the Lafayette Courthouse located at 800 South Buchanan Avenue, in the courtroom of Judge Herman Clause, 15th District.

IF YOU DON’T DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR ANIMALS PLEASE ATTEND THE ORAL ARGUMENTS.

Having 30-40 people makes a BIG difference to the judge as opposed to an empty courtroom. Plus, we need media. With a lot of people we will obtain it… Already, as a result of “word” about our lawsuit getting out, Caddo Parish, which also had a long history of horrendous animal control policies and administration, has told us in a letter from their parish attorney they do not want to end up getting sued in the same manner as Lafayette and they are immediately making as many changes as feasible and to give them “time.”

…This is EXACTLY what is going to happen in ALL the neighboring parishes if we win the law suit against Lafayette. THIS IS THE BROWN V BOARD OF EDUCATION TYPE HISTORIC CASE ON BEHALF OF ANIMALS IN THE SOUTH !

Animals torn apart in gas chambers because young and old, cat and dog, are all put together at the same time — in violation of AVMA and HSUS recommended protocols, and perhaps even state law — NEED YOU TO APPEAR AND REPRESENT THEM. You can now speak for tens of thousands of wonderful, loyal, human-loving dead dogs and cats who were tortured by Lafayette parish for all these years. This has taken one year to get in front of the court.

To read the correspondences between us and the “disingenuous” responses we received from Lafayette pursuant to our Records Request go to: www.CompanionAnimalNetworkTV.org/Lafayette.html

To read our legal paperwork which will be argued in court go to: www.companionanimalnetworktv.org/Lafayette%20Law%20Suit.html

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10. Manhattan Borough President Awards Katrina Animal Rescuer

MANHATTAN & NEW ORLEANS
HUMANE SOCIETY OF LOUISIANA
Contact Persons: Jeff Dorson, 901-268-4432, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com
Courtney Chandel, 347-515-8225

In an award presentation recently held in New York City in anticipation of the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer presented Courtney Chandel with two awards for her work during the 2005 storm season. First, Borough President Stringer presented Ms. Chandel with the “Golden Heart” award given on behalf of the Humane Society of Louisiana, a New Orleans-based organization that continues to recognize volunteers from around the country who came to their city and state’s aid during the aftermath of Katrina.

Ms. Chandel, a registered nurse and seasoned animal rescuer, visited Louisiana on two occasions to assist in difficult animal rescue operations in and around the City of New Orleans, weeks after Katrina laid waste to the parish. 80% of the city flooded after Katrina’s storm surge caused several levees to breach. Thousands of residents and their pets were trapped in the city and outlying areas, with no way to escape the rising waters.

Ms. Chandel and other volunteers from around the country teamed up with the MuttShack Foundation, an animal protection agency that operated one of the largest animal recovery outposts in the city, that would make dangerous forays in to the city in search of lost and abandoned animals. During one search and rescue mission, Ms. Chandel and her rescue partner traveled into Gentilly, a dangerous neighborhood especially hard hit by the levee breach, and where shootings were a common occurrence even after the storm — and stayed overnight in a resident’s attic of an abandoned and nearly-destroyed home (were temperatures exceeded 100 degrees) — in order to locate and retrieve a traumatized cat.

Ms. Chandel eventually caught the cat, Violet, and returned her to her owner, who had previously evacuated to New York City, and where the former resident has decided to live permanently. Overall, Ms. Chandel gave aid and relief to dozens of stricken animals and showed great courage and determination in her efforts to help animals in distress.

“We would like to honor the thousands upon thousands of volunteers who risked their personal safety and spent their personal funds to assist our efforts in helping our city and state recover from our nation’s worst natural disaster. Since it is impossible to give awards to each deserving individual, we can only pick a few to represent the many. We believe that Courtney’s actions symbolize what thousands of others did — they helped us during our greatest time of need and they did it without expecting anything in return,” says Jeff Dorson, Executive Director of the Humane Society of Louisiana, a charitable animal protection agency that operated the Safe House for Abused Animals in Algiers, a suburb of New Orleans, fifteen minutes from the Superdome.

The group’s shelter was destroyed by Katrina’s heavy rains and hurricane force winds, but the organization hopes to return to the city and reestablish many of its humane programs and services in the near future. Twenty-four hours before Katrina landed, the group evacuated to a barren four-acre plot of land in Tylertown, Mississippi, where they created an emergency evacuation center, which is still in operation.

Mr. Stringer also presented Ms. Chandel with a mounted “key” to the City of New Orleans. “We wanted to let Courtney and other animal rescuers know that our state will be forever indebted to them and that the door to our city shall remain open to them,” says Dorson, explaining the significance of the second award. Mr. Stringer, not to be outdone by the officials from the Humane Society, also declared August 14, as “Courtney Chandel Day throughout the Borough of Manhattan.” This is the first time, in modern times, that an animal rescuer has been honored with this type of city-wide proclamation.

When informed of binging nominated and then chosen to receive the prestigious award from the Humane Society, Ms. Chandel said, said that after experiencing the tremendous outpouring of support from all over the world and from other states after September 11, “Helping out Louisiana was a real privilege. To help animals is to help people, because people care about the welfare of animals.”

The Humane Society of Louisiana has also created a Katrina Pet Memorial Committee, which is comprised of 20 individuals from around the country who are raising funds to create a commemorative statue to honor the lives of pets lost during Katrina. Ms. Chandel also serves on this committee. The committee has commissioned a life-size statue to be sculpted by Mr. Richard Chashoudian, a resident of Baton Rouge. The statue, known as the Katrina Pet Memorial Statue, will be a cat and dog cast in bronze and will symbolize the tens of thousands of animals that lost their lives during Katrina.

The statue will be formally presented to the New Orleans City Council on or Around the 3rd anniversary of Katrina (August 29, 2008). A rally and reception for all animal responders who participated in the 2005 storm recovery will be held in conjunction with the unveiling of the statue.

For more information, please contact Executive Director of HSL Jeff Dorson at 901-268-4432 or email stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Nov 11, 2007 11:04 PM
Subject: Mexico Staging Area - Volunteers, Supplies Needed Now

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PLEASE CROSSPOST EVERYWHERE, AS WRITTEN

RELIEF GLOBAL
11/11/07: [UPDATE!] Mexico Staging Area - Volunteers, Supplies Needed Now
KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

PHOTO, Rich Crook, Best Friends Rapid Response Manager: Day Three (part two)
network.bestfriends.org/mexicofloodrescue/news/20457.html

IN THIS ALERT:

1. VOLUNTEERS: Staging Area For Volunteers, Sick/Injured Animals
2. VOLUNTEERS: How To Get To Tabasco, Notes
3. SUPPLIES: Urgently Needed For Animal Flood Victims
4. UPDATES FROM THE GROUND
5. NEWS: Best Friends Plans Rescue of Thousands of Animals
6. PHOTOS REQUESTED: For Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Relief

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1. VOLUNTEERS: Staging Area For Volunteers, Sick/Injured Animals

TABASCO, MEXICO
FOOD, WATER, MEDIAL SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR ANIMALS IN MEXICO!
FROM: Jill Dennis, International Community Response Coordinator, Best Friends Animal Society, 435-644-3965 ext. 4439 * jill [at] bestfriends.org

The Best Friends staging area for volunteers and the sick/injured animals is now OFFICIAL. Richard Crook has established a staging area/rescue center on the campus of Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco Biological Campus.

VOLUNTEERS REPORT TO:
Biology Campus of the University (“UJAT”)
Universidad Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco
Division Academica de Ciencias Biologicas
Carretera Villahermosa-Cardenas
KM 0.5 Entronque Bosques de Saloya, CP. 86150
Villahermaosa, Tabasco, Mexico
international ph: +52 (993) 358 15 00, +52 (993) 358 15 00

POTENTIAL VOLUNTEER LIST FOR RICHARD CROOK (BEST FRIENDS)
SEND INFO TO kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
IF YOU’VE ALREADY SENT ME THIS, DO NOT RESEND

* Your FIRST and LAST name
* Your phone number (cell is best)
* Your PHYSICAL ADDRESS
* Brief credentials, disaster aid experience (Do not send entire resume. Send key points in email)

If you’ve already sent basic info, but want to tell me your DATES you’ll be in Mexico, please email kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net. I’ll let Richard know when you’ll arrive at Best Friends staging area.

FROM: Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle * kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

IF, AND ONLY IF, YOU ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO MEXICO AND WANT TO CONTACT RICH DIRECTLY, YOU MAY TRY (communication is not guaranteed) TO REACH HIM. Contact me for his cell phone and email address, kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

Please do not contact Rich about travel questions, what personal supplies to bring, or to ask about the animals. This is NOT Katrina with large-staff operations set up (think Lamar Dixon, etc.). It is a handful of Americans coordinating with local, Spanish-speaking animal orgs.

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2. VOLUNTEERS: How To Get To Tabasco, Notes

TABASCO, MEXICO
WHICH AIRPORT TO FLY INTO, ETC…
FROM: Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle * kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

As I research/gather more info about logistics of getting to staging area, lodging, etc. I will post this to private email list of potential volunteers. For now, here is what I know about which airport to use.

The closest airport to flood site is:
Villahermosa International Airport
Carretera Villahermosa - Macuspana Km 13,
Villahermosa, Edo. de Tabasco
Telephone: (52) 99 - 3356-0157 international airport
MORE HERE: www.asur.com.mx/asur/ingles/aeropuertos/villahermosa/villahermosa.asp

NOTE TO POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS:
This assignment is for the hardy and self-sufficient. Bring personal supplies similar to working in Katrina flood zone. Food, electricity, etc. are accessible from volunteer site. I do NOT yet know about access to showers. Bring baby wipes and washcloths.

****Any creative, resourceful person who can look into getting needed supplies shipped to BF staging site (ADDRESS IN ITEMS #1, #3 of this alert), please start working on this now.

PHOTO, Rich Crook, Best Friends Rapid Response Manager: Day Three (part one) — Tens of thousands of surviving dogs and cats may need help!
network.bestfriends.org/mexicofloodrescue/news/20458.html

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3. SUPPLIES: Urgently Needed For Animal Flood Victims

TABASCO, MEXICO

URGENTLY NEEDED FOR ANIMAL FLOOD VICTIMS:
- Dog/Cat Food
- Water
- Veterinary Medical Supplies
- Crates, Kennels
- Catch Poles
- Tarps, Tents
- Food Bowls
- Animal Care Products
- Boats
- Motors etc.

SEND SUPPLIES TO THE BIOLOGY CAMPUS:
Biology Campus of the University (“UJAT”)
Universidad Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco
Division Academica de Ciencias Biologicas
Carretera Villahermosa-Cardenas
KM 0.5 Entronque Bosques de Saloya, CP. 86150
Villahermaosa, Tabasco, Mexico
international ph: +52 (993) 358 15 00, +52 (993) 358 15 00

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www.bestfriends.org/donate/index.cfm?
www.bestfriends.org/donate/MembershipPrograms.cfm?

FROM: Richard Crook, Rapid Response Manager, Executive Division
Best Friends Animal Society

We only yesterday (Nov. 9-10) were able to secure one of the University Campuses here in Tabasco, now it’s set up time. Right now I would prefer we only bring in skilled volunteers.

Anyone who can BRING supplies needed (above) — by all means, get on the road. The quicker we set up, the quicker we can bring in the sick and injured. We’re approaching two weeks in, so time is becoming an issue.

One last request, I’m also looking to secure items mentioned above locally if at all possible, so those of us that have been through this before know what is needed… Please pass along any leads on local equipment or supplies. This would be most helpful…

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4. UPDATES FROM THE GROUND

TABASCO, MEXICO
HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL: Responders On Ground + Supporting Local Efforts
FROM: Jessica Higgins, Program Manager, Latin America and Caribbean
Humane Society International * www.hsi.org

Jessica Higgins writes: I am flying to Villahermosa tomorrow (11/11/07). Dr. Mark Lloyd, DVM will arrive to assist… HSI has processed a donation to Gente por la Defensa Animal (GEPDA) in Mexico City to get them to Tabasco. They’ll work under the HSI “banner.” The HSI funding is to get them mobilized, but should consider a second donation to cover the response as it progresses. After Dr. Lloyd and I return to U.S., GEPDA will stay in place.

DONATE TO GEPDA:
www.gepda.org/eng/donate.htm

CONTACT GEPDA:
Mónica Pineda, Founder, GEPDA President USA: monica [at] gepda.org
Mary Carmen García, Founder, GEPDA Vice President Mexico: maryk [at] gepda.org

PHOTO, Richard Crook: Stranded by Floods in the Mexican State of Tabasco.
network.bestfriends.org/mexicofloodrescue/news/20437.html

FROM: Karen O’ Toole, Cougy [at] aol.com
Karen has been in Tabasco since last week, helping with animal aid assessment 90,000 sq miles devastated. Much of it cow land. So the cows are in deep trouble. 1.8 million cows in outlaying areas, not reachable by boats, etc. Not enough boats. Far out of city.

There are 2 main areas of the city still flooded. About 15 ft high, dropping a foot a day in the city, an inch a day in the outlaying areas, cow country.

Been in helicopters and boats surveying area. Have been meeting with govt. officials to get boats, etc. A small group of rescuers here that live in this city, only 5 of them. This is a city that recently electrocuted 50 stray dogs. This small group of rescuers had a protest. Only 100 people showed up. Most of population doesn´t care about animals, as is typical.

Got the university involved to give us students, volunteers, to help distribute food. The local five were doing it all alone.

Pets now 10 days without food-water. Those pets that lived were left on their roofs so they cannot get to the water, which is now dropped and below their level. Water in outlaying farms is fresh water, so at least the animals have that, and TONS of it, but in town the water is getting darker and darker. Motor boats, dead animals, submerged cars etc., polluting it.

Water should be down in about 3 to 4 weeks. But people lost everything and people food has to be brought in, so they’re not feeding pets with anything.

Been in military copters, SO SAD you see cows dead everywhere and those alive are on tiny dry patches in the middle of nowhere, and I mean nowhere. They will never get food. Other cows haven’t found these RARE dry patches and are still standing in deep water, no food around them, no land, nothing but miles of water in every direction. Not a chance in hell for them.

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5. NEWS: Best Friends Plans Rescue of Thousands of Animals

PHOTO, Rich Crook: Two dogs just rescued from the flood.
network.bestfriends.org/mexicofloodrescue/news/20439.html

TABASCO, MEXICO
Best Friends Prepares Staging Area, Plans Rescue of Thousands of Animals
network.bestfriends.org/mexicofloodrescue/news/20437.html

VILLA HERMOSA, Mexico — Best Friends Animal Society, the organization that helped rescue 6,000 dogs and cats following Hurricane Katrina, is prepared to launch a rescue effort to reach thousands of companion animals stranded by floodwaters in the Mexican state of Tabasco.

“We’ve seen dogs swimming for their lives, stranded on concrete blocks, on rooftops, and clinging to anything that will float,” said Rich Crook, rapid response manager for Best Friends, the American animal rescue organization. “We’re making final arrangements to get as many of them out as we can.”

Working with local authorities, Crook has established a staging area/rescue center on the campus of Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco Biological Campus. Four Best Friends rescue teams will be out on the water in the next few days to rescue animals stranded by floodwaters. Those animals suffering from injury or trauma will be brought to the rescue center where they will be treated by volunteer veterinarians.

“Most of the damage is on the northern and southern areas of Villa Hermosa and on the outskirts of the city,” Crook said. “We estimate there are 15,000-20,000 animals that will need help.”

The most immediate need, Crook said, will be to set up feeding and watering stations for the animals, all of which must be done on the water because houses are submerged to the rooftops.

“We are pleased to be partnering with the university, which has made the campus available for our staging area,” Crook said. “This is critical to a rescue of this nature. Having the use of buildings on the campus gives us a place where volunteers can stay and space to care for the animals.”

Heavy tropical storm rains inundated the area surrounding Villa Hermosa last week, causing damage to as many as one million homes. Published reports earlier this week said floodwaters had caused $4.7 billion in damage to homes, farmlands and cattle ranches. According to Crook, locals said it took only three hours for the rain to rise over the rooftops.

Paul Berry, chief executive officer of Utah-based Best Friends, said the organization’s rapid response teams are trained just for such a rescue operation. “We’ve been through this in Katrina and there are many similarities here,” Berry said. “As we have done in the past, we will work with local groups and lend our expertise where needed.”

DONATE TO BEST FRIENDS:
www.bestfriends.org/donate/index.cfm?
www.bestfriends.org/donate/MembershipPrograms.cfm?

MORE STORIES/UPDATES:

11/10/07: Tens of thousands of surviving dogs/cats may need help! [Day 3: Part 1]
network.bestfriends.org/mexicofloodrescue/news/20458.html

11/10/07: “Can you help us?” [Day 3: Part 2]
network.bestfriends.org/mexicofloodrescue/news/20457.html

11/9/07: Focusing on stranded companion animals
network.bestfriends.org/mexicofloodrescue/news/20440.html

11/9/07: Best Friends Team talks with top Mexico leaders about relief needs
network.bestfriends.org/mexicofloodrescue/news/20439.html

PHOTO, Rich Crook: Flooded street in Villaharmosa.
network.bestfriends.org/mexicofloodrescue/news/20440.html

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6. PHOTOS REQUESTED: For Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Relief

TABASCO, MEXICO

If you volunteer in Tabasco, please send us your photos and stories about animals there.

FROM: Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle, kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Send digital photo files (your best shots, not everything) of animals and rescue situations observed on the ground. We will post these, with your name/credit and brief description of photos to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Relief email list and website, www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

SEND PHOTOS TO kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

INCLUDE:

1. Your FULL NAME
2. DATES you volunteered
3. WHERE you volunteered (physical location)
4. BRIEF DESCRIPTION of photo[s] you send
5. Your EMAIL ADDRESS for feedback comments

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Nov 9, 2007 11:51 PM
Subject: Mexico Floods: Updates & Groups On Ground

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

RELIEF GLOBAL
11/9/07: Mexico Floods - Updates & Groups On Ground
KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

PHOTO: Best Friends

IN THIS ALERT:

1. BEST FRIENDS: In Tabasco, Mexico To Assess Animal Disaster Aid
2. IFAW: Helping Animals Affected by Severe Flooding In Tabasco, Mexico
3. GEPDA: People for the Defense of Animals
4. LOCAL AID: Plea For Animal Flood Victims In Mexico
5. LOCAL AID: Communication From Mexico

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1. BEST FRIENDS: In Tabasco, Mexico To Assess Animal Disaster Aid

TABASCO, MEXICO
Mexican president calls situation ‘extraordinarily grave’

11/7/07: A team from Best Friends Animal Society has arrived in the Mexican state of Tabasco to assess the effect of recent floods on the animal population. The situation is reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina, with hundreds of thousands of homeless residents. One report indicated that as many as 100,000 cattle and other domestic animals and tens of thousands of family pets are stranded by the floods.

“We are stunned by the lack of information in the media on this disaster’s impact on animals,” said Paul Berry, chief executive officer of Best Friends Animal Society. “We’ll do a thorough assessment and report findings ASAP, so other international organizations can determine how best they can help.”

…Best Friends’ rapid response manager Rich Crook met with Mexico’s minister of health to discuss current recovery plans. Next step: meet with military officials and tour the disaster area by military helicopter to determine what is needed to help animals survive the flooding.

Estimates are hundreds of thousands of Tabasco residents are homeless and living in shelters. Another 80,000 others are trapped in remote areas of the state. Many residents are trying to get to their homes to remove clothing and personal belongings, including pets who may have been stranded…

DONATE TO BEST FRIENDS
www.bestfriends.org/donate/index.cfm?
www.bestfriends.org/donate/MembershipPrograms.cfm?

PHOTO: groups.msn.com/ceridhihijosdelaluz/ayuda.msnw

KINSHIP CIRCLE CONTACT WITH RICH CROOK, BEST FRIENDS, IN MEXICO

From Brenda Shoss: I’ve been in touch with Best Friends Rapid Response Manager Rich Crook while in Mexico. Some of you submitted names/credentials for volunteering WHEN a field station is established in Tabasco.

Best Friends is still assessing the logistics of the disaster site, and working with government officials and local animal organizations to set up a collaborative effort. Rich feels no single organization can successfully manage the effort at the flood site.

He believes “we’ll need all hands on deck” once an operations area exists in conjunction with local government and local groups. At that time, vets, vet techs, and other experienced volunteers will likely be needed.

HOWEVER, I’ve received no additional request for deployment of volunteers.

If you are directly in touch with any of the groups mentioned in this alert and are asked to come to Mexico, make your arrangements.

If you’d like your name added to the potential volunteers list I am keeping for BF’s Richard Crook, please send the following info to kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

* Your phone number (cell is best)
* Brief credentials (ACO, vet/vet assistant, disaster certification, Katrina experience…)
* Your FIRST and LAST name
* Your PHYSICAL ADDRESS

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2. IFAW: Helping Animals Affected by Severe Flooding In Tabasco, Mexico

TABASCO, MEXICO
International Fund for Animal Welfare

11/8/07, PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The worst floods of the last 50 years have devastated southeast Mexico, where water now covers 80% of the state of Tabasco. IFAW — International Fund for Animal Welfare, www.ifaw.org/ — has sent a rescue team to evaluate the impact to animals and habitat, with the purpose of implementing an emergency relief plan.

To date:
- 3 human deaths.
- More than 20,000 people trapped in their homes.
- Thousands more displaced as refugees.
- An enormous number of farm animals have died or are still trapped by the flood waters.
- Companion animals unable to evacuate with owners face hunger, adverse health conditions.

“IFAW’s priority is to help mitigate the magnitude of the disaster for the affected people of Tabasco by giving attention to their animals which, in many cases, are all these people have left,” said Beatriz Bugeda, IFAW’s Director for Latin America.

In Tabasco, IFAW is working with local authorities, as well as other institutions and organizations. Preliminary agreements have been established with the Pro-Animal Committee, the coalition UNAM-ILPH-DST, the Veterinary School of Tabasco, the University of Tabasco, and the Secretary of Development of Agriculture and Forestry of the State of Tabasco. IFAW is collaborating with these groups to help domestic and farm animals affected by the floods. The scale of the disaster is enormous.

IFAW is also helping to send two mobile clinics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) with specialized personnel to give medical attention to production, farm, and companion animals. The clinics are critically important in responding to trapped animals, especially in areas where help has yet to arrive.

“We fear that many of these animals have been semi-submerged in water for days, and will probably present sicknesses like pododermatitis (lesions in legs), parasitosis, respiratory and digestive problems,” said Dr. Francisco Galindo of IFAW.

PHOTO: groups.msn.com/ceridhihijosdelaluz/ayuda.msnw

IFAW is also working with local authorities to conduct a census of companion animals at evacuation centers…set up for refugees. That information will be used to facilitate medical attention and food for the affected animals.

DONATE TO IFAW

ONLINE: www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=455

IFAW INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, USA
ph: 508-744-2000, 800-932-4329 * info [at] ifaw.org
411 Main Street * P.O. Box 193 * Yarmouth Port, MA 02675

IFAW MEXICO
ph: +52 55 56 62 05 59 * info [at] ifaw.org
Tecoyotitla No. 274 * Colonia Florida CP 01030 * México DF

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3. GEPDA: People for the Defense of Animals

TABASCO, MEXICO
Gente por la Defensa Animal A. C. (GEPDA, People for the Defense of Animals)

A U.S. animal organization has sent money to deploy the team in Mexico (GEPDA). GEPDA’s arrival date at the scene of Tabasco floods is unknown at this time, but may be within next several days.

GEPDA is a non-profit association created in Mexico City in 2000 and legally incorporated in 2005, by a group of professionals dedicated to promoting the application of humanistic principals to the protection and defense of animals. Volunteers in Mexico, United States and Canada.

DONATE TO GEPDA
www.gepda.org/eng/donate.htm

CONTACT GEPDA

Mónica Pineda: monica [at] gepda.org
Founder, GEPDA President USA

Mary Carmen García: maryk [at] gepda.org
Founder, GEPDA Vice President Mexico

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4. LOCAL AID (In Spanish): Plea For Animal Flood Victims In Mexico

TABASCO, MEXICO
SOC Liberación animal — www.socsite.tk

BABEL FISH TRANSLATION, SPANISH TO ENGLISH
Babel Fish Free Translation: world.altavista.com/tr

We are organizations to send aid to our dear smaller brothers, the animals, which nobody remembers… They need to be taken care of with the same compassion, gentility and mercy that all…deserve in…the same situation.

All the humanitarian aid is for people, who have undergone much… The animals also are victims of this misfortune. Many have died, drowned, or have been taken far from their families…or left by their own owners.

All aid is welcome but what it is needed more is:
Bags of croquetas or tins of food, for dogs and cats
Food for birds
Garrafones of water
Blankets
mamilitas
containers for food
sand tables
palitas
sand [litter?] for cat
containers for food, strap, etc.

All this will be taken to the center of storing located in the station of firemen in the central axis near the meter vestibules.

TO DONATE SUPPLIES AND MONEY:

All those who wish to help our smaller brothers, please to communicate to:
telephone: 044 55 2002 1972
or to write an email to convocatio [at] yahoo.com.mx

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5. LOCAL AID (In Spanish): Communication From Mexico

TABASCO, MEXICO
COMMUNICATION FORWARDED FROM:
Merritt Clifton, anmlpepl [at] whidbey.com

FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE: Babel Fish — world.altavista.com/tr — has clunky translations. Anyone on list who speaks Spanish and can translate message more coherently, please email English version to: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

BABEL FISH TRANSLATION, SPANISH TO ENGLISH
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007
From: antonio haghenbeck, fundaciona_haghenbeck [at] yahoo.com.mx

As a result of disaster happened in Beautiful Villa, Tabasco, the equipment of attention to emergencies of the Bottom the International for the Protection of the Animals and its Habitat (IFAW www.ifaw.org), is evaluating the situation in the disaster zone at this moment.

The victims are soliciting food for their animals of company, reason why we do a call again to them so that they collaborate with us reuniting to food for dogs and cats (croquetas and tins).

If you cannot take food you can deposit your support to the banking account below. The money will be used for the purchase of food and medicines for animals.

If you need deductible receipt taxes, contact and send the card of deposit
[to] Claudia Monroy — fax: (+5255) 5513-9850 * cmonroy [at] endesu.org.mx

No cuenta bancaria: 7820399
[BANK]: Banamex, Suc: 241
[NAME]: Espacios Naturales y Desarrollo Sustentable A.C

[ANIMAL SUPPLY] STORAGE CENTERS ARE IN:
1. IFAW OFFICES
Tecoyotitla Street, no. 274
Flowery Col., C.P. 01030, Mexico D.F
Everyday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

2. Independent National University of Mexico (UNAM)
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
University City Tunnel of the first building, next to the parking of professors.
Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

3. Patricio Sáenz no. 529, corner Towers Leader
Col. Of the Valley, Mexico D.F
Everyday: All hours

This action this being coordinated between several organizations: Committee Pro Natural Animal, Spaces, Veterinary Medicine Faculty of the UNAM, Foundation Antonio Independent Animal Haghenbeck and Protectores and Indigenista Aid.

Thank you very much by your aid!
Marcela Romero, Official of Campaigns
Bottom the International for the Protection of the Animals and its Habitat

THE FELINE POPULATION IN THE ORGANIZATION IS VERY HIGH, WE SOLICITD TO THEM TAKE IT INTO ACCOUNT FOR ITS FOOD CONTRIBUTION FOR CATS. SINCE MORE FOOD FOR DOGS And LITTLE FOR CATS IS RECEIVED GENERALLY. THANKS

PHOTO: groups.msn.com/ceridhihijosdelaluz/ayuda.msnw

ORIGINAL MESSAGE IN SPANISH:
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007
From: antonio haghenbeck, fundaciona_haghenbeck [at] yahoo.com.mx

A raíz de desastre ocurrido en Villa Hermosa, Tabasco, el equipo de atención a emergencias del Fondo Internacional para la Protección de los Animales y su Hábitat (IFAW ), se encuentra en este momento evaluando la situación en la zona de desastre.

Los damnificados están solicitando que se les apoye con alimento para sus animales de compañía, por lo que nuevamente les hacemos un llamado para que colaboren con nosotros reuniendo alimento para perros y gatos (croquetas y latas).

Si no puedes llevar alimento puedes depositar tu apoyo a la cuenta bancaria de abajo. El dinero será utilizado para la compra de alimento y medicamentos para animales.

Si necesitas recibo deducible de impuestos, ponte en contacto y envía la ficha de depósito a Claudia Monroy — fax: (+5255) 5513-9850 * cmonroy [at] endesu.org.mx

No cuenta bancaria: 7820399
[BANK]: Banamex, Suc: 241
[NAME]: Espacios Naturales y Desarrollo Sustentable A.C

Los centros de acopio se encuentran en:
1. Oficinas del IFAW calle
Tecoyotitla No. 274
Col. Florida, C.P. 01030, México D.F (Por Insurgentes Sur a la altura de Plaza Inn)
Todos los días de 9:00 am a 6:00 pm

2. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Ciudad Universitaria
Túnel del primer edificio, junto al estacionamiento de profesores.
De lunes a viernes de de 9:00 am a 5:00 pm

3. Patricio Sáenz no. 529, esquina Torres Adalid, Col. Del Valle, México D.F
Todos los días a cualquier horario

Esta acción esta siendo coordinada entre varias organizaciones: Comité Pro Animal, Espacios Naturales, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria de la UNAM, Fundación Antonio Haghenbeck y Protectores Independientes de Animales y Ayuda Indigenista.

¡Muchas gracias por tu ayuda!
Marcela Romero, Oficial de Campañas
Fondo Internacional para la Protección de los Animales y su Hábitat

Hola a todos,
Para los que quieran hacer donativos a la cuenta mencionada más abajo y les sea más fácil hacerlo por internet les hago llegar nuestro número CLABE:

00 21 80 02 41 78 20 39 92

En Banamex a nombre de Espacios Naturales y Desarrollo Sustentable A.C.

Muchas gracias por su interés y apoyo.
Claudia Monroy, Directora de Proyectos

LA POBLACIÓN FELINA EN LA ENTIDAD ES MUY ALTA, LES SOLICITAMOS LO TOMEN EN CUENTA PARA SU APORTACIÓN EN ALIMENTO PARA GATOS. YA QUE GENERALMENTE SE RECIBE MÁS ALIMENTO PARA PERROS Y POCO PARA GATOS. GRACIAS

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1. GULF COAST: Once monthly e-newsletters witth news, needs, stories…related to hurricane-affected animals in the Gulf Coast.
Newsletters to continue as long as needed.

2. RELIEF GLOBAL: E-newsletters/alerts about animals in disasters as they unfold — tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, fires, war zones, pet food recall…

3. ACTION CAMPAIGNS: Sample-letter alerts about

* Animal Protection Legislation
* Companion Animal Issues
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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Nov 4, 2007 12:24 PM
Subject: Animal Aid In Mexico Floods? “Just Like New Orleans”

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

RELIEF GLOBAL
11/4/07: Where Is Animal Aid In Mexico Floods? “Just Like New Orleans”
KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

LOOK:

PHOTO: A man rescuing a dog crosses flooded street in Villahermosa on Nov. 1. By Manuel Lopez, Reuters.
[Source.]

FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE, Brenda Shoss: Familiar? This flood is happening RIGHT NOW in the state of Tabasco, in southeastern Mexico. Tabasco’s governor has called the massive flooding “Just like New Orleans.” People and animals stranded atop homes and swimming down streets make the comparison inevitable. 700,000 (and counting) people affected. Similar story, different country? [MORE PRESS PHOTOS BELOW]

YET, WHERE IS THE ANIMAL DISASTER RESPONSE? I’ve scanned the internet and consulted personal rescue contacts for two days now, but have found nothing about local/national/international groups on the scene to aid animals.

Normally, Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Relief brings you a resource directory so we can all network supplies, volunteers and donations for animal victims — as we just did for the California wildfires — but this time we need everyone’s help.

Anyone with leads, links, or contact information — for local, national or international animal aid in Mexico — PLEASE SEND ME WHAT YOU HAVE FOR CIRCULATION ON KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER NETWORKING EMAIL LIST.

This list was born of Katrina. We’re linked by a spiritual and functional network that drove us (literally and figuratively) to the Gulf Coast. Let’s keep the network alive and do something FOR DOGS, CATS, HORSES, FARM ANIMALS…stranded, starving, afraid…in Mexico’s worst flood in 50 years.

Send any leads, links and/or contact information for local, national, or international animal rescue operations in Mexico’s flood to:
Brenda Shoss, kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

In the meantime, I’ll keep looking for answers too!
I’m sure some group is there, or mobilized to go…

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Excerpts From Mexico’s Flood - “Just Like New Orleans”

PHOTO: A man rescues a parrot and two dogs from floodwaters in Tabasco. A week of heavy rains unleashed massive flooding in southeastern Mexico.

TABASCO, MEXICO: 300,000 TRAPPED AFTER TABASCO FLOODS
www.gulfnews.com/world/Mexico/10164571.html

11/2/07: More than 300,000 people are believed to be trapped in their homes after severe flooding hit the southern Mexican state of Tabasco. A huge rescue operation has begun after torrential rains caused widespread flooding in the region.

One person has been confirmed dead so far but more than 1m are thought to have been affected by the floods. Dramatic rooftop helicopter rescues are being seen on television. Mexican President Felipe Calderon called it “one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the country.”

MEXICO FLOODING AFFECTS 700,000
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7072554.stm

Thousands remain stranded in the worst flooding in 50 years The authorities in Mexico say as many as 700,000 people have been affected by heavy rains and severe flooding in the south-eastern state of Tabasco.

The governor has called on anyone who owns a seafaring vessel to help free the 300,000 people believed to be trapped in their homes. Rescuers have also been using helicopters to try to reach people stranded on rooftops.

The heavy rains began at the weekend, forcing rivers to burst their banks in the largely low-lying state. The BBC’s Andy Gallacher in Mexico says it is the humanitarian crisis that now concerns the Mexican authorities. “We are just like New Orleans,” Tabasco governor Andres Granier said. “All the water that comes in has to be pumped out.”

PHOTO: Thousands remain stranded as Villahermosa remains under water.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7072554.stm

PHOTO: Stranded horses stand among submerged cars.
www.newsobserver.com/news/photos/story/758727.html

MEXICAN MILITARY GUARDS FLOODED AREAS
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5270112.html

11/3/07 — VILLAHERMOSA, MEXICO — Hundreds of rooftops rose like islands from a murky snake-infested sea of flood water that gave this besieged city a look eerily reminiscent of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Soldiers and sailors in combat gear clutched automatic weapons to ward off looters and other criminals as rescuers worked into the night Saturday. Various media said eight people had died, one in Tabasco state and seven in neighboring Chiapas state, but state officials could not confirm the reports. About 80 percent of Tabasco was under water, but some rivers receded slightly Saturday. Villahermosa, the state’s capital and largest city, remained largely flooded.

…Abandoned dogs yelped from rooftops, and snakes slithered perilously through the water near people wading to safety.

PHOTO: A stranded horse stands next to car in a flooded area in Villahermosa in Mexico’s Gulf coast, Friday, Nov. 2.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Humane Society of the United States - humanesociety [at] hsus.org
Date: Oct 30, 2007 10:02 AM
Subject: Watch our slideshow - animals saved from fires

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The Humane Society of the United States
DISASTER UPDATE: HSUS BRINGS ANIMALS TO SAFETY, SHELTER

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It was quite a week. The Humane Society of the United States’ Disaster Services teams evacuated animals in peril from fast-moving wildfires, helped to care for animals at rescue centers, and searched for stranded animals. Today I invite you to watch our slideshow about the disaster’s impact on animals — and our teams’ work to respond — over the past seven days: multimedia.hsus.org/slideshows/sandiego2007/index.html

Our response began a week ago today, when the County of San Diego’s Department of Animal Services called on us to help. We dispatched 20 HSUS staff and 10 National Disaster Animal Response Team volunteers to San Diego. At the height of our response, we had eight teams operating in the area, focusing primarily on search and rescue, and food and water delivery to pets stranded in the evacuation zones.

Click here to watch our short slideshow: community.hsus.org/ct/_1S7Mss1DRkk/

Hundreds of thousands of pets and countless farm and wild animals have been affected by this disaster. I am grateful to the skilled staff members and volunteers of The Humane Society of the United States — and all the responders in the area — for their dedication, and to you for standing with us in times of crisis.

Sincerely,

Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States

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Copyright (c)2007 The Humane Society of the United States
All Rights Reserved. | www.humanesociety.org
The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L Street, NW | Washington, DC 20037
mailto:humanesociety [at] hsus.org | 202-452-1100

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 27, 2007 1:37 PM
Subject: Animals Need Aid As Calif. Fires Subside

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

RELIEF GLOBAL
10/27/07: Animals Still Need Aid As Calif. Fires Subside
KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

For full Kinship Circle Directory - Saving Animals In CA Wildfires, email your request to: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

IN THIS ALERT:

1. 20,000 Bags Of Ice For Any Animal Shelter Or Staging Site
2. Escondido Humane Has 600+ Evacuated Animals. Help Needed.
3. Tragedy At Gentle Barn - Need 200 Bales Of Hay NOW
4. Evacuated Horses Need HAY NOW + Other Supplies
5. San Diego Pit Bull Rescuer Needs Aid For Vet Bills
6. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
7. WILDLIFE: Displaced Birds, Pets, Wildlife Welcome At Center
8. WILDLIFE: Help Wild Animals Harmed/Displaced by Calif. Fires
9. UAN Grants For Fire Victims To Get Vet Care, Boarding…
10. PetFinder.Com Sets Up Call Center For Fire-Displaced
11. Dealing With Animals: What Fire Victims Need To Know

PHOTO: Photo By Dana Rene Bowler/Staff Photographer. John Tarasi of Malibu holds his neighbors cat, Willow, after finding out the fire was nearing his house on the 22,000 block of the Pacific Coast Highway. Fires broke out in the area due to dry conditions and Santa Ana winds.
www.venturacountystar.com

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1. 20,000 Bags Of Ice For Any Animal Shelter Or Staging Site

DATE: 10/26/07
FROM: Martin St. John, MuttShack

20,000 pounds of ice for any animal shelter or staging site that needs it.
CONTACT MARTIN ST. JOHN, MUTTSHACK, ASAP:
866-718-1001, ext. 109, amanda [at] muttshack.org

MuttShack has been working on the scene at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium, where among the 250,000 people forced from homes, an estimated 10,000 evacuees took shelter — many with companion animals.

Qualcomm is now closed, as more fires are contained. MuttShack’s Martin St. John phoned Kinship Circle with a unique request: He has 20,000 bags of ice stored in a refrigerated truck. The truck needs to be returned…and SOMEONE must need the ice! Fellow disaster aid networkers, please put the word out:

20,000 pounds of ice for any animal shelter or staging site that needs it.
CONTACT MARTIN ST. JOHN, MUTTSHACK, ASAP:
866-718-1001, ext. 109, amanda [at] muttshack.org

MuttShack is now working with Escondido Humane Society (see item #2 BELOW) to find foster homes for evacuated animals and surrenders already sheltered there. With 1800 displaced people, a second wave of surrenders is anticipated over the next several weeks.

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2. Escondido Humane Has 600+ Evacuated Animals. Help Needed.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY
ESCONDIDO HUMANE SOCIETY
3450 East Valley Parkway * Escondido, CA 92027 * 760-888 – BARK
www.escondidohumanesociety.org/ehs_070.htm
We are sheltering over 600 animals here, many of them displaced and homeless from the fires in Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, Valley Center. The National Guard barricade has been removed. We now have the ability to freely accept volunteers, supplies, and donors and get the help that the animals need. Our Adoption and Educational Center remains closed and is converted to emergency operations to care for the influx of animals affected by the firestorm.

Though the fires have slightly subsided and the immediate evacuation threat has been removed, today was just as trying a day as ever… As people are allowed back into burned areas, more animals who desperately need help are being found — especially the ones who are not so lucky to have been evacuated. We need support to our Fire Fund, so we can give these animals the veterinary care (and much more) that they need.

Escondido Humane Society is calling for SUPPLIES, VOLUNTEERS, DONATIONS.
Director of Volunteer Services: volunteer [at] escondidohumanesociety.org * 760-888-2270

DONATE TO FIRE FUND:
BY MAIL - Escondido Humane Society
3450 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA, 92027
Designate “Fire Fund” on the memo line or include a note letting us know you’d like to help animals affected by the fires.
BY PHONE - Call donation hotline at 760-888-2240 to make a secure, tax-deductible gift
ONLINE - www.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=95-1661662

SUPPLIES NEEDED AT ESCONDIDO HUMANE:
- crates
- paper towels and bath towels
- litter, small litter pans
- canned cat and dog food
- cat and dog treats
- slip leads
- trash bags and trashcans with lids
- gallon jugs of water
- puppy pee pads
- bowls (disposable and metal)
- cat and dog toys

DIRECTIONS TO ESCONDIDO HUMANE SOCIETY:
From Valley Parkway driving east:
Turn left at Washington Ave (where National Guard road block currently located)
Turn right at Kaile, second street after Washington (residential street)
Drive around the road block * Turn immediately right on Jack’s Creek
Jack’s Creek curves to the left
The first stop sign is Beven Drive
Drive around road block crossing Beven Drive, continue down road to humane society on right

From Washington Avenue driving from north Escondido:
Driving on Washington Avenue, two blocks (approx) BEFORE East Valley Parkway, turn left on Kaile (residential street)
Drive around the road block * Turn immediately right on Jack’s Creek * Jack’s Creek curves to the left
The first stop sign is Beven Drive
Drive around road block crossing Beven Drive and continue down road to humane society on right

DONATED SUPPLIES MAY ALSO GO TO ESCONDIDO HUMANE SOCIETY RESALE SHOPPE:
Escondido Humane Society Resale Shoppe, 760-233-1569
1131 East Washington Avenue, Suite E
In Escondido (located at corner of Ash in Round Table Pizza strip mall)

PHOTO: Adoption Center at Escondido Humane Society is closed and converted to an emergency center for animals abandoned or displaced by fires.

PHOTO: Some of the smallest victims of the firestorm. These puppies, along with their mother, were surrendered to our care on Friday by a tearful family who lost everything in the fire.

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3. Tragedy At Gentle Barn - Need 200 Bales Of Hay NOW

www.gentlebarn.org/ * www.cacares.stirsite.com/page/page/5143255.htm

LOS ANGELES COUNTY
GENTLE BARN - Acton, California
CONTACT: fullcustomic [at] yahoo.com * 661-600-2132 * www.gentlebarn.org
10/27/07, from “Ha Adolfo” Fullcustom IC, fullcustomic [at] yahoo.com –
We need your help to get 200 bales of hay for Gentle Barn. Gentle Barn, in Acton, had a major fire. It’s high desert area, north of Santa Clarita, Agua Dulce, Southern Calif. They have enough hay to feed animals till Sunday night (barely). They were evacuated to Animal Acres and then evacuated a second time. They just got back to their shelter today (Friday, 10/26).

BUY/DELIVER HAY FOR GENTLE BARN:
Call Mueller Hay Company: 661-251-1594
15706 Sierra Hwy * Saugus, CA 91390
Reference: The Gentle Barn
The store WILL DELIVER HAY to Gentle Barn.
- Gentle Barn needs150 bales of BERMUDA hay
- Gentle Barn needs 50 bales of Alfalfa hay.

The Gentle Barn Foundation is home to sixty animals rescued from abuse. The Gentle Barn is host to abused children, kids recovering from substance abuse, kids on probation, foster kids and children and adults with mental, emotional and physical challenges. Through the interaction with animals the kids learn forgiveness, courage, strength, leadership skills, trust, empathy
and kindness… www.gentlebarn.org/

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4. Evacuated Horses Need HAY NOW + Other Supplies

PHOTO: By James Glover II/Staff Photographer - A thoroughbred named Montimiero runs in it’s pin as fire burns on the 6,000 acre Rancho Temescal in Piru on October 23, 2007. Minutes later the horse was removed and taken to the main stables away from the fire.
www.venturacountystar.com

SAN DIEGO COUNTY
RANCHES IN TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY - Imperial Beach/Nestor/San Ysidro Areas

REPLY TO: Maria, vaquera [at] san.rr.com
10/25/07, Forwarded by Kat5 Animal Rescue, kat5animalrescue [at] yahoo.com –
Ranches in the Tijuana River Valley (Imperial Beach/Nestor/San Ysidro area of San Diego County) have taken in some 350 evacuated horses. Hundreds more could be displaced by the fires at any time, and we are prepared to take them in as well, but are facing a hay shortage. Truckloads of hay coming from the Imperial Valley have been unable to get through this week, and several area feed stores have burned in the fires. The ranch where I work (Sun Coast Farms at 2550 Monument Rd) is going through 50+ bales a day…there are a dozen other ranches in the area in the same boat.

As of today, our ranch had about enough for another day. Other ranches in the area will be out by morning. A bare minimum of 10# of feed a day is necessary to sustain a horse…so at $14, 130# bail will sparingly feed 13 horses for one day. With 350 evacuees, on top of hundreds of horses that were already in the valley, WE NEED HAY!!!!!

HAY DESEPERATELY NEEDED:
- Bales of Bermuda and Alfalfa Hay
- Funds to purchase hay

DONATE FOR HAY PURCHASE:
Maria Siebrand * P.O. Box 181472 * Coronado, CA 92178
DONATIONS via PayPal payment to vaquera [at] san.rr.com
The credit card statement will reflect payment to MK Online Classifieds.

DELIVER HAY TO:
Sun Coast Farms * 2550 Monument Rd * San Ysidro, CA 92154

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY
HAY DONATIONS NEEDED FOR 100 HORSES LEFT IN EVACUATED RAMONA

REPLY TO: Marsha, devildogranch [at] ca.rr.com

I’ve been asked to help coordinate a drop-off/transport of hay donations for horses left behind in evacuated Ramona The horses ran out of hay earlier today and the water supply is being cut off. The situation is dire.

DONATE FOR HAY PURCHASE:
www.tibetanmastiff.org
Go to rescue, then PayPal and note: “For Ramona Horses”
All donations are tax deductible!

BUY/DELIVER HAY TO:
To buy Bermuda hay locally for delivery to Lake View Terrace drop-off, call:
Chris at East Valley Feed & Tack: 818-352-4594
Pay via credit card or stop in: 11084 Sheldon, Sun Valley

LOCAL HAY DROP-OFF POINT:
Bri McCullough, 818-303-6865
10161 Foothill Blvd. * Lakeview Terrace 91342
DIRECTIONS: Foothill to Esko, Esko to Jiminez, Right at Dominica to top of the hill.
Bri’s ranch is on the left, across from J-Bar Ranch.

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ORANGE COUNTY
OAKS STABLE, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA

CONTACT: Michelle, Oaks Stable, 714-316-9537

10/25/07, From Kat5 Animal Rescue, kat5animalrescue [at] yahoo.com — Surf City Animal Response Team is in charge here and they are good on volunteers but they are desperate for horse supplies. They just got 180 more horses from Camp Pendelton. They now have 700 horses!

SUPPLIES NEEDED AT OAKS STABLE:
- Carrots, apples
- Wheel Barrels
- Shavings
- Big buckets for water
- Pitch forks, rakes
- Halters
- Lead lines
- Lurche lines

SUPPLIES DROP-OFF POINT:
Can bring supplies anytime.
If sending must say, “Attn SCART.”

Oaks Stable * 30753 LaPata Ave.
San Juan Capistrano, CA. 92675
Michelle, 714-316-9537

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5. San Diego Pit Bull Rescuer Needs Aid For Vet Bills

SAN DIEGO COUNTY
IT’S THE PITS

CONTACT: Beth Gruff, beth [at] itsthepits.org * www.itsthepits.org
10/27/07, From YEP6CATS [at] aol.com — Please read the following email from Beth about the expenses her rescue incurred because of the fires. Donations of any amount are appreciated and will help them be able to continue saving so many shelter Pit Bulls.

DONATE TO IT’S THE PITS:
www.itsthepits.org/
[click on MAKE A DONATION button]

10/26/07, From Beth Gruff, beth [at] itsthepits.org — We are in desperate need of funds. We have 8 dogs who had to be boarded due to the fire evacuations. We have a monster of a bill to pay for the boarding of 8 dogs, some of which cost more due to meds being given. These dogs were in foster homes and people were ordered out of their homes with no place to go. The cost is $30 a day for 3 of them and $20 a day for the other 5! Plus we had two dogs that needed surgery that ended up costing $1900 for one and $650 for the other! I don’t know what we are going to do… Please route to anyone who might be able to make a small donation…

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6. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

SAN DIEGO COUNTY
DEL MAR FAIRGOUNDS
CONTACT: 858-509-5245

10/25/07, From Kat5 Animal Rescue, kat5animalrescue [at] yahoo.com –
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for horse feeding and to clean the horse stalls.
Volunteer shifts: 7 AM and 2 PM everyday.
They are good on supplies but need volunteers.
Del Mar Fairgrounds * 2260 Jimmy Durant Blvd
858-509-5245 (spoke with Carol Nolson)

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY
NEW LEASH ON LIFE - SANTA CLARITA
CONTACT: 661-255-0097 (ask for Claire or Stephanie)

10/25/07, From Kat5 Animal Rescue, kat5animalrescue [at] yahoo.com –
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help to construct/resurrect the dog runs that were blown down in the winds. They need strong hands that have construction know how. The need is immediate so that they can let the dogs out.
New Leash on Life: 661-255-0097 (ask for Claire or Stephanie)
16742 Placerita Canyon Rd. * Newhall, CA. 91321

10/25/07, From Kinship Circle, kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net –
Kelly Dorafshar, kel [at] nlol.org writes: New Leash On Life Animal Rescue is opening it’s doors to small animal evacuees in Santa Clarita.

VOLUNTEERS:
Call NLOL at 661-255-0097 or Alec Isbell 661-904-3835 to volunteer.
Bring any crates you have, labeled with your name, to NLOL’s E.R.A. Center.

DONATIONS:
www.nlol.org/donationform.asp
New Leash On Life ERA Center
16742 Placerita Canyon Rd. * Newhall, CA 91321
661-255-0097 or 818-710-9898 * info [at] nlol.org
www.newleash.org/

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY
ANIMAL ACRES SANCTUARY
CONTACT: 661-269-5404 or info [at] animalacres.org

VOLUNTEERS:
Come to Animal Acres to help care for animals.
Caregivers needed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
No appointment necessary
Help set up an emergency evacuation area for Animal Acres animals.
Volunteers needed to put up fencing and other jobs.
Volunteers needed EVERY DAY from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Let us know what day(s) you will be joining us.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:
- 44 gallon Rubbermaid trashcans
- Blankets, towels
- Veterinary medication for farmed animals
- 30 gallon water buckets
- Smaller seed buckets
- Bird waterers (at feed stores)
- Portable shade covers and tarps

DONATE ONLINE:
www.animalacres.org/donate.html
We URGENTLY need funding for…
- Temporary housing sheds
- Evacuation site fencing and corrals
- Water troughs and water hoses
- To purchase an additional transport trailer to evacuate ALL animals immediately.

DIRECTIONS TO ANIMAL ACRES:
Animal Acres, 661-269-5404, info [at] animalacres.org
5200 Escondido Canyon Road * Acton, CA 93510
Located approx. 40 minutes from Los Angeles.
Take Interstate 5 North to Highway 14 North (Antelope Valley Hwy towards Palmdale).
Take Highway 14 North approximately 18 miles.
Take the RED ROVER MINE ROAD exit; the exist curves to the right
Take the first LEFT (you’ll be on Ward Road), and this road ends at ESCONDIDO CANYON ROAD.
Take a LEFT on ESCONDIDO CANYON ROAD.
Animal Acres is first farm on left; look for buildings with red tiled roofs and mailboxes in front of driveway.

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7. WILDLIFE: Displaced Birds, Pets, Wildlife Welcome At Center

PHOTO: Temporary home: A domestic Crested Duck and a domestic Mallard relax at IBRRC’s San Pedro center. Both birds were transferred from the California Wildlife Center in Calabasas, CA. (Photo: IBRRC)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY
INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE RESEARCH CENTER (IBRRC) - San Pedro, Calif.
CONTACT: 310-514-2573 * www.ibrrc.org/pr_10_23_2007.html

International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) in San Pedro is offering temporary shelter to waterfowl and aquatic birds displaced due to the fires raging in Southern California. This past weekend, IBRRC received both wild and domestic ducks, coots and other birds that had to be evacuated from a wildlife center in Malibu.

“We want people who have pet ducks and geese, as well as other wildlife centers that need to evacuate, to know that our doors are open to them,” said Jay Holcomb, director of IBRRC. Animal Control agencies who need help caring for avian victims should also contact IBRRC.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has offered to help pay for the cost of caring for avian fire victims. IBRRC partners with IFAW providing Emergency Relief (ER) for animals who are victims of oil spills, and other disasters. People who need temporary housing for pet ducks, geese and swans should call IBRRC for more information: 310-514-2573. Please leave a message as staff and volunteers may be busy attending to patients. Messages are checked regularly. Please note: IBRRC staff and volunteers cannot rescue people’s pets

DIRECTIONS TO IBRRC SAN PEDRO SHELTER:
ibrrc.org/so_cal_directions.html
3601 South Gaffey Street * San Pedro, CA 90731
Phone: 310-514-2573

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8. WILDLIFE: Help Wild Animals Harmed/Displaced by Calif. Fires

SAN DIEGO COUNTY
PROJECT WILDLIFE HOTLINE
CALL: Project Wildlife Hotline 619-225-9202
CALL: For opossums, opossum pager: 760-926-0478
For native wild birds and mammals in distress, anywhere in San Diego County,
call the Project Wildlife Hotline 619-225-9202.

SAN DIEGO WILDLIFE REHAB
CALL: 619-303 5968
For opossums or other small mammals, call San Diego Wildlife Rehab at 619-303 5968.

If you come across a wild bird or other wild animal who seems to need help, please call one of these numbers, so that a licensed wildlife rehabilitator can care for the animal and then release him or her back to the wild.

SOURCE + FULL STORY: U.S. Wildlife: Southern California in flames
Wildlife rehabilitators evacuate animals in their care
network.bestfriends.org/international/news/20006.html
californiawildfires.org/index.php/tag/wildlife-rescue-numbers/

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9. UAN Grants For Fire Victims To Get Vet Care, Boarding…

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
UAN LIFE CRISIS GRANTS
CONTACT: www.uan.org or call 916-429-2457

EDITED FOR LENGTH / FULL STORY HERE:
www.uan.org/index.cfm?navid=359

SACRAMENTO (October 24, 2007) — United Animal Nations (UAN), the organization that pioneered disaster relief for animals 20 years ago and provided emergency animal sheltering and disaster relief services during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Southern California wildfires in 2003, is offering financial assistance grants of up to $500 to help victims of the devastating fires in Southern California care for their pets.

UAN’s LifeLine Crisis Relief Grants - www.uan.org/index.cfm?navid=167 - can help fire victims with expenses for the following:
Veterinary care to treat injury or illness caused by the fire
Temporary boarding
Transporting the animal to a temporary living situation

UAN will offer qualified individual applicants up to $500 as long as funds are available. Since UAN’s LifeLine Crisis Relief Grant Program is supported solely by private donations, individuals can help keep services flowing to evacuees and their pets in need with donations by donating to UAN’s Disaster Relief Fund - secure.ga4.org/01/UAN_disaster_relief

To get eligibility information and apply for a LifeLine Crisis Relief Grant, visit: www.uan.org or call 916-429-2457.

Through its volunteer-driven Emergency Animal Rescue Service (www.uan.org/index.cfm?navid=27) (EARS), UAN has provided emergency animal sheltering and disaster relief services during some of the nation’s most severe disasters. In addition to those named above, UAN also responded to Hurricanes Bret, Dennis and Floyd in 1999; the Midwest floods in 1993, Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and dozens more.

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10. PetFinder.Com Sets Up Call Center For Fire-Displaced

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TEMPORARY HOMES FOR DISPLACED COMPANION ANIMALS
CONTACT: 1-866-654-4732 or log onto www.petfinder.com/

EDITED FOR LENGTH / FULL STORY HERE:

In an effort to help families affected by the disastrous California wildfires, Petfinder.com, the largest online database of adoptable pets, announced today that it has initiated a call center service to help displaced families find temporary homes for their pets.

The service, which is available to pet families in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 1-866-654-4732 or by logging onto www.petfinder.com, will allow the thousands of evacuated families to address their immediate needs and still ensure their pets are cared for.

VOLUNTEERS interested in fostering a pet affected by the California wildfires can register to help at www.petfinder.com

Additionally, people from all over the country can make a tax-deductible donation to help California families with pets affected by the wildfires: www.petfinder.com/foundation/donate.html

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11. Dealing With Animals: What Fire Victims Need To Know

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
CONTACT: francisco.varaorta [at] latimes.com

EDITED FOR LENGTH / FULL STORY HERE:

10/26/07, by Francisco Vara-Orta, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer: For animal owners displaced by the California wildfires, caring for pets in a shelter or new location, or trying to find a lost pet, brings a set of emotional and physical challenges. “Pets are going to stress out just like their owners when a disaster strikes and alters their surroundings,” said Madeline Bernstein, president of L.A.’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “Pets will become depressed if they get separated from their owners and are more prone to becoming sick.”

Some basic first steps:

* Keep animals fed and hydrated. They can suffer from smoke inhalation too. Cats and smaller dogs usually have sensitive respiratory systems, so they may need medical attention if they are coughing irregularly.

* Always maintain close contact. Familiar scents and landmarks may be altered, and your pet may become confused and lost.

* Keep calm if a pet’s behavior changes for a bit after an emergency. Normally quiet and friendly pets may become aggressive or defensive.

If your pet was left behind or lost:

* Visit or contact the local command center or disaster relief center to find out what agency is rescuing animals from your neighborhood. Normally, the county or city animal control agency will be responsible for retrieving stranded animals. Call 888-738-7911 or visit www.pets911.com to find the phone numbers and locations of animal shelters or agencies nearby.

* If you cannot find your pet with the help of a local animal rescue agency, check the Petfinder.com website: www.petfinder.com/disaster

* The foundation has also set up a 24-hour call center to link evacuees with volunteers willing to provide a temporary home for a displaced pet. You can search for a foster provider on the website or call 866-654-4732.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Njcronk
Date: Oct 25, 2007 1:31 PM
Subject: Please share with others - thanks!
To: easyvegan [at] gmail.com

For those of you who are interested in helping out monetarily with the animal rescue and animal emergency housing that is needed because of the California wildfires, here are a few places that are helping to save the animals. They could use your donations.

SPCA - Los Angeles
www.spcala.com

New Leash on Life (Castaic area)
www.newleash.org/home.asp

(click from main page on each to read about their efforts.)

On the human front, the Red Cross is always the first out there on the scene and the first to help people.
You can donate to the Red Cross Los Angeles at:
www.redcrossla.org/

or the Red Cross San Diego at:
www.sdarc.org/site/pp.asp?c=erKQL4NQE&b=127361

Residents evacuating their homes are asked to take all companion animals with them. If possible, place your pet in a crate or carrier and bring any necessary supplies including leashes, food, water, and medications as supplies at evacuation centers may be limited. More tips.

Most Red Cross evacuation centers are accepting pets in carriers. If you do not have or were unable to put your pet in a carrier or need pet supplies, bring your pet to one of the following Red Cross evacuation centers:

El Camino High School - NO PEOPLE, ONLY ANIMALS
400 Rancho Del Oro Dr. * Oceanside, CA 92057
Space for horses, livestock and small animals

Fiesta Island - ACCEPTING 500 OWNERS AND THEIR ANIMALS
1500 Fiesta Island Rd * San Diego, CA 92109

Qualcomm Stadium - SMALL PETS ONLY
9449 Friars Road * San Diego, CA 92108

Mira Mesa High School - FULL
10510 Reagan Road * San Diego, CA 92126

Camp Diggity Dog - FREE BOARDING TO DOGS DISPLACED BY FIRES
1835 Imperial Ave * San Diego, CA 92102
619-702-4090, Bark [at] CampDiggityDogs.com
DIRECTIONS: www.campdiggitydogs.com/

LARGE ANIMAL EVACUATION:
Del Mar Fairgrounds - FULL

Lakeside Rodeo Grounds - FULL
Hwy 67 & Mapleview St.

IF YOU NEED EMERGENCY EVACUATION FOR YOUR ANIMALS OR LIVESTOCK:
CALL: 619-236-4250 and press “1″ for emergency services

ANYONE WITH STABLE OR AREA TO HOUSE EVACUATED LARGE ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK:
CALL: San Diego Humane Society, 619-299-7012

San Diego Humane Society
www.sdhumane.org

THE HUMANE SOCIETY ALSO NEEDS PORTABLE LIVESTOCK PANELS FOR TEMPORARY CORRALS:
If you have these available for use, CALL: 619 299-7012

VOLUNTEERS & SUPPLIES:
Volunteers and supplies are not needed at this time, but the San Diego Humane Society is keeping a list of names for people interested in helping.

* TO HELP, DONATE: here
* Or CALL: 619-299-7012
Also, VCA animal hospitals have also offered to board animals involved in southern California evacuations for FREE. Boarding assistance for pets is based on space availability at individual VCA Animal Hospitals throughout Southern California. Call the one closest to you for more information:

Alhambra VCA Mission Animal Hospital 626-289-3643
Arroyo Grande VCA South County Animal Hospital 805-489-1361
Bellflower VCA Lakewood Animal Hospital 562-633-8126
Big Bear City VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital 909-866-2021
Burbank VCA Animal Hospital (Burbank) 818-845-7246
Canoga Park VCA Companion Animal Hospital 818-340-1569
Cypress VCA College Park – Ana Brook Animal Hospital 714-827-6861
Encinitas VCA North Coast Animal Hospital 760-632-1072
Glendale VCA Arden Animal Hospital 818-246-2478
Hermosa Beach VCA Coast Animal Hospital 310-372-8881
Hesperia VCA Victor Valley Animal Hospital 760-244-8022
La Mesa VCA Grossmont Animal Hospital 619-697-0082
Laguna Niguel VCA Aliso Viejo Animal Hospital 949-643-0437
Lake Forest VCA Saddleback Animal Hospital 949-586-4250
Lake Forest VCA Arroyo Animal Hospital 949-770-1808
Long Beach VCA Los Altos Animal Hospital 562-421-3749
Los Alamitos VCA Rossmoor-El Dorado Animal Hospital 562-598-8621
Los Angeles VCA Miller-Robertson Animal Hospital 310-657-7050
Los Angeles VCA Petville Animal Hospital 310-313-9118
Mission Viejo VCA Mission Viejo Animal Hospital 949-582-1220
Monrovia VCA Santa Anita Animal Hospital 626-359-3281
Palm Springs VCA Desert Animal Hospital 760-778-9999
Pasadena VCA A Breed Apart Animal Hospital 626-795-4444
Rancho Mirage VCA Rancho Mirage Animal Hospital 760-346-6103
Reseda VCA McClave Animal Hospital 818-881-5102
Ridgecrest VCA Crestwood Animal Hospital 760-446-7616
Rolling Hills Estates
VCA Silver Spur Animal Hospital
310-541-3331
San Diego VCA Angel Animal Hospital 619-291-0042
San Diego VCA Hillcrest Animal Hospital 619-299-7387
San Diego VCA Main Street Animal Hospital 619-232-7401
San Diego VCA West Bernardo Animal Hospital 858-485-7570
Santa Fe Springs VCA La Mirada Animal Hospital 562-921-3539
Santa Monica VCA Santa Monica Dog and Cat Hospital 310-453-5459
Santa Monica VCA Wilshire Animal Hospital 310-828-4587
Spring Valley VCA Paradise Valley Animal Hospital 619-475-9770
Temecula VCA El Rancho Animal Hospital 951-296-3898
Torrance VCA Clarmar Animal Hospital 310-371-2474
Torrance VCA Kennel Club Resort & Spa 310-539-2201
Upland VCA Central Animal Hospital 909-981-2855
Venice VCA Marina Animal Hospital 310-306-8707
Victorville VCA Mesa Animal Hospital 760-245-0109
Woodland Hills VCA Parkwood Animal Hospital 818-884-5506

This information was shared as a public service by your Animal Chaplains at www.AnimalChaplains.com. Please call the agencies directly if you need assistance.

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 25, 2007 3:25 AM
Subject: KC DIRECTORY: Saving Animals In CA Wildfires

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

RELIEF GLOBAL
10/25/07: KINSHIP CIRCLE DIRECTORY - Saving Animals In CA Wildfires
KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

IN THIS ALERT:

1. VOLUNTEERS, SUPPLIES: Where Needed
2. RESOURCES/LOCATIONS: Animal Evacuation Sites
3. FOSTER/ADOPT URGENT: Overwhelmed Shelter Euthanizing…
4. Rescuers Race Flames To Save Pets, Livestock

PHOTO: Saving a Stray - Luckily this little refugee was spotted by Humane Officers wandering alongside the road. This Chihuahua is now safe at the Count of San Diego Department of Animal Services shelter in hopes of being reunited with its owner. San Diego Humane Society

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1. VOLUNTEERS, SUPPLIES: Where Needed

IF YOU LIVE IN LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO OR NEARBY:
You can also check with the many sites listed in #2 of this alert, where animals are housed. Though they haven’t specifically called for volunteers, local help may still be needed. Also check with shelters in fire zones to find out if they’re overwhelmed with evacuee drop-offs and need extra help.

CALIFORNIA/GENERAL

PASADO’S SAFE HAVEN NEEDS LAND/BARNS FOR LARGE & SMALL ANIMALS
Susan Michaels, Founder, Pasado’s Safe Haven: susan2 [at] pasadosafehaven.org
Our “boots on the ground” in LA County have asked us to come and help but we want to round up land/barns for large animal (as well as small) assistance. If anyone knows of someone with a great barn and acreage, please have them email Pasado’s Safe Haven ASAP: susan2 [at] pasadosafehaven.org
www.pasadosafehaven.org/

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY
ANYONE WITH STABLE OR AREA TO HOUSE EVACUATED LARGE ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK:
CALL San Diego Humane Society, 619-299-7012

HUMANE SOCIETY ALSO NEEDS PORTABLE LIVESTOCK PANELS FOR TEMPORARY CORRALS:
If you have these available for use, CALL: 619 299-7012

VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are not needed at this time, but the San Diego Humane Society is keeping a list of names for people interested in helping.
TO HELP, DONATE: here
Or CALL: 619-299-7012

SUPPLIES NEEDED:
San Diego Humane expects to house/care for 500-1000 horses.
THEY NEED…
- hay (timothy and grass)
- halters, lead ropes
- tons of portable corrals
If anyone is able to help with supplies contact:
cp [at] sdhumane.org or 619-243-3424
Stacey Zeitlin, Community Programs Manager
San Diego Humane Society and SPCA
5500 Gaines Street * San Diego, CA 92110
www.sdhumane.org

HAY DONATIONS NEEDED FOR 100 HORSES LEFT IN EVACUATED RAMONA
FROM: Marsha, devildogranch [at] ca.rr.com
I’ve been asked to help coordinate a drop-off/transport of hay donations for horses left behind in evacuated Ramona The horses ran out of hay earlier today and the water supply is being cut off. The situation is dire.

DONATE FOR HAY PURCHASES: www.tibetanmastiff.org
Go to rescue, then PayPal and note: “For Ramona Horses”
All donations are tax deductible!
BUY A BALE OR TWO OF HAY: To purchase Bermuda hay locally to be delivered to the drop-off in Lake View Terrace, call: Chris at East Valley Feed & Tack: 818-352-4594. Ask her to add it to tomorrow’s delivery to Bri McCullough in LVT. You can pay via credit card or stop in: 11084 Sheldon, Sun Valley.

If you know horse people in the area who might be able to donate and deliver a bale or two, this is the local drop-off point:
Bri McCullough, 818-303-6865
10161 Foothill Blvd. * Lakeview Terrace 91342
DIRECTIONS: Foothill to Esko, Esko to Jiminez, Right at Dominica to top of the hill.
Bri’s ranch is on the left, across from J-Bar Ranch.

HAY NEEDED FOR EVACUATED HORSES IN TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY
FROM: forum.signonsandiego.com/showthread.php?t=79611
REPLY TO: vaquera [at] san.rr.com
Ranches in Tijuana River Valley (Imperial Beach/Nestor) have hundreds of evacuated horses, but now face a hay shortage. The ranch where I work is going through 50+ bales a day…there are a dozen other ranches in same boat. Truckloads of hay from the Imperial Valley have been unable to get through this week, and several area feed stores have burned in the fires.

If you have Bermuda Grass or Alfalfa hay available (especially concerned about the Bermuda), or know someone who does, please email me: vaquera [at] san.rr.com

LOS ANGELES AREA:

NEW LEASH ON LIFE - SANTA CLARITA
Kelly Dorafshar, kel [at] nlol.org
New Leash On Life Animal Rescue is opening it’s doors to small animal evacuees in Santa Clarita. www.newleash.org/

VOLUNTEERS:
Dog/cat rescuers needed to help in shifts for next 3-4 days.

* Call NLOL at 661-255-0097 or Alec Isbell 661-904-3835 to volunteer.
* Bring any crates you have, labeled with your name, to NLOL’s E.R.A. Center.

DONATIONS: www.nlol.org/donationform.asp
New Leash On Life ERA Center
16742 Placerita Canyon Rd. * Newhall, CA 91321
661-255-0097 or 818-710-9898 * info [at] nlol.org

ANIMAL ACRES SANCTUARY
619-299-7012, info [at] animalacres.org
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
- 44 gallon Rubbermaid trashcans
- Blankets, towels
- Veterinary medication for farmed animals
- 30 gallon water buckets
- Smaller seed buckets
- Bird waterers (at feed stores)
- Portable shade covers and tarps

VOLUNTEERS:
Come to Animal Acres to help care for animals.

* Caregivers needed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
* No appointment necessary

Help set up an emergency evacuation area for Animal Acres animals.

* Volunteers needed to put up fencing and other jobs.
* Volunteers needed EVERY DAY from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* Let us know what day(s) you will be joining us.
* CALL: 661-269-5404 or EMAIL: info [at] animalacres.org

DONATE ONLINE: www.animalacres.org/donate.html
We URGENTLY need funding for…
- Temporary housing sheds
- Evacuation site fencing and corrals
- Water troughs and water hoses
- To purchase an additional transport trailer to evacuate ALL animals immediately.

DIRECTIONS TO ANIMAL ACRES:
Animal Acres, 661-269-5404
5200 Escondido Canyon Road * Acton, CA 93510

* Located approx. 40 minutes from Los Angeles.
* Take Interstate 5 North to Highway 14 North (Antelope Valley Hwy towards Palmdale).
* Take Highway 14 North approximately 18 miles.
* Take the RED ROVER MINE ROAD exit; the exist curves to the right
* Take the first LEFT (you’ll be on Ward Road), and this road ends at ESCONDIDO CANYON ROAD.
* Take a LEFT on ESCONDIDO CANYON ROAD.
* Animal Acres is first farm on left; look for buildings with red tiled roofs and mailboxes in front of driveway.

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2. RESOURCES/LOCATIONS: Animal Evacuation Sites

GENERAL/CALIFORNIA

NORCO Animal Rescue Team - LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT
760-888-2270 * mickih [at] escondidohumanesociety.org
Micki Hickox, Director of Volunteer Services, Escondido Humane Society
3450 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92027

2 ACRES AVAILABLE FOR LIVESTOCK IN WILDOMAR, CA (Riverside County)
REPLY TO: Judyth Marshel: 951-206-1390 or amorlobo [at] gmail.com
If you need a place for livestock, I have 2 acres just south of Lake
Elsinore. Fenced. Beds for people. 2 fenced corrals 24 x 24 for dogs. Arena
for horses. All fenced. Easy access for 3 horses or smaller trailers.

NOAH’S WISH UPDATED REPORTS
www.noahswish.info/CurrentRecentDisasters/
Emergency Animal Rescue Service [EARS]
www.uan.org/index.cfm?navid=358

SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO FIRE MAP SHOWING ANIMAL SHELTERS
[click here]

SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY EMERGENCY EVACUATION - ANIMALS OR LIVESTOCK
CALL: 619-236-4250 and press “1″ for emergency services

San Diego Animal Support Foundation
619-847-8755 * Temporary Foster Homes For Pets Available
helpsandiego.blogspot.com/2007/10/temporary-foster-homes-for-pets.html
Evacuees who are in need of temporary shelter for their pets can call the San Diego Animal Support Foundation: 619-847-8755. The foundation has temporary foster homes for dogs, cats, bunnies, goats, horses and other animals. Property for livestock, horses, burros, sheep is available immediately on private property in Winchester, Temecula, San Marcos, El Cajon and private ranches in Imperial Beach.

El Camino High School - SMALL ANIMALS ONLY
400 Rancho Del Oro Dr. * Oceanside, CA 92057
Space for horses, livestock and small animals

Fiesta Island - ACCEPTING 500 OWNERS AND THEIR ANIMALS
1500 Fiesta Island Rd * San Diego, CA 92109

Qualcomm Stadium - SMALL PETS ONLY
9449 Friars Road * San Diego, CA 92108

Mira Mesa High School - FULL
10510 Reagan Road * San Diego, CA 92126

Camp Diggity Dog - FREE BOARDING TO DOGS DISPLACED BY FIRES
619-702-4090, Bark [at] CampDiggityDogs.com
1835 Imperial Ave * San Diego, CA 92102
DIRECTIONS: www.campdiggitydogs.com/

Imperial Valley Expo - LARGE, SMALL ANIMALS
RVs, displaced truck drivers, and parking for RVs & hookups, NOT families.

Poway Valley Riders Association Arena - LARGE ANIMALS
Also called Poway Rodeo Grounds, at corner of Tierra Bonita Rd and Poway Valley Rd

Del Mar Fairgrounds - LARGE ANIMALS - FULL
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.
VIDEO: Animals evacuated to Del Mar Fairgrounds

Lakeside Rodeo Grounds - LARGE ANIMALS - FULL
Hwy 67 & Mapleview St.

Gillespie Field - LARGE ANIMALS
1960 Joe Crosson Dr., El Cajon

San Diego County area fire official information: 619-570-1070
• Horse Park Center (East of Hwy 5 in Del Mar) - can hold up to 400 horses
• San Diego Fairgrounds - will have stalls available with an unknown capacity at this time
• San Diego Humane Society - shelter at Jamul Fire Station for large animals
• Steele Canyon High School is a shelter for people and small animals
SOURCE: Governor Schwarzenegger’s Fire Report, calfires.com/

SAN DIEGO COUNTY VCA HOSPITALS - FREE BOARDING TO NOV. 5
Space-available basis. Call ahead to double-check.
– San Diego VCA Angel Animal Hospital 619-291-0042
– San Diego VCA Hillcrest Animal Hospital 619-299-7387
– San Diego VCA Main Street Animal Hospital 619-232-7401
– San Diego VCA West Bernardo Animal Hospital 858-485-7570

LOS ANGELES & ORANGE COUNTY AREA
• Soony Sandore offering 25 vacant acres for evacuated animals
30921 Agua Dulce Canyon Rd off the 14 Freeway. REPLY TO: soony123 [at] gmail.com
• Ventura County Fairgrounds - LIVESTOCK SHELTERED
• Orange County Fairgrounds - HORSES SHELTERED - FULL
SOURCE: U.S. Senator Boxer’s website, boxer.senate.gov/calfire.cfm

Antelope Valley Fair Grounds - LARGE ANIMAL SHELTER
2551 West Ave. H * Lancaster, Calif. 93536
www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/23/evac.tips/index.html?iref=newssearch#animal

MALIBU & AGUA DOLCE AUTHORITIES’ EMERGENCY ANIMAL HOTLINE
[Animal caretakers] call 818-991-6384 for help with emergency evacuation.

Agoura Hills Shelter - SMALL ANIMALS [CATS, DOGS]
818-991-0071 * 29525 Agoura Road in Agoura Hills, Topanga County

Pierce College Equestrian Center - LARGE ANIMALS [HORSES]
HOTLINE: 818-991-6384
6201 Winnetka Ave. in Woodland Hills
Enter the campus off De Soto Avenue just south of Victory Blvd.
Turn east onto El Rancho Road.

Industry Hills Expo Center - LARGE ANIMALS
626-330-0324 * 16200 Temple Avenue in the City of Industry
Additional large animal evacuation info: Animal Care Hotline, 714-935-7158
www.illyria.com/fire/index.htm

Castaic Animal Shelter - SMALL ANIMAL SHELTER
661-257-3191 * 31044 N. Charlie Canyon Rd., Castaic, Calif. 91384

El Toro High School or Orange County Animal Shelter - SMALL ANIMALS
Orange County Animal Shelter off of The City Drive.
Evacuees with animal shelter questions are advised to contact the Animal Control hotline at 714-935-6848. www.illyria.com/fire/index.htm

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA - BORDER COLLIE RESCUE
We’ve been working to arrange foster homes and supplies for displaced dogs from the fire area. Please contact us at beyondbordersbcrescue [at] yahoo.com for information and assistance. sandiegofires.info/?q=node/28

LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTY VCA HOSPITALS - FREE BOARDING TO NOV. 5
Space-available basis. Call ahead to double-check.
– Alhambra VCA Mission Animal Hospital 626-289-3643
– Arroyo Grande VCA South County Animal Hospital 805-489-1361
– Bellflower VCA Lakewood Animal Hospital 562-633-8126
– Big Bear City VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital 909-866-2021
– Burbank, VCA Animal Hospital, 818-845-7246
– Canoga Park, VCA Companion Animal Hospital, 818-340-1569
– Cypress, VCA College Park-Ana Brook Animal Hospital, 714-827-6861
– Encinitas VCA North Coast Animal Hospital 760-632-1072
– Glendale, VCA Arden Animal Hospital, 818-246-2478
– Hermosa Beach, VCA Coast Animal Hospital, 310-372-8881
– Hesperia VCA Victor Valley Animal Hospital 760-244-8022
– Laguna Niguel, VCA Aliso Viejo Animal Hospital, 949-643-0437
– Lake Forest, VCA Saddleback Animal Hospital, 949-586-4250
– Lake Forest, VCA Arroyo Animal Hospital, 949-770-1808
– La Mesa VCA Grossmont Animal Hospital 619-697-0082
– Long Beach VCA Los Altos Animal Hospital 562-421-3749
– Los Alamitos, VCA Rossmoor-El Dorado Animal Hospital, 562-598-8621
– Los Angeles, VCA Miller-Robertson Animal Hospital, 310-657-7050
– Los Angeles, VCA Petville Animal Hospital, 310-313-9118
– Mission Viejo, VCA Mission Viejo Animal Hospital, 949-582-1220
– Monrovia VCA Santa Anita Animal Hospital 626-359-3281
– Palm Springs VCA Desert Animal Hospital 760-778-9999
– Pasadena, VCA A Breed Apart Animal Hospital, 626-795-4444
– Rancho Mirage VCA Rancho Mirage Animal Hospital 760-346-6103
– Reseda, VCA McClave Animal Hospital, 818-881-5102
– Ridgecrest VCA Crestwood Animal Hospital 760-446-7616
– Ridgecrest VCA Crestwood Animal Hospital 760-446-7616
– Santa Fe Springs VCA La Mirada Animal Hospital 562-921-3539
– Santa Monica, VCA Santa Monica Dog and Cat Hospital, 310-453-5459
– Santa Monica, VCA Wilshire Animal Hospital, 310-828-4587
– Spring Valley VCA Paradise Valley Animal Hospital 619-475-9770
– Temecula VCA El Rancho Animal Hospital 951-296-3898
– Torrance VCA Clarmar Animal Hospital 310-371-2474
– Torrance VCA Kennel Club Resort & Spa 310-539-2201
– Upland VCA Central Animal Hospital 909-981-2855
– Venice VCA Marina Animal Hospital 310-306-8707
– Victorville VCA Mesa Animal Hospital 760-245-0109
– Woodland Hills, VCA Parkwood Animal Hospital, 818-884-5506

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Devore Animal Shelter - DOGS & CATS
19777 Shelter Way, Devore
San Bernardino Valley Humane Society - DOGS & CATS
374 W. Orange Show Road, San Bernardino
Victorville Fairgrounds - LARGE ANIMALS/LIVESTOCK
14800 7th St., Victorville
Glen Helen Rodeo Grounds - LARGE ANIMALS/LIVESTOCK
2555 Glen Helen Parkway, Devore
SOURCE: www.sbcounty.gov/evocdata.asp
Yucaipa Regional Park - LARGE ANIMAL SHELTER
33900 Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa, Calif.

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3. FOSTER/ADOPT URGENT: Overwhelmed Shelter Euthanizing…

DATE: 10/22/07
FROM: Jennifer Warner, webmaster [at] phsspca.org

Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA: 626-792-7151 Ext. 112

Due to animal evacuations from the fires, we do not have the space to hold these dogs for rescue networking. All are CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED for euthanasia at any time if space is needed to take in strays and evacuees.

Please contact me immediately if you can rescue or adopt any of them:
Jennifer Warner, Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA: 626-792-7151 Ext. 112 361 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105 * www.phsspca.org

VIEW DOGS: phsspca.org/view_pets.htm

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4. Rescuers Race Flames To Save Pets, Livestock

DATE: 10/24/07
SOURCE: www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/23/evac.animals/index.html

VIDEO: www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/23/evac.animals/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

(CNN) — In San Diego County, officials are racing, literally, to save pets and livestock left behind by hundreds of thousands of residents fleeing the raging wildfires. For the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services, it’s nonstop work to save as many lives as possible, said Lt. Daniel Desousa. “We’re doing the best we can to keep ahead of the flames and pull the animals out,” he said Tuesday. “Are animals going to be killed? Yes. But we’re doing the best we can.”

With help from Los Angeles and the Humane Society of the United States, the county’s 30 animal services officers have been answering calls from people who left their pets and livestock behind as well as those who have seen animals left in evacuated areas.

Many people calling don’t have enough trailers to get all of their horses to safety and need help, he said. “I never knew we had so many horses here,” Desousa said. “And we’re seeing even more this time because our fires are bigger and worse (than the 2003 fires that swept the area).”

At a fairground in San Diego County, 2,000 horses are being boarded, but Desousa said it seems like horses are being housed everywhere — even mall parking lots — with their anxious owners standing next to them. “If you have an open space, we’ll put horses on it,” he said.

The Humane Society’s Curtis Ransom is stationed at an emergency campground in San Diego County where people have taken refuge with their dogs, cats, horses and even goats. “It’s a whole different situation from Katrina; people are taking care of the animals,” Ransom said. “The message has gotten out. It’s a horrible disaster, but as far as facilities and willingness to take in animals, I don’t think there’s any hesitation,” he said.

He said they have received invitations from shelters to take in pets — they even have one place that could house an elephant, if needed — and many of the evacuation areas are allowing people to bring their furry friends. Also, news stations are informing people about where they can take their animals if their neighborhood is evacuated, Ransom said.

Desousa said the county has been so busy with the work, they don’t have figures on how many animals they’ve saved and evacuated. One officer called to say there was a bird left in a house in the fire’s path. He wanted to know if he should kick in the door to get the animal. Desousa told him that the door won’t matter if the fire destroys the house. Save the bird, he told him. Other times, flames have been too close for officers to grab the animals, Desousa said.

On the job for 19 years, Desousa said this is the worst series of wildfires he’s seen. Even many of the officers themselves have been evacuated. Desousa has his three dogs, three cats, a tortoise and a snake in his office. He said when they were told to evacuate, they divvied up priorities.

“I ran home, grabbed the animals and my wife grabbed the family photos,” he said.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Fund for Animals - news [at] fundforanimals.org
Date: Oct 24, 2007 4:02 PM
Subject: So Far…Spared. A Special Report from The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center

THE FUND FOR ANIMALS SPECIAL REPORT
October 24, 2007

I wanted to provide you with up-to-date information about the animals currently under the care of The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif (can be found online at community.hsus.org/ct/TpS7Mss1Fzi-/).

Fortunately the facility — and all the animals — have so far been spared the ravages of California’s wildfires.

Animals living in permanent sanctuary there — including an African lion, a pigmy hippo, mountain lions and bobcats — remain in their natural enclosures. They are alert but not stressed. They are under the care of manager Chuck Traisi and a group of volunteers.

The 13-acre facility, which also serves the region as a major rehabilitation center for wildlife, is free of brush and other fuels. Water has been shut off, but volunteers have arranged to bring in fresh supplies.

Some staff members ordered evacuated on Tuesday are now prepared to return. Wildlife rehabilitation facilities will be as ready as possible in the wake of the fires.

Thank you for caring about animals,

Michael Markarian
President
The Fund for Animals

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 23, 2007 6:16 PM
Subject: HELP/RESOURCES: Animals In California Wildfires

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

RELIEF GLOBAL
10/23/07: Animals Caught In California Wildfires: How To Help
KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

COMPREHENSIVE ALERT ABOUT ANIMALS AFFECTED IN SOUTHERN CALFORNIA WILDFIRES: As of today, nearly a half million people have evacuated. Homes are gone. READ CAREFULLY, if you want to help. Many listings below show info to DONATE and/or VOLUNTEER. Anyone certified with Noah’s Wish, EARS, or other disaster relief orgs ought to be prepared to be deploy.

As during Katrina, however, Kinship Circle has no control over the ever-changing logistics of a disaster.

10/23/07: How To Help Animals In California Wildfires

1. UPDATE: Fire Evacuation For Gentle Barn - Cows Trapped. Horses Afraid.
2. UPDATE: As Flames Engulfed Animals At Gentle Barn In Santa Clarita, CA…
3. San Diego Animal Evacuations: Where They’re Welcome/How To Help
4. Southern California VCA Hospitals Offer Free Boarding
5. Animal Evacuation Order Issued For Topanga Canyon
6. High Winds Bring Displaced Doggies To Blown-Down Ranch
7. Evacuated Horses Streaming into Pierce College As Fires Spread
8. Flames Threaten San Diego Wild Animal Park
9. Massive Evacuations Ordered As Onslaught Of Fires Spreads
10. MORE REPORTS/RESOURCES FOR ANIMALS

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1. UPDATE: Fire Evacuation For Gentle Barn - Cows Trapped. Horses Afraid.

[Kelly's note: click here to see the original alert.]

DATE: 10/22/07
FROM: Lorri Bauston, President, info [at] animalacres.org

EMERGENCY EVACUATION UPDATE: Fortunately, because of the dedication of volunteers and individuals who helped us buy animal transport trailers, WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY EVACUATE ALL OF GENTLE BARN’S ANIMALS, and the animals are now being cared for at Animal Acres…

Given the state of emergency in southern California, it is clear that additional fire evacuation areas need to be established for farm animals, and we are focusing all our efforts on this over the next two weeks. We DESPERATELY need YOU to help with this effort.

HOW TO HELP FARM ANIMALS IN FIRE EVACUATIONS:

1. VOLUNTEER AT ANIMAL ACRES: Come to Animal Acres to help care for evacuated animals here.

* Caregivers needed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
* No appointment necessary
* Directions to Animal Acres: www.animalacres.org

2. HELP ESTABLISH EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROTOCOL: Help set up an emergency evacuation area for the Animal Acres animals. The more volunteers who can pitch-in, the sooner a site can be ready for evacuation needs.

3. DONATE FOR EVACUATION NEEDS: Your donation, in any amount, will means so much. We URGENTLY need funding for:

* Temporary housing sheds
* Evacuation site fencing and corrals
* Water troughs and water hoses
* To purchase an additional transport trailer to evacuate ALL animals immediately.
* DONATE ONLINE: www.animalacres.org/donate.html

On behalf of ALL of us at Animal Acres, and the animals who need our assistance at this difficult time, THANK YOU.

Lorri Bauston, President, ANIMAL ACRES
5200 Escondido Canyon Road * Acton, CA 93510
ph: 661-269-5404; fax: 661-269-0194
email: info [at] animalacres.org * website: www.animalacres.org
Animal Acres is a Los Angeles farmed animal sanctuary and compassionate
living center directed by Farm Sanctuary co-founder Lorri Bauston.

DIRECTIONS TO ANIMAL ACRES:

* Located approx. 40 minutes from Los Angeles.
* Take Interstate 5 North to Highway 14 North (Antelope Valley Hwy towards Palmdale).
* Take Highway 14 North approximately 18 miles.
* Take the RED ROVER MINE ROAD exit;
* the exit will curve to the right; take the first LEFT (you’ll be on Ward Road), and this road ends at ESCONDIDO CANYON ROAD.
* Take a LEFT on ESCONDIDO CANYON ROAD.
* The Sanctuary is the first farm on the left; look for buildings with red tiled roofs and mailboxes in front of driveway.

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2. UPDATE: As Flames Engulfed Animals At Gentle Barn In Santa Clarita, CA…

DATE: 10/22/07
FROM: Susie V Kaufman, Susie [at] JarrettLennon.com

Sunday and Monday, as flames engulfed the animals at Gentle Barn in Santa Clarita, CA , Kinship Circle urged volunteers to bring transport trailers and willing hands to both Gentle Barn and Animal Acres. You were advised to notify Susie Kaufman, if able to help. Below is Susie’s update on the evacuated animals.

CONTACT SUSIE TO BE ON-CALL FOR EVACUATION OR LOADING/UNLOADING ANIMALS:

* PHONE (only use this number): 661-251-6669
* EMAIL: Susie [at] JarrettLennon.com
* Contact by EMAIL is preferred.

We need loving people to come to Animal Acres and help feed and water our rescued rescues. We also need:

* Food!
* Bedding!
* Containers for water
* Everything you can think of for farm animals to make them comfortable and calm.

If you come to Animal Acres, let them know Susie sent you their way. That way we’ll know if this system works.

We need folks on standby — in case Animal Acres needs to evacuate — with:

* Trailers, trucks
* Ability to load and unload panicked animals

It’s AMAZING how many of you love animals that much!
With all my heart, Susie, Susie [at] JarrettLennon.com * 661-251-6669

DIRECTIONS TO ANIMAL ACRES:
Animal Acres, 661-269-5404
5200 Escondido Canyon Road * Acton, CA 93510

* Located approx. 40 minutes from Los Angeles.
* Take Interstate 5 North to Highway 14 North (Antelope Valley Hwy towards Palmdale).
* Take Highway 14 North approximately 18 miles.
* Take the RED ROVER MINE ROAD exit;
* the exit will curve to the right; take the first LEFT (you’ll be on Ward Road), and this road ends at ESCONDIDO CANYON ROAD.
* Take a LEFT on ESCONDIDO CANYON ROAD.
* The Sanctuary is the first farm on the left; look for buildings with red tiled roofs and mailboxes in front of driveway.

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3. San Diego Animal Evacuations: Where They’re Welcome/How To Help

DATE: 10/23/07
SOURCE: www.sdhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter__HarrisWitchcreekFire
SOURCE: www.cbs8.com/

PHOTO: SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY Assisting with Animal Evacuations for Harris and Witch Creek Fires. As of Sunday evening, several dozen animals have been evacuated to temporary holding locations. Among the animals evacuated were horses, goats, ducks, and dogs. The ARR is continuing to monitor the fires through the night and will continue to provide aid to those pets in danger.

COMPANION ANIMAL EVACUATION:

El Camino High School - NO PEOPLE, ONLY ANIMALS
400 Rancho Del Oro Dr. * Oceanside, CA 92057
Space for horses, livestock and small animals

Fiesta Island - ACCEPTING 500 OWNERS AND THEIR ANIMALS
1500 Fiesta Island Rd * San Diego, CA 92109

Qualcomm Stadium - SMALL PETS ONLY
9449 Friars Road * San Diego, CA 92108

Mira Mesa High School - FULL
10510 Reagan Road * San Diego, CA 92126

Camp Diggity Dog - FREE BOARDING TO DOGS DISPLACED BY FIRES
1835 Imperial Ave * San Diego, CA 92102
619-702-4090, Bark [at] CampDiggityDogs.com
DIRECTIONS: www.campdiggitydogs.com/

LARGE ANIMAL EVACUATION:
Del Mar Fairgrounds - FULL

Lakeside Rodeo Grounds - FULL
Hwy 67 & Mapleview St.

IF YOU NEED EMERGENCY EVACUATION FOR YOUR ANIMALS OR LIVESTOCK:
CALL: 619-236-4250 and press “1″ for emergency services

ANYONE WITH STABLE OR AREA TO HOUSE EVACUATED LARGE ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK:
CALL: San Diego Humane Society, 619-299-7012

HUMANE SOCIETY ALSO NEEDS PORTABLE LIVESTOCK PANELS FOR TEMPORARY CORRALS:
If you have these available for use, CALL: 619 299-7012

VOLUNTEERS & SUPPLIES:
Volunteers and supplies are not needed at this time, but the San Diego Humane Society is keeping a list of names for people interested in helping.

* TO HELP, DONATE: [here]
* Or CALL: 619-299-7012

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4. Southern California VCA Hospitals Offer Free Boarding

DATE: 10/23/07
SOURCE: www.kpfk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3448&Itemid=87

VCA animal hospitals throughout Southern California are offering free boarding through Nov. 5 — on a space-available basis — for animals whose owners have been evacuated or displaced as a result of the firestorms.

Pet owners should call ahead to double-check, but VCA facilities in Los Angeles and Orange counties that may have space available include:

– Burbank, VCA Animal Hospital, 818-845-7246
– Canoga Park, VCA Companion Animal Hospital, 818-340-1569
– Cypress, VCA College Park-Ana Brook Animal Hospital, 714-827-6861
– Glendale, VCA Arden Animal Hospital, 818-246-2478
– Hermosa Beach, VCA Coast Animal Hospital, 310-372-8881
– Laguna Niguel, VCA Aliso Viejo Animal Hospital, 949-643-0437
– Lake Forest, VCA Saddleback Animal Hospital, 949-586-4250
– Lake Forest, VCA Arroyo Animal Hospital, 949-770-1808
– Los Alamitos, VCA Rossmoor-El Dorado Animal Hospital. 562-598-8621
– Los Angeles, VCA Miller-Robertson Animal Hospital, 310-657-7050
– Los Angeles, VCA Petville Animal Hospital, 310-313-9118
– Mission Viejo, VCA Mission Viejo Animal Hospital, 949-582-1220
– Pasadena, VCA A Breed Apart Animal Hospital, 626-795-4444
– Reseda, VCA McClave Animal Hospital, 818-881-5102
– Santa Monica, VCA Santa Monica Dog and Cat Hospital, 310-453-5459
– Santa Monica, VCA Wilshire Animal Hospital, 310-828-4587
– Woodland Hills, VCA Parkwood Animal Hospital, 818-884-5506

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5. Animal Evacuation Order Issued For Topanga Canyon

DATE: 10/21/07
FROM: Kate Danaher, katedanaher [at] animalearthhuman.org
SOURCE: cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_294195436.html

EDITED FOR LENGTH

(CBS) LOS ANGELES Owners of horses and large animals in the Topanga Canyon area were ordered Sunday to evacuate their animals immediately, as officials said animal owners in areas affected by wildfires should evacuate their pets early. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles County Fire Department issued the animal evacuation order for Topanga Canyon Sunday afternoon because of a windblown, 1,200-acre wildfire that began in Malibu Sunday morning and is bearing down on the canyon.

MALIBU & AGUA DOLCE AUTHORITIES’ EMERGENCY ANIMAL HOTLINE:
[Animal caretakers] call 818-991-6384 for help with emergency evacuation.

TOPANGA COUNTY SHELTER FOR SMALL ANIMALS [CATS, DOGS]:
Agoura Hills Shelter
29525 Agoura Road in Agoura Hills

TOPANGA COUNTY SHELTER FOR LARGE ANIMALS [HORSES]:
Pierce College Equestrian Center in Woodland Hills
Horse owners were advised to enter the college via El Rancho Road, east of DeSoto Avenue, a quarter mile south of Victory Boulevard.

REST OF STORY: cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_294195436.html

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6. High Winds Bring Displaced Doggies To Blown-Down Ranch; New Leash On Life Needs Your Help

DATE: 10/22/07
FROM: Kate Danaher, katedanaher [at] animalearthhuman.org
SOURCE: nlol.org/winddisaster.asp

Late last night (Sunday, October 21) high winds ripped four of our exercise pens off the ground and sent them flying. Currently they are residing where they landed last night. Some are slung over the kennel and into the pool area, others just upside-down in the middle of our exercise area. We need help to secure these structures down and make the ranch safe as we are also expecting a large influx of displaced dogs from the fire evacuations.

The Castaic Animal Shelter has already put in a call to our office to ask for a place to put all these unfortunate doggies. If you can come help us at the ranch today in any capacity, please do. The high winds continue to threaten the ranch as the already destroyed pens are hanging on rooftops and sticking to trees. Thank you for helping us in this time of need.

NEW LEASH ON LIFE
16742 Placerita Cyn. Rd. * Newhall, CA 91321
661-255-0097 or 818-710-9898 * info [at] nlol.org

DONATIONS:
www.nlol.org/donationform.asp

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7. Evacuated Horses Streaming into Pierce College As Fires Spread

DATE: 10/23/07
SOURCE: www.lapc.cc.ca.us/

Horses in evacuated areas threatened by the Malibu and other fires raging this week are finding safe refuge at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, a Los Angeles County large animal emergency evacuation center. As of noon on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 153 horses had been logged in, sheltered and fed under the direction of the L.A. County Volunteer Equine Response team.

HOTLINE: 818-991-6384

A temporary emergency Command Center phone number for the public to get evacuation information for large animals.

Pierce can house more than 200 large animals, and additional evacuation centers are being set up by the County, so the public should call the Command Center hotline for direction.

Horses are taken in for free at Pierce, and a veterinarian is onsite. Trained volunteers from Pierce College’s equestrian program and Boots and Saddles Club are assisting the county rescue effort, night and day.

EMERGENCY CENTER GUIDELINES:

* No stallions
* Bring a water tub and medicines for your animal
* Please bring feed if you can

PIERCE COLLEGE LOCATION:
6201 Winnetka Avenue in Woodland Hills
Enter the campus off De Soto Avenue just south of Victory Blvd.
Turn east onto El Rancho Road.

FOR SMALL ANIMALS (DOGS, CATS):
Call the Agoura animal shelter: 818-991-0071
Evacuees in Ventura County call: 805-388-4341

DONATIONS:
Donate to: “Foundation for Pierce College Equine Emergency Fund”
Mail to: Foundation for Pierce College
6201 Winnetka Ave.
Woodland Hills, CA 91371
Or call the Foundation: 818-703-0826

Pierce College donates its equestrian facility, volunteers, food and supplies to this rescue effort. Generous community members and local businesses including numerous feed stores and Ralph’s in Woodland Hills and Olive Garden are bringing in “feed” — for both horses and volunteers.

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8. Flames Threaten San Diego Wild Animal Park

DATE: 10/22/07
SOURCE: cbs2.com/local/local_story_295121707.html

(AP) SAN DIEGO, Calif. The sprawling San Diego Wild Animal Park has been closed to visitors and staff. Flames are threatening its eastern end.

Smaller animals, including California condors, were moved to the park’s hospital Sunday. Other animals are being kept in their large field enclosures, which are considered to be safer because the vegetation is sparse.The northern San Diego County park, encircled by fire breaks, is home to about 3,500 animals.

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9. Massive Evacuations Ordered As Onslaught Of Fires Spreads

DATE: 10/23/07
FROM: Kate Danaher, katedanaher [at] animalearthhuman.org
SOURCE: here

EXCERPT FROM STORY:

The sheer ferocity and sweep of the firestorm, and the scale of its impact, created surreal images throughout the region.

In the Rancho Bernardo area in north San Diego County, more than 1,500 people, 2,200 horses and other animals, including chickens, a zebra and a zorse (a cross between a zebra and a horse), took refuge at the Del Mar fairground and racetrack.

At least 5,000 people were evacuated to Qualcomm Stadium, home of the San Diego Chargers, inviting comparisons to Hurricane Katrina evacuees who were housed in squalor at the Louisiana Superdome. The scene at Qualcomm, though, could hardly have been in sharper contrast.

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10. MORE REPORTS/RESOURCES FOR ANIMALS

Emergency Animal Rescue Service [EARS] Resource Page:
www.uan.org/index.cfm?navid=358

10/21/07: Santa Barbara County Maintains Sedgwick Fire Animal Services Hotline
KSBY-TV, www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21426133/
The Santa Barbara County Animal Services Program has implemented a hotline to assist pet owners with animal evacuation and sheltering due to the Sedgwick Fire. This hotline is available to identify those needing aid with transporting or sheltering animals as well as individuals in our community offering to provide assistance with animals. The Sedgwick Fire Animal Services Hotline number is: 681-4332.

10/23/07: NOAH’S WISH REPORT
www.noahswish.info/CurrentRecentDisasters/
Update as of noon, 10/23/07:
Three Noah’s Wish trailers left the El Dorado Hills office at noon loaded with supplies and responders enroute to Qualcomm stadium in San Diego (see photos below). Conditions continue to worsen as high winds drive the fires into communities. Over a half-million people are evacuated in Southern California. Qualcomm stadium now has more than 50,000 evacuees and the numbers continue to grow by the hour. N.W. volunteers continue to arrive. They are very busy but have the shelter functioning smoothly.

Update as of 7:00 am:
All Noah’s wish personnel responding to San Diego fire disaster should report to our command center at the temporary shelter, Parking Lot “H” at Qualcomm Stadium. The First response trailer arrived last evening with much needed cages and supplies.

Eight N.W. first responders spent the night caring for the many animals already in place. (With hundreds more to come). This morning’s count : 20 Horses , 79 Cats, 93 Dogs, 6 Rabbits, 5 Rats and a Chinchilla.

At 9:00am this morning a caravan of three trucks pulling N.W. trailers will leave the El Dorado Hills office bound for Qualcomm. Trailers are stocked with more caging and other much needed equipment. Two dozen volunteers are now preparing to leave their homes from as far as Canada, Oklahoma and Arizona, traveling to San Diego via car and plane.

This is a major disaster, much the same as Hurricane Katrina…Hundreds of thousands of people and animals are out of their homes. Many will have no homes to return to. Regions 1,2,5 and 6 are being deployed, more areas will be alerted as warranted by the situation.

PHOTO: AFP/Getty Images - Tue Oct 23, 1:23 PM ET
Horses stand in a pen as fire threatens the Bonita neighborhood in San Diego, California. More than 300,000 people have been evacuated and around 1,000 homes destroyed as ferocious wildfires raged unchecked for a third day across California on Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/Eric Thayer)

PHOTO: Reuters - Tue Oct 23, 4:04 PM ET
Corralled horses cool off under smoky skies along Del Dios Highway in the Racho Santa Fe area of San Diego, California October 23, 2007. Wildfires stoked by fierce winds burned unchecked across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday with 300,000 people in San Diego alone evacuated as flames destroyed or threatened homes from humble forest cabins to luxury villas. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES)

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 22, 2007 1:34 PM
Subject: EMERGENCY FIRE EVAC: Save Horses, Cows NOW (California)

Due to the urgency of California fires threatening animals RIGHT NOW, we are issuing the alert below to Kinship Circle PRIMARY subscribers, as well as our ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF (a separate list) subscribers.

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN
KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
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RELIEF GLOBAL
10/22/07: EMERGENCY FIRE EVACUATION For Gentle Barn, California

Cows Trapped. Horses Afraid. Head To Gentle Barn Or Animal Acres NOW
DATE: 10/22/07
FROM: Kate Danaher, katedanaher [at] animalearthhuman.org
SOURCE: Lorri Bauston, info [at] animalacres.org

PLEASE FORWARD AND CROSSPOST TO ANYONE WHO CAN HELP IN CALIFORNIA

LORRI BAUSTON (Animal Acres) JUST CALLED BECAUSE GENTLE BARN NEEDS ANOTHER TRAILER THIS VERY SECOND! The grounds are now on fire and there are 3-4 cows who cannot be evacuated.

We need as many trailers and trucks as possible at Gentle Barn now! The flames are closing in. The horses are frightened, and Lorri is stating she’s not sure all the animals can be evacuated in time, so PLEASE BRING TRAILERS AND TRUCKS THERE RIGHT NOW!

GENTLE BARN
15825 Sierra Hwy
14 North to Sand Canyon Road
Turn LEFT (west) until it ends (at Sierra Hwy)
Turn RIGHT (north)
Go about 1/4 mile. Gentle Barn is on LEFT
Alternate Route: 14 North

If anyone can go and help Animal Acres evacuate animals from Gentle Barn or if anyone can take in some animals in their back yards (temporarily of course) PLEASE call Susie at 661-313-8040.

We then need lots and lots of people to help with the evacuated animals as they are taken to Animal Acres!

So please, please, please — call everybody you know to go DIRECTLY to ANIMAL ACRES to meet and unload these frightened animals that will be arriving from Gentle Barn. Iif you don’t have a trailer or a truck, just head to Animal Acres, and await the animals!

ANIMAL ACRES
14 North to Red Rover Mine Rd exit
Follow curve, and turn LEFT onto Ward Rd (one block’s distance)
Turn LEFT at bottom of Ward Rd (one block’s distance) onto Escondido Canyon Road
See Animal Acres on LEFT — first driveway
Park out of the way of the incoming trailers and trucks, and just wait, please.

If the 14 is closed heading up to Animal Acres, find your way north using Sierra Hwy, Escondido Canyon Road, or however else you can figure out.

I’m not there, so cannot tell you accurately of any road closures, so please understand.
Try calling the L.A. County Sheriff’ Dept or the CHP.
THANK YOU!

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ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

EMERGENCY! We need EVERYBODY to find a way to get up to Gentle Barn to help herd and capture and load up to evacuate all the animals.

GENTLE BARN
Sierra Hwy North About 1/2 mile East of Vasquez Canyon Road DIRECTIONS
THERE: 14 North to Sand Canyon road. Turn left to the end (Sierra Highway)
Turn right. On the left 1/4 mile. You’ll see evacuation underway.

If anyone can go and help animal acres evacuate animals from Gentle Barn or if anyone can take in some animals in their back yards (temproarily of course) PLEASE call Susie at 661-313-8040.

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1. GULF COAST: Once monthly e-newsletters witth news, needs, stories…related to hurricane-affected animals in the Gulf Coast. Newsletters to continue as long as needed.

2. RELIEF GLOBAL: E-newsletters/alerts about animals in disasters as they unfold — tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, fires, war zones, pet food recall…

3. ACTION CAMPAIGNS: Sample-letter alerts about

* Animal Protection Legislation
* Companion Animal Issues
* Animal Abuse Cases

—– Original Message —–
From: Liz Owen
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:06 AM
Subject: Hurricane Katrina Volunteer’s Play Nominated For Prestigious 2007 Ovation Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Press Contact:
Liz Owen
liz [at] owenville.net
Phone: 323-404-3185

“BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO WORDS” FINDS STRONG VOICE AT LA OVATION AWARDS; Hurricane Katrina Volunteer’s Play Nominated For Prestigious 2007 Ovation Awards

HOLLYWOOD, October 15, 2007 - Weirdsmobile Productions’ (Lotti Louise Pharriss, Producer) production of Tim Maddock and Lotti Louise Pharriss’ “Because They Have No Words,” has been nominated for two LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards. Maddock and Pharriss as writers, and Pharriss as producer on behalf of Weirdsmobile received nominations for Best World-Premiere Play. The ensemble of actors - including playwright Maddock, Rufus Bonds, Jr. (”The Color Purple,” “The Lion King”), Lanai Chapman (”Grey’s Anatomy,” “Judging Amy”), LeShay Tomlinson (R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet,” “A Mighty Wind”), Tisha Terrasini Banker (”Criminal Minds”), Colin Walker, and Samantha Bennett - was collectively nominated for Best Ensemble.

The LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. Called the “…highest-profile contest for local theatre…” by the Los Angeles Times, the Ovation Awards draws national attention to the quality and quantity of professional theatre in Los Angeles. The award ceremony will be held on November 12, 2007 at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre, and will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.

“Because They Have No Words” focuses on openly gay Maddock’s personal experiences as a volunteer rescuing animals in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina left thousands of people and animals homeless, a mere one year after his mother passed away. Leaving his long-time partner temporarily behind, Los Angeles-based Maddock headed to New Orleans and there witnessed the plight of the animals that survived the storm, the desperation of people searching for the animals they had been forced to leave behind, and the toxic conditions that both animals and people were forced to endure. In addition to the obvious destruction Katrina caused, he also encountered the bureaucratic problems borne out of an excess of red tape, an overloaded infrastructure, and people taking the system into their own hands. Nearly a year after the hurricane, this new play chronicled Maddock’s experiences as an animal rescue volunteer, the stories of those he encountered and the emotional journey that extended well beyond the time he spent in New Orleans.

“Because They Have No Words” had its world premiere on September 2, 2006 at The Lounge Theatre in Los Angeles. The play garnered rave reviews over its five-week run, with LA Weekly calling it a “superior production - raw, moving and darkly humorous,” and Backstage West claiming, “this production reminds us of what good theatre is capable of achieving.” Both LA Weekly and Backstage West named “Because They Have No Words” a weekly Critics’ Pick, and the show was nominated for an LA Weekly Theater Award for Best Ensemble Cast.

The Midwest Premiere of “Because They Have No Words” will have its run beginning May 15, 2008 at the prestigious Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, IL, just outside of Chicago. This run will again be directed by Emilie Beck, and will feature co-writer and original cast member Tim Maddock.

To schedule press interviews with the nominees, receive photos or production notes, or for additional information, please contact Liz Owen at (323) 404-3185 or at liz [at] owenville.net. Photos and press information also available at www.weirdsmobile.net.

For information on performance rights to “Because They Have No Words,” please contact the Robert A. Freedman Dramatic Agency at (212) 840-5760.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 10, 2007 2:07 PM
Subject: ARNO OUT-OF-TOWN FLYER

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST

Kinship Circle is forwarding this message by request from Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO).

PLEASE RESPOND DIRECTLY TO ARNO:
Charlotte Bass, table25 [at] bellsouth.net
504.522.0222 desk
www.animalrescueneworleans.org
504.571.1900 rescue line 24/7

www.easyvegan.info/img/ARNOflyerOT.pdf

Kinship Circle and ARNO are separate organizations.

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From: Charlotte Bass - table25 [at] bellsouth.net
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:19:36 -0600
Subject: ARNO out of town flyer

If you would be so kind… to possibly post this letter-sized flyer (.pdf) on your office bulletin board, in vet offices, coffee shops, grooming parlors, pet supply companies, feed stores, cafes, etc. ad nauseum. (We have found in establishments, like restaurants or office buildings that do not have a place to post flyers, that the inside of stall doors in bathrooms work wonderfully!)

If you have associates or friends in other cities that you think might be interested in posting the attached flyer, please do send to them… we need all the help we can get!

We are trying very hard to recruit volunteers (and donations) to help us continue our rescue work. Volunteers are needed both in our no-kill triage shelter and to help in the most devastated areas with the food & water program and humane trapping. Attached is a pdf file, suitable for b/w laser printers, to printout on an 8.5×11. This flyer has been prepared for the out-of-town audience of potential volunteers, which is our lifeblood since the start of our organization.

I also have one for in-town (New Orleans) recruitment of volunteers.

Thank you for considering posting this for me in your city!

Charlotte

Charlotte Bass Lilly
E. D. / ARNO
504.522.0222 desk
504.522.0239 fax
www.animalrescueneworleans.org
504.571.1900 rescue line 24/7

‘working together to rescue one-by-one until there are none’

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2. RELIEF GLOBAL: E-newsletters/alerts about animals in disasters as they unfold — tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, fires, war zones, pet food recall…

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 5, 2007 10:27 AM
Subject: Part 1 [GULF COAST] Some Go Home, Others Roam

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
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GULF COAST
PART 1: 10/5/07: Unending… Some Go Home, Others Roam

CHECK OUT KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

THIS EMAIL CONTAINS:

PART 1: 10/5/07 Gulf Coast Newsletter
1. Lakeview, NOLA: Katrina’s Unending Impact On Animals
2. Katrina Dog Goes Home After 2+ Years
3. Lake Charles, LA: Worker Leaves Animal Hell
4. Reader Response To: “Attention Katrina Pet Adopters”
5. Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART)
6. HSL Takes Action In Cat Mutilation, When Local Police Fail
7. NOPD Officers Honored For Rescue Of Injured Puppy
8. “Because They Have No Words” Nominated For Awards

If you did NOT get PART 2, request it: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

PART 2: 10/5/07: Gulf Coast Newsletter
9. UPDATE: Donations To Feed Feral Cats Who Outlived Katrina
10. MS SpayMart Needs Extra Hands For Katrina Cat Rescues
11. ARNO: Help Keep Doors Open For Katrina’s Homeless
12. Humane Society Louisiana Offers $500 Bait To Snare Cat Trapper
13. In 3 Minutes It Went From The Ground To The Roof
14. UPDATE: Katrina Ravaged St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter
15. Colorado Effort Finds New Homes For Katrina Pets
16. KAT 5 Animal Rescue Wins Hanes Grant

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1. Lakeview, NOLA: Katrina’s Unending Impact On Animals

DATE: 10/1/07
FROM: Jeanette Althans, jalthans [at] chnola.org
SOURCE: www.lakeivewcats.org/

PHOTO: Pedro is a baby kitten that Pamela a volunteer trapper for ARNO trapped with us in Lakeview. Pamela took Pedro back to Canada with her. There are so many more babies like Pedro still on the street!

The animals in New Orleans and surrounding areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina are still in desperate need. The cats (and kittens cropping up all over) on the streets of New Orleans still rely on feeders. Yet the obstacles are growing: people moving back don’t want cats fed in their neighborhood; houses that serve as food/water stations are constantly torn down, posing a danger for cats and leaving fewer options on where to feed; feeders are tired and overwhelmed.

Kathy Sweeney and I have networked with many Lakeview residents who moved back, and several residents are feeding at their home. However, many other areas of the city are in more desperate need. Most of residents in devastated areas lost everything, and two years later, they are still struggling to rebuild their lives and their homes.

PHOTO: In Lakeview many adult cats have been forgotten and still live on the streets. Several of these cats are now friendly and need forever homes. There are also many very young kittens living in the ruins.

CAN YOU STILL HELP US IN NOLA?
Foster/Adopt Lakeview’s Hurricane Survivors
VISIT LAKEVIEW CATS ROAMING: www.lakeviewcats.org/

Photos present several cats who’ve grown friendly and would love forever homes! We’ve located some owners who cannot reclaim their cat, due to current living arrangements. Some were neighborhood cats prior to Katrina. Others had caretakers who are now unreachable.

NEEDED: People to foster/adopt friendly cats and kittens.
NEEDED: People to socialize frightened kittens so they become adoptable.
CONTACT:
Jeanette Althans, jalthans [at] chnola.org
Kathy Sweeney, kathybsweeney [at] yahoo.com

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2. Katrina Dog Goes Home After 2+ Years

DATE: 9/21/07
FROM: AW, noanimalleftbehind [at] gmail.com
SOURCE: noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/

STORY EDITED FOR LENGTH
FULL STORY: noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/

PHOTO: Rascal, 22 months post-Katrina

This is Rascal who was rescued from his Bywater home in September 2005 and taken to Lamar Dixon. From there he was sent to another emergency shelter in Monroe, LA run by UAN (United Animal Nations)…

From Monroe, Rascal and 80 or so other dogs were flown to eastern Pennsylvania on a flight chartered by the ABKA (American Boarding & Kennel Association, a branch of the AKC). This airlift was orchestrated by Bob Paine, owner of Molly’s Country Kennels, a boarding kennel and doggie day care center in Lansdale, PA…

When the flight landed in PA, the dogs went to Molly’s, 44 miles away. Within a few days, most of the dogs were farmed out to 19 or so other boarding kennels/doggie day care centers… Every piece of information that came with or on the dogs was entered into Petfinder records created by UAN staff and volunteers… Most* all of the animals that were flown to PA by the ABKA/Molly’s are OWNED by families in New Orleans. The Petfinder records include rabies tag numbers, rescue addresses, and owner’s names if known…

This particular kennel got four Katrina dogs. In a local newspaper article (Fall 2005) the owner states: “Since their rescue, each dog has been given a clean bill of health, vaccinated and microchipped for identification. The four dogs have passed initial evaluations with flying colors.”

Yet, despite this claim, one of the four dogs died from heart worm treatment; another one had heart worms so severe that the vet recommended he be euthanized, and Rascal tested weak heart worm positive and treated… When I asked the owner of the kennel if Rascal has been on monthly heart worm preventative since he completed his treatment, she said “no, we don’t have a problem with heart worm around here.”

Really?

By some oversight, Rascal’s 2005 Rabies tag and ID tag did not make it into his Petfinder record. BUT the rabies tag number was on his paperwork (paperwork which I saw for the first time a few months ago, after lawsuit #3 was filed over another Molly’s dog)… It took two phone calls, a post on a neighborhood forum and a few emails with a friend of Rascal’s owner to make contact. His owner doesn’t own a computer or have an email account so it was a few more weeks before I was able to send him photos to confirm it was his dog for sure… The bottom line is that Rascal was flown home on Friday.

And this dog who spent the past two years living in a kennel, mostly isolated and described as un-adoptable, is acting like “his old sweet friendly self” according to his very happy owner. Oh, one more thing. The kennel never bothered to have him neutered in the two years they had him.

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3. Lake Charles, LA: Worker Leaves Animal Hell

DATE: 9/28/07
FROM: Raymond R. Abney Jr., rrabneyjr [at] gmail.com * cell: 318-272-6282

My Dear Friends & Animal-Lovers — I have just terminated my employment at the Caddo Parish Animal Shelter. In order to avoid having to explain my situation to many, I am attaching a copy of my resignation. A reading will show how inhumane the shelter is. I am sorry to leave the animals behind, but I can no longer tolerate the abuse without the freedom to save lives… I truly believe if enough attention is brought to bear on the shelter, changes will be made.

I forever remain your friend in animal care,
In memory of my dear “Fat Cat” (killed: 7-06-07)
Raymond R. Abney Jr. * cell: 318-272-6282 * email: rrabneyjr [at] gmail.com

TAKE ACTION: Write an email to the “Caddo Parish Major Players.”

Perhaps if they are bombarded by email, they’ll make some positive changes and stop causing misery to my dear ones (the animals).

Woody Wilson, Parish Administrator: wwilson [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6901
Randy M. Lucky, Asst. Par. Administrator: rlucky [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6900
Karen K. Bell, Exec. Sec./Complaints: kbell [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6900
Douglas Dominick, Dist. 1 Commissioner: ddominick [at] caddo.org * 318-375-2356
Rose McCulloch, Dist. 2 Commissioner: rmcculloch [at] caddo.org * 318-227-0803
Carl A. Pierson Sr., Dist. 3 Commissioner/Pres: cpierson [at] caddo.org * 318-222-0132
Gilford Gillen, Dist. 4 Commissioner: ggillen [at] caddo.org * 318-222-2801
Sam L. Jenkins Jr., Dist. 5 Commissioner: sjenkins [at] caddo.org * 318-631-1608
Lindora Baker, Dist. 6 Commissioner: lbaker [at] caddo.org * 318-868-8340
Stephanie Lynch, Dist. 7 Commissioner: slynch [at] caddo.org * 318-636-1819
John Escude, Dist. 8 Commissioner: jescude [at] caddo.org * 318-861-1131
Bob Brown, Dist. 9 Comm./Parliamentarian: bbrown [at] caddo.org * 318-797-1797
David Cox, Dist. 10 Commissioner/VP: dcox [at] caddo.org * 318-687-3127
Jim Smith, Dist. 11 Commissioner: jsmith [at] caddo.org * 318-686-7146
Clifford Ray Collins, Dist. 12 Commissioner: ccollins [at] caddo.org * 318-635-1433
Jerry Spears, Commission Clerk: jspears [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6596
Tim Weaver, Director: tweaver [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6624
Herbert Pipkins, Asst. Director: hpipkins [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6624
Brandon Daniel, PR Specialist: bdaniel [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6624
Martha Van Horn, Robinson’s Rescue: marthafritz [at] aol.com * 318-869-2715

State Animal Control Association
Louisiana Animal Control Association
David Marcantel, President
c/o Calcasieu Parish Animal Control
5500-A Swift Plant Rd. * Lake Charles, LA 70615
ph: 337-439-8879; email: dmarcantel [at] cppj.net
website: www.lacainfo.org

BACKGROUND:

Details about the animal abuse that former Caddo Parish Animal Services employee Raymond R. Abney Jr. observed daily are found in his letter of resignation. REQUEST FULL LETTER OF RESIGNATION: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

HIGHLIGHTS FROM RAYMOND ABNEY JR.’S LETTER OF RESIGNATION:
Mr. Abney had worked for Caddo Parish Animal Services since January, 2006

“I have personally witnessed:
– A kennel worker purposely beating cats with the rims of the nets on two occasions.
– A dog, scheduled for euthanasia, beaten in the mouth by a catch pole to the point of bleeding…
– A puppy hung by a hose while dragged from behind by an ACO.
– Many ACOs improperly euthanizing animals.
– A kennel worker hang a puppy by a leash and swing it like a pendulum into a cage, at first hitting the rim of the cage, then swinging it again to land it in the cage.
– ACOs playing loud music…and dancing…in the euthanasia room…
– A kennel worker habitually spreading diseases, especially Parvovirus…
– Puppies transported in dirty garbage cans.
– Kennel workers feed dogs from food barrels with mold, mildew, mice (alive and dead), mice nests, and other foreign matter.
– Drains clogged for months…the raw sewage drained freely on the ground.
– ACOs place pit bulls with other dogs…even a whelping mother.
– An ACO using a very small dog house for a whelping Labrador Retriever and her 9 puppies.
– Whelping boxes go un-cleaned for days while newborn puppies lay in filth.
– A dead dog in a freshly cleaned cage with a live dog.
– Cats/kittens poisoned to a slow and painful death by kennel workers ignorant of the effects of the chemicals they were using…”
ETC.

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4. Reader Response To: “Attention Katrina Pet Adopters”

DATE: 9/1/07
FROM: Chris, tisme [at] mindspring.com

Response to the [Kinship Circle] thread titled Attention Katrina Pet Adopters: It is important to remember that there are hundreds of Katrina rescued pets who are still sitting in shelters or who have been returned to shelters by adopters. Locating the owners of those animals has in no way meant “taking a pet from a perfectly loving home”. Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) has made as its primary mission identifying those pets and making one more effort to locate their owners. All of the animals are those that are clearly identified by shelter, foster, or adopter as available for adoption. You can see some of the reunions that have taken place at: www.findkpets.org

Having said that, there are hundreds of pet owners who know their pets were rescued but who have never found any trace of that pet. Sometimes the paperwork got lost, sometimes the pet was taken out of the area illegally, sometimes the receiving shelter or individual did not post the animal on Petfinder AERN. It would be cruel to tell these owners that at long last their missing pet has been found but that because someone intentionally or unintentionally did not list the pet (as legally required), they couldn’t get that pet back. One only need to look at the Lost Katrina Pets to see some of those owners who are still looking… www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZGYG8zaw6g

And as to statutes, all 50 states consider animals as “property.” Whether that should be is open to debate but, for many reasons, the fact is that there are no states inclined to change that definition. In Louisiana, the applicable statute is:

Art. 3419. Lost things
One who finds a corporeal movable that has been lost is bound to make a diligent effort to locate its owner or possessor and to return the thing to him. If a diligent effort is made and the owner is not found within three years, the finder acquires ownership. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.

Please notice that not only does the statute given owners 3 years to reclaim their pet it also requires that the “finder” make “a diligent effort” to locate the owner. Sadly, there are many individuals, shelters, etc. who made no such efforts prior to adopting out the Katrina rescuers thus victimizing not only the owners but the adopters as well.

Thank you, Christiane Biagi
914-632-4672; cell: 914-720-6888; tisme [at] mindspring.com
Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART): www.findkpets.org
Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
9/1/07: Lawyer’s Perspective On Katrina Pet Adopters
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-09-01.html#5
READER RESPONSE TO: Attention Katrina Pet Adopters
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-18.html#9
Attention Katrina Pet Adopters
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-09.html#5

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5. Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART)

SOURCE: Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART), www.findkpets.org

* Did you receive Katrina rescued pets? Are you still caring for some?
* Do you have a Katrina rescue whose adoption has failed?
* Do you have an animal with a microchip that tracks back to one of the shelters or rescues in the Katrina zone?
* Are you a foster or adoptive owner who is worried an owner may be looking for that pet? Do you want to make sure the animal was listed in the appropriate Petfinder section?
* Are you a Gulf Coast resident still searching for your rescued pet?

People Looking For Lost Katrina Pets:
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id3.html

Dogs Looking For Their People:
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id1.html

Cats Looking For Their People:
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id7.html

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6. HSL Takes Action In Cat Mutilation, When Local Police Fail

DATE: 9/28/07
FROM: Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com * 901-268-4432
SOURCE: Humane Society Of Louisiana, www.humanela.org/

Humane societies often provide critical investigative work that provides important evidence to assist in the prosecution of suspected animal abusers. Last November, for example, The Humane Society of Louisiana received a call from a woman in Springfield, Louisiana. She reported witnessing two youths tree a cat, knock it to the ground so a pack of dogs could maul it, and then beat the cat in the head with a baseball bat. The woman screamed at the neighborhood kids to stop the killing, and she even took photos of the crime on her cellphone, as it was unfolding. When the local police were called to the scene, the officers refused to take any statements, look at the photos, or interview the boys in question! The officers said that the dogs were the culprits, and they caused the cat to die. They failed to grasp the severity of the situation and refused to realize the boys were clearly culpable for the torture and death of this cat.

After we were called to help, we visited the scene of the crime, collected statements, found additional witnesses, and viewed the photos, which captured the crime frame by frame. We met with the Chief of Police of Springfield and voiced our strong objections to the handling of this case by his officers. He agreed with our assessment and apologized for the actions of his officers. Based on the evidence we collected, we wrote a report to the Juvenile Division of the Livingston District Attorney’s Office and outlined the many criminal violations of the law these youths allegedly committed: from trespassing, to owning a vicious dog, to the felonious killing of an animal.

The Assistant District Attorney for Livingston Parish, MS Lou Navarre, will soon decide how to proceed and will inform us of their decision.

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7. NOPD Officers Honored For Rescue Of Injured Puppy

DATE: 9/28/07
FROM: Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com * 901-268-4432
SOURCE: Humane Society Of Louisiana, www.humanela.org/

Several weeks ago, New Orleans Police officers Mike Cure and Matt Patin noticed a young dog running around loose in one of the city’s crime-ridden housing projects commonly referred to as the B.W. Cooper. The officers noticed that the dog was in extreme discomfort. The young dog’s collar had grown into her neck, causing a large wound to appear around her neck, which, by this time, had been infected.

For the next thirty days, the officers tried a variety of ways to capture the dog. They tried feeding her and grabbing her as she ate. They tried netting her and even set up a large dog trap that was baited with food. Nothing worked, and the dog’s condition continued to deteriorate. The officers eventually contacted the Humane Society of Louisiana, whose representative agreed to follow the officers into the housing project to assist with the capture of the dog. The Humane Society was able to procure some sedatives, which were slipped into the unsuspecting dog’s food. Thirty minutes later the dog became drowsy and fell asleep on the third step of an apartment and Officer Patin was able to approach the sleeping dog and threw a net over her, finally capturing her.

The dog, now named Cooper, was rushed to the emergency clinic, where her collar was surgically removed, and the wound was cleaned and dressed. Small rubber tubes were placed in Cooper’s neck, to drain pus and unwanted bacteria. Since her rescue, Cooper has made a remarkable and full recovery.

Several days after her capture, The Humane Society of Louisiana honored the work of these two officers by presenting them with our “Golden Paws Awards” at a press conference. The story of Cooper’s rescue and the efforts of these compassionate officers were broadcast on three TV stations, and several individuals sent in donations to cover the cost of her recovery. Several other viewers expressed interest in adopting Cooper. Eventually, Cooper will be placed in a great, loving home.

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8. “Because They Have No Words” Nominated For Awards

DATE: 9/26/07
FROM: AW, noanimalleftbehind [at] gmail.com
SOURCE: noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/

PHOTO: “Because They Have No Words” Nominated for TWO Ovation Awards

Congratulations to Tim Maddox and Lotti Louise Pharriss / Weirdsmobile Productions, LLC for the extreme honor of nomination for the 2007 Ovation Awards in two categories: World Premiere Play and Ensemble Performance. Tim wrote and starred in this play about his experiences rescuing animals and volunteering at Lamar Dixon in the aftermath of Katrina. Because They Have No Words will be performed at the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, IL this spring. Don’t miss it.

Original blog posts about the premiere of the play:
noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/2006/08/katrina-play-opens-sept-2-in-la.html
noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/2006/09/because-they-have-no-words-receives.html

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 5, 2007 10:27 AM
Subject: Part 2 [GULF COAST] Some Go Home, Others Roam

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
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GULF COAST
PART 2: 10/5/07: Unending… Some Go Home, Others Roam

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PART 2: 10/5/07 Gulf Coast Newsletter
9. UPDATE: Donations To Feed Feral Cats Who Outlived Katrina
10. MS SpayMart Needs Extra Hands For Katrina Cat Rescues
11. ARNO: Help Keep Doors Open For Katrina’s Homeless
12. Humane Society Louisiana Offers $500 Bait To Snare Cat Trapper
13. In 3 Minutes It Went From The Ground To The Roof
14. UPDATE: Katrina Ravaged St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter
15. Colorado Effort Finds New Homes For Katrina Pets
16. KAT 5 Animal Rescue Wins Hanes Grant

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9. UPDATE: Donations To Feed Feral Cats Who Outlived Katrina

DATE: 9/28/07
FROM: Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com
SOURCE: Humane Society Of Louisiana, www.humanela.org/

We reported earlier that several colonies of feral cats were in danger of starving to death, when an administrator for the state run Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, whose offices are located in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, issued an order to prevent the cats from being fed. Pressure from the public and concerned citizens in the form of scores of letters and phone calls prompted the administration to rethink their policy, and the feeding was quickly allowed to resume. During the past two months, members of the Humane Society of Louisiana and PCAT, a Plaquemines Parish feline advocacy group, met with key members of this state agency, and plans have been developed to establish permanent feeding and watering stations at the far end of the property. Temporarily, well-marked feeding and water stations have been in operation for the past several weeks.

FINANCIAL DONATIONS to continue feeding these colonies would be greatly appreciate. Donations may be sent to either organization that are jointly caring for these cats:
The Humane Society of Louisiana
Feral Cat Project * P.O. Box 740321* New Orleans, LA 70174

or The Feral Cat Project at MDC
c/o Paws: P.O. Box 83 * Belle Chasse , LA 70037
or via PayPal: www.paws-site.petfinder.com

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
8/18/07: UPDATE: Cats Outlived Katrina, But Now Face Desertion.
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-18.html#6
8/9/07: Cats Outlived Katrina, But Now Face Desertion. Who Can Help?
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-09.html#6

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10. MS SpayMart Needs Extra Hands For Katrina Cat Rescues

DATE: 9/10/07
SOURCE: karensrescuelist [at] yahoogroups.com

SpayMart is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer nonprofit organization based in New Orleans. SpayMart also has a facility in Picayune, MS, for cats rescued after Katrina. Lynn Chiche (president) asked me to pass the word that they GREATLY need extra hands to help care for the cats and would appreciate ANY amount of time that anyone could donate to the effort! Just going for one day would be appreciated. Maybe you could drive over to help with things like feeding/watering, scooping litter boxes, or administering meds?

TO VOLUNTEER:
Contact Lynn Chiche: lynnchiche [at] cox.net or 1-601-749-0268

Let her know when you can go…and she’ll give you directions to get there. It’s only about an hour and 15 minutes from New Orleans to Picayune. You could take some friends with you who’d like to help out. It could be a fun trip and would be for such a good cause. In addition, they do have accommodations if anyone can stay for several days. Thanks for considering this request! Please forward it to any LA and MS contacts you have.

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11. ARNO: Help Keep Doors Open For Katrina’s Homeless

DATE: 9/27/07
SOURCE: www.animalrescueneworleans.org/

In a recent ARNO email to volunteers, [arno_volunteers] Digest Number 806, it was noted that ARNO has temporarily shut down animal intake. As those informed about the animal situation in post-Katrina New Orleans know, this compromises the flow from food/water to rescue to adopt/foster…

“We have some great dogs and cats, but too many of them. We are closing animal intake until some of these babies are moved out. I have left space for some dogs that have been fed in place for a long time now and that feeders have been trying to bring in. I do think it would be a great idea for all of you to help us think of ways we can move some animals out, whether it is contacting your local rescues or talking to your local pet supply businesses asking if we can put posters about ARNO up.”

Please network/volunteer for ARNO, so the doors can stay open for animals…

TO VOLUNTEER OR GET INFO ON ANY ARNO TOPIC:
ar-no [at] cox.net or 504-571-1900
TO VIEW ARNO ANIMALS WHO NEED HOMES:
search.petfinder.com/shelterSearch/shelterSearch.cgi?shelterid=LA181
TO DONATE TO ANIMAL RESCUE NEW ORLEANS:
www.animalrescueneworleans.org
Click on our PayPal link at top right

PHOTOS: Buffy, Paul, Mikey

VIEW ALL ARNO ADOPTABLES:
search.petfinder.com/shelterSearch/shelterSearch.cgi?shelterid=LA181

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ARNO’s Blessing Of The Animals, Held 10/4/07

DATE: 10/3/07
FROM: Charlotte Bass, table25 [at] bellsouth.net

News Release / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO)
Blessing of the Animals — Thursday, October 4, 2007, 4:00 PM
271 Plauche St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70123

The spirit of giving isn’t lost at Animal Rescue New Orleans. Students from Mt. Carmel Academy, a local parochial college prep school for girls, have been working on a garden at the shelter and on Thursday, October 4, 2007 the MCA volunteers will present the animals of ARNO a beautiful statue of St. Francis of Assisi. The public is warmly invited to come to ARNO for the blessing celebrating the patron saint of animals feast day, and all are encouraged to bring their family pets. Following the blessing, refreshments will be served. “The student volunteers from Mt. Carmel have really worked hard for ARNO — raising money, donating goods and offering their time for our rescued pets,” says Charlotte Bass Lilly, Executive Director of ARNO.

“In addition to the pets we rescue from the street, there are so many people who continue to need our help,” Bass Lilly explains. “People left indigent since Katrina who need medical care for their pet, or even just maintenance care like deworming, heartworm and flea preventative. We help all we are able to help, because we want to prevent these pets from being surrendered to any shelter and be able to remain with their guardians. Lots of our citizens only have their pets; they have become their one beacon of light in a life surrounded by disappointment, frustration and despair at the state of their lives and our city.”

In September 2007 ARNO broke the 3500 mark of pets (from 3/06 thru 8/07) treated in their no-kill triage shelter. Animals were spay/neutered, heartworm treated, treated for parasites, upper respiratory diseases, urinary tract infections, etc., in an effort to get them healthy and ready to find them a new home. ARNO is committed to continue saving companion animals in need. ARNO exists solely on donations from animal lovers throughout North America.

ARNO is an all-volunteer organization created and dedicated to the rescue and aid of abandoned and homeless animals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, including responding to the immediate needs of those animals in need of medical care, or who have been neglected, abused and deprived of love. ARNO promotes the foster, adoption, and reunion of pets with caretakers, as well as spaying/neutering of all companion animals.

www.animalrescueneworleans.org
(directions to the shelter are available on ARNO’s website)
Contact: Charlotte Bass Lilly
Cell: 504-289-2777; Office: 504-522-0222

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12. Humane Society Louisiana Offers $500 Bait To Snare Cat Trapper

DATE: 10/4/07
FROM: Smalk50 [at] aol.com * Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com
SOURCE: VIDEO - www.wwltv.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=180572
NEWS - here

“Harry” the kitty healing and seeking new home, By Mary Sparacello — The Humane Society of Louisiana is offering a $500 reward to help find the person who set a steel leg trap that injured a kitten’s foot over the weekend. The gray tabby, which animal advocates named Harry, has a swollen hind foot but is expected to make a full recovery, said Lee Ann Matherne, Jefferson animal control director.

A Metairie woman found the injured cat in her back yard Sunday with the trap clamped down on its right back leg, Matherne said. Humane Society Director Jeff Dorson said the traps are illegal in populated areas such as Metairie, where a majority of animals are domesticated. The traps are normally used in Louisiana to catch wild animals such as raccoons or nutria.

The woman, who didn’t know where the trap came from, contacted the Jefferson Animal Control Department, and an animal control officer captured the cat near the woman’s house in the 900 block of Melody Drive. The officer disabled the trap and brought the cat to the East Bank Shelter, where he was treated by a veterinarian. Dorson said the person who left the trap could be charged with animal cruelty at the misdemeanor level because the kitten wasn’t maimed. The person could be fined up to $1,000 and get six months in jail, Dorson said.

A similar incident occurred last year when a man set a trap in St. John the Baptist Parish and caught a dog, part of whose paw had to be amputated, Dorson said. The man was charged with felony animal cruelty because of the seriousness of the injury, and the case is pending in court, Dorson said.

In the kitten’s case, someone likely trespassed onto the Metairie lawn to set the trap, Matherne said. “I don’t really think he could have hobbled too far” with the trap on, she said. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Humane Society at (888) 6-HUMANE.

The cat, named after the late Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee, is affectionate and tame, Matherne said. “He needs somebody’s lap to sit on,” she said. Harry is available for adoption through the Jefferson Parish Animal Control Department. The adoption fee is $67, which includes the cost of sterilization, vaccination, deworming and disease testing.

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13. In 3 Minutes It Went From The Ground To The Roof

WATCH VIDEO: www.glumbert.com/media/katrina

St. Bernard Parish, 2005: Stranded in their attic/roof, a man, wife and their dog call out to no one. The man worries they [rescuers] won’t let him bring his dog, who is “like a son to him.” As his video camera scans a middle class suburb submerged in rising gray water, the man mumbles: “I’ll never stay through another hurricane again… I will run.”

Kathy Sweeney, kathybsweeney [at] yahoo.com — This video was shot mostly from a roof in Lexington Place subdivision in St. Bernard during Katrina flooding.

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14. UPDATE: Katrina Ravaged St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter

DATE: 9/28/07
FROM: Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com * 901-268-4432
SOURCE: Humane Society Of Louisiana, www.humanela.org/

Several months ago, The Humane Society of Louisiana inspected the St. Bernard Animal Shelter and found that the building sustained severe damage from the 2005 hurricane season. Much to our surprise, none of the problems had ever been addressed or corrected. Exposed wires still hung from the ceiling where tiles had been blown off, and broken windows still lined the back wall of the facility. The shelter was also without working electricity or a functioning drainage system.

We documented the extensive problems and forwarded our report to the parish administration and parish council. Just last week, we revisited the shelter and discovered that while some progress had been made, the facility was being operated by a single parish employee! Tina Bernard, the shelter supervisor for the past two years, has been operating the St. Bernard Shelter almost single-handedly for the past 35 days! Except for the use of one volunteer during the week and a handful of volunteers on Saturday
morning, Tina has been doing the regular cleaning, the administrative duties, code enforcement, animal pick-up, adoptions, and the feeding and watering of the animals all by herself! It appears that low wages offered by the parish are failing to attract or retain workers. The parish is offering to pay their kennel workers only $6.35/hour, even though fast food restaurants in the area start their workers at approximately $8.00/hour.

Armed with this information, we spoke on September 28, at the Parish Council Executive Finance Committee, and pressed for additional funding to fill these positions.

In the meantime, work has begun on some outdoor pens that will reduce the overcrowded conditions at the shelter, and a team of veterinarians and veterinarian students from LSU Veterinary School visited the shelter recently and provided free medical care for the sheltered animals. The group also painted rooms, cleaned the shelter, and created a surgery room in the back of the small building.

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
4/14/07: St. Bernard Parish Shelter Fails Inspection
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-04-14.html#8

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15. Colorado Effort Finds New Homes For Katrina Pets

DATE: 9/26/07
FROM: Cheryl Kaminski, HelpResqMe [at] gmail.com
SOURCE: www.denverpost.com/search/ci_7003924

PHOTO: This puppy was rescued from the Hammond Shelter in New Orleans in February of this year. It was part of a 60 dog and 30 cat transport driven by Nanette Martin and Lucy Pribbenow in two vehicles, and it was delivered to new owners in Atlanta. This dog would have died in the shelter. (Special to the Post)

By Cassie Hewlings, Denver Post Staff Writer — Lucy Pribbenow drove a yellow school bus that doubles as her mobile home to New Orleans, intent on saving lives after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city.

Pribbenow rescued pets from the flooded city streets and fought off gang members attempting to steal dogs for illegal fighting rings, said Nanette Martin, a Colorado Springs photographer who chronicled Pribbenow’s efforts after the storm. Since Katrina, Pribbenow has saved hundreds of animals held at the city’s shelters from euthanasia by finding and transporting them to new homes across the country in her bus, Martin said.

Martin [hosted] an exhibition of her images to raise funds for Pribbenow Friday at the Denver Police Protective Association Event Center. Pribbenow [discussed] euthanasia and animal adoption at the show and [was] joined by eight puppies she rescued from the New Orleans animal shelter… “Unless you were there, you can’t understand the sacrifice of these rescue workers,” Martin said. “I made it a month and a half in New Orleans before I had to leave. Lucy has been there for two years.”

PHOTO: Nanette Martin says this dog adopted her. Oedi (short for Oedipus) hobbled out from under a bush as Nanette was looking for parking at the Baton Rouge airport. The SPCA microchip in this dog made them believe that it was evacuated from a New Orleans shelter during Hurricane Katrina and sent to Baton Rouge. Nanette owns this dog, and it will be at the show on Friday (Special to the Post)

New Orleans’ shelters are plagued by lack of funding, space shortage and a growing segment of pet owners giving up their animals because they can’t afford to care for them while trying to rebuild their lives post-Katrina, Pribbenow said. “People mistakenly think they can take the family dog to the shelter, and it will get a good home, but there just isn’t the space,” she said. ” Most dogs don’t even see a kennel. They go straight to the euthanasia table.”

The shelter Pribbenow works with, Hammond Shelter, is the largest in New Orleans and puts down 50 to 80 animals a day, which is why she bought her school bus, she said. Pribbenow said she pays the upfront medical adoption costs such as spaying and neutering fees to get the animals ready for adoption, which is covered in her $125 adoption fee, but relies on donations for her travel costs.

In addition to the fund-raising show, Martin said she donates 25 percent of the money she makes from her project “People and their Pets” to Pribbenow. Martin said she offers free pet portraits for a $20 donation. “There isn’t a line Lucy won’t cross to help an animal,” Martin said. “I can’t do what she does, so it’s my job to tell the world what she does.”

PHOTO: This dog was pulled out of the water by a Kentucky National Guardsman just a few days after the levies broke during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. (Special to the Post)

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16. KAT 5 Animal Rescue Wins Hanes Grant

DATE: 9/22/07
FROM: KAT 5 Animal Rescue

KAT 5 received word early yesterday evening that we are one of the six non-profits to win the matching grant from Network for Good, Kevin Bacon’s Six Degrees & Hanes! Thank you Network for Good, Kevin Bacon, Six Degrees & Hanes for this wonderful opportunity.

“Thanks so much for your patience this week as we finalized our review of the donation records. We are happy to share with you that your charity will be receiving the matching grant from Hanes! We want to thank you again for your tremendous efforts with fundraising and outreach to get hundreds of people to support your cause.” Stacie Mann, Network for Good.

You helped us raise $13,200! KAT 5 will receive a grant from Hanes of $10,000. Our grand total will be $23,200! The total number of donations at the end of the contest on September 16th, 11:59 PM ET was 498 donations. (The six winners were calculated by the number of donations & not by the monetary amount). THANK YOU to everyone for your donations and support. This truly was an effort implementing the theory of the six degrees of separation. We are touched by the swell of support. The money that will enable animals to be saved is incredible, the feeling that you believe in what we do is priceless.

When Hurricane Katrina hit, members of KAT 5 were just individuals from across the country who were moved to action to rescue animals. We did not belong to any group, we were all “freelance volunteers” filling the void of animal rescue in the Katrina hit region. KAT 5, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, was formed by these volunteers for future animals that are deemed to be in distress or are displaced.

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
9/1/07: Last Chance To Help KAT 5 Win A $10,000 Grant
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-09-01.html#4

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sep 4, 2007 4:07 PM
Subject: [GLOBAL] Felix Lands/ Henriette Brews/ Peru Animals/ Dean Aftermath + MORE

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF [mail group #14]
PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST AS WRITTEN

RELIEF GLOBAL
9/4/07: Felix Lands * Henriette Brews * Peru Survivors * Dean Aftermath…

KINSHIP CIRCLE DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

IN THIS ALERT:

1. Hurricane Felix Lands
2. Felix Makes Landfall; Henriette Heads To Baja California Sur
3. PERU: Groups Responding To Pets Deserted In Earthquake
4. PERU: Canadian Volunteers Help Animal Survivors Of Quake
5. PERU: Recovery Efforts and Animal Rescue Continue
6. MEXICO: Hurricane Dean Aftermath - Helping Animals
7. JAMAICA: Animal Group Struggles in Dean’s Aftermath
8. MIDWEST USA: Tropical Storm Erin - Animal Rescue Needs
9. ISRAEL: Help For Dog Disfigured By Acid
10. Volunteer At Disasters…If You Can Get In

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RELIEF GLOBAL
1. Hurricane Felix Lands

SOURCE: capron [at] pets911.org * Capt. Ron, Humane Law Enforcement-Florida Disaster Response Teams and Computerized Lost/Found Records
The Pet Owners Alliance Inc. * www.pets911.org * 1-800-U.S.Stray

9/4/07, from capron [at] pets911.org — From a Tropical Storm to a category 5 hurricane in 46 hours, Felix breaks all records. At 2am this morning (Labor Day) the winds were 165 mph. They’ve come down to a cat 4 since but this storm should be watched…

We’re sending this alert because some tracks show Felix veering East and heading for Florida, and one track shows it hitting Texas and/or Louisiana. Most of the fear we have for an approaching storm is because of lack of preparedness. Think about it - if you had a completely stocked bomb shelter for your family and pets, and everything else was shuttered down and fully protected, there would be nothing to worry about.

It’s safe to say then that getting your family and pets fully prepared is the answer for less emotional stress. It is also the way to greatly reduce or even eliminate the chance of injuries during or after the storm.

If Felix starts to veer East at any time, we’ll send you an update.

Animal Rescue Groups check our web site: www.pets911.org/emergency/groups.html

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2. Felix Makes Landfall; Henriette Heads To Baja California Sur

SOURCE: www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/144539.shtml?5day

SEPTEMBER 4 2007 / Transcribed from CNN report: Hurricane Felix, a Category 5 storm, makes landfall in Nicaragua. A fearsome storm slamming into Central America, winds at 160mph. Thousands of tourists and residents moved to higher grounds along the Honduran coastline… First time since 1886 two Category 5 hurricanes (Dean) made landfall in same season. Fairly compact storm. Now getting the surge, with tornado like winds. Very mountainous area…expect mudslides, flashfloods etc. with rainfall across the region.

FELIX PATH: Continuing westward. Most of damaging winds to north of the center of hurricane. 100+ mph winds. Storm does not have moisture source of ocean, so will weaken.

HENRIETTE STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE… 85 mph winds, at least a Category 1 strength hurricane.
AT 3AM MDT 09/04/07 THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA FROM LORETO SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST… AND FROM BAHIA MAGDALENA SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST…INCLUDING CABO SAN LUCAS. 03AM MDT 09/04/07 Henriette has achieved Category 1 Hurricane status as it takes aim at Cabo San Lucas, preparing to cut a swath across Baja California Sur. Hurricane Henriette is currently located near 21.4N 109.1W about 115 miles southeast by south of Cabo San Lucas…

www.bajainsider.com/weather/hurricanes/2007/hurricane_henriette%20.htm

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3. PERU: Groups Responding To Pets Deserted In Earthquake

SOURCE: Forwarded By: Kate Danaher, katedanaher [at] animalearthhuman.org

Original Message: Jessica Higgins, Manager, Latin American Programs Humane Society International, jesshiggins [at] yahoo.com

From Jessica Higgins, jesshiggins [at] yahoo.com, jhiggins [at] hsi.org — If people fly down on their own, I would suggest hooking up with one of those local groups. Another big issue is the zoos in Ica — there are about 200 animals that have not gotten relief. I’ve contacted a group here in the US (who has lots of zoo vets/rehabbers) to see if we can help there. If people are going independently, I would really suggest finding people with some Spanish skills to help coordinate.

SUPPORT: PERUVIAN ASOCIATION FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION
website: www.asppa-peru.org/
(51-1) 435-9283 * asppa [at] hotmail.com
Lida Cardenas, founding member of ASPPA, speaks some (very limited) English: lida.cardenas [at] bcrp.gob.pe

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Dry food; Cat/Dog canned food; Water; Any type of farmer’s animal food; Cash for renting 4×4 vehicles and buy vet medical supplies

DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO:
Pet Store PATAS Y COLAS
La Encalada 837 Av.
Surco, Lima

Cash / Local wiring:
Bank: Banco de Crédito
Cuenta Corriente ASSPA 193-1592586-0-25
Account number ASSPA 193-1592586-0-25
Wiring From Abroad: Código de Cuenta Interbancario 00219300159258602514

Angela Sanchez, asppavoluntario [at] hotmail.com — The Peruvian Ministry of Health has requested our help to assist animals dying from starvation down south Lima. Most of them have been abandoned by their shocked owners, are injured and lying helpless on the streets. They are not being helped since they’re not consider priority.

SUPPORT: GRUPO CARIDAD
website: www.grupocaridad.com/
email: grupocaridad [at] gmail.com
Miraflores: Av. La Paz 676 Oficina 4 - (Lu-vie) Previa Llamada 4476820
La Molina: Calle Forestales 436 La Molina (Lu-Dom)
*The group’s primary form of communication is via emai: grupocaridad [at] gmail.com
Fernando Moreno, Grupo Caridad (no English): grupocaridad [at] gmail.com, 011-93689489

UNIDOS POR ANIMALES
website: www.unidosporlosanimales.org/
email: info [at] unidosporlosanimales.org, unidosporlosanimales [at] hotmail.com

From Jessica Higgins, jesshiggins [at] yahoo.com, jhiggins [at] hsi.org — Unidos Por Animales is also responding. We’re planning to send funds… I don’t have info for UPA, but I might be able to hunt it down.

PHOTO: www.asppa-peru.org/

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
* PERU: Pets Deserted In Earthquake Need Urgent Help
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-08-21.html#4

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4. PERU: Canadian Volunteers Help Animal Survivors Of Quake

SOURCE: Forwarded By: rrsighthound [at] aol.com

8/22/07, Canadian volunteers go to Peru to help animal survivors of quake, Elaine O’Connor, CanWest News Service; VANCOUVER — Canadian volunteers are going to Peru to help survivors of the magnitude 8.0 earthquake that devastated the central coast of the South American country last week.

But the volunteer group won’t tend to wounded citizens. These medical specialists will tend to often-overlooked survivors: pets. More than 500 people were killed and 1,000 injured when the quake leveled buildings, highways and 34,000 homes on Aug. 15. The Canadian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT) is sending 31 volunteer veterinarians and technicians to the country next week to treat Peruvians’ wounded animal companions.

Vancouver technician Donna Lasser founded CAAT in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and sent 82 volunteers to Louisiana to provide pet care in the fall of 2005. When Dr. Bill Ignacio of Granville Island Veterinary Hospital heard of the quake, his first thought was, “I hope we’re going there.” CAAT had already been planning to head to Peru this fall to hold animal health clinics in communities in the Amazon. But the group quickly changed plans. Two teams headed to the Peruvian communities of Ica and Pisca…

“We’re not involved in retrieval or rescue, but once the pets have been rescued we’re there for triage, we put them back together,” Ignacio said. “What we are hoping to do is get these animals back to their families.” He said the group hopes to heal the wounds of families who have lost their homes and loved ones by at least reuniting them with their pets. Any animals that can’t be matched with families will be treated and cared for in shelters or foster families until their owners can be found.

The non-profit registered charity doesn’t have financial sponsorship for its work, which has included animal-aid and education missions in Guyana, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Fiji.

SUPPORT: CANADIAN ANIMAL ASSISTANCE TEAM (CAAT)
Veterinary Professionals Dedicated to the Care of Animals Worldwide
website: www.caat-canada.org
www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d89590
email: info [at] caat-canada.org
online donations: www.canadahelps.org/DonationDetails.aspx
Please make cheques payable to:
Canadian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT)
c/o 1635 West 4th Ave.
Vancouver, BC * Canada V6J 1L8

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5. PERU: Recovery Efforts and Animal Rescue Continue

SOURCE: [click here]

8/30/07, from Humane Society International (HSI) — As residents of Ica and Pisco begin picking up the pieces, Lima-based animal welfare organization Grupo Caridad is stepping in to help care for the animals affected by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake, which jolted the region on August 15.

PROVIDING RELIEF: Fernando Moreno, founder of Grupo Caridad, has been sending HIS (Humane Society International) frequent updates from the field. He and a volunteer team of veterinarians, veterinary technicians and other trained disaster responders reach Pisco on August 19. “We arrived in Pisco with other organizations, Unidos Por Los Animales and the Asociacion Peruana de Proteccion a los Animales. The magnitude of the catastrophe is much worse than what has been shown on TV. Downtown Pisco no longer exists — it has been reduced to rubble,” says Moreno. “Many frightened animals are roaming the streets, traumatized by what happened. Many others wait among the debris, perhaps expecting that their owners will return.”

Grupo Caridad veterinarians have treated more than 200 animals in Pisco and distributed over 1,500 pounds of food to pet owners and roaming animals.

PHOTO: Grupo Caridad. An earthquake survivor and her companion.

PHOTO: Grupo Caridad. Rescue teams are distributing food to animals.

STAYING THROUGH THICK AND THIN: Grupo Caridad is planning to continue their rescue and relief efforts and expand their assessment and response to other affected areas. “We will keep a team of vets and responders in Pisco until Sunday [September 2] to keep offering free services and food to pets and their owners,” reports Moreno. “There is also a region called Huancavelica where animals and people are really affected by the disaster. Apparently no aid has arrived there yet. We expect to be able to visit Huancavelica and continue our work in Pisco and surrounding areas.”

SUPPORT: GRUPO CARIDAD
website: www.grupocaridad.com/
email: grupocaridad [at] gmail.com
Miraflores: Av. La Paz 676 Oficina 4 - (Lu-vie) Previa Llamada 4476820
La Molina: Calle Forestales 436 La Molina (Lu-Dom)
*The group’s primary form of communication is via emai: grupocaridad [at] gmail.com
Fernando Moreno, Grupo Caridad (no English): grupocaridad [at] gmail.com, 011-93689489

SUPPORT: HSI INTERNATIONAL DISASTER FUND FOR ANIMALS: secure.hsus.org/01/hsi_intl_disaster_2007?qp_source=gahicc

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6. MEXICO: Hurricane Dean Aftermath - Helping Animals

SOURCE: [here]

8/30/07, from Humane Society International (HSI) — The HSUS and Humane Society International are on the ground, providing relief and assisting in recovery efforts for animals in Mexico, following Hurricane Dean.

While the resort area of Cancun was spared from the storm’s fury on August 21, many coastal towns and villages in the southern part of the Yucatan Peninsula sustained a great deal of damage following the Category 5 storm…

SANCTUARY IN SHAMBLES: Dr. Barry Kellogg, acting director of disaster services for The HSUS, describes one scene the team encountered: Marco Benetiz, a veterinarian with an environmental organization called African Safari, escorted us to a place in Chetumal called Jardin Zoologico Payo Obispo, where we met with some of the staff. They were led by Marisol Corro Albornoz, a young veterinarian that had been on the job for about a year. It is somewhere between a zoo and a sanctuary.

Parque Zoologico Payo Obispo

PHOTO: Jeff Eyre, HSUS. This jaguar came to the sanctuary after being used for tourist photo opportunities and then released into the forest once she was too big to be handled.

Our hearts were broken very quickly. What had once been, I suspect, a very beautiful animal sanctuary for some 430 animals of all species (birds, jaguars, pumas, monkeys and so on) was totally devastated. All of the trees (and therefore canopy) were destroyed. It was very hot. No animals were lost, but many enclosures were damaged, and the fallen trees are preventing the animals from being taken out of lock-down…

The HSUS, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the World Society for the Protection of Animals are all providing grants to Jardin Zoologico Payo Obispo to rebuild the facilities and increase the capacity of its veterinary clinic to handle the issues brought about by the storm.

COMMUNITIES IN NEED: The team has visited a number of small communities that were directly in the path of the hurricane. While some suffered wind damage, others, like Mahahual — the largest town on the Xcalak peninsula and home to about 1,000 people — also experienced storm surges of more than 20 feet.

PHOTO: Jeff Eyre, HSUS. Dr. Barry Kellogg gives water to dogs, Yucatan coast.

These areas are devastated, and animal needs range from setting up assistance to local veterinary treatment to wildlife concerns. HSI will continue working in the area, providing both short- and long-term assistance. HSI and The HSUS are providing support to a local animal organization for ongoing veterinary treatment and spay/neuter programs throughout the affected communities on the Peninsula…

SUPPORT: HSI INTERNATIONAL DISASTER FUND FOR ANIMALS: secure.hsus.org/01/hsi_intl_disaster_2007?qp_source=gahicc

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7. JAMAICA: Animal Group Struggles in Dean’s Aftermath

SOURCE: info [at] theanimalhousejamaica.org

9/4/07, Kinship Circle received correspondence from a Jamaican animal rescue group, The Animal House, seeking aid from the global rescue community.

8/28/07, from The Animal House, info [at] theanimalhousejamaica.org — I write to ask if you could assist us in overcoming the damage we sustained during Hurricane Dean. Although none of our animals were seriously injured (thank God) we did have considerable amount of damage including the loss of our kennel roofs, loss of our back doors and the almost complete destruction of our perimeter fence. We also lost supplies because of flooding.

What we are finding now is an increase in the number of stray and injured animals we are taking in as well as very sick dogs (possible poisoning, or perhaps Parvo, no firm diagnosis yet given).

If you can assist us in any way we would greatly appreciate it. Kind regards, Maureen Sheridan, 1-876-975-4812

SUPPORT: THE ANIMAL HOUSE
website: www.theanimalhousejamaica.org/
email: info [at] theanimalhousejamaica.org
c/o P.O. Box 775
Ocho Rios, Jamaica WI
ph: 1-876-801-8386; Maureen Sheridan, 1-876-975-4812
DONATE ONLINE by clicking on PayPals icon at bottom of home page: www.theanimalhousejamaica.org/

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8. MIDWEST USA: Tropical Storm Erin - Animal Rescue Needs

SOURCE: Kat5 Animal Rescue, kat5animalrescue [at] yahoo.com
network.bestfriends.com/kat5/news/postdetail.aspx?gu=kat5&np=18097

Susan Meyer: Executive Director, KAT 5 Animal Rescue — Catastrophic flooding continues today across the central Plains and Midwest as a train of thunderstorms move across the region”, according to ACCU WEATHER.

Severe storms have caused floods through different regions of the country. Tropical Storm Erin caused massive flooding in parts of Texas and Oklahoma. Many of these areas were already saturated due to rainfall during previous weeks. Approximately 20 counties in Minnesota, Wisconsin, northeast Iowa and northwest Ohio are under assault by more recent flooding, much of it along the Mississippi river.

KAT 5 Animal Rescue has been in touch with authorities in regions affected by Tropical Storm Erin. We are continuing to get updates. The situation is fluid but as of today, none of the communities that we have spoken to are requesting search and rescue for animals. We are awaiting calls back for supply requests and animal sheltering and possible transport. Animal shelters are offering assistance to regions in need.

Tara’s Babies in the Dakini Valley, Arizona has offered to take in dogs displaced by Tropical Storm Erin…
Please contact them:
Tara’s Babies: tarasbabies [at] earthlink.net
1-866-574-96-55 * www.tarasbabies.org

Coulee Region Humane Society In Lacrosse, Wisconsin has room to board 12 cats for regions with displaced animals. Confirm availability: 608-781-3187

KAT 5 Animal Rescue is requesting our volunteers be on alert for possible deployment. Please email KAT 5 if you are interested in volunteering with us in any capacity. Contact KAT 5 if you are in need of assistance: Kat5animalrescue [at] yahoo.com * 972-898-3300

UPDATES / PROGRESS:
network.bestfriends.org/kat5/news/default.aspx?gu=kat5
www.sixdegrees.org/Top.aspx

Kat 5 Animal Rescue is a 501 (c) (3) comprised of volunteers from across the country that came together in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to rescue animals. Kat 5 Animal Rescue intervenes to protect animals when a natural or man-made disaster strikes. *KAT 5 is named after Hurricane Katrina (”KAT” for Katrina), and category 5 storms, symbolizing any disaster.

SUPPORT KAT 5:
www.networkforgood.org/pca/Badge.aspx?BadgeId=106179
or go to: kat5animalrescue.com/

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9. ISRAEL: Help For Dog Disfigured By Acid

SOURCE: Let The Animals Live, Eti Altman, cofounder and spokesperson, ilan [at] letlive.org.il

8/28/07, from Let The Animals Live — We are seeking a plastic surgeon who can help a poor dog rescued yesterday by “Let the Animals live” in Jerusalem. The dog’s face was violently corrupted probably by acid.

IF YOU CAN HELP, CONTACT:
Let The Animals Live
Phone: 972-3-6241776 – EXT 5
Cell phone: 972-50-5358421 – Eti Altman
Email: ilan [at] letlive.org.il

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10. Volunteer At Disasters…If You Can Get In

SOURCE: Forwarded By: Cougy [at] aol.com, www.karenotoole.org; NancyLCleveland [at] aol.com
Original Source: news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070901/ap_on_re_us/disaster_ids

9/1/07, Feds to restrict volunteers at disasters * By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press * NEW YORK — Retiree Gene O’Brien hurried to the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11, 2001, as a volunteer helping to shuttle supplies to police and fire workers. Some days, his only ID to get into the disaster site was a tattoo on his forearm.

“A couple times I showed them my Marine tattoo, and they said go ahead,” recalled O’Brien, adding that he and other volunteers also came up with their own makeshift identification cards. We didn’t forge anything, we just made them up with our own pictures and at one point we copied a UPC code off a Pepsi can and they were as good as gold,” said the Scarsdale resident.

It might not be so easy the next time disaster strikes. In an effort to provide better control and coordination, the federal government is launching an ambitious ID program for rescue workers to keep everyday people from swarming to a disaster scene. A prototype of the new first responder identification card is already being issued to fire and police personnel in the Washington, D.C., area.

Proponents say the system will get professionals on scene quicker and keep untrained volunteers from making tough work more difficult. But they also know it is a touchy subject, particularly for those devoted to helping in moments of crisis. “Wow, how in the world do we say this without love and respect in our hearts?” said deputy assistant U.S. Fire Administrator Charlie Dickinson.

“Everybody wants to come to the fight, so to speak, and no one wants to step back and say ‘No, I can’t do this.’ The final coup de grace was the World Trade Center. Hundreds came that were never asked,” Dickinson said. “Good intentions, good hearts, and it was extremely difficult for the fire department and the other departments to deal with them.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency came up with the idea after the World Trade Center attack and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when countless Americans rushed to help — unasked, undirected, and sometimes unwanted.

Many of those volunteers angrily dispute the notion they were a burden. They insist that in many instances they were able to deliver respirators, hard hats, and protective boots to workers when no one else seemed able. Ground zero volunteer Rhonda Shearer and her daughter launched a fast-moving supply system that bypassed regular channels, often infuriating city officials. Even as she delivered box trucks packed with supplies over months of recovery work, she increasingly ended up in a cat-and-mouse game with New York City’s police and emergency management agency. Shearer, 53, said the experience convinced her that agencies are ill-equipped to handle major disasters — but don’t want outsiders pointing out their failings.

Similar frustrations arose after Katrina, when people were shocked that the government struggled to take basic supplies such as water to the worst areas. “They’re more worried about keeping volunteers out than doing an analysis of what really went wrong,” Shearer said. “Independent citizens need to be involved, where we have no ax to grind or cross to bear. But we will tell the truth, and we will tell what we see and bear witness to the incompetence.”

Dickinson, federal fire official, said the government is not trying to discourage volunteers, but thinks within a few days of a disaster civilians should step back and let professionals take control.

Supporters say the ID cards could be checked at a disaster area with a card-reader device and used to verify a person’s unique skills. For example, if police officers have been trained to handle hazardous materials, officials at the scene could deploy them to an area where their skills would be best put to use. For reasons ranging from general safety to protection from lawsuits, construction and demolition companies want to see a disaster ID card program succeed.

Mike Taylor, executive director of the National Demolition Association, said his industry is talking with aides to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger about putting it in place in his state. “If California goes ahead and does that, it will flow across the country. This is a really smart idea by someone in the Bush administration to be able to control access to the site and frankly, make sure there are no untrained people,” Taylor said. “If somebody goes running down to the site, you have to stop and ask them, wait, are they certified to do this work?”

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9/1/07: Two Years And Still Counting…

CHECK OUT KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

IN THIS ALERT:

1. ARNO: Two Years And Still Helping Animals
2. Pet Evac. Exercise/Humane Training
3. A Time Line In Photos Of Katrina Pet Rescue
4. Last Chance To Help KAT 5 Win A $10,000 Grant
5. Lawyer’s Perspective On Katrina Pet Adopters
6. The Pets of Hurricane Katrina – Then & Now…
7. UPDATE: Coys Charged With 12 Counts Of Animal Cruelty
8. Watch This!
9. Michael Vick Did NOT Adopt 14 Katrina Pit Bulls

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1. ARNO: Two Years And Still Helping Animals

SOURCE: Charlotte Bass, table25 [at] bellsouth.net

8/29/07, from Charlotte Bass — Those of use in New Orleans are “experiencing” the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina…with a visit from our President…along with senators, mayors, chaplains, and memorial services for the 1,800 officially tallied as victims of the storm. On Monday, August 29, 2005 the storm struck. But it’s true devastation emerged on Tuesday, August 30. Over 650 sq. miles became flooded rubble. After three weeks of pumping out water, the area transformed into a sludge-filled wasteland. Is there really any precedent to measure the speed of recovery/rebuilding from a disaster of this magnitude?

PHOTO: Arabella, rescued when injured and starving. Now healthy and accepted by Labs4Rescue in Connecticut for a loving home in the northeast.

With much gratitude… We have so many people to thank for their aid. You, the volunteers, have kept us resilient. But we need you now more than ever. Yes, we’re all very tired, but we continue. Our strength comes from each animal we reunite or place into a new loving home.

Recognition is due humane organizations and rescue groups all over the country who help ARNO place animals nationwide. In addition, some local organizations have been by our side to offer moral support if nothing else. There is not enough space to thank local volunteers, those who have become the ARNO “A” Team. I do not risk naming them for fear I would leave someone out. They have sacrificed their free time to clean cages, give meds, read fecals…and the list goes on.

Our hats are off to out-of-town volunteers who still come, thank God, and supplement the local volunteer force. We need them and depend on their “fire” to light the way. Special gratitude goes to Stealth and KART volunteers who continue to help us find original caretakers who cannot believe their pets are alive… You have never seen a more heartwarming event than the reunion of a pet with his/her previous caretaker. It is our adrenalin for the soul!

PHOTO: A 13-year-old St. Bernard Parish tabby — trapped at a food/water station. The owners were found living out of town and couldn’t believe their cat was still alive. The caretaker had waited on his roof with his cat and dog, refusing rescue until someone took them all. But the cat escaped on dry land while the man awaited his next evacuation transportation. The cat was found in the same place… still waiting for her beloved caretakers. She lived by feeding at a food/water station for two years. Happily they have all been reunited much to the humans’ disbelief!

The victims continue… Post-Katrina, many people have “found” ARNO and need our help — those indigent since the storm who require medical aid for their animals, or even just everyday care like de-worming, heartworm and flea preventative. We assist everyone with a goal to protect these animals from surrender to a shelter. For many Katrina survivors, their pets are the sole beacon of light in a life of disappointment, frustration and despair.

Of course there are animals still on the streets… They eat at ARNO’s food/water stations, though stations have been consolidated and eliminated as we engage residents to help feed/trap. Thousands still need us. We track hundreds of dogs on our list to eventually trap them. The moment an empty kennel is available, our trappers save someone we’ve fed and followed. ARNO trains locals to humanely trap. In exchange for their labor, we spay/neuter, inoculate, and treat animals for them at no cost. Ferals are sterilized, treated and released. Kittens are kept, rehabilitated (if feral), and placed in homes. Friendly adults (2+ years) are identified on a search list for their caretakers. Younger adults are treated and prepped for a new home. Precious babies, ALL of them.

PHOTO: This Plaquemines Parish girl was very sick and had to be housed in the intensive care unit at one of ARNO’s vets. We owe so much to our vets who work with us, not only giving us rescue prices, but giving us credit to allow us to continue. Please help us with donations for our medical bills.

Please don’t forget us… Two years and counting, WE NEED DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS BADLY. In July, ARNO broke the 3,200 mark of animals (from 3/06 - 7/06) cared for in our shelter: spay/neutered and treated for heartworm, parasites, upper respiratory diseases, urinary tract infections… Such care brings each animal to healthy status so he or she can find a new home. Last month alone, we incurred $50,000+ in veterinary bills. Nonetheless, ARNO remains committed to these animals. CAN YOU COMMIT TO HELP US?

TO DONATE TO ANIMAL RESCUE NEW ORLEANS
Visit www.animalrescueneworleans.org
Click on our PayPal link at top right
No donation is too small. Please help us carry on…and, let us know you still care about our work.

PHOTO: Sidney reunited with his Bywater mom… An ARNO volunteer found Sidney — lost in early 2007 when frightened by a lightening storm — with a large tumor on his neck. We removed Sidney’s tumor. He was heartworm negative, so we knew he had a wonderful caretaker somewhere. We found his grateful mom through his microchip. Unemployed since Katrina, she’d just returned to work at Charity Hospital in the personnel department. She knew about the tumor, but had no money for veterinary care. For two years, she’s lived in a FEMA trailer parked outside her ruined home. Most of her time is spent gutting and cleaning her home on her own. Sidney’s mom is one of dozens we’ve helped who cannot afford care for their pet.

A retrospective video… Laura Bergerol, a Stealth and ARNO volunteer, has prepared a video for Katrina’s second anniversary. The video depicts ARNO volunteers, at work immediately after Katrina and now, as well as some wonderful reunion shots. This video not only shows ongoing animal aid in the Gulf Coast, but also commemorates ALL volunteers who gave so much of their lives to help our animals. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQeneeBZpWo

Photo contributions are from Laura Bergerol, Nancy Cleveland, Pam Leavy and Lise McComiskey. Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO) is a volunteer organization created and dedicated to the rescue and aid of abandoned and homeless animals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi, including responding to the immediate needs of those animals in need of medical care, or who have been neglected, abused and deprived of love. ARNO promotes the foster, adoption, and reunion of pets with caretakers, as well as spaying/neutering of all companion animals. ARNO is an all-volunteer grassroots organization, under the sponsorship of the Humane Society of Louisiana’s nonprofit status until we receive our own nonprofit status. All donations are tax deductible to the extent the law allows. For information on any topic email ar-no [at] cox.net or dial our rescue

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2. Pet Evac. Exercise/Humane Training

SOURCE: Pam Leavy, tundraleap [at] msn.com

8/23/07, from Pam Leavy — Very informative training for anyone involved in animal disaster response…

American Humane’s Animal Emergency Services Volunteer Training
WHEN: Sept. 8 & 9 (Sat/Sun)
WHERE: Fire training bldg. in Jefferson Parish (I don’t have exact address yet. On the website, it shows Houma, but has been moved to Jefferson)
COST: A fee, but some groups get big discounts, including LSART members.

See link for more information:
www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ev_professionals_aes_training

Email me with questions: Pam Leavy, tundraleap [at] msn.com

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SOURCE: Laurel Ley, LaurelLey [at] AnimalReliefResource.org
Animal Relief Resource • cell: 904-571-6135; fax: 831-603-3195

8/28/07, from Laurel Ley — Sign up NOW for American Humane’s Animal Emergency Services Volunteer Training to be held Saturday and Sunday, 8-9 September. A special price for LSART (www.lsart.org/) members is being offered; however, anyone can participate. Participants are anyone interested in the welfare of animals in a disaster:

* Professionals trained in human disaster response
* Emergency Medical Services personnel
* Firefighters
* Search and rescue personnel
* Animal shelter staff
* Animal control officers
* Veterinarians & vet technicians
* Animal handlers/trainers
* Individuals interested in responding to a disaster

The focus of the two-day training is for participants to understand the coordination of animal shelters and emergency response within the existing national disaster response system, interagency cooperation, animal first aid techniques, personal safety in an emergency situation, and media relations. Additionally, participants will be taught the basics of how to manage large and small animals. The course includes a mock shelter exercise.

Participation is limited; so sign up soon before the course is filled!

Location is TBD but is looking to be in lower Jefferson Parish.

TUITION:

* $25 for LSART members
* $85 for American Humane members
* $100 non-members

To register or for more information:
www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pa_disaster_relief or email training [at] AmericanHumane.org
Be sure to put “Louisiana AES” training in the subject line or reference in your email.

If you’re not currently a LSART member but are available to respond to help Louisiana whether you live in state or out of, to help the state you can download the registration form here:
www.lsart.org/site/view/62429_Volunteers.pml;jsessionid=3k30q9ip1p7g0

If you’re looking to fly in from out of the area, Southwest Airlines often has good fares and is currently offering specials from some areas to the New Orleans airport, which is in Jefferson Parish: www.southwest.com/hotfares/hotfares_air.html#msy

If you download their “Ding” service, they often have REALLY good prices you need to book the same day they’re offered (such as $49 one-way fares): www.southwest.com/hotfares/signup.html?ref=cns_ding_hp

Any questions should be directed to American Humane or LSART; I’m just passing along information. You’re welcome however to mention my name as the source of where you heard about the course. I took the course last Summer in Chicago and can highly recommend it. It’s informative, interesting, and creates a good sense of teamwork. And from anyone I’ve talked to whoever has gone through the course, I’ve heard all solid, positive feedback.

Laurel Ley: LaurelLey [at] AnimalReliefResource.org

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3. A Time Line In Photos Of Katrina Pet Rescue

SOURCE: Anita, criticalpetsrescue [at] gmail.com

paws4life.blogspot.com/2007/08/time-line-in-photographs-of-katrina-pet.html

A time line in photographs of the Katrina Pet Rescue. Many of the photos you are about to view will be very disturbing, some very heartwarming, but they are all the reality of what the tireless, and unselfish rescuers dealt with every single day. We must remember them as much as the animals they rescued…and those they couldn’t.

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4. Last Chance To Help KAT 5 Win A $10,000 Grant

SOURCE: Kat5 Animal Rescue, kat5animalrescue [at] yahoo.com

KAT 5 is currently in 5th place with only 2 weeks left. It’s getting close.

Check our progress at: www.sixdegrees.org/Top.aspx

On this 2 year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we remember why we do what we do. KAT 5 exists today because the animals needed us. They still do. Thank you for your support. KAT 5 Animal Rescue.

KAT 5 is competing to win a matching grant. The non-profits with the top 6 charity badges will get a matching grant of up to $10,000 for their charity from Hanes. (The winning badges are calculated by the number of donations, not the amount, Just $10. will make the difference for an animal). The charity badge contest ends September 16th at 11:59 p.m. ET.*

Just follow this link — and click the orange “DONATE” button: www.networkforgood.org/pca/Badge.aspx?BadgeId=106179

or if you have trouble viewing the badge, please try: [link]

FLASHBACK: The Saints Of New Orleans

Unbelievably, nearly two months after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, animals are still being found in houses. (November 2005).

PHOTO: Rescue volunteer Don Corsmeier rides in his vehicle with Miniature Pincher/Manchester terrior mix, whom he rescued in late October, 2006. She was his “easiest rescue,” having run out from under a house to a grassy field where she rolled on her back for him to rub her belly.

The conditions of dogs and cats found in houses range from “horrible to worse,” says Don Corsmeier of Cincinnati, a rescue volunteer working with a core group at a staging area on a Winn Dixie parking lot, four miles east of the French Quarter. About 6,000 animals have passed through this staging area en route to shelters or private rescue groups… READ REST OF STORY: network.bestfriends.com/kat5/news/postdetail.aspx?gu=kat5&np=12371

*Don is a KAT 5 volunteer. When Hurricane Katrina hit, members of KAT 5 were just individuals from across the country who were moved to action to rescue animals. We did not belong to any group, we were all “freelance volunteers” filling the void of animal rescue in the Katrina hit region. KAT 5, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, was formed by these volunteers for future animals that are deemed to be in distress or are displaced.

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5. Lawyer’s Perspective On Katrina Pet Adopters

SOURCE: Lee E Heller, lee [at] leeheller.net

8/4/07, from lee [at] leeheller.net — Under most common law, if you take care of someone else’s property (as the State of Louisiana seems to be construing our adoption of Katrina animals), and incur expenses in so doing, you are entitled to compensation. If the value of the costs incurred equals or exceeds the value of the property being cared for, you might be able to claim that property for yourself, if its ‘owner’ has no other means for recompensing you.

So I would advise anyone with a Katrina adoptee that, if you are contacted about returning an animal, consult an attorney in their home state to determine if that state allows you to claim compensation for expenses incurred while caring for another’s property. My guess is, if some of these Katrina pet owners had to pony up to pay for expenses incurred by adopters taking care of their neglected pets, they’d suddenly melt away.

I guarantee you, if someone comes to take my Katrina dog, they’re not getting her until they’ve paid for the cost of treating her for the heartworm infection they allowed to develop over a period of years; the cost of the multiple-extraction dentals she had to have for her rotting teeth; and the cost of the emergency spay that was required when she developed a pyometra, a post-heat uterine infection that resulted from her owners’ failure to spay her. Oh, and the ultrasounds I’ve had done to track the cardiopulmonary disease resulting from the heartworm infection; the treatment for her gall stone and bile duct infection…

Folks, my best friend evacuated from Katrina with five cats, most of them former ferals. Although some people in NOLA had to leave their animals behind, many more CHOSE to do so, and could have done as my friend did. As far as I’m concerned, when those people made that choice, they forfeited their claim on the animal they abandoned. I’ll use any legal means at my disposal to make that point. Lee E Heller, Ph.D., J.D., Summerland Ca

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
* READER RESPONSE TO: Attention Katrina Pet Adopters
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-18.html#9
* Attention Katrina Pet Adopters
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-09.html#5

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6. The Pets of Hurricane Katrina – Then & Now…

SOURCE: www.nsalamerica.org/campaigns/tree-of-love/

On the Tree of Love, you will find six courageous Katrina pets whose incredible stories are as amazing as the animals themselves. READ ALL SIX OF THEIR STORIES ON THE TREE OF LOVE: www.nsalamerica.org/campaigns/tree-of-love/tree-of-love.html

TEDDY BEFORE:

Gorgeous Teddy, a Golden Retriever Chow Chow mix, had been wandering the dangerous and diseased streets in the wake of Hurricane Katrina before he was finally rescued. When Teddy was medically evaluated, it was discovered he had various conditions including dermatitis, an upper respiratory infection, and parasites. In addition, Teddy’s teeth had been slightly worn down suggesting that he had been eating rocks to make up for the lack of food, and doing what needed to be done to survive. Poor Teddy had been battling famine and depression…

www.nsalamerica.org/campaigns/tree-of-love/then-and-now/then-and-now-teddy.html

BITSEY BEFORE:

Calico kitten, Bitsey, was most likely in a shelter when Hurricane Katrina hit. At only 8-10 weeks old, she never would have survived on the catastrophic streets. Rescued from the animal-packed staging area in Louisiana, she was air-lifted back to the safety of the League. From day one, she was outgoing…and literally unaffected by the devastation that had previously enveloped her…

www.nsalamerica.org/campaigns/tree-of-love/then-and-now/then-and-now-bitsey.html

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COMPANION ANIMAL ISSUES
7. UPDATE: Coys Charged With 12 Counts Of Animal Cruelty

SOURCE: Kat5 Animal Rescue, kat5animalrescue [at] yahoo.com

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCE:

* Lyle, Featured In Film Dark Water Rising, Needs Your Help
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-09.html#13

8/29/07, from Kat5 Animal Rescue — The place where Katrina dog Lyle was re-rescued from has been shut down after charges were filed for 12 counts of animal cruelty. The dogs are being held as evidence. The dogs have until this Friday; they will all be PTS if a place has not been found for them. The shelter holding them will allow groups to pay for boarding after Friday to hold the dogs until they can get them.

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FULL STORY HERE: laruecountyherald.com/news.html

network.bestfriends.org/kat5/news/18278.html — A Hodgenville couple previously convicted of violating county and state animal-related laws, and already facing more charges, now face yet another round of Accusations… William S. Coy, 43, and Sandra Coy, 50, both of the 1100 block of Peppers Road, each face12 charges of second-degree cruelty to animals, a class-A misdemeanor, after Sheriff Bobby Shoffner and Deputy Matt Darst investigated their property on Aug. 23.

The Sheriff’s office received a call last week from a neighbor of the Coys, reporting a “very bad odor” coming from a property next door to their residence, according to a statement released by the office.

The two law enforcement officials walked to the edge of the neighbor’s property and saw the corpse of a pit bull inside a kennel, “very bloated and still on its chain.” The statement said a freshly dug grave with another dead dog buried in it was also found on the property. Shoffner and Evans brought water to 10 dogs, according to the statement, on a day when temperatures topped out in excess of 100 degrees.

Darst filed the animal cruelty charges the following day and obtained a court order to remove all other dogs from the property, as well as arrest warrants for William and Sandra Coy. The dogs were taken to a shelter in Taylor County. William Coy was not located and arrested until Aug. 25. Sandra Coy had not been apprehended as of press time.

In all, 37 pit bulls, one German Sheppard and eight pit bull puppies were removed from the property. The Sheriff’s Department believes at least one of the pit bulls was thought to have been a dog the Coys were reportedly taking care of for a Hurricane Katrina family…

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

* SHELTERS that can take these dogs, contact KAT 5.
* Pending placement being found, KAT 5 will facilitate transport from Kentucky to a safe harbor.
* Transport help may be needed. Contact KAT 5: kat5animalrescue [at] yahoo.com * 972-898-3300

Photos of Coy property courtesy of Chuck Meyer: campkatrina.net/BioPages/Rerescues.htm

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8. Watch This!

SOURCE: Amanda St. John, amanda [at] muttshack.org

8/29/07, from Amanda St. John — Please watch this video today and forward it to your contacts. We are trying to get 10,000 people to watch it today!

Amazing Animal Rescue Project - The Katrina Promise
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHBRECU7vLE

Please Help: www.muttshack.org/donate.htm
MuttShack Animal Rescue - Natural Disaster Animal Response
15981 Yarnell St., Suite 188 | Sylmar, CA 91342
730 Orleans Avenue. 2nd Floor, New Orleans | LA | 90116

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COMPANION ANIMAL ISSUES
9. Michael Vick Did NOT Adopt 14 Katrina Pit Bulls

SOURCE: www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/michaelvick.asp

CLAIM: Image shows an advertisement from the Virginia Beach SPCA thanking quarterback Michael Vick for his assistance in rescuing pit bulls.

STATUS: False.

EXAMPLE: [Collected via e-mail, July 2007] I received this attachment in an email regarding the Virginia Beach Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals thanking Michael Vick for taking in 14 pit bull terriers displaced by hurricane Katrina. With the recent revelations about his involvement in dog fighting, I am wondering if this is legitimate or just a sick joke?

ORIGINS: Michael Vick, quarterback of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, has been the subject of extensive news coverage (and public opprobrium) since he was indicted in July 2007 on charges related to his alleged participation in a dogfighting ring that executed underperforming pit bulls by hanging, electrocution, drowning, shooting, and other brutal means. The fallout from the issue has so far included Vick’s being ordered to stay away from the Atlanta Falcons training camp, the suspension of Vick’s endorsement deal with shoe manufacturer Nike, and the halting of sales of Vick-related merchandise (such as jerseys and trading cards).

Widely publicized tragic events are often followed by a cycle of tasteless jokes (also known as “sick humor”) that use those events as fodder for humor. The image displayed above is an example of that phenomenon, a purported advertisement from the Virginia Beach Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) thanking Michael Vick for his assistance in finding homes for pit bulls displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The image itself is just a crude digital mock-up, and the Virginia Beach SPCA confirms that it did not engage in dealings with Michael Vick to help place animals rescued in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: The Virginia Beach SPCA does not know nor has VBSPCA ever done any business with Mr. Vick. While we did go to the Gulf Coast after hurricane Katrina, camp on the ground, work in the heat and bring back homeless animals back to our shelter, none of the more than 100 animals we assisted went to Mr. Vick.

The URL for this page is www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/michaelvick.asp

Urban Legends Reference Pages, by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson

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1. GULF COAST: Once monthly e-newsletters witth news, needs, stories…related to hurricane-affected animals in the Gulf Coast.
Newsletters to continue as long as needed.

2. RELIEF GLOBAL: E-newsletters/alerts about animals in disasters as they unfold — tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, fires, war zones, pet food recall…

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Aug 29, 2007 1:19 PM
Subject: When 2 Years Equal A Lifetime, AUGUST 2005-2007

Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Relief
Permission to crosspost as written

Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/05 - 8/29/07
When two years equal a lifetime
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

Still Loved
Forever Missed
Never Again
By Our Side, Always

2005 GULF COAST Animal Disaster Aid - In Pictures & Words:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/default05.html

PHOTO: Kinship Circle member Tim Gorski on the water in New Orleans with the Winn Dixie rescue effort in 9/05.

9/13/05, Excerpt From Early Kinship Circle Alert: In our search for Spike (the little Yorkie) we’ve learned about volunteers on the water who could save Spike and others — but they desperately need more boats!

The Jefferson Pet Feed & Garden Center is serving as a drop site for boats and has a triage center with a veterinarian. Please, if you can bring down boats — or know someone who can — call: Jefferson Pet Feed & Garden Center: 504-733-8572 (This number, like all in the area, may be hard to reach. Do not give up. They are there!)

Or, better yet, drive down with your boats now: 4421 Jefferson Highway (At Jefferson Hwy. and Central Avenue between Clearview and Causeway in Jefferson, Louisiana). Contact Sherry Woodbury: 818-645-7847

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/9_13_05.html

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9/16/05, Excerpt From SAVING SPIKE: A True Katrina Tale About Two Brendas And A Dog Named Spike: By the time New Orleans evacuee Brenda Johnson called begging me to find her dog Spike, I already knew him. He was the faceless puppy left behind. Now he had a name.

“Can you save our Spike? He’s a big Yorkshire Terrier, probably 15 pounds, left upstairs in our apartment on Roger Drive. We thought we’d be back in a couple of days. I’m sure he’s under my daughter’s bed, probably scared.”

I overheard children, an aunt, a niece and a brother from her crowded hotel room in Lake Charles, Louisiana. I also heard the crack in her voice. The Johnsons fled on Sunday at 2:00 a.m., just before Katrina struck.

…I got through to “boat people,” animal rescue groups, parish sheriffs, and ordinary citizens. On Brenda’s behalf, I granted permission to break down doors and shatter windows. But with each passing day, I wondered “Is tonight his last? Will the heat, starvation, or water finally take him?”

On September 16 — more than two weeks after the Johnsons evacuated — Brenda called me. “They found Spike. He is alive.” Brenda Johnson and Brenda Shoss screamed with joy for one full moment…

Spike is alive… This story is about love. It’s about saving Spike.

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/story_spike.html

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Sept/Oct 2005, GRASSROOTS EFFORT FOR ANIMALS OF THE STORM: Kinship Circle, a nonprofit animal advocacy organization, and Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), a nonprofit no-kill shelter, initiated a relief effort for the animal victims of Hurricane Katrina.

PHOTO: Tim Gorski

Grassroots Effort for Animals of the Storm mobilizes volunteers/supplies in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We send veterinarians, vet techs, rescuers, transport services, trained animal disaster relief workers, shelter/foster agencies and others to stricken communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas. ARF and Kinship Circle also manage a drop/distribution site for supplies. Items such as food, hay, cages, crates, veterinary meds, equipment, and much more are stored and circulated to storm areas. By October, the Kinship Circle/ARF alliance sent supplies to nearly 80 shelters and rescue missions in four storm states…

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/effort/mission-photoalbum1.html

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12/14/05, Excerpt From New Orleans Animals Need You — UPDATES FROM THE FIELD: A day of hope for the animals! Organizers Jane, Rob and Pia worked with a tireless team of ARNO volunteers to save 13 cats, 17 puppies, and 22 dogs. For one dog, the wait was finally over…

Over several days, this dog was marooned on a canal ledge inside a well, surviving on MREs the National Guard kindly tossed his way. After contemplating the best way to retrieve him, rescuers realized they’d need to descend into the well. But as Rob lowered a ladder down toward the dog, the terrified little guy panicked and jumped into the water. In a split second, Rob bolted in after him. Soon the dog was safely in Rob’s grasp and hauled up the ladder to dry ground.

We currently have over 3,000 locations in our database where animals have been reported hiding under porches and homes. Many are still out there. Around corners. In sewers. On ledges. In the woods. If not us, who will hear them? Please volunteer your time and heart for animals in New Orleans…

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/12_14_05.html

PHOTO: Original ARNO co-founders David Meyer, Pia Salk and Jane Garrison with Jessica Higgins and Eric Rice in NOLA.

PHOTO: (from Cadi Schiffer) The morning meetings at ARNO’s compound at Magazine and Felicity in NOLA.

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2006 GULF COAST Animal Disaster Aid - In Pictures & Words:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/default06.html

3/1/06, Excerpt From Local Leaders Build Future For NOLA Animals:

VOLUNTEER FOR ARNO
Animal Rescue New Orleans, 504-571-1900; ar-no [at] cox.net
www.animalrescueneworleans.org

If you live near New Orleans or want to travel to New Orleans and to help, please consider volunteering for Animal Rescue New Orleans. The ARNO food water program is a network of volunteers who replenish cat and dog feeding station in Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parish. Field feeders sustain abandoned animals stranded in the field and document their movements. This enables ARNO to coordinate trapping, rescue, and Trap-Neuter-Return efforts. Field data from food/water volunteers helps reunite pets with their people or place them in loving homes.

There are currently more than 4,000 feeding stations in the devastated areas of the parishes of Orleans, St Bernard and Plaquemines.

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/4_13_06.html#4

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/3_1_06.html

2007 — RESIDENT-RUN ARNO STILL NEEDS LOCAL/VISITING VOLUNTEERS

For Katrina-Related Animal Aid: www.animalrescueneworleans.org

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6/17/06, Louisiana Pet Evacuation Bill Awaits Governor Blanco’s Signature: Louisiana’s Pet Evacuation Bill passed out of the House Appropriations Committee and successfully made its way through the legislative process. Rep. Steve Scalise wrote to Shannon Moore’s mother, Jennie Adams: “I appreciate your passion to pass this piece of legislation and agree that it will be very important to have a pet evacuation plan in place in the event that we need to have any evacuations in the future. That is also why I agreed to co-author this bill…”

Cathy Wells, wellsc [at] legis.state.la.us, writes: “We all know that if it was not for the emails, letters, and phone calls, the bill would not have had the success it does… I know Shannon is smiling.”

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/6_17_06.html#1

Shannon Moore, July 22, 1969 ~ May 31, 2006

PHOTO: Shannon petting a dog at Pet March Rally in Baton Rouge, LA.
photo: Todd Denson/La. Senate.

PHOTO: Shannon’s love.

www.flickr.com/photos/yepitsme770/sets/72157594155834244/

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2007 GULF COAST Animal Disaster Aid - In Pictures & Words:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/default.html

February-March 2007, Excerpt From New Orleans Now - A Place Between Hope And Despair: From February 16-22, 2007, Kinship Circle traveled to New Orleans to aid Katrina affected animals… A wheat-colored dog races toward our vehicle at 1400 Montegut and N. Villere Street. A curious Shepherd mix follows. Behind them, a graying man in rumpled shirt and jeans approaches. He wants to talk. It’s been nearly two years since Hurricane Katrina leveled his Chalmette, Louisiana home.

He lives in a makeshift room in his commercial warehouse in the Upper Ninth Ward. When Louisiana State Police tried to evacuate him after Katrina, the man refused to desert Buddy and Baby Girl.

“I have no wife, no children,” he explains. “These dogs are my family.”

PHOTO: Kinship Circle, Ninth Ward, New Orleans

An officer aimed his gun at Baby Girl, forcing the man to leave or watch his dog die. He quickly confined both dogs to an upper level, with self-dispensing food and water. Floodwaters rose eight feet beneath the dogs. But the man managed to sneak back into the city to retrieve them. “We still live in this ‘temporary’ warehouse apartment,” he confides. “The insurance company I had for 18 years didn’t come through for us.”

As Katrina’s two-year anniversary nears, Gulf Coast recovery progresses unhurriedly. Rejuvenation of infrastructure, debris pileup, demolished structures, levees and wetlands remains tangled in red tape.

In the Ninth Ward west, where Katrina’s wrath seems frozen in empty doorsteps and board-covered windows, occasional new homes rise from rubble. Two black cats dart between dilapidated buildings and overgrown lawns…

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/nola_now.html

PHOTO: Kinship Circle, by Barb Dunsmore in Upper 9th Ward

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8/29/07, Forwarded By Karen O’Toole, Cougy [at] aol.com — I have my candles on as a memorial to all pets who died there, or were later killed in the overcrowded system where they found no homes to take them in. Or they’re still searching for their owners. And poor owners still searching for them.

This came regarding a Katrina owner recently. My candle is on for Joffee and all the others like him, and their lost families.

Greetings Everyone! It’s Joffee the Pomeranian’s 12th birthday today but unfortunately he still hasn’t been found. If anyone has any perspectives or ideas or information, please contact me anytime! Tara, his owner, has never given up hoping and searching and we know he is out there! So while you’re scanning the web, keep a big eye out for him okay. I know he wants to get home to Tara, but just doesn’t know how! Thanks, Natalie, nataliehornsby [at] comcast.net

602-549-1115 * www.karenotoole.org/
karensrescuelist [at] yahoogroups.com

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Still Loved
Forever Missed
Never Again
By Our Side, Always

Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/05 - 8/29/07
When two years equal a lifetime

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—– Original Message —–
From: Jamiah Adams - info [at] bravenewfoundation.org
Date: Aug 28, 2007 11:46 AM
Subject: New Greenwald video: 2 years after Katrina and thousands are still without homes

Dear Friends,

Tomorrow marks the two year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and still there are tens of thousands of families without homes. 30,000 families are scattered across the country in FEMA apartments, 13,000 are in trailers, and hardly any of the 77,000 rental units destroyed in New Orleans have been rebuilt. To share some of these people’s stories, we have put together a short film, “When the Saints Go Marching In.”

During the making of this video, we heard the heartbreaking stories of good people unable to return home. We have heard the story of the Aguilar family who lost their home to the storm and only received $4,000 in payments from their insurance company. We have met Mr. Washington, an 87-year-old man and former carpenter, who owned three homes prior to the storm. He is still living in a FEMA trailer today. And we’ve met Julie, who could have returned to her job and normal life, if the government had opened up the public housing units that she had lived in prior to the storm.

You can watch their stories here:

There is something very specific you can do to help. Sign the petition urging the Senate to pass the Gulf Coast Recovery Bill of 2007 (S1668). The bill is expected to come to a vote after Labor Day. Its passage will be an important step toward rebuilding the infrastructure in the Gulf Coast region.

Sign the petition: whenthesaints.org/?utm_source=foundemail

Please pass the video on and encourage people to sign the petition. It’s important we all support the Gulf Coast region’s right to return home and put the needed resources toward rebuilding these families’ lives.

Warmest regards,
Jamiah Adams and Paris Marron
Brave New Foundation

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Brave New Foundation is located at 10510 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 and info [at] bravenewfoundation.org.

—– Original Message —–
NOW: Bring Katrina Survivors Home

Via the National Organization of Women (NOW):

Bring Katrina Survivors Home

On the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s death march across the Gulf Coast, each of us must call on Congress to end the human tragedy of displacement and long term homelessness faced by women and their families across the region.

Join NOW in demanding that Congress help these low-income, struggling families return home to safe public housing in their communities.

Thousands of people who lived in areas wiped out by the storm have become nomads or forced to survive in substandard, unhealthy temporary housing. They were devastated by the storm and ensuing flooding, and then forced to bear the ineptitude and callous disregard of the Bush administration.

Ask your Senators to sponsor S. 1668, the Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007, sponsored by Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.). The bill will “authorize funds to repair, rehabilitate, and replace lost or damaged affordable housing; continue temporary housing assistance to evacuees; and provide rental assistance so that families living in unhealthy FEMA trailers can move into safe and decent housing.”

The House has already passed its own version of the bill, H.R. 1227, led by Hon. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). We need support in the Senate to pass S. 1668 so that we can help Katrina families return, rebuild and become whole again.

Please edit NOW’s letter to reflect your concern for Hurricane Katrina’s human and non-human animals. Funds for public housing are sorely needed - and must include pet-friendly provisions!

Kinship Circle - 2007-03-06 - NOLA 2007, A Place Between Hope And Despair - 03

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] brick.net
Date: Aug 21, 2007 9:18 PM
Subject: [GLOBAL] Dean/ Pets Left In Peru Quake/ Beirut Animals/ Vick Updates

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST AS WRITTEN

RELIEF GLOBAL
8/21/07: Dean * Pets Left In Peru Quake * Beirut Animals * Sick Vick Updates

CHECK OUT OUR RE-DESIGNED DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

IN THIS ALERT:

1. Hurricane Dean Update
2. Hurricane Dean Headlines: 8/21/07
3. Break From Dean Is Louisiana’s Chance To Prepare
4. PERU: Pets Deserted In Earthquake Need Urgent Help
5. PERU: Images Of Animals In An Earthquake
6. BEIRUT: Update From BETA
7. Sick Vick Updates & Feedback

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RELIEF GLOBAL
1. Hurricane Dean Update

SOURCE: capron [at] pets911.org * Capt. Ron, Humane Law Enforcement-Florida
Disaster Response Teams and Computerized Lost/Found Records
The Pet Owners Alliance Inc. * www.pets911.org * 1-800-U.S.Stray

8/20/07, from capron [at] pets911.org — Today (Monday) at 5pm EDT a very dangerous hurricane Dean was heading for the Yucatan Peninsula with sustained winds of 150 mph and gusts to 175 mph. There is little doubt that it will reach cat 5 status before making landfall, That’s strong enough wind to sheer the heads of steel bolts. See Leroy’s (ABC NIGHTline) comments: www.pets911.org/emergency/index.html

Dean slammed through Jamaica causing 8 deaths and at least 150 homes demolished. Flood waters are everywhere. We have been trying all day to reach the 2 Animal Shelters with no luck. We hope to get through tomorrow. Dean is dumping 10 to 20 inched of rain wherever it goes so we can expect reports of stranded horses and cattle.

If Dean continues on this track, LA, MS, and Florida can heave a great sigh of relief. It could have been different. When you see the pictures of the damage caused by this monster, just consider that it could have been your neighborhood. That should be enough incentive for all of us to make very, very sure that we are prepared for the worst. The animals depend on us.

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RELIEF GLOBAL
2. Hurricane Dean Headlines: 8/21/07

TUE AUG 21 2007
www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/212030.shtml

DEAN EMERGES INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE… A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE GULF COAST OF MEXICO FROM SOUTH OF PROGRESO WESTWARD TO TAMPICO. PREPARATIONS IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF TAMPICO TO LA PESCA.

8/21/07: Storm Homes In on Mexico After Sweep of the Caribbean

8/21/07: Hurricane Loses Strength as It Crosses Mexico

8/21/07: Threat of Hurricane Dean good dry run for area (Houston)

8/18/07: The HSUS Prepares for Hurricane Dean

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GULF COAST
3. Break From Dean Is Louisiana’s Chance To Prepare

SOURCE: Pam Leavy, LSART Volunteer Coordinator, tundraleap [at] msn.com
Louisiana State Animal Response Team

CONTACT PAM LEAVY TO RSVP & REQUEST LSART REGISTRATION FORM:
lsartvolunteer [at] gmail.com or tundraleap [at] msn.com

8/21/07, from tundraleap [at] msn.com — Dean gave us a break and an opportunity to become more prepared. Our Pet Evacuation Bill is only as good as we make it — and we need volunteers. Another Baton Rouge training session has been scheduled for this Sunday, as well as an actual on-site evacuation exercise in Jefferson parish on Friday (info below.) Please try to attend.

Sunday, 8/26/07: We are planning a mock pet evacuation at this training, so if you attended last week’s training, you may want to come at 3:00, when the initial orientation and training should be completed.

LSART PET EVACUATION VOLUNTEER MEETING/TRAINING:
PLACE: Classroom 1212C at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Skip Bertman Drive (S. Stadium Drive)

TIME: Sunday, Aug. 26, at 2:00 p.m.

PURPOSE: LSART volunteer orientation and training: Train volunteers to assist at Parish Pick-Up Points, with processing pets before they are loaded onto trucks to travel to shelters.

* Volunteers should check in at the police desk in the main entrance (by the sign and flagpole - not the clinic entrance).
* This meeting is not mandatory to register.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING: (not mandatory) On-site pet evacuation exercise at one of the Parish Pick-up Points, in Jefferson Parish. This will occur on Friday a.m., Aug. 24. This is the best training you will get, with volunteer evacuees pretending to arrive with pets. Let me know if you are interested in attending this exercise and I’ll send you more details.

Keep checking in with www.lsart.org for current information on actual evacuations and deployment. If you are a registered volunteer and evacuations are pending but you have not been contacted, please contact me at lsartvolunteer [at] gmail.com and/or tundraleap [at] msn.com

CONTACT PAM LEAVY TO RSVP & REQUEST LSART REGISTRATION FORM:
lsartvolunteer [at] gmail.com or tundraleap [at] msn.com

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RELIEF GLOBAL
4. PERU: Pets Deserted In Earthquake Need Urgent Help

SOURCE: Forwarded By: Kate Danaher, katedanaher [at] animalearthhuman.org
Original Message: Asociación ARPA, infoarpa [at] gmail.com * www.asppa-peru.org/

8/19/07, from Angela Sanchez, asppavoluntario [at] hotmail.com — The Peruvian Ministry of Health has requested our help to assist animals dying from starvation down south Lima. Most of them have been abandoned by their shocked owners, some others are still trapped under ruins.

PHOTOS: www.asppa-peru.org/

Seguimos recibiendo sus donaciones solidarias por mas pequeña q sea puede ayudar a salvar una vida!

Some others are injured and lying helpless on the streets, and they are not being helped since they’re not consider priority. We will be traveling tomorrow Sat. morning, caring as much as help as possible, plus veterinarian and volunteers to represent us all animal lovers, However, we need:

SUPPLIES NEEDED:
* Dry food
* Cat/Dog canned food
* Water
* Any type of farmer’s animal food.
* Cash for renting 4×4 vehicles and buy vet medical supplies

DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO:
Pet Store PATAS Y COLAS * La Encalada 837 Av. * Surco, Lima

Cash / Local wiring:
Bank: Banco de Crédito
Cuenta Corriente ASSPA 193-1592586-0-25
Account number ASSPA 193-1592586-0-25

Wiring From Abroad:
Código de Cuenta Interbancario 00219300159258602514

DO NOT CONTACT KINSHIP CIRCLE
CONTACT: PERUVIAN ASOCIATION FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION
www.asppa-peru.org/
(51-1) 435-9283 * asppa [at] hotmail.com

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RELIEF GLOBAL
5. PERU: Images Of Animals In An Earthquake

LEFT PHOTO: Spanish rescue worker Pablo Martinez and his dog Max inspect a street looking for bodies after the earthquake in Pisco August 19, 2007. Pope Benedict is sending his top aide, Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, to Peru to show his solidarity with the victims of this week’s earthquake. (Mariana Bazo/Reuters)

RIGHT PHOTO: Chilean sniffer dogs take some rest in Pisco, 20 August 2007. The Red Cross on Tuesday more than tripled its aid appeal for survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 500 people in Peru, as the UN deployed emergency teams to coordinate the international relief effort. (AFP/File/Martin Bernetti)

LEFT PHOTO: A woman does her laundry at the camp set up for those that lost homes in the earthquake in Pisco, August 18, 2007. Peruvians frustrated over slow emergency aid looted pharmacies and scuffled in food lines on Friday as rescuers picked through rubble for survivors two days after a massive earthquake killed at least 510 people. (Mariana Bazo/Reuters)

RIGHT PHOTO: A dog passes next to a semi-submerged pick-up, in an area flooded by waves triggered by Wednesday’s quake in Paracas, a popular tourist spot just 10 kms south of Pisco. A sign painted on a wall welcomes visitors to the “paradise” of Paracas, but the tourist oasis is a shell of its former self. (AFP/Jaime Razuri)

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RELIEF GLOBAL
6. BEIRUT: Update From BETA

SOURCE: BETA Team, listmaster [at] betabeirut.com

8/17/07, from BETA Team — Once again, we would like to update you about the work BETA is doing in Lebanon. We are currently getting BETA more organized and solid on a long-term basis, through the hiring of an Executive Director. The director already started working on a financial/fundraising plan for BETA but the results of this plan will not show up immediately….

We are redoing the website for more efficient online donations. This week is the launch of our sponsorship program in Lebanon which will be the basis for our international sponsorship program. A membership program is also under development to engage the local community and bring about more support…

However, we are in a deep financial crisis at the moment with debts towards vets, food, medical suppliers and many more, and even with all of these new changes, we still face an immediate challenge.

We are doing our best to fundraise within the country but this has become almost impossible with the current instability in Lebanon - from the ongoing war in the North, to the upcoming presidential elections, and the drastic drop in tourists because of the war last summer which we are all still recovering from.… People are caring less and less about animals and prefer to help humans instead, and as many decide to leave the country we are left dealing with all the pets they leave behind!

PHOTOS courtesy of BETA

We have problems mainly with vets and food suppliers who are becoming more and more impatient and some of them are now refusing to provide us with food… We ask you to once more assist BETA, if you can help us in some way to get urgent food for our animals (we are almost out of cat and dog food) or pay some of the vets’ expenses. You can help sustain our mission by:

ADOPTING one of our animals: beta.beirut.com/Adoption.php
DONATING to our cause: beta.beirut.com/donate.php
VOLUNTEERING with us: beta.beirut.com/howcanihelp.php
For more info, contact the BETA Team: animals [at] beirut.com

PHOTOS courtesy of BETA

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:

* 8/12/07: Left Behind… In Beirut War Zone
We regret this newsletter is not yet available online.
Request it: kinshipcircle [at] brick.net

* 6/4/07: No Ceasefire For Animals (& Rescuers) In Lebanon
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-06-04.html

* 2/1/07: Diary Of An American Animal Rescuer In War-Torn Lebanon
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/07-02-01.html

* 8/17/06: Please Help: Innocent Faces Of War
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/8_17_06.html

* 7/29/06: [MIDDLE EAST] Panic From The Blast Of Rockets
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/7_29_06.html

* 7/22/06: [LEBANON] Same Eyes, Same Fear
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/7_22_06.html

* 7/17/06: [MIDDLE EAST] More Forgotten Victims
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/7_17_06.html

KINSHIP CIRCLE COLUMN:
* Animals - War’s Unseen Collateral Damage
www.kinshipcircle.org/columns_articles/collateral_damage.html
At the onset of conflict in Lebanon, citizens and foreigners fled. Canadian, British and American evacuation protocols banned companion animals. In the chaos, evacuees released animals into the streets or confined them in buildings. BETA believes thousands of companion animals were discarded…

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COMPANION ANIMAL ISSUES
7. Sick Vick Updates & Feedback

Vick To Plead Guilty To Dog Fighting Charges
Attend courthouse rally in Richmond on Monday, Aug. 27
SOURCE: In Defense of Animals, takeaction [at] idausa.org

When federal prosecutors first leveled charges of dogfighting against Michael Vick about a month ago, the star Atlanta Falcons quarterback denied any involvement in the illegal bloodsport, even though fighting dogs and equipment were found at his Virginia home. He also told Falcons team owner Arthur Blank and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell he was innocent of the allegations against him, and maintained the same claim publicly. Yet today, Vick officially changed his story by announcing he would be pleading guilty to felony charges of conspiring to run an illegal dogfighting operation called “Bad Newz Kennels” for the last six years…

Vick entered a guilty plea as part of a special deal with federal prosecutors requiring he fully cooperate with the investigation in exchange for a reduced prison sentence. Up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines may also be levied against Vick, but these would likely pale in comparison to the financial losses he will suffer when corporate sponsors permanently end their lucrative endorsement deals with the famous football player. Potentially, the most devastating punishment of all for the disgraced athlete is that he could be banned from the NFL for life under the league’s personal conduct policy…

1) Attend the courthouse rally to support the prosecution of Michael Vick to the fullest extent of the law for his crimes.

WHAT: Michael Vick plea hearing demo
WHEN: Monday, August 27, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Outside the U.S. Courthouse, 1000 E. Main Street in Richmond, Va.
MAP: tinyurl.com/ytnhd7
RSVP: To ephelps [at] idausa.org or call (415) 388-9641, ext. 240 for more information.

2) Prepared online letter campaign: Urge U.S. attorneys to aggressively prosecute Vick

ga0.org/campaign/prosecutevick/6ns7exr038d8b8?%3E

3) Call 212-450-2000 and urge the NFL to ban Vick from the league for life under their personal conduct policy. Follow up with a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell urging the same:

Mr. Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner
280 Park Ave. * New York, NY 10017

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Vick Pleads GUILTY To Dogfighting Charges
SOURCE: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20350573/

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Salvation For ANY Of Vick’s Confiscated Dogs?
SOURCE: Diane Jessup, LawDogsUSA [at] comcast.net
www.lawdogsusa.org/

(Diane Jessup, well known author and founder of “LawDogs” a program that places pit bulls as detection dogs). OK, so chances are pretty good that Vick released the dogs as part of his plea deal. It is now imperative that those who can offer a realistic place for any of these dogs be made known to those who will decide their fate.

We all know PETA and the HSUS (well, at least Wayne Pacelle) wants the dogs dead. The easy way out; after all, we all know pit bulls are “expendable” just like Vick thought, right? We must work fast as it is “usual procedure” to kill the dogs right away before there can be public outcry.

I can’t speak for BadRap, or Animal Farm Foundation, but LawDogsUSA would like the opportunity to screen dogs for use as narcotics and explosives detection dogs. We do not want to be told “oh, they are no good” by someone with no idea what we’re looking for. I have never received a reply from Wayne Pacelle concerning this issue despite trying to contact him for weeks.

We can only save a couple, and then only if they are useful for our program. However, I can’t believe that anyone who loves dogs would deny the opportunity for even one of these victim dogs to have that chance.

I ask you to please help in any way to get word to those holding the dogs and in charge of their fate to consider allowing us to screen them. I can be reached at or this email or LawDogsUSA [at] comcast.net

Thank you, Diane Jessup, www.lawdogsusa.org/

www.thepitbull-place.com/index/viewtopic.php?t=6553&start=30

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Thanks To Vick, Collective Intolerance Pervades A Nation
SOURCE: Lise McComiskey, lmccomiskey [at] SHERGARNER.com

While you will get no argument from me with regard to motivating people to speak up about what they think should be done to and with Vick, please use your organizations’ ability to spread motivating messages far and wide for an even more significant purpose. If you should “strike while the iron is hot” then the iron in this instance will likely never be this hot again. Now is the time for every concerned individual who has suspicions, information or knowledge about dog-fighting activity in their own communities to speak up and to demand of their own local governments to end this horrific blood “sport” in every community where it festers. This includes the inner cities and the hillbilly towns where it can be found, it includes your average thug and it often includes lawmakers and those charged with the duty of enforcing those laws. If ever there was a time for every single community to eradicate this inhumanity, it is now, with the citizens of those communities at least knowing that for this moment in time, there is focused attention and what would appear to be collective intolerance.

Best Regards, Lise McComiskey * ARNO Volunteer, New Orleans, LA

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My Open Letter Of Thanks To Vick
SOURCE: Lise McComiskey, lmccomiskey [at] SHERGARNER.com

Whereas many of us, you know, the animal people, we understand the levels of cruelty that truly exist in the world, particularly as it rears its ugly head in the animal world, we also understand that every battle against such cruelty has been uphill, every victory has been so difficult to achieve. We live in a world where so many see the obvious cruelty in starving a dog but don’t know, don’t care or don’t have the time to worry about the seals who are clubbed for their fur, ultimately to be used as a fashion accessory, a world which might love their own precious cats but doesn’t see the inhumanity in seeking to eradicate ferals in their neighborhood and these juxtapositions that seem to exist never cease to amaze me, but the Michael Vick case has managed to amaze me even more so.

Finally, the levels of cruelty, inhumanity, depravity, viciousness, brutality and heinous acts that all of us know exists and goes on everyday as humans neglect, outright hurt, or look the other way as animals become their victims, finally, all of these horrible characteristics have been delivered, up close and personal, to the world and more importantly, mainstream America, and delivered in what so many thought to be a beautifully wrapped package — Michael Vick…

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