Smite Me! » Alert Archive (2008b)

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Dec 24, 2008 8:45 PM
Subject: Rebuilding Lives, Two Hands At A Time

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

12/24/08: Rebuilding Lives, Two Hands At A Time
YEAR-END REFLECTIONS * www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

THIS IS FOR YOU:

1. Rebuilding The Gulf Coast, Two Hands At A Time
2. Kinship Circle Recognized For Work In Iowa Floods 2008
3. The Great River Rescue
4. I Rescued A Human Today

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1. Rebuilding The Gulf Coast, Two Hands At A Time

SOURCE: 12/24/08, VIDEO – With My Own Two Hands
WATCH VIDEO NOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ44B33HRmo&NR=1

FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE: Thanks to my sister and fellow animal rescuer, Cara Shoss, for alerting me to this beautiful video and inspiration for this message. Brenda Shoss, president, Kinship Circle

From Cara Shoss, cshoss [at] gmail.com — Imagine what we could do if we all used our own two hands to change the world. Keep believing in what you are doing. Happy Holidays to all of you and thank you for using your two hands to make a difference for the animals in the world.

TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ44B33HRmo&NR=1

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:

GULF COAST: Animals In Gulf Coast Storms & Other Disasters

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/default.html

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2. Kinship Circle Recognized For Its Work During Iowa Floods 2008 – This Is For You!

SOURCE: 12/2/08, Iowa Dept. Of Agriculture / Iowa Veterinary Rapid Response
Team — www.iowaagriculture.gov/AgSec/IVRRT.asp

KINSHIP CIRCLE received an official certificate of recognition for its work after the Iowa floods in June/July of 2008. Iowa’s Veterinary Rapid Response Team coordinator, Mark Shearer, had asked us to recruit/deploy volunteers to staging areas at Lee County Fairgrounds (Donnellson, Iowa) and Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City. KC also sent search and rescue trained volunteers to severely flooded Oakville, Iowa. Our volunteers even helped Farm Sanctuary “wrangle” some pigs to safety, after destroyed factory farms left pigs adrift in high waters (many died, but more than 60 left Iowa for a life of freedom at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York).

THIS IS FOR YOU…

Who has no money, but jumps on a plane
And taxi-cabs through southeast Iowa…
Because a dog with mange has given up hope.
And a displaced cat needs your voice.

This is for you…
Who corralled a pig twice your weight
Waded in waters to leave bowls of food
And searched for eyes lost in corners

This is for you…
Who reads every word
And networks and plans
To salvage small hearts
Overlooked in the storm

Who gives without question
And sees what others miss:
Animals, cast into chaos…
Terrified and alone

This is for you…
For every mile traveled
And every life touched.

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:

IOWA FLOODS, 2008

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/default.html

DISCLAIMER: Kinship Circle was tasked to manage out of state volunteers in southeast Iowa. We were not authorized to do shelter setup or break down. Local animal agencies, along with several financially capable large animal organizations, oversaw the fate of unclaimed animals. We were one of a few organizations to remain on conference calls with the state through mid-July, to help coordinate rescue/foster.

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3. The Great River Rescue

SOURCE: 12/08, Rally To Rescue Magazine
LOOK FOR FULL ARTICLE, ONLINE SOON: www.rallytorescue.org/articles/articles.aspx

Rally to Rescue Magazine, Volume 4/Issue 3: The Great River Rescue

Volunteer Tanya Patton cuddles a cat at Barb and Mel Bryant’s farm in Keokuk, Iowa, after the Lee County Fairgrounds shelter closed.

EXCERPT FROM “THE GREAT RIVER RESCUE” JUNE 2008: For weeks heavy rainstorms saturated Iowa and five other Midwestern states, causing rivers to rise and burst through protective levees… Iowa was the worst hit state…

Barb Bryant received an urgent late-night phone call from Iowa’s state veterinarian asking if she’d run a temporary shelter for pets displaced by flooding… The next morning Bryant, co-founder of Animal Protection League, reported for duty at the Lee County Fairgrounds in Donnellson.

“Since this was the first time any of us had done this type of rescue, we were fortunate to receive assistance from members of Kinship Circle, who helped set up our operation. These volunteers had done this many times. Most had worked at Katrina.”

Two trailers containing leashes, crates and food were delivered to the fairgrounds. For more than two weeks volunteers did their best, spending 12-hour days caring for about 100 cats and dogs…

Bryant recalls one man who called the fairgrounds searching for his Beagle. One had been brought in, but he wasn’t wearing identification tags. “’Go to the kennel and call out, Bud Light,’ the man said. ’If he bays at you, he’s mine,’” Bryant says. “So the volunteer yelled ‘Bud Light.’ The Beagle immediately answered. He was so happy someone knew his name.”

In early July the fairgrounds needed the facility back for the Lee County Fair, so Bryant had to find a new place for the remaining animals. That’s when her husband Mel Bryant, who’s battling his fifth bout with cancer, suggested bringing them to their 72-acre farm in Keokuk, Iowa…

After two weeks the remaining 16 pets not claimed or adopted to new homes were transferred to Kirkwood Community College — then shipped to out-of-state shelters for eventual placement…

ALSO: SEE A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FEATURED ON CNN!

SOURCE: 12/08, “Animal House” video

FIND CNN “FOCUS ON GIVING” VIDEO WITH KC’S BOB RUDE:

www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/news/giving/

www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2008/12/15/fog.animal.house.cnn

Couple Take in 100 Cats / Safe at Rude Ranch: Thanks to this dedicated couple, many homeless animals will have a warm home this winter. Photojournalist Bethany Swain brings us to the Rude Ranch, an animal shelter run by a couple who gave up day jobs to help animals… Rude Ranch Animal Rescue, www.ruderanch.org

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4. I Rescued A Human Today

SOURCE: 12/4/08, From KC Board Member, Nora Marino, Ncmlegal [at] aol.com
Original message from Mary Mitschke, mmmitschke [at] msn.com

I RESCUED A HUMAN TODAY…

Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn’t be afraid.

As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. I didn’t want her to know that I hadn’t been walked today. Sometimes the shelter keepers get too busy and I didn’t want her to think poorly of them.

As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn’t feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone’s life. She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me. I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well.

Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms. I would promise to keep her safe. I would promise to always be by her side. I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes. I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor. So many more are out there who haven’t walked the corridors. So many more to be saved. At least I could save one.

I rescued a human today.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Subject: Ginger’s Story: Two-Time Hurricane Survivor

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GULF COAST
10/28/08: Ginger’s Story – Two Time Hurricane Survivor Illuminates Flaws In Evacuation System

Courtney Chandel with Ginger, rescued after Hurricane Katrina, 2005. Lower Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

SOURCE / REPLY TO:
Courtney Chandel, akameridians [at] yahoo.com
Nanette Martin, nantucketred [at] earthlink.net

2005: LIFE AMID RUINS IN POST-KATRINA PLAQUEMINES PARISH

Katrina left Louisiana’s Lower Plaquemines Parish post-apocalyptic. The deserted area stretched for miles, with sprawling shrimp trawlers parked on highways, a truck in a tree, debris strewn fields. Former homes were stripped to concrete foundation blocks. It felt as desolate as the moon.

The Parish had finally let animal rescuers in — when Nanette Martin and I drove from New Orleans with dog/cat food, carriers, catchpoles… It was hard to digest what we saw. Neither of us spoke until we spotted a cluster of remarkably intact mobile homes by a roadside sign that said “Ironton.”

“First stop, Ironton,” Nanette said as I turned the bumpy corner into the debris-strewn neighborhood. We hoped we’d find something alive here… Then we saw her — a gorgeous Golden Retriever with expectant eyes, wagging away. A sparkling oasis of life amid destruction and decay. She sat by her little dogloo, near her boarded-up person’s home, tied to a tree.

We ran to her. Her tongue dropped out and she smiled… “Good dog! Good girl!” She was so thin. We could feel her bones easily, yet bowls of fresh food and water sat beside her. We saw the house was deserted, so we headed to the street where a woman greeted us. “You met Ginger!” And so we learned how a neighbor was caring for Ginger after her disabled person evacuated. People weren’t allowed to take pets with them, even the disabled. We tried to imagine what Ginger had seen and felt during the storm…the sounds, wind, darkness… It was hard not to feel fiercely protective toward her.

Each day we made the two-hour drive from New Orleans to Plaquemines Parish, we checked on Ginger. We thought about bringing Ginger to ARNO until her “mom” came home. The idea was cinched when we saw three German Shepherds, who’d also survived, bullying her. We obtained mom’s phone number… There is no other call like the one after a disaster to tell someone their animal is alive. And, yes, she sure would like it if Ginger got out of there…

Ginger’s odyssey didn’t end with ARNO. She was routed through Best Friends and then to a foster home in Southern California…until her mom returned after living in a FEMA trailer. We advised her to never leave Ginger again.

2008: HURRICANE IKE LEAVES GINGER STRANDED…AND SAVED, AGAIN

Fast forward nearly three years to September 13, 2008. From my New York City apartment, I helplessly watched reports of Hurricane Ike barreling along the Gulf Coast. I’d just returned from Louisiana for Gustav evacuations, and now Ike was there. One report said Ironton was under five feet of water.

Ginger! I rummaged through three-year-old Katrina rescue notes…and (unbelievably) found a phone number for Ginger’s mom. She picked up on the first ring. She’d evacuated for Ike, but again, wasn’t allowed to take Ginger. Incredible. But no time for that. Was Ginger tied? No.

I posted an SOS for Ginger on the web. Almost immediately, Belle Chasse resident Ramona Billot contacted Lori Wilson of Rescue Ranch. Lori had to wait another excruciating two days until rescuers were admitted into Plaquemines again. I imagined the worst…until the call came from Lori: Ginger was alive! A neighbor working on a levee identified her and agreed to care for her until her mom returned.

I called with the same good news as three years ago. Once again, the relief on the other end was palpable over the cell towers. A frail voice asked, “You have Ginger?” I can still hear her anxiety in my ears today.

Two Hurricanes. Two Evacuations.
Each Time, Ginger Was Left Behind.

Was Ginger forcibly left behind because authorities refused to let her disabled person evacuate with her? Or, were new pet evacuation rules poorly communicated — leaving elderly, rural residents without the knowledge or means to leave with their animals?

An imperfect system needs much work…so precious lives don’t slip through its cracks. But for now — despite politics, bureaucratic red tape, and really bad weather — Ginger is safe.

POSTSCRIPT

After some research, it was determined that Marie and Ginger can participate in an assisted evacuation together, through the Health Department Superintendent. Let’s hope Ginger never again stands alone in a hurricane.

– Courtney Chandel, akameridians [at] yahoo.com
MuttShack and Kinship Circle Disaster Aid Network volunteer

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Subject: Few Ike Reunions, Dog Survives Surge, Animal Relief…

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GULF COAST
10/27/08: Few Ike Reunions, Dog Survives Surge, Continuing Animal Relief

IN THIS ALERT:

1. A 10-Day Limit Meant Few Reunions After Ike
2. Hope Is A Mutt Named Ranger
3. Ike, Gustav & Katrina Continuing Animal Relief

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1. A 10-Day Limit Meant Few Reunions After Ike

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SOURCE / REPLY TO:
Marilyn Knapp Litt, stealthvolunteers [at] yahoo.com

RESCUED ANIMALS PUT UP FOR ADOPTION AFTER 10 DAYS

blogs.chron.com/hurricanes/animals/

“Pet owners will have a 10-day window of time to identify and collect their animals from the date of the photo’s posting. After that point, the animals will be adopted out.”

From Marilyn Knapp Litt, stealthvolunteers [at] yahoo.com — A heartless 10-day limit — used in Texas to place Hurricane Ike animals up for adoption ONLY 10 days after rescue — meant most families weren’t contacted when animals were taken from their homes. I know of no families contacted…and in many cases no information was left in the home about where animals were taken.

My group, the Stealth Volunteers, was eager to help locate families of animals who were rescued, but could find no group that wanted our services. The emphasis was on rehoming animals rather than returning them to their homes.There has been no outcry over this and I believe it will become the accepted practice nationwide; with the exception of Louisiana which has pet evacuation legislation and an agency (LSART) determined to ensure all rescued animals are restored to their families.

READ MORE HERE:

It is True, 10 Days and POOF!

rescuesandreunions.blogspot.com/2008/09/it-is-true-10-days-and-poof.html

On Your Mark, Get Set, OH NO!

rescuesandreunions.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-your-mark-get-set-oh-no.html

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2. Hope Is A Mutt Named Ranger

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SOURCE / REPLY TO:
Marilyn Knapp Litt, stealthvolunteers [at] yahoo.com

Swimming for his life, he endured the horror of being hit by bodies of the drowned

tinyurl.com/5nc5lb

The family’s LOST ad read: Ranger is a 5 year old sweet, gentle, long-haired Retriever/Aussie Shep mix. He’s got brown eyes and mostly black hair with a patch of white on his chest and bits of white between his toes. He had a blue collar with a tag for his vet on it out of Bacliff, TX… We really miss him and want him to come home. (Ranger was lost in San Leon, TEXAS).

EVERYONE BUT THE SON AND RANGER LEFT BEFORE THE SURGE…

The son finished boarding up the house, put Ranger in his van and called his parents to say he was leaving because the water was coming.

But he left too late.

A wave slammed the van into a guardrail. It started to fill with water. The son managed to grab Ranger and swim out of the van. He swam with his 65 pound dog under his arm. A second huge wave came as the electricity failed.

A third wave, 12 feet high, parted them in the dark as the young man had to let go and swim for his life. Debris, alligators, and dead bodies slammed into him as he endured the horror…and struggled to survive.

And as he swam in that terrifying deadly black water, he looked for his dog. Escaping the surge, he reached safety, but alone. He found a fire truck whose crew took him to shelter.

We will never know how Ranger survived and made it to safety, but he did. He ended up at the Houston SPCA and his family saw his photo online. A family member called the SPCA and said, “You found our dog!” She provided them with the Ranger’s shelter ID number.

You would think the SPCA would be delighted at the prospect of a reunion. Reunions are rare, especially when no effort is made to contact owners, even when the animals are removed from homes.

THE HOUSTON SPCA SEEMED TO DISCOURAGE THE FAMILY’S REUNION…

“It is not your dog.” That was the immediate response. How could they know without checking? Why didn’t the family hear something like, “Wow, let’s see. I hope it is your dog!”

Here is how the exchange was described to me: “With each question, I felt they were trying harder and harder NOT to reunite him with his family. The final straw was telling me that he was about to be put up for adoption this week if he passed the personality test.”

She told the SPCA they were coming to get Ranger that day. The response was they could not promise he would be there. She begged them; “Please, as a personal favor, please hold the dog until he can be picked up.”

DISASTERS BRING OUT THE BEST AND THE WORST…

Why do some people, confronted with a stranger who has nothing, open their homes? And why do other people look down from a position of power and make them plead? Even if you have no empathy with people, how can professionals, who choose to work with animals, care so little about them?

Dogs grieve and mourn lost families. (If you don’t know this firsthand, I refer you to the literature of Jack London or Charles Dickens.)

Why would the SPCA be so eager to adopt out an animal the family is coming to claim? And if Ranger goes home…somewhere down the line, there will be shelter space for a dog that would otherwise be put to sleep? Shouldn’t that be what an organization called the “Society for the Prevention and Cruelty to Animals” is all about?

THE 10 DAYS WERE UP. NO EXCEPTIONS.

I think I know why. And it is not just the Houston SPCA. Ten days after rescue, all animals were available for adoption. (Some desirable little dogs didn’t even last 10 days). The focus of the rescue effort was to rehome saved animals. It is easier and cheaper to adopt out animals than to hold them and reunite them. Ranger’s ten days were up and that’s why the SPCA could say Ranger was not their dog. They meant, he is no longer your dog.

AGAINST ALL ODDS, A HAPPY ENDING

Surviving a hurricane makes you strong and the family went to the SPCA to get their dog and would not be denied. Ranger was so excited to see his Mom and Dad, he whined and barked and wagged until they had no choice but to admit he had found his family.

The son broke down when he heard Ranger had survived. The home he stayed to board up has vanished. The family has to start over. But now, thanks to Ranger’s improbable return, they are not starting over from scratch.

Hope is talked about a lot these days and in a conventional sense. Red or blue, you can have your own ideal of Hope. Neither party holds the copyright. But for this family, Hope is a sweet, gentle, long haired Retriever/Aussie Shep mix.

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3. Ike, Gustav & Katrina Continuing Animal Relief

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SOURCE / REPLY TO:
Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com
Humane Society Of Louisiana, www.humanela.org

HELP HUMANE SOCIETY OF LOUISIANA’S GIVING TREE GROW

Watch our Giving Tree Blossom as our $30,000 in 30 days campaign progresses. For your generous donation of $75, you’ll get 3 plush pets (plus shipping / handling) or $25 for one plush pet.

DONATE NOW: www.threewishesfoundation.org/la_humane_society.html

The Humane Society of Louisiana has taken on the arduous task of coordinating disaster relief and preparedness, fundraising efforts, allocating supplies, and creating greater exposure for the hardest hit parishes’ abandoned, abused and hungry animals being sheltered in less then adequate conditions made worse from Ike, Gustav and Katrina.

Please make a wish come true for the Humane Society of Louisiana!

www.threewishesfoundation.org/la_humane_society.html

Sponsored by Three Wishes Foundation

BIG PRIZES: NOV 6, 2008 DRAWING FROM LIST OF DONORS

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, Coleman E. Adler & Sons Jewelers and Gray Line Tours / New Orleans Steamboat have all donated items to help raise money for the 30k in 30 day campaign. The items are valued from between $500 and $100. A drawing from the list of donors will take place on the 6th of November when winners will be announced.

Every one who donates to the campaign online has a chance to win:
- Dinner Jazz Cruise for 4
- Westwego Swamp Boat Cruise for 4
- Gray Line Cocktail Walking Tour for 4
- A $500 piece of Lagos jewelry
- Sheraton Package for a 2 night stay for 2 people with complimentary breakfast located on historic Canal Street, bordering the French Quarter

www.threewishesfoundation.org/la_humane_society.html

Humane Society of Louisiana
P.O. Box 740321 / New Orleans, Louisiana 70174
info [at] humanela.org, 1-888-6-HUMANE

www.humanela.org

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 2:01 PM
Subject: Piglets Of The Flood – Iowa Rescues Give Birth

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10/14/08: UPDATE: Piglets Of The Flood – Iowa Rescues Give Birth

DATE: 7/28/08…9/9/08
SOURCE: Midwest Flood Pig Rescue Blog, floodrescue2008.blogspot.com/
Images From A Flood, www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/08-07-03.html

PHOTOS COURTESY OF FARM SANCTUARY, www.farmsanctuary.org

FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE

When Iowa floods saturated nearly 80% of the state this summer, Iowa’s Veterinary Response Coordinator enlisted Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network to staff staging areas at Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City and Lee County Fairgrounds in Donnellson, Iowa. By June 14, 2008 we were in daily conference calls with the state EOC (Emergency Operations Center). We contacted Best Friends Rapid Response Team and asked Iowa officials to form an agreement with them (MOU) for water rescue in Louisa, Des Moines, Lee, Johnson or Linn counties…. Over June and July, Kinship Circle volunteers traveled to Iowa for emergency pet sheltering, transport and rescue operations.

PHOTO: Molly Wald, Best Friends, www.bestfriends.org

IN THE MEANTIME, PIGS WERE EVERYWHERE…Adrift from flooded hog farms, some still encased in crates. While 40,000 were pre-evacuated, an estimated 4,000 (or more) pigs died. Some who’d scrambled atop levees were shot dead by officials concerned they’d ruin sandbags. Many more drowned. Kinship Circle contacted Farm Sanctuary to ask their Emergency Rescue Team to come to Iowa. KC volunteers Cheri Deatsch, Bob Rude, David Halperin and Craig Hill assisted Farm Sanctuary in initial pig rescues. Eventually “Operation Pig” grew so large, a coalition of Farm Sanctuary, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), American Humane Association (AHA), and Animal Rescue League of Boston recovered pigs from levee systems and treated many for severe sunburn, dehydration, etc. at a triage site in Iowa.

IOWA FLOOD RESCUE PHOTOS & TALES:

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/08-07-03.html

FROM FARM SANCTUARY

More than 60 special needs pigs saved from the floods received critical care, treatments and surgeries… Safe at Farm Sanctuary’s New York Shelter, the first of the pregnant sows rescued from the Iowa floods have given birth! Bringing lots of little piglets into the world, the mothers, Rosebud, Mango and Mabel, are thrilled with the new arrivals…

After having the honor of knowing these sows, it is painful to think about what their lives were like at the factory farms they only narrowly escaped when the Mississippi River overflowed. But we must think about it because Mango, Rosebud, Nikki, and all the other bright, passionate, loving, and sensitive gestation sows rescued in Iowa are not anomalies in their ability to feel so deeply, and they need us to show the world what is at stake when factory farms treat sentient creatures like commodities.

FARM SANCTUARY: Rosebud, welcomed eight tiny piglets into the world! An event that lasted about 2 ½ hours, this emotional birth culminated in the safe delivery of a breech baby… The love between sows and piglets is remarkable, especially in moments piglets awaken from naps and run to reach their mothers’ faces, grunting excitedly into their ears as if to say, “thank goodness you’re still here!” One of Rosebud’s babies, Pepper, is so thrilled to see his mother that he sticks his entire nose into her ear.

One of the smallest piglets in the litter was too weak to nurse on his own. He was bottle-fed vital colostrum from his mother and then taken to a veterinary hospital for postnatal care. Meanwhile, caregivers kept vigil by Rosebud’s side, watching over her fragile babies…

Another pregnant sow, Mango, was settling into a birthing hut out in the pasture, and…she too gave birth to eight beautiful girls and boys!

LEFT: A piglet takes her first steps.

RIGHT: Newborns huddle together for warmth and comfort.

SEE MORE AT FARM SANCTUARY’S MIDWEST FLOOD PIG RESCUE BLOG:

floodrescue2008.blogspot.com/

PIGS AT FACTORY FARMS CANNOT MOVE

LEFT: Piglets nurse through the metal slats of a farrowing crate encasing their mother in a fixed position on her side.

RIGHT: Pregnant sows are immobilized in gestation crates.

Pigs, like dogs, are outgoing individuals who form social ties and navigate life through curious snouts. Each year roughly 100 million U.S. pigs are denied space, sunlight, straw bedding, mudbaths or any feature fundamental to pigs. At hog factories, 600-pound sows are immobilized in two-foot wide gestation crates and forcibly impregnated. After birth sows are wedged on their sides inside farrowing crates. Tiny piglets struggle to nurse through metal bars, but otherwise cannot touch their mothers.

At the November 4 elections, Californians have a history-making chance to ban cruel confinement crates that don’t let egg-laying hens, pregnant pigs or veal calves stand, lie down or turn around. Imagine spending your entire life in a single dark compartment, unable to move freely. This is how animals at intensive confinement farms live.

LEARN ABOUT PROP 2 / HELP IT PASS: yesonprop2.com

KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:

7/3/08: Images From A Flood + Rescued Pigs Need Homes

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/08-07-03.html

6/26/08: The Lucky Ones… Iowa Flood Pigs

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/08-06-26.html

6/20/08: IOWA FLOOD – Notes From The Water’s Edge

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/08-06-20.html

6/15/08: IOWA FLOOD – Emergency Volunteers Needed

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/08-06-15.html

6/13/08: Midwest Underwater – Rivers Still Rising

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/relief/08-06-13.html

FACTS: The Pig Industry

www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/FactsAboutThePorkIndust.pdf

FACTS: Poultry & Egg Factories

www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/FactsAboutPoultyEggIndustr.pdf

Facts: Dairy & Veal Farms

www.kinshipcircle.org/fact_sheets/FactsAboutDairyVealIndustr.pdf

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Subject: STANDBY ALERT: Wild Fires In Los Angeles Area

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

10/13/08: Wild Fires In Los Angeles Area
THIS IS NOT A DEPLOYMENT.
This is a pre-alert to find out who in the Los Angeles or nearby areas would be able to volunteer IF OUTSIDE AID IS NEEDED. Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle

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PRELIMINARY HEAD COUNT: Who Might Be Available?

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FIRES BURNING NORTH OF DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

This is a PRE-ALERT to find out how many volunteers would be available to help with animal aid for fires primarily on the north side of the 210 Freeway in Los Angeles area.

THIS IS NOT A DEPLOYMENT.

Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Terri Kelly, Kinship Circle: pawsitivedirections [at] yahoo.com

1. Your First/Last Name:
2. Street Address:
3. City, State, Zip Code:
4. Phone Numbers (cell & land):
5. Email:
6. Driver’s License ID#:
7. YOUR ARRIVE & DEPART DATES:
8. ARE YOU SUBSCRIBED TO KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST?
9. TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: Calif. Fires

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About Current Fires: Marek fire 20% contained

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DATE: 10/13/08
SOURCE: www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-fire13-2008oct13,0,4738290.story

Fire broke out early Sunday in the Angeles National Forest, destroying a house and three motor homes and prompting the evacuation of about 1,200 residents of 450 homes in the areas of Lopez and Kagel canyons, authorities said.

By Sunday night, the so-called Marek fire, named for Marek Canyon, had burned about 2,100 acres in the area north of Lake View Terrace. It was about 20% contained, officials said.

No injuries have been reported, said Sam Padilla, a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman. In addition to the house and motor homes, a garage and a shed were destroyed.

Another county fire spokesman, Inspector Frank Garrido, described the fire as “stagnant” Sunday evening and said authorities were “putting a containment line around it.” But he said it was not possible to forecast when the fire would be contained fully in light of forecasts for high Santa Ana winds. “The winds could stir up hot spots and stir up this fire,” he said.

A red flag warning has been issued through Tuesday evening, meaning that winds could reach 25 mph or more and humidity could drop to 15% or lower. The fear is that wind-whipped embers could spark new fires, Padilla said.

Because “a lot of the terrain is inaccessible,” firefighters used water-dropping helicopters in an effort to “take the punch out of the fire,” said Paul Hartwell, another county fire spokesman.

The evacuation center at San Fernando High School was expected to remain open overnight. An evacuation center for the area’s many horses and other animals has been established at the Hansen Dam Equestrian Center in Sylmar.

The Marek fire broke out in the Angeles National Forest near Little Tujunga Road, about 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, after 2 a.m.

The cause is unknown. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Mike Freeman discounted a rumor that the fire was sparked by gunfire from a nearby range.

Don and Vicky Ecker were among the residents who had evacuated to San Fernando High. They heard helicopters hovering nearby about 2:15 a.m. At 4 a.m., county sheriff’s deputies advised them to pack up.

It was scary “because we could see those flames shooting up over the canyon,” said Don Ecker, a retired Idaho police officer.

When Bill Slocum and his spouse, Brian Gavin, were awakened by their barking dog, Peyton, about 2:20 a.m., they could see a ridge of flames not far from their 12-acre property in Kagel Canyon. A couple of hours later, they grabbed a file of important papers, their two cats and Peyton and headed out.

Gavin, president of the canyon civic association, said residents recognized the fire danger and had cleared brush and set up a phone tree.

Stanton Florea of the U.S. Forest Service said the fire burned south and west in the first few hours, but after daybreak as temperatures started rising, the wind calmed and the fire moved north.

About 1,000 county, city and federal fire personnel were called out to fight the blaze. But enough progress had been made that about 200 of them were released Sunday morning.

Seven helicopters and other aircraft dropped mostly water and some retardant.

The general area is dry; the last significant rain was May 21, Florea said.

In Napa County in Northern California, a 300-acre brush fire near St. Helena that started Friday and destroyed one residence had been fully contained by Sunday morning.

RELATED STORIES:

Firefighters wrestle with Santa Clarita, Porter Ranch fires

www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-porter14-2008oct14,0,648406.story

Lake View Terrace-area wildfire jumps containment lines

www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wildfire14-2008oct14,0,860012.story

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Subject: ACT NOW/ Don’t Let Soldiers Kill Dog In Iraq

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY – PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

10/10/08: Don’t Let Soldiers Kill Beloved Dog In Iraq

FOR A FORMATTED LETTER (WORD DOC), EMAIL: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

Easily modify letter. Copy/paste it into an email or print letter to fax or mail.

UPDATE: Sgt. Gwen Beberg’s puppy, saved from a life of hardship in Iraq, could be executed by U.S. superiors. Ratchet has until early next week to be released in order to make the Operation Baghdad flight out of Iraq…

Ratchet is at Camp Striker in Iraq. Fifteen other dogs were allowed to leave with Baghdad Pups on the flight Ratchet was supposed to be on. The base’s commanding officers seized Ratchet on his way to the airport. Ratchet has had his necessary vaccinations and is healthy. Ratchet needs a military release because the military is refusing to let him leave Iraq.

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FULL CONTACT INFORMATION. Sample letter follows.

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CONTACT MINNESOTA SENATORS & REPS, EVEN IF NOT FROM MINNESOTA
TIME IS OF ESSENCE: Phone calls and faxes are best way to communicate.

Senator Amy Klobuchar
ph: 888-224-9043 -or- 612-727-5220
Washington DC fax: 202-228-2186
Metro fax: 612-727-5223
web mail: klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm
ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFO: klobuchar.senate.gov/contactamy.cfm

Senator Norm Coleman
ph: 800-642-6041 -or- 651-645-0323
Washington DC fax: 202-224-1152
St. Paul, MN fax: 651-645-3110
web mail: coleman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFO:

coleman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Offices

Representative Keith Ellison
ph: 202-225-4755 -or- 612-522-1212
Washington DC fax: 202-225-4886
Minneapolis, MN fax: 612-522-9915
web mail: ellison.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87
ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFO: (CLICK ON: CONTACT US)

ellison.house.gov/

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SAMPLE LETTER — This letter is prepared to inform you about the issue.
Try to shorten and personalize your letter before sending.

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Dear Minnesota Senator/Representative:

Please count my comments, along with similar messages you’ve received. I am dismayed that Sgt. Gwen Beberg — a Minnesota citizen presently deployed in the Middle East — cannot bring home her beloved Iraq puppy Ratchet.

Sgt. Beberg has remained on duty 15 months beyond her original tour due to the stop-loss policy. During that time she rescued Ratchet, a friendly mutt who became her lifeline. Naturally, Sgt. Beberg sought the aid of Baghdad Pups, an agency that negotiates clearance and transport for companion animals that U.S. soldiers “adopt” overseas.

But this story cannot end happily without your help. Ratchet now faces death at the hands of U.S. Army officers. The military seized the dog while en route to the Baghdad airport with Sgt. Beberg. An SPCA International press release claims: “Soldiers can face immediate court-marshal [for befriending animals] and some even see their animals brutally murdered by a direct gunshot to the head from commanding officers who will not bend the rules.”

This is unacceptable in the civilized world. Our Department of Defense must implement an adoption system that lets soldiers bring vetted pets back to the U.S. with them.

In the meantime, Baghdad Pups returns to Baghdad on October 15, 2008. Officials must free Ratchet before then so he can leave Iraq with Baghdad Pups. Sgt. Beberg, who leaves later in October, will be forced to abandon Ratchet to certain death if he doesn’t depart on that earlier flight.

I hope it is not too late for Ratchet and urge you to act promptly. Please do everything possible to get Ratchet on board with Baghdad Pups. Sgt. Beberg deserves a happy ending after serving her country. Anything less is extraordinarily inhumane and unjust.

Thank you,

For your reference:

www.spca.com/press/item/56

www.getfreshminds.com/2008/10/baghdad-pups. …

www.baghdadpups.com/

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DONATE TO BAGHDAD PUPS…HELP BRING THEM HOME!

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TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE for Gwen and other soldiers, donate to Baghdad Pups. Costs may run over $4000 to bring a dog or cat to the U.S., and Baghdad Pups receives 3-4 new requests from soldiers every week….

Operation Baghdad Pups

www.baghdadpups.com

DONATE ONLINE:

www.baghdadpups.com/donation/contribute.php?source=DONATE

VIDEO – Rescuing Lava Became Marine Jay Koppelman’s Secret Mission

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ4WYuHxkK4

To contact SPCA International and Operation Baghdad Pups on Ratchet’s behalf, use special email address setup for him: SaveRatchet [at] spca.com

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION / REFERENCE LINKS

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PETITION: Clemency for Ratchet

www.thepetitionsite.com/2/clemency-for-ratchet

For Ratchet

www.getfreshminds.com/Ratchet-letter.html

Soldiers Coping In Iraq? Animal Abuse Is A Crime!

www.kinshipcircle.org/digest/2008_03.html#anchor2

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Update, 10/19/08, via Care2:

First, the good news: thanks to pressure from folks like you, SPCA International’s Operation Baghdad Pups secured Ratchet’s release!

Then, the bad news: the military did NOT release him in time for the flight back home on Wednesday. They gave Ratchet clearance to be released just 30 minutes before SPCA International’s rescue expert, Terri Crisp, was to lift off from the Baghdad tarmac and he missed the flight. SPCA International plans to make another emergency return trip to Baghdad to rescue Ratchet as soon as Sunday.

Obviously, these flights are expensive – but every animal’s life is worth it. SPCA International’s program Operation Baghdad Pups relies entirely on the generous donations of people like you. You can donate today at www.SPCA.com to help save Ratchet and other soldiers’ animals just like him who are waiting for safe transportation to the U.S.

Equally important, we must keep the pressure on the U.S. military to ensure that Ratchet remains safe until he can be rescued. And we must and make sure the military releases all animals adopted by servicemembers so they can be brought back the U.S. to the loving homes that await them.

M.A.R.S. Safe Haven, SPCA and Operation Baghdad Pups thank you for your support.

Update, 10/20/08, via Care2:

Great news! Thanks to you and the hard work of the good folks at SPCA, Operation Baghdad Pups, M.A.R.S. Safe Haven and M.A.R.S. Productions, Ratchet, the adopted Iraqi puppy, is now on a plane en route to the United States!

Here’s the wonderful story as told by M.A.R.S. Safe Haven, the sponsors of the Clemency for Ratchet petition:

“Operation Baghdad Pups program manager, Terri Crisp, and Ratchet met at the Baghdad airport tonight and boarded a plane bound for the U.S. After SPCA International received military clearance on Wednesday, October 15, for Ratchet’s travel, the organization set this final rescue plan into action. Last week, the world got behind Ratchet and Spc. Beberg’s plight; an online petition collected over 65,000 signatures pleading for Ratchet’s release.

“Crisp and Ratchet are scheduled to arrive at Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC on Monday afternoon. Ratchet will be cleared by the Center for Disease Control and given a thorough medical evaluation by a local Virginia veterinarian. As long as Ratchet receives a clean bill of health, he will fly to his final destinations, Minneapolis, MN, on Wednesday.

“Northwest Airlines, a Minnesota base company, generously donated Ratchet and Crisp’s flights from Kuwait to Minneapolis, MN.

“You can receive future updates on continued efforts to help our men and women in the Armed Forces adopt their pets and bring about change to the military’s policies on this issue: info [at] mars-safehaven.net

“Saving Private Ratchet has wonderful gifts with all proceeds going to the SPCA: www.care2.com/go/z/e/AbLiE/W1DG/qBhr

“Read more from the SPCA: www.care2.com/go/z/e/AbLif/W1DG/qBhr “

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Subject: Horse/Cow Convoy; Displaced By Ike; Denham Springs Snapshot

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

GULF COAST HURRICANES 2008
9/25/08: Horse/Cow Convoy; Displaced By Ike; Denham Springs Snapshot

IN THIS ALERT:

1. 9/26 Convoy To Aid Horses And Cows After Ike
2. Galveston Area: Help The Doghouse Stay Open
3. Negligent “Caregivers” Look For Animals Left In Ike
4. Thank You! Denham Springs, LA Animal Shelter

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1. 9/26 Convoy To Aid Horses And Cows After Ike

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As happened during Katrina, Ike’s wrath has saturated pastures with saltwater. Cows were stranded on levees. Help and supplies are urgently needed to save these animals.

JOIN THE HOPEFUL HAVEN EQUINE CONVOY TO DELIVER SUPPLIES:

* WHEN: 9/26/08, Friday, 4:00pm
* WHERE: Meet in Carencro, Louisiana at the Omni Energy Bldg. Parking Lot***
* NEXT CONVOY: Convoy will meet again next week (date to be announced)

***Omni Energy Parking Lot / 4500 NE Evangeline Trwy / Carencro, LA 70520
(Between Exits 5 and 7 on the Frontage road off I-49)

TO JOIN CONVOYS & FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Debra Barlow, hopefulhaven [at] yahoo.com
hm: 318-797-7464 / cell: 318-286-3116

VOLUNTEERS: Contact Debra Barlow in advance, so she knows you’ll join the convoy. Bring sleeping bags.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Lead Ropes / Halters
Buckets / Feed / Hay / Grain
Vaccines / All Horse and Cattle Supplies…

SUPPLIES MAY BE SHIPPED TO:
315 Pecan Drive / Shreveport, LA 71106
c/o: DEBRA BARLOW

PHOTOS: I toured one farm that has raw sewage all over pastures and destroyed hay… Hank Moss ranch was hit again pretty hard. Thankfully most of his livestock was evacuated. You can see the oil slick on the water where the fish have died and raw sewage on the pastures. Fish are dead everywhere. The smell is atrocious.

UPDATE SINCE LAST HHERO CONVOY:

9/21/08, Debra Barlow, admin [at] hopefulhaven.com writes: Thanks to many, we were blessed with enough money to help 37 families feed their animals in Erath, Louisiana and help the AG center in Abbeville with feed for 40 families. Here it is over a week and our feed was the first the AG center had received for 40 families on their list. Please reach into your hearts to help us continue to aid these animals! They need fresh feed and hay. I am working on 400 bales of hay that I can get at $8 a round bale 4X4 delivered to our distribution site. That is $3200… Please send in your donation today and help us to make that mark!

MONETARY DONATIONS FOR STRANDED HORSES & COWS:

ONLINE: www.hopefulhaven.com > PayPal Link
All donations are tax-deductible.

BY MAIL: Hopeful Haven / 12193 Providence Rd. / Shreveport, LA 71129

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2. Galveston Area: Help The Doghouse Stay Open

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REPLY TO:
Alice Russell, 409-939-6750, arussell48 [at] verizon.net,
Doghouse1764 [at] verizon.net

ANIMALS DISPLACED BY IKE FIND REFUGE AT THE DOGHOUSE:

EDITED FOR LENGTH

9/20/08, From Alice Russell, arussell48 [at] verizon.net — I opened The Doghouse boarding kennel in Galveston County last month and was just getting things rolling when Ike devastated the county. I have been at the Doghouse 12-14 hours a day since. People who evacuated will not be able to start the rebuilding process for several weeks. Last I heard Galveston will not have sewer for two months (full of sand).

Many people have dogs and/or cats but their temporary homes do not allow pets. So, I am deluged with evacuee pets who are traumatized and sick from the salt flood water and owners who cannot pay to board…

I had two on staff, Nikki lost her home and is not sure what her family will do in the interim (I have her 3 dogs). Shawna’s home suffered damage and both of her dogs are at the Doghouse. Sherri my groomer still does not have power… Her dogs are at the Doghouse, too…

One of my favorite boarders is Bogie, an old, confused, ugly and aggressive pit bull. I was not able to clean his kennel in spite of treats and sweet talking — plus he needed medical attention for wounds he got during the storm. I called his people and explained our dilemma. Sherri found a vet who agreed to squeeze him in. His people said they would take him, afraid they would have to have him put down. They called from the vet’s a few hours later and I agreed to take Bogie back if I could befriend him. When they came back, Bogie seemed to remember me or at least the treats. With the owner there I petted him, treated him and took him outside to play. By the time the owners left Bogie was my shadow. Now when I walk by his kennel he begs for all that special attention.

Bogie’s people brought pictures of their former home — the water was nearly to the ceiling during the storm. His owners spent 9 hours atop a couch steadying a table floating between them for their pets. Bogie, in the other room sloshed and beaten by debris, survived treading water for 9 hours… The rest of my motley crew includes a couple sweet mastiffs, several smiling lab and lab mixes, a labradoodle who shares her kennel with a big sweet rottie, two dobbies, 14 and 15 year old lab mixes…and lots of just plain dogs waiting for their families. The cats — Blackie, Oreo and Boo Boo — turned our backroom into the Doghouse Cattery and seem very content to keep the seats of our breakroom furniture warm for us while they wait to go home.

HELP THE DOGHOUSE STAY OPEN FOR ANIMALS DISPLACED BY IKE

People desperately need a place for their pets while they look for new homes and jobs. It’s hard for them to find the money to care for the family dog when the storm didn’t leave them a change of clothes, a roof over their head or a vehicle. I am doing all that I can but need to make at least enough to keep my doors open, the dog bowls full and pay my staff.

I’d be happy to send photos and stories of the dogs in need. Thanks for any help, directions or hints you can give me.

If you can help, or know any person or business able to support some dogs while their people get their lives back order, CONTACT:

Alice Russell
arussell48 [at] verizon.net, Doghouse1764 [at] verizon.net
409-925-K900; cell (doesn’t work inside the Doghouse): 409-939-6750

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3. Negligent “Caregivers” Look For Animals Left In Ike

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REPLY TO:

Southern Brazoria County Animal Shelter
141 Canna Lane / Lake Jackson, Texas 77566
979-285-2340 / lobby [at] spcabc.org

www.petfinder.com/shelters/TX571.html

EDITED FOR LENGTH

TEXAS SHELTER FILLED WITH ANIMALS LEFT BEHIND:

thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fcbb6d8f2a9e86fb

9/22/08, By Katlynn Lanham, LAKE JACKSON — Pet owners who left their animals in Brazoria County during Hurricane Ike are having a hard time relocating them, officials with the Brazoria County SPCA said. The Southern Brazoria County Animal Shelter, which is operated by the SPCA, re-opened Wednesday, allowing residents to begin looking for their lost animals, said Christian Ramsey, executive director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Brazoria County.

“One dog was found floating on a piece of wood in a marina,” shelter -employee Joleen Cox said. “Luckily someone found him and brought him in.” Twenty people have come by looking for their pets, Ramsey said, but only two dogs were returned to their owners.

The shelter shut down when the mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Ike was called. Ike slammed the Texas Gulf Coast, packing 110 mph winds, causing widespread coastal damage and knocking out power to almost the entire area. By Friday, many Brazoria County residents had returned home, but some were staying away until power was restored to their homes.

The animal shelter is trying to keep animals longer than normal because they know not everyone has returned from evacuation, he said. For now, they are reassess and keep them longer, Ramsey said.

The SPCA evacuated its animals to Houston on Sept. 10 in preparation for Hurricane Ike. Those animals will remain at the Houston shelter, and some already have been adopted, Ramsey said. SPCA staff was able to return last Monday and started accepting animals picked up off the streets Tuesday.

A Freeport resident called looking for a dog they had left outside on a leash, kennel manager Regina Serna said. They couldn’t find the dog. “If the storm had come more this way, that dog would be dead right now,” Ramsey said. “It is never a good idea to leave an animal behind.”

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4. Thank You! Denham Springs, LA Animal Shelter

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Thanks to all who responded to Kinship Circle alerts and traveled to this hurricane damaged shelter to rebuild and care for animals. MuttShack Animal Rescue’s ongoing agreement to work here has resulted in new hope for many animals who have been transported cross-country for foster and adoption.

TRANSPORTS ARE ONGOING. For more information and to volunteer, contact:
Mary Karr: 206-947-3374 or Amanda St. John: 818-272-1671

Below are a few of MuttShack ground coordinator Mary Carr’s photos from the Denham Springs effort.

Floodwaters engulfed Denham Shelter grounds after Hurricane Gustav. Rescuers initially needed a boat to reach animals.

LEFT: The shelter also sustained severe wind damage, especially in the dog area.

RIGHT: A pit bull pup at Denham Springs Animal Shelter.

LEFT: Mary Karr writes — This is the puppy I’m taking home from Denham Shelter. An elderly Baptist woman in a van at a gas station named him Rescue. She was traveling back to her home to see what was left and this lost puppy made the woman happy when she held him. When I informed her the pup had no name, she suggested Rescue. He is also known as Triple-P (Piranha Puddle Puppy). Piranha from the way he scarfs down food like he hasn’t eaten for months. And watch out for your fingers!

RIGHT: Tracie Dawson and June Towler (both in Kinship Circle’s Disaster Aid Network), along with Randy (on laptop) plan next-day activities.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 7:18 PM
Subject: SOS From Texas: Animals After Ike

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/22/08: SOS From Texas, Animals After Ike

IN THIS ALERT:

1. A Texan Talks About Where Animals May Need Help
2. Can This Be True? 10 Days To Reclaim Pets…
3. Give Them Shelter: Help For Ike’s Animal Victims
4. Caught On Camera In Galveston Island
5. More Photos From Houston SPCA & ASPCA
6. Rescuer Near Galveston Pleads For Help
7. Dogs, Cats Spared In Montgomery County, TX
8. Do Their Lives Matter? Cows Cling To Life In Texas

In post-Ike Texas, large groups (such as HSUS) have reportedly invalidated the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) smaller groups (such as MuttShack) had formed with local authorities to work in Beaumont, Texas. Such alleged hostility made it increasingly difficult to obtain a realistic snapshot of the animal situation in Ike-ravaged areas. There was concern about the amount of time some large groups devoted to removing other emergency rescue groups, rather than helping animals in the field. Below is some of what we know — straightforward, without a “public relations” angle.

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1. A Texan Talks About Where Animals May Need Help

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EDITED FOR LENGTH

From Kathy Landry, landrymusic [at] hotmail.com — I live in Kemah, TX on Galveston Bay. My foster animals/rescues and I are OK, but home impacted — no electricity but neighbor allowing some hook up to his generator, so just got computer/TV access… Here is what I think about which specific areas most animals will have been left and suffering.

CRITICAL ANIMAL NEEDS AREAS

**BOLIVAR PENINSULA (ESPECIALLY CRYSTAL BEACH) took a 20 ft. plus storm surge. When the island started to flood 12 hrs. BEFORE Ike even arrived, the coast guard tried to evac people and pets… An hour later TV said coast guard had to stop, as weather became too dangerous. They had to leave many people (and pets). There may be MANY companion animals injured or left in houses or on streets. I don’t know how SPCA could possibly handle alone the magnitude of animal rescue in this huge Houston/Galveston affected area.

Bolivar Peninsula – Best Friends Rapid Response

Crystal Beach – Best Friends Rapid Response

FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE: It is shocking to see dogs left on short chains — from which they have no chance to escape floodwaters — bloated and dead. We agree with Best Friends’ Rich Crook that the individuals responsible for abandoning animals in a catastrophic storm should be prosecuted to the full extent under Texas animal cruelty law.

**GALVESTON ISLAND & CITY OF GALVESTON: Large areas submerged, major devastation of entire island… Heard reporter talk about a call from a woman who left 2 dogs in house, in area where houses took on 10 FEET of water. Reporters went in, dogs alive and OK (one on top of refrigerator). They fed and watered, put in backyard and called SPCA (? dogs still there). They said this was area of 57th St. and Avenue R in Galveston… There are always many strays in Galveston. Also many economically challenged people and elderly with animals. Although local officials bussed many out with pets…you know there were still animals left (people with multiple pets, etc.) There have always been many horses, cows also on the island.

*SEABROOK (my area) ON GALVESTON BAY also completely flooded. There are a lot of feral cats, and many outdoor but not feral cats who shop owners feed, etc. I live 8 blocks from Seabrook, but not allowed in, roads blocked, water just went down yesterday.

*KEMAH (across the bridge from Seabrook) also has lots of outdoor feral or semi-feral cats who hang out at restaurants and shops. Also took a lot of flooding. No one allowed in, roads blocked.

**BACLIFF (about 5-10 miles south of Kemah) ON GALVESTON BAY is a coastal area noted for a lot of animal neglect and abuse. Likely many chained dogs left behind, animals left loose, and confined in houses.

**LA PORTE (slightly north of Seabrook) had lots of wind damage, but I don’t think as much storm surge (not sure). Also MANY strays and MANY abandoned animals even when not a hurricane. The kill shelter always overfilled…

Thank you all for helping Houston/Galveston animals.
KATHY LANDRY / ph: 281-535-1009

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2. Can This Be True? 10 Days To Reclaim Pets…

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According to the Houston Chronicle’s blog on Ike animal information:
“Rescued animals will be put up for adoption after 10 days.”

blogs.chron.com/hurricanes/animals/

“Pet owners will have a 10-day window of time to identify and collect their animals from the date of the photo’s posting. After that point, the animals will be adopted out.”

Marilyn Knapp Litt – A Stealth Volunteer in San Antonio, TX writes: Right now I am EXTREMELY concerned with the ten day time limit for Galveston residents to claim their animals. It is will result in very few residents having their animals returned. It is a Houston SPCA policy, but they do not have it anywhere on their website. I had it confirmed by one of the hotline volunteers.

rescuesandreunions.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-your-mark-get-set-oh-no.html

ORIGINAL ALERT FROM:
Marilyn Knapp Litt – A Stealth Volunteer in San Antonio
Stealth Helped Reunite Families with their Katrina Pets: 1,000+ Volunteers = 1,000+ Pets Home Safe with Stealth!

groups.yahoo.com/group/stealthvolunteers

www.StealthVolunteers.com * www.MarilynLitt.com
www.MarilynsPictures.com * www.MarilynsBlog.com

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3. Give Them Shelter: Help For Ike’s Animal Victims

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TO LOCATE LOST COMPANION ANIMALS / REPORT FOUND ANIMALS:

www.pets911.com/disaster-response-pet-portal

Photos and descriptions entered by rescue workers from all organizations working on this issue.

If you have lost or found an animal not from Galveston, use HSPCA tool to post report:

hspca.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=animal_resources_lost_and_found

Houston area shelters kill around 100 dogs and cats each day because there are not enough homes for them (ON AN ORDINARY DAY). Although everyone is working very hard, the task post-Ike is massive.

HOUSTON SPCA “OPERATION SAVE A LIFE:”

Houston SPCA seeks people to foster a Galveston/Bolivar/Coastal Area animal for TEN DAYS.
Emergency Foster Care: www.houstonspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Disaster_Need_Foster_Care

Families interested in fostering can:
- Download an application: www.houstonspca.org
- Or come to the Houston SPCA / 900 Portway Drive / Houston, TX 77024

HARRIS COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER:

Harris County’s animal shelter also has many animals lost in the storm. Unclaimed animals will be killed (essentially the same story for all local shelters). To find out how you can help, call or check their website: 281-999-3191, www.countypets.com

EMERGENCY INFORMATION:

- SPCA Lost & Found Pet Hotline: 713-861-0161
- SPCA Rescue Hotline: 877-661-0161 or 713-435-2990 / 10am- 6pm daily

Emergency Animal Shelters For Lost Animals:

1st United Methodist Church of Humble
800 Main St. / Humble, Texas 77338

Lamb of God Lutheran Church
1400 FM 1960 East Bypass / Humble, Texas 77338

Bring Injured Wildlife to the SPCA
SPCA Houston / 900 Portway Drive
(near I-10 Hempstead Highway)

Citizens for Animal Protection, also caring for wildlife and pets.
CAP Lost & Found Pets: cap4pets.com

WAYS TO HELP:

RESCUE BANK / FOOD SOURCE FOR ANIMALS

This Houston-based “food bank” for animal rescue and adoption groups has started a shelter restoration fund to help member groups recover from Hurricane Ike and care for the increased numbers of rescued and recovered animals. Rescue bank is a cooperative group of more than 45 Houston-Galveston area non-profit shelter and foster organizations. Created in response to Hurricane Katrina, rescue bank operates on the “food bank” model, collecting and distributing more than a quarter million pounds of pet food and supplies during the last two years.

TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS can be made at any Washington Mutual branch by specifying “rescue bank” to the teller. More information:
www.rescuebank.org, infoall [at] rescuebank.org

ONLINE DONATIONS: www.rescuebank.org/pages/wishlist01.htm
Click on PAYPALS link on left side of page.

SPECIAL PALS ANIMAL SHELTER

This rescue shelter has taken in animals from Kemah, Galveston and the Bay Area shelters. Special Pals usually has about 70 animals in their shelter and currently has about 200. Special Pals needs:

VOLUNTEERS: To help with 8:00am feedings, other assistance.

SUPPLIES: Bleach / Dry dog food (Purina, Beneful, Pedigree Small Bites)
Cat litter / Drinking water for volunteers / Financial aide

DONATIONS: www.specialpalsshelter.org/Ike.asp

TO HELP, CONTACT SPECIAL PALS SHELTER: 281-579-7387
3830 Greenhouse Road / Houston, TX 77084

GALVESTON ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY

DONATE to the GIHS Hurricane Ike Recovery:

www.galvestonhumane.org/contributions.php

HOUSTON SPCA

DONATIONS & HSPCA WISH LIST:

hspca.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=Hurricane_Ike_Updates

hspca.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=donate_wish

ORIGINAL ALERT FROM:

Shirley Wilkes-Johnson, Vegan World Radio
veggiesue [at] gmail.com, 1-800-864-3501
Tune in every Monday 10:00am at 90.1 FM KPFT Houston (89.5 in Galveston) or live on the web at www.kpft.org and www.veganworldradio.com
(or later on archive archive.kpft.org)

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4. Caught On Camera In Galveston Island

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From: Texas Independent Rescuer in Kinship Circle Disaster Aid Network 9/16/08: I returned from home from Galveston Island last night. I had self-deployed to assist my blind father who lives in Alvin, Texas, about 10 miles from Galveston. Early after the storm on Saturday I took my truck and trailer and headed into town to find the local authorities were conducting their own search and rescue operations for animals. They told me to head south on Hwy 6 to assist in Galveston if I could get onto the island.

I ended up a few miles away in the towns or Santa Fe and Hitchcock, Texas where there were dead cows and other pets. Here I established a small base of operations next to the Santa Fe Police station near a bar where people where congregating. With permission of the local police I went street to street searching out pets in backyards and feeding them. After a days work and collecting a few strays, I got permission of the bar owner to leave the dogs overnight. The locals at the bar began assisting me with feeding and watering them. They asked if I had been down to Galveston yet and said those people need more help there than here.

Leaving local pets in good hands of residents, I headed south to Galveston Island. There I found the local EON and talked to the local police who directed me to the Houston SPCA and stated they were in charge of the rescue efforts for animals on the Island. How that was going to happen I never figured out. Because the Houston SPCA was already overwhelmed as I understood it. Anyway I traveled about the Island feeding dogs and cats until I ran out of food. (I should note that everywhere I went local people and lower officials commented on how great it was that someone was doing something so quick for the animals. One official stated: “About time someone got here to help the animals.”)

I made a trip over to the local Humane Society to find the building destroyed and no one nearby. As curfew fell and without communications, I chose to leave the Island. I returned to Santa Fe and made arrangements for the strays I still had a my temporary shelter… The area of devastation is so great that not even the HSUS, ASPCA, or any one organization bearing all it’s assets could handle rescue and care of the animals affected by IKE. God Bless those of you who are headed to the southeast Texas area to help. Expect to hit brick walls with the authorities… If you do go, be prepared to operate solely on your own and get permission from the local town Mayors and police departments. Expect no help from FEMA or Texas State officials.

Theodore R Endicott, Jr. MSG RET, ted.endicott [at] us.army.mil
Texas Independent Animal Rescuer

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5. More Photos From Houston SPCA & ASPCA

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PHOTO: Five little terrier-mix dogs were left behind on Galveston Island. Alone and frightened they watched as the storm surge rushed into their home. As the water rose, they jumped atop a table and that’s where Houston SPCA rescue teams found them whimpering. The high water mark was over their heads and our rescue teams knew in their hearts that these little dogs spent most of the night swimming for their lives. But they had a strong will to live…

hspca.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=Hurricane_Ike_Updates

HOUSTON SPCA UPDATES FROM THE FRONTLINE, 9/21/08:

Thousands of dogs, cats, horses, puppies and kittens, birds and other pets have found a safe haven at the Houston SPCA. On Saturday, we sheltered 233 animals from Galveston, took in another 149 at the temporary shelter on the Island and conducted 141 rescues. Overall, nearly 600 animals have arrived from our Island’s temporary shelter and our teams in the field have conducted over 600 rescues…

ASPCA DISASTER RELIEF TEAM, 9/16/08, LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS

PHOTO: Equines can drop weight quickly — becoming dangerously thin– from enduring extreme stress and environmental changes, such as those caused by Hurricane Ike. Now that his owner has been allowed back into his home, this senior horse is once again being cared for.

PHOTO: Liberty County, though not hit as severely by Hurricane Ike as other parts of Texas, is dealing with the storm’s ripple of chaos. This pack of displaced dogs, which includes three nursing mothers, is being cared for by a group of neighbors who have banded together to help the strays.

www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=disasterrelief_ike

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6. Rescuer Near Galveston Pleads For Help

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REPLY TO:

Kathy Blankenship / Halfway Home Animal Rescue Team
Santa Fe, Texas / 713-751-5252 / halfwayhome [at] comcast.net

9/17/08, From Kathy Blankenship, halfwayhome [at] comcast.net — I founded Halfway Home Animal Rescue Team in January and currently foster 9 dogs and 31 cats. I live in Santa Fe, about 20 miles north of Galveston. This past weekend Hurricane Ike took off half my roof and destroyed the fence enclosing my yard. My house is inhabitable, but I have no choice but to stay there to protect and care for my animals. Without a roof or a fence, it is nearly impossible. It is critical that I find a no-kill shelter or group to take in my animals so that I can focus on caring for my family and rebuilding our home in this time of crisis. Can you please help me?

Kathy Blankenship / Halfway Home Animal Rescue Team
Santa Fe, Texas / 713-751-5252 / halfwayhome [at] comcast.net

www.petfinder.com/shelters/TX1195.html

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7. Dogs, Cats Spared In Montgomery County, TX

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REPLY TO:
Kelle Davis, kellek-9 [at] peoplepc.com

9/18/08, Many saw the alert about hundreds of adoptable animals on death row at a Texas pound, due to fallout from Ike: Hi, my name is Kelle and I’m a shelter walker at Montgomery County Animal Shelter… Before Ike they took in many animals from shelters closer to the coast (over 200) and also had the normal owner surrenders that occur during disasters. Now, the shelters they assisted are in no shape to take the animals back. They are going to have to euthanize many, many very adoptable dogs and cats from lack of room and people to care for them. Many of us are also without electricity or running water at this point and in no position to take any more right now.

No outside rescue groups are being allowed on to Galveston and surrounding areas (HSUS is denying any other rescues to help) and maybe if your group was going to help out in the Gulf, now is an opportunity to get some dogs and cats of the storm to a safe place where they can be adopted…

Montgomery County Animal Control
8535 State Hwy 242 / Conroe, Texas 77385 / 936-442-7738
OTHER CONTACTS: Marsha: 713-2017306 / Sandra: 954-336-3222

9/20/08 UPDATE, From: Kelle Davis, kellek-9 [at] peoplepc.com — I believe almost all dogs and most cats got out yesterday. The media picked up on this and when I got there yesterday the parking lot was full. I took two mangy starved pups who were of course overlooked. But the shelter doesn’t need to euthanize anyone, as so many were taken in! I did pick up a golden retriever right after storm who needs a foster… She is young and I believe spayed, if interested. Very loving and dog and cat friendly.

CONTACT KELLE DAVIS: 832-969-8831

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8. Do Their Lives Matter? Cows Cling To Life In Texas

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Doomed — anyway you look at it. Saving cats, dogs and other animals but who will give sanctuary to the cows? Some 4,000 cows have already been killed by Ike. More than 20,000 cattle and hundreds of horses are dying from eating and drinking salt-contaminated grass and water. The grim chore of disposing of dead livestock still looms, said Bob Hillman, executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission. Alligators are eating some of them.

Some groups have left hay and water for the cows… One horse rescuer, Elizabeth Asher, with “Rescue Bank” knows where most stranded cows are located. The Texas Dept. Of Agriculture set up “Operation No Fences” to provide relief for horses and cows.

OPERATION NO FENCES, HAY HOTLINE: 877-429-1998

RESCUE BANK / FOOD SOURCE FOR ANIMALS

DONATIONS can be made at any Washington Mutual branch by specifying “rescue bank” to the teller. More information:
www.rescuebank.org, infoall [at] rescuebank.org

ONLINE DONATIONS: www.rescuebank.org/pages/wishlist01.htm
Click on PAYPALS link on left side of page.

ORIGINAL ALERT FROM:

Jerrily Halbert, Vegan World Radio
Shirley Wilkes-Johnson, veggiesue [at] gmail.com
1-800-864-3501, www.VeganWorldRadio.org

FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE: We hope (and have called) rescue groups such as Farm Sanctuary are permitted to help stranded cows…so some may go to sanctuary — escaping both floodwaters and life as a production unit in a feedlot.

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To Be On File In Kinship Circle’s Disaster Aid Network:

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1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

* Fill out form. Email it back to: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* IF YOU ALREADY SENT A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FORM — DO NOT RESEND!
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

2. SUBSCRIBE TO KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST FOR UPDATES

* SUBSCRIBE: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: SUBSCRIBE, KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST

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Please help us get relief to the animals in hurricane-stricken regions.
Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid cannot cover its nationwide communication costs for volunteer management. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated.

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle accessus.net>
Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 5:59 PM
Subject: After Ike: Animals Need You In SE Louisiana

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/18/08: Animals Need You In Lafourche, LA — Seriously

FEW VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESPONDED.
Who else can go to Lafourche, LA? IF WE’VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO YOU DIRECTLY, NO NEED TO REPLY AGAIN. Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle

Animals remain in distress. Volunteers may be needed for assessment, food/water drops, animal transports — in addition to shelter needs. As assessments are made, you may move from Lafourche into other areas in neighboring Terrebonne, etc.

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Send Us Your Arrive/Depart Dates

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Register with Kinship Circle so ground coordinators know how many volunteers to schedule. If already registered, just send your arrive/depart dates…

1. REGISTER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE:

NO ONE SHOULD SELF-DEPLOY. All volunteers must register before deployment.

Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Terri Kelly, Kinship Circle: pawsitivedirections [at] yahoo.com

2. IN LOUISIANA, REPORT TO:

The home of Joe Dubois, COLAA and MuttShack Disaster Response Coordinator for LaFourche and Terrebonne Parishes

Joe and Mary Dubois, 985-804-6186
113 Leighton Loop / Houma, LA 70360

Joe Dubois will find homes for volunteers to stay in. You don’t need a tent, but should bring a sleeping bag. Showers, bathroom and food for volunteers.

** New Orleans or Baton Rouge airports are closest **

3. THEN REPORT TO MUTTSHACK INCIDENT COMMAND:

Lafourche Animal Shelter / 934 Highway 3185 / Thibodaux, Louisiana 70302
Shelter: 985-446-3532

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW FOR:

* Shelter care
* Animal handlers
* Construction experience**
* Admin (including organizers)
* Animal adoption and transport coordinators
* Animal transport (experience with animal care during transport)
* Runners (to pick up/deliver supplies)
* Assessments
* Food/Water Drops

**Construction experience, including: Carpentry (rough and finished), masonry (foundation), drywall, electrical, HVAC, etc.

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Gustav/Ike Survivors Need Transports Now

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Denham Springs Animal Shelter is a Louisiana no-kill with a huge influx of animals due to Gustav and Ike. Hurricane survivors and pre-storm animals MUST find a way out, if this shelter is to maintain its no-kill status. Animals must leave Denham Springs, Louisiana for foster/adoptive homes, so new rescues can move in.

TRANSPORTERS NEEDED AS SOON AS MON., 9/22/08, FOR ROUND TRIP:

* Excellent drivers who can walk and handle animals.
* Drivers come to Denham Springs Animal Shelter.
* Transport: About 40 dogs + unknown number of cats through Arizona to San Francisco area.
* MuttShack using 3 cargo vans for trip and needs 6 drivers.
* 5 drivers return cargo vans to Denham Springs.

CAN YOU HELP MOVE THESE DOGS & CATS TO A BETTER LIFE?

CONTACT IMMEDIATELY: MARY KARR, 206-947-3374

PLEASE HELP GIVE STORM SURVIVORS A SECOND CHANCE:

* Can you transport from/to elsewhere in U.S.?
* Can you help coordinate foster homes or no-kill sheltering?
* Can you transport animals in your own roomy vehicle?

Transporters & Foster/Adopt Coordinators, Contact:
Mary Karr: 206-947-3374 or Amanda St. John: 818-272-1671

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Can’t Go? Please Help With Supply Needs

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SUPPLY NEEDS FOR MUTTSHACK INCIDENT COMMAND CENTER & SHELTER OPERATIONS

20 Volunteers / Unless otherwise stated, assume quantities for 200-300 animals

SEND SUPPLIES TO: Lafourche Animal Shelter
985-446-3532 / 934 Highway 3185 / Thibodaux, Louisiana 70302

Building Supplies (lumber, cinderblocks, cement, hardware, etc.)
Plastic/Rubberized Pallets
Kennels (chain link – 4’X6’ – 100 Qty)
Wire Crates (large and medium size – 200 Qty)
Transport (Veri-Kennel) Crates (50-60 Qty)
Frontline (large dog size)
Vaccines
Clavamox
Alvox (diarrhea)
Flagil
Capstar (for fleas)
Stainless Steel Bowls
Bleach / Cleaning Supplies
Rubber Gloves (large)
Food (for dogs, cats, puppies and kittens)
Cat Litter / Litter Boxes
KMR Formula (for bottle fed cats)
Tenting, Easy-ups or Tarps (for shade)
Copier or Fax Machine
Phone (hard wire)
Ice / Ice Coolers
Food and Drinking Water
Coffee / Coffee pot
BOX OF PENS
Clipboards
Offices Supplies (pads, pens, highlighters, markers, etc.)

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To Be On File In Kinship Circle’s Disaster Aid Network:

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1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

* Fill out form. Email it back to: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* IF YOU ALREADY SENT A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FORM — DO NOT RESEND!
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

2. SUBSCRIBE TO KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST FOR UPDATES

* SUBSCRIBE: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: SUBSCRIBE, KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST

Kinship Circle and MuttShack are separate 501c3 organizations, working in agreement for hurricane season 2008.

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DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Subject: Gustav/Ike Survivors Need Transports Now

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/18/08: Transporters – Give Storm Survivors A Second Chance

TRANSPORTERS NEEDED AS SOON AS MON., 9/22/08, FOR ROUND TRIP:

CAN YOU HELP MOVE THESE DOGS & CATS TO A BETTER LIFE?

CONTACT IMMEDIATELY: MARY KARR, 206-947-3374

PLEASE HELP GIVE STORM SURVIVORS A SECOND CHANCE:

* Can you transport from/to elsewhere in U.S.?
* Can you help coordinate foster homes or no-kill sheltering?
* Can you transport animals in your own roomy vehicle?

TRANSPORTERS & FOSTER/ADOPT COORDINATORS, CONTACT:

Mary Karr: 206-947-3374 or Amanda St. John: 818-272-1671

Denham Springs Animal Shelter
600 Bowman Street / Denham Springs, LA 70726

DIRECTIONS From I-10 in Baton Rouge
1. Head east on Exit 159 0.6 mi
2. Merge onto I-12 E 9.2 mi
3. Take exit 10 for LA – 3002 N toward Denham Springs 0.3 mi
4. Turn left at LA-3002 N/S Range Ave 1.9 mi
5. Turn left at Julia St 0.3 mi
6. Turn right at LA-1032 0.2 mi
7. Turn left at Bowman St 7 ft

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Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
www.KinshipCircle.org * www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

Please help us get relief to the animals in hurricane-stricken regions. Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid cannot cover its nationwide communication costs for volunteer management. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated.

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Subject: Stranded By Ike: In Vermilion, Lafitte, Plaquemines

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/16/08: Stranded By Ike – Animals In Vermilion, Lafitte, Plaquemines

Kinship Circle Is not managing volunteers for these efforts.
RESPOND DIRECTLY TO CONTACTS BELOW.

1. Vermilion Parish: Cows On Levees, Trapped By Floodwaters
2. Lafitte, Plaquemines: Animals Need Food

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1. Vermilion: Cows On Levees, Trapped By Floodwaters

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PHOTOS: 9/14/08, Vermilion Parish — Cows stranded in water. Hay is ruined… Notify Debra Barlow (HHERO) ASAP if you can join relief convoys bringing supplies and aid to these animals. (CONTACT INFO BELOW)

CRITICAL NEED TO HELP COWS IN VERMILION PARISH

As happened during Katrina, Ike’s wrath has saturated pastures with saltwater. Cows are standing on levees, stranded by floodwaters. Help and supplies are urgently needed to save these animals.

JOIN THE HOPEFUL HAVEN EQUINE CONVOY TO DELIVER SUPPLIES:

* WHEN: 9/17/08, Wednesday, 8:00am
* WHERE: Meet in Lafayette, Louisiana at the Omni Building***
* NEXT CONVOY: Convoy will meet again next week (date to be announced)

***Omni Building in Lafayette, Louisiana:
Omni Energy Office / 4506 NW Evangeline Trwy / Carencro, LA 70520
(Between Exits 5 and 7 on the I-49)

VOLUNTEERS: Bring sleeping bags. I know a lot of farmers and ranchers there and they will make sure we are accommodated.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW TO DELIVER SUPPLIES SUCH AS:

* Lead Ropes
* Halters
* Buckets
* Feed
* Grain
* Vaccines
* Livestock Supplies…

SUPPLIES MAY ALSO BE SHIPPED TO:

315 Pecan Drive / Shreveport, LA 71106
c/o: DEBRA BARLOW

MONETARY DONATIONS FOR STANDED LARGE ANIMALS IN VERMILLION PARISH:

ONLINE: www.hopefulhaven.com > PayPal Link
All donations are tax-deductible.

BY MAIL: Hopeful Haven / 12193 Providence Rd. / Shreveport, LA 71129

TO JOIN CONVOYS & FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Debra Barlow, hopefulhaven [at] yahoo.com
hm: 318-797-7464 / cell: 318-286-3116

Debra A. Barlow, Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue Organization
President & Certified / Animal Cruelty Investigator
318-286-3116 or 318-797-7464 / hopefulhaven [at] yahoo.com

www.hopefulhaven.com

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2. Help Feed Animals In Flooded Lafitte, Plaquemines

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FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE:

Ramona Billot is a devoted rescuer who many recall managed the food/water program for animals in Katrina-devastated Plaquemines Parish. Ramona, her son, and about 14 to 16 cats (plus her son’s turtle!) recently evacuated during Hurricane Gustav. But she is back in her Belle Chasse home and once again helping animals in Ike’s treacherous path. With little presence from any animal groups in flooded Lafitte and lower Plaquemines, we urge anyone who can to donate toward food for left-behind animals.

PHOTOS: Flooded Ironton, Plaquemines Parish. Ramona writes: I am also very concerned about Lafitte, which is completely flooded. Lafitte has always been a place with lots of strays and ferals…

From: RAMONA BILLOT, ramonabillot [at] yahoo.com — I will feed animals and give out pet food to residents in Lafitte and lower Plaquemines, areas flooded by hurricane Ike. I am collecting donations of cat food, dog food, gift cards or financial donations to purchase food. Please consider donating to help animal victims of this storm.

DONATE VIA PAYPAL: www.plaqueminescat.org

DONATE BY MAIL: Feed Animals / Lafitte & Plaquemines
102A Omega Street / Belle Chasse, LA 70037 / c/o Ramona Billot

**(Local) people may also drop off food at Petsmart in Harvey in the PAWS barrel, but it needs to have my name (Ramona Billot) on it so that I get it.

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To Be On File In Kinship Circle’s Disaster Aid Network:

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1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

* Fill out form. Email it back to: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* IF YOU ALREADY SENT A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FORM — DO NOT RESEND!
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

2. SUBSCRIBE TO KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST FOR UPDATES

* SUBSCRIBE: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: SUBSCRIBE, KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST

Kinship Circle and MuttShack are separate 501c3 organizations, working in agreement for hurricane season 2008.

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Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
www.KinshipCircle.org * www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network was enlisted to coordinate volunteers for Gustav/Ike evacuations and aftermath. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated to help cover our nationwide communications.

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Subject: LaFourche Parish: Volunteers/Supplies Needed Now

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/15/08: Volunteers & Supplies Needed In Flooded LaFourche, LA

VOLUNTEERS CALLED TO LAFOURCHE PARISH

Kinship Circle and MuttShack volunteers are needed in LaFourche Parish, Louisiana where MuttShack has a joint MOU with LaFourche Parish, by and between La Fourche Parish Government, COLAA (the Coalition of Louisiana Animal Advocates), MuttShack Animal Rescue and Humane Society of Louisiana.

La Fourche Parish Animal Shelter was destroyed in recent storms. Animals need care now, even during cleanup and rebuilding. A main supply structure (60ft X 80ft) was ravaged as well, and cannot serve as a temporary holding area for animals until we construct a cinderblock foundation (or substitute with plastic/rubberized pallets). This marshy area is prone to flooding, even with minimal rainfall. All supplies and vaccines were ruined when power went down, but power is currently back on.

The return of residents — along with area properties and perimeter fencing wrecked in storms — promises a large influx of rescues and surrenders. Volunteers can help counsel residents and urge them to care for their own animals, as we provide kenneling, crates and food.

As an adjunct to the recovery effort, the MOU partners will try to implement a TNR and Spay/Neuter program — perhaps attracting residents with food incentives so they bring in their animals.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW FOR:

**Construction experience, including: Carpentry (rough and finished), masonry (foundation), drywall, electrical, HVAC, etc.

MuttShack anticipates a Terrebonne Parish MOU shortly. When signed we’ll advise as to deployment to Terrebonne Parish Animal Control.

VOLUNTEERS: 3 STEPS…YOU’RE THERE

1. REGISTER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE:

NO ONE SHOULD SELF-DEPLOY. All volunteers must register before deployment.

Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):

Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Terri Kelly, Kinship Circle: pawsitivedirections [at] yahoo.com

***EVEN IF ALREADY SENT, WE COLLECT THIS MINIMAL INFO FOR EACH DEPLOYMENT***
***If you’re not already in Kinship Circle’s volunteer network, we may need additional info***

2. IN LOUISIANA, REPORT TO:

The home of Joe Dubois, COLAA and MuttShack Disaster Response Coordinator for LaFourche and Terrebonne Parishes

Joe and Mary Dubois, 985-804-6186
113 Leighton Loop / Houma, LA 70360

Joe Dubois will find homes for volunteers to stay in. You don’t need a tent, but should bring a sleeping bag. Showers, bathroom and food for volunteers.

3. REPORT TO MUTTSHACK INCIDENT COMMANDER AT LAFOURCHE SHELTER:

Mary Karr: 206-947-3374
Lafourche Animal Shelter
934 Highway 3185 / Thibodaux, Louisiana 70302
(Shelter: 985-446-3532)

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Can’t Go? Please Help With Supply Needs

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SUPPLY NEEDS FOR MUTTSHACK INCIDENT COMMAND CENTER & SHELTER OPERATIONS

20 Volunteers / Unless otherwise stated, assume quantities for 200-300 animals

SEND SUPPLIES TO: Lafourche Animal Shelter
985-446-3532 / 934 Highway 3185 / Thibodaux, Louisiana 70302

Building Supplies (lumber, cinderblocks, cement, hardware, etc.)
Plastic/Rubberized Pallets
Kennels (chain link – 4’X6’ – 100 Qty)
Wire Crates (large and medium size – 200 Qty)
Transport (Veri-Kennel) Crates (50-60 Qty)
Frontline (large dog size)
Vaccines
Clavamox
Alvox (diarrhea)
Flagil
Capstar (for fleas)
Stainless Steel Bowls
Bleach / Cleaning Supplies
Rubber Gloves (large)
Food (for dogs, cats, puppies and kittens)
Cat Litter / Litter Boxes
KMR Formula (for bottle fed cats)
Tenting, Easy-ups or Tarps (for shade)
Copier or Fax Machine
Phone (hard wire)
Ice / Ice Coolers
Food and Drinking Water
Coffee / Coffee pot
Clipboards
Offices Supplies (pads, pens, highlighters, markers, etc.)

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To Be On File In Kinship Circle’s Disaster Aid Network:

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1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

* Fill out form. Email it back to: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* IF YOU ALREADY SENT A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FORM — DO NOT RESEND!
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

2. SUBSCRIBE TO KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST FOR UPDATES

* SUBSCRIBE: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: SUBSCRIBE, KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST

Kinship Circle and MuttShack are separate 501c3 organizations, working in agreement for hurricane season 2008.

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Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
www.KinshipCircle.org * www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 6:47 PM
Subject: Save Lives In Hurricane Ike / PLEASE HELP

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/11/08: Donations Needed! Volunteers On Standby For Ike

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Help MuttShack Save Lives In Hurricane Ike

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From: David Friedman, dfnow [at] verizon.net
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008
Subject: URGENT, PLEASE HELP!

MuttShack responded valiantly to Hurricane Gustav, assisting Louisiana with:

* Over 120 trucks
* Trained volunteers
* Rapid Deployment Teams of Incident Command people
* Post storm rescue
* Mass care and sheltering teams

MuttShack worked with parishes throughout LA to rescue, repair and transport animals to safe locations in at least five states around the country. We worked with many partner organizations and value our associations.

PLEASE HELP US DEFEND ANIMALS DURING HURRICANE IKE:

DONATE TO MUTTSHACK ONLINE:

www.muttshack.org/donate.htm

DONATE TO MUTTSHACK BY MAIL:
MuttShack Animal Rescue
15981 Yarnell Street. Ste 188 / Sylmar, CA 91342

BUY GIFT CARDS FOR MUTTSHACK:
Gas Cards / Home Depot / Lowes / PetSmart / Petco

Both MuttShack and Kinship Circle volunteers — coming from as far away as Canada, east and west coasts — have expended travel funds and transport expenses far beyond expected. Moving our people and assets is expensive and we NEED YOUR HELP!

This is a perfect way for those of you not able to give of your time ‘on the ground’ to make your voices heard. You can be a benefactor to the cause and enable another to be your hands in the field.

WE CAN SAVE LIVES WITH YOUR HELP!

DONATE TO MUTTSHACK ONLINE:

www.muttshack.org/donate.htm

DONATE TO MUTTSHACK BY MAIL:
MuttShack Animal Rescue
15981 Yarnell Street. Ste 188 / Sylmar, CA 91342

BUY GIFT CARDS FOR MUTTSHACK:
Gas Cards / Home Depot / Lowes / PetSmart / Petco

CONTACT (questions, offers):
David Friedman, dfnow [at] verizon.net
Disaster Services Coordinator, MUTTSHACK WASHINGTON, 501c3 nonprofit
cell: 206 390-9461 cell / desk: 360 794-3109

www.muttshack.org

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Standby Volunteers Needed For Ike (TX Or LA)

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ON STANDBY: This means you can deploy to the disaster area, or go on specific assignment, at very short notice when asked to do so. It does NOT mean you send yourself now or show up without registering with us.

WHERE: Coastal Texas -OR- Lower coastal parishes of Louisiana. Volunteer site is unknown at this time.

***WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS DETAILS UNFOLD***

Sign-Up With Kinship Circle For Ike Deployment Under MuttShack:
Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Terri Kelly, Kinship Circle: pawsitivedirections [at] yahoo.com

IF YOU ALREADY SENT “IKE VOLUNTEER” INFO DO NOT SEND AGAIN
***WE COLLECT THIS MINIMAL INFO FOR EACH DEPLOYMENT***
***If you’re not already in Kinship Circle’s volunteer network, we may need additional info***

Your First/Last Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone Numbers (cell & land):
Email (that you’re subscribed to KC Disaster Aid under):
Driver’s License ID#:
TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: IKE VOLUNTEER

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To Be On File In Our Animal Disaster Aid Network:

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1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

* Fill out form. Email it back to: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* IF YOU ALREADY SENT A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FORM — DO NOT RESEND!
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE OF EMAIL: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

2. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST TO GET UPDATES

* IF NOT SUBSCRIBED, email kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* Type in subject line: SUBSCRIBE TO KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID Is a network of independent volunteers who communicate during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims. Kinship Circle may work directly at disaster sites or in conjunction with other groups. We also provide news and updates during disasters. www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

Kinship Circle and MuttShack are separate 501c3 organizations, working in agreement for hurricane season 2008.

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Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
www.KinshipCircle.org * www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

UNSUBSCRIBE:
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* Type UNSUBSCRIBE in your subject line and hit send

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:07 AM
Subject: Can You Be On Standby For Ike?

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/10/08: Can You Be On Standby To Deploy To TX or LA For Hurricane Ike?

ON STANDBY:

This means you are able to leave for the disaster area at very short notice when asked to do so. It does NOT mean you send yourself now.

WHERE:

POSSIBLY: Corpus Christi to Port Isabel, Texas – OR – Southeast/west parishes of Louisiana. Volunteer site is unknown at this time.

***WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS DETAILS UNFOLD***

***EVEN IF ALREADY SENT, WE COLLECT THIS MINIMAL INFO FOR EACH DEPLOYMENT***
***If you’re not already in Kinship Circle’s volunteer network, we may need additional info***

Your First/Last Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone Numbers (cell & land):
Email (that you’re subscribed to KC Disaster Aid under):
Driver’s License ID#:

TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: IKE VOLUNTEER

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To Be On File In Our Animal Disaster Aid Network:

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1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

2. SUBSCRIBE TO KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

* You must subscribe to our email list to get updates during disasters.
* IF NOT SUBSCRIBED, email kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

Type in subject line: SUBSCRIBE TO KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

Kinship Circle and MuttShack are separate 501c3 organizations, working in agreement for hurricane season 2008.

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DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

www.KinshipCircle.org

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Subject: Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY / LOUISIANA’S FIRST ANIMAL EVACUATIONS, POST-KATRINA

Dear Kinship Circle Primary,

Please except our apologies for the lack of alerts in recent weeks. We were in New Orleans from 8/27 to 9/1, assisting with animal evacuations after Hurricane Gustav. We’ve continued to manage volunteers, working with MuttShack Animal Rescue on post-Gustav issues — and are on standby to help animals in Hurricane Ike, if necessary. Gratefully, hurricane season won’t last much longer…so we can resume animal advocacy alerts! Kinship Circle

9/10/08: Hurricane Gustav – Photo Log

It was surreal. We shifted from awards mode to action mode as Hurricane Gustav loomed behind the Katrina Animal Memorial 8/29/08 in New Orleans. When Humane Society of Louisiana’s magical day ended, Kinship Circle set-up a volunteer intake table to assist MuttShack Animal Rescue for the evacuation of pets with their people. The Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) implemented a system for animal evacuations — that did not exist during Katrina. Photos courtesy of Kinship Circle.

Kinship Circle receives a Pioneer Spirit Award for its work in the Gulf Coast.
Jeff Dorson, executive director, Humane Society of Louisiana and host of the Katrina Animal Memorial 2008.

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Louisiana Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World

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HURRICANE GUSTAV ANIMAL EVACUATIONS

August 28-31, 2008: Kinship Circle volunteers joined other LSART partner organizations/individuals to work at pre-designated sites where people could evacuate with their animals from 12 coastal parishes.

MUTTSHACK AND KINSHIP CIRCLE

MuttShack Animal Rescue — on the ground pre-Gustav to help in many capacities — enlisted Kinship Circle to coordinate volunteers. MuttShack provided animal transport trucks and helped Parish Pickup Points (PPPs) before/during evacuations. Kinship Circle commends MuttShack for its professionalism and dedication to animals during disasters.

www.muttshack.org

Volunteers associated with Kinship Circle (pre/post-Gustav) include: Cheri Deatsch, Kim Lea, Adrienne DeArmas, Kim Johnson, Robyn Urman, Teri Meier, Sandy Lynn, Kylie Shafferkoetter, Ghen Dennis, Sarah Rose, Lisa Roussel, Tracie Dawson, June Towler, Joanne Greene, Debby Osburn, Jim York, Kristy McShan, Sandi Corrado, Jeanne Develle… This list is by no means inclusive. We are grateful to ALL who committed their time and energy to the most innocent disaster victims — the animals.

LOUISIANA STATE ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM (LSART)

LSART is an organization that includes governmental agencies, veterinarians, animal control officers, humane organizations, and citizen volunteers with an interest in animal well-being related to emergencies or disasters.

www.lsart.org

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

We’re a network of independent volunteers who communicate during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims. Kinship Circle may work directly at disaster sites or in conjunction with other groups. We also provide news and updates during disasters.

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

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Union Station, Loyola Street, New Orleans

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This Shitzu pup reminded me so much of my Lhasa Apso Mandy, I became fast friends with her mom. Evacuees appreciated comforting words and smiles.
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle

At PPPs, we tagged animals with numbered bands that matched wristbands worn by their people — in case they became separated, as happened to stranded animals after Katrina. After detailed paperwork, evacuees boarded buses with small animals on their laps. Large animals traveled in airline carriers on climate-controlled trucks. Animals and people went to a “Mega Shelter” in Shreveport, Louisiana, where they stayed side by side.

Animals under 15 pounds (exotics, cats, small dogs) could ride with their people on buses. We let as many of the little guys as possible evacuate on familiar laps. (I’m fairly certain some weighed over 15 pounds).

This burly New Orleans police officer (right) brought in his Shitzu and bunny rabbit, Teddy! We also registered an iguana, several birds, and some residents with eight or more cats (who mostly traveled on laps and burrowed inside carriers…so no cat photos).

First responders, such as the police officer above, evacuated their companion animals while they remained on the ground for Gustav. During intake, some evacuees recalled fur kids lost to Katrina, when officials refused to let them board buses or helicopters with their animals.

This resident was so sad to separate from his dogs, especially Ms. Prissy, he cried in our arms as we assured him they’d reunite at the shelter.

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An Empty City On The Eve Of A Hurricane

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5:00pm on Sunday, 8/31/08 — With Gustav imminent, we registered stragglers. Rosemarie Jarreau’s family arrived late with 10 dogs to band and register. All buses had left and a final Amtrac train waited for them at Union Station.

Rosemarie Jarreau and her son Devontay Jenkins hug their puppies at an emergency pet evacuation center before boarding the last Amtrac train to depart New Orleans, Louisiana, enroute to Memphis, Tennessee, August 31, 2008, after a mandatory evacuation was ordered ahead of Hurricane Gustav.
news.aol.ca/article/no-pets-left-behind-in-new-orleans-evacuation/328185/

HOUR-54: Parish pickup points open. Volunteers report for duty.

HOUR-30: Contra-flow begins. Police control flow of traffic out of city only.
Only credentialed responders can enter.

HOUR-12: All volunteers evacuate. Can load animals until H-12

Kinship Circle’s Cheri Deatsch and Kim Lea joined Brenda and her husband Grady to help city-assisted evacuees with animals — working alongside LSU students, EARS, ARNO, LSPCA, Humane Society of Missouri. HSUS dropped by after we’d wrapped operations, to photograph some animals…

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No Animals Left Behind?

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Gustav made landfall as a Grade 3 hurricane on Monday, 9/1/08. WERE ANIMALS LEFT BEHIND? There are always gaps in a first-time system. While we didn’t see the hundreds of thousands of animals who suffered after Katrina, phone calls flowed in about animals confined in homes, tethered in backyards, or seen roaming. A week after evacuations in harder-hit southeastern Louisiana animals were seen hungry, wandering…some dead. What went wrong?

Mainly, it seems, there was a communication discrepancy between Parish Emergency Planners and citizens within their communities.

At Parish Pickup Points, only volunteers registering animals asked: “Did you leave any animals behind?” It was suggested that volunteers ask people-only evacuees the same question.

Finally, the complexity of instructions regarding animal evacuations may have overwhelmed some. Animal caretakers were told to bring carriers and vaccinated animals (with veterinary papers). In fact, animals were placed in donated cardboard carriers or mesh “pet purses” to sit atop laps on buses. Larger animals traveled inside airline carriers. If some issues had been better clarified, more evacuees might have arrived with their animals.

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DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

www.KinshipCircle.org

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Subject: Hurricane Ike Looms: Volunteers Report Now

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.

9/7/08: Hurricane Ike Looms – Report To MuttShack Base Now
Kinship Circle Is Coordinating Volunteers For MuttShack

Help Needed At Water/Wind Wrecked Denham Springs Shelter

We still need volunteers in Denham Springs, Louisiana (where MuttShack is situated) to restore the area’s shelter. An initial 150 dogs and 250 cats required evacuation and the situation here remains dire. At least 40 cats have been transported out to a no-kill shelter in Arkansas…

Incoming Volunteers On Standby For Hurricane Ike Evacs & Aftermath:

Hurricane Ike is predicted to make landfall as early as Saturday, which means people/pet evacuations may begin Thursday of next week. MuttShack is still under agreement to provide animal transport to Mega Shelters (emergency shelters where city-assisted evacuees live alongside their animals) and staff Parish Pick-up Points.

Photo: Kinship Circle. Union Station, New Orleans 8/31/08
Pet/people evacuation site for Hurricane Gustav

Register With Kinship Circle To Deploy Under MuttShack:

Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Terri Kelly, Kinship Circle: pawsitivedirections [at] yahoo.com

Your First/Last Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone Numbers (cell & land):
Email (that you’re subscribed to KC Disaster Aid under):
Driver’s License ID#:

TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: DENHAM-IKE VOLUNTEER

Once Registered, Volunteers Report To:

MUTTSHACK IS SITUATED AT:
Denham Springs City Hall / Government Drive in Denham, LA
MAP: maps.google.com/maps?q=Denham+Springs+city+hall&hl=en&output=html

City Hall is very close to: Denham Springs Animal Shelter
600 Bowman Street / Denham Springs, LA 70726

CITY HALL ACCOMODATIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS:

* Indoor meeting room to sleep
* Bathroom
* Use of showers at nearby truck-stop in Hammond, Louisiana

Ground Contact In Denham Springs, Louisiana:
Mary Karr, MuttShack: 206-947-3374

Volunteers Needed Immediately For:

* Emergency animal care and sheltering
* Clean cages, walk dogs, comfort animals
* Shelter restoration
* CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE volunteers
* Debris removal
* Securing property
* Animal Transport
* ON STANDBY in Louisiana for Hurricane Ike evacuations

Suggested Personal Supplies For Volunteers:

Air mattress and/or sleeping bag
Mosquito repellant
Sunscreen

Hand sanitizer
Flashlight, D batteries
Fuel
Fans
Ponchos, rubber boots
Sturdy, waterproof (rubber) work boots/shoes

Change of shoes
Thick “bite-proof” work gloves
Eye protection (sunglasses)
Belt (to hang gears/supplies from)
Extra socks
Cash
Toilet paper
Water, Gateraid
Other personal-care items

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To Be Permanently On File In Our Animal Disaster Aid Network:

1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

2. SUBSCRIBE TO KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

* You must subscribe to our email list to get updates during disasters.
* IF NOT SUBSCRIBED, state “SUBSCRIBE TO KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST”

when you return your volunteer form.

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DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

www.KinshipCircle.org

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

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SUBSCRIBE (state which list in your email):
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Action campaigns on animal cruelty issues worldwide

Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Animal rescue coordination/news in disasters + companion animal alerts

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 4:52 PM
Subject: Gustav: Harder Hit SE Louisiana Needs Help

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.

9/6/08: Gustav – Harder Hit SE Louisiana Needs Help
Kinship Circle Is not directly coordinating volunteers for this effort.

See VOLUNTEER CONTACTS below.

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1. Volunteers, Food, Money Needed For Left-Behind Animals

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Reply To:
Wendy Guidry – 985-373-5937, mrjames1 [at] earthlink.net

LT PHOTO: 8/30/08, Evacuation Route: Feral Cat Consortium rescues this small lost black dog.

RT PHOTO: Houma, LA: Feeding starving kittens and cats.

Southeastern Louisiana Update:

Orleans and Jefferson Parishes (New Orleans and Metaire): Gustav mostly spared New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, where local animal agencies assisted in pre/post-hurricane animal aid.

Lower Parishes – Terrebonne (Houma), St. Mary (Morgan City), Lafourche:

As of 9/5, Terrebonne (harder hit parish) does not want outsiders to feed/rescue animals and Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Dept. has even issued an arrest threat. St. Mary Parish, however, wants additional aid. Lafourche Parish is contained, with most residents back and few animals in distress.

Floodwaters are not the problem this time. Displaced dogs and cats are. The need food and water. Many returning residents would feed cats if food were donated. Most want dogs rescued from the streets — not euthanized.

Volunteers Needed In Southeastern Louisiana To:

1. CONTACT MEDIA ABOUT GAPS IN THE LSART (Louisiana State Animal Response Team) SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.

LSART managers seemed unable to assess storm impact within their parishes four days post-Gustav. Residents were gone and most left animals behind. The system broke down when authorities themselves evacuated, with no electricity, internet… Media attention may correct the fallacy that all animals evacuated safely with no emergencies in southeastern Louisiana.

2. TRANSPORT LEFT-BEHIND ANIMALS OUT OF MORGAN CITY.

With no animal shelter and just one animal warden, animals — like the sweet, elderly boxer the Morgan City sheriff’s dept. asked us to take — we need drivers + a place willing to accept a small number of dogs.

3. SEEK FOOD DONATIONS + FEED LEFT-BEHIND ANIMALS.

People are needed to coordinate cat/dog food donations. We also want volunteers to comb St. Mary Parish streets (in coordination with local sheriff deputies) to determine where people require pet food drop-offs.

LT PHOTO: This roaming kitten has broken leg. Note: Kitten unable to put weight on leg.

RT PHOTO: Close up of injured pit bull.

Ground Contact & Where To Go:

CONTACT Wendy Guidry, Feral Cat Consortium
cell: 985-373-5937 * mrjames1 [at] earthlink.net
9/5/08: Internet/electricity should be up by weekend. Cell works.

LODGING
Volunteers can stay at Wendy Guidry’s residence:
4 Summerhaven Ct. * Madisonville, LA 70447
9/5/08: Other volunteers may provide lodging too.

DIRECTIONS
Call Wendy Guidry: 985-373-5937 or Gail Sheffield: 985-893-0016
mrjames1 [at] earthlink.net or cgshef [at] bellsouth.net

PHOTO: 9/4/08, Houma, LA: A dog barking for days until he died — trapped in a dog kennel inside a garage.

Food & Monetary Donations Urgently Needed

DONATE FOOD
– CAT FOOD, large or small quantities
– DOG FOOD, preferably dry

SHIP FOOD TO:
Feral Cat Consortium/TRANS
4 Summerhaven Ct. * Madisonville, LA 70447

DONATE MONEY
Help reimburse volunteers for gas, pet food…$2100 spent to buy crates we
donated to St. Mary’s Parish Sheriff Dept.

DONATE BY MAIL:
Feral Cat Consortium
(Division of TRANS-Team Reducing ANimal Neglect & Suffering, 501c3)
4 Summerhaven Ct. * Madisonville, LA 70447

DONATE ONLINE:
Make a PayPal account donation via Paypay.
Then click on payment.
Then go to email address: feralcatsla [at] gmail.com

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Register With KC Animal Disaster Aid Network

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1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

* FILL OUT FORM. EMAIL IT BACK TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* IF YOU ALREADY SENT A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FORM — DO NOT RESEND!
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE OF EMAIL: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

2. If not subscribed to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network…

* You must subscribe to our email list to get updates during disasters.
* IF NOT SUBSCRIBED, state “SUBSCRIBE TO KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST”
when you return your volunteer form.

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Kinship Circle was enlisted to coordinate volunteers for Gustav evacuations and some aftermath operations. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated to help cover our nationwide communications.

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

www.KinshipCircle.org

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:13 PM
Subject: UPDATE/ SUPPLIES FOR ANIMAL FLOOD VICTIMS IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LA

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.

9/4/08: UPDATE: Supplies & Volunteers Needed In Denham Springs, LA
Kinship Circle Is Coordinating Volunteers For MuttShack

Even if you cannot travel to Louisiana right now, you can help Denham Springs animals by sending supplies and/or monetary donations.

SUPPLY NEEDS:

MEDICAL/VETERINARY
– 5-in1 vaccines for cats
– Bordetella vaccines
– Feline leukemia vaccines
– 5-in-1 for dogs
– Flagyl for diahrrea
– Albon for coccidia
– Revolution or Frontline

– 100 large crates
– Air-float tarps, 10 x 10
– Bowls, collars

FOR VOLUNTEERS / SHELTER
– Mosquito repellant
– D batteries
– Generators
– Fuel
– Fans
– Ponchos, rubber boots
– Building supplies, lumber…

SHIP SUPPLIES TO:
Denham Springs Animal Shelter
600 Bowman Street / Denham Springs, LA 70726

TELL KINSHIP CIRCLE WHAT YOU ARE SHIPPING:
kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

URGENT – DUCK (FLAT-BOTTOM) BOAT NEEDED:
IF YOU CAN SECURE A BOAT OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN, CONTACT MARY KARR: 206-947-3374

MONETARY DONATIONS:

MAIL HOME DEPOT OR SAM’S CLUB CARDS TO:
MuttShack Animal Rescue
730 Orleans Street, 2nd Floor
New Orleans, Louisiana 70116

DONATE ONLINE: www.muttshack.org/donate.htm

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WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS! Read below…

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WHAT:

KINSHIP CIRCLE IS LOOKING FOR 20 VOLUNTEERS RIGHT NOW, TO DEPLOY UNDER MUTTSHACK IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUSIANA. Denham Springs Animal Shelter is partially destroyed due to Gustav-related flooding…and waters are rising. MuttShack is currently on the ground with an MOU from Denham Springs Animal Shelter director, Maurice Dervin.

* At least 150 dogs and 250 cats need prompt evacuation.
* The shelter requires clean-up, debris removal, rebuilding.
* Emergency animal caretakers needed in Denham Springs right away.
* Some animals may still be stranded by floodwaters.

CAN YOU DEPLOY QUICKLY FOR:

* Emergency animal care and sheltering
* Shelter restoration
* Debris removal
* Securing property

IF SO, REGISTER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE RIGHT AWAY.
Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Sandy Lynn, Kinship Circle: sandinista72 [at] yahoo.com

Your First/Last Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone Numbers (cell & land):
Email (that you’re subscribed to KC Disaster Aid under):
Driver’s License ID#:

TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: DENHAM SPRINGS FLOODS

EVEN IF YOU ALREADY SENT THIS FOR OUR PERMANENT FILES, PLEASE SEND AGAIN. We’re working with little lead time. Help us have your info at our fingertips.

GROUND CONTACT IN DEHHAM SPRINGS:
David Freidman is MuttShack’s Incident Commander at Muttshack IC Center
For further details about volunteer accommodations, directions:
CALL Mary Karr, David Friedman’s assistant — 206-947-3374

WHERE:

Denham Springs Animal Shelter
600 Bowman Street / Denham Springs, LA 70726

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TO PERMANENTLY REGISTER IN KINSHIP CIRCLE’S NETWORK:

1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

[Or download it here: www.easyvegan.info/img/KCDisasterAid_VolunteerForm.doc]

2. If not subscribed to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network…

* You must subscribe to our email list to get updates during disasters.
* IF NOT SUBSCRIBED, state “SUBSCRIBE TO KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST”

when you return your volunteer form.

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Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network
was enlisted to coordinate volunteers for Gustav evacuations and some
aftermath. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated to help cover our nationwide
communications.

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

www.KinshipCircle.org

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

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SUBSCRIBE (state which list in your email):
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Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Animal rescue coordination/news in disasters + companion animal alerts

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Subject: Flooding: Vols Needed NOW In Denham Springs, LA

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.

9/4/08: Flooding: Volunteers Needed NOW In Denham Springs, LA
Kinship Circle Is Coordinating Volunteers For MuttShack

WHAT:

CAN YOU DEPLOY QUICKLY FOR:

* Emergency animal care and sheltering
* Shelter restoration
* Debris removal
* Securing property

IF SO, REGISTER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE RIGHT AWAY.

You may deploy as early as today.
Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Sandy Lynn, Kinship Circle: sandinista72 [at] yahoo.com

Your First/Last Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone Numbers (cell & land):
Email (that you’re subscribed to KC Disaster Aid under):
Driver’s License ID#:

EVEN IF YOU ALREADY SENT THIS FOR OUR PERMANENT FILES, PLEASE SEND AGAIN. We’re working with little lead time. Help us have your info at our fingertips.

GOUND CONTACT IN DEHHAM SPRINGS:

David Freidman is MuttShack’s Incident Commander at Muttshack IC Center
For further details about volunteer accommodations, directions:
CALL Mary Karr, David Friedman’s assistant — 206-947-3374

WHERE:

Denham Springs Animal Shelter
600 Bowman Street / Denham Springs, LA 70726

URGENT – DUCK BOAT NEEDED. CAN YOU HELP?
IF YOU CAN SECURE A BOAT OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN,

CONTACT MARY KARR: 206-947-3374

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TO PERMANENTLY REGISTER IN KINSHIP CIRCLE’S NETWORK:

1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

[Or download it here: www.easyvegan.info/img/KCDisasterAid_VolunteerForm.doc]

2. If not subscribed to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network…

* You must subscribe to our email list to get updates during disasters.
* IF NOT SUBSCRIBED, state “SUBSCRIBE TO KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST”

when you return your volunteer form.

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DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.

All donations are tax-deductible.

Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

www.KinshipCircle.org

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

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Animal rescue coordination/news in disasters + companion animal alerts

—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Subject: ARNO Needs Help At Gustav-Damaged Shelter

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.

9/3/08: ARNO Needs Help At Gustav-Damaged Shelter
CONTACT ARNO DIRECTLY.
Kinship Circle is not coordinating volunteers for ARNO.

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ARNO NEEDS WAREHOUSE/SHELTER VOLUNTEERS TO:
– Supplement our warehouse/shelter staff for animal care and cleaning.
– Set-up and care for evacuated dogs who’ll return from Shreveport shelter.

Just show up at 271 Plauche Street if you can help!
Animal Rescue New Orleans
271 Plauche St. * Jefferson, Louisiana 70123
Cross street: Edwards (off of Jefferson Highway)
ARNO main line: 504-571-1900 (unknown if currently operational)
ARNO Shelter Director/Rescue Coordinator: 504-913-2328

Take I-10 East to Clearview. Go south on Clearview.
Travel awhile… Make a right on to Jefferson Highway (west).
(This turn is past Airline Highway 61. You’ll see a McDonalds with blown-out sign).
From Jefferson, turn right on to Edwards.
Take the second left on to Plauche St. not court.
Follow Plauche around. We are halfway up on the left side, 271.

Orange sign on front door: “Animal Rescue New Orleans”

ARNO NEEDS DONATIONS AND WAREHOUSE SPACE

Gustav caused roughly $15,000 to $25,000 in damages.

DONATE ONLINE: www.animalrescueneworleans.org/donate.html

DONATAE BY MAIL: Animal Rescue New Orleans
1219 Coliseum Street * New Orleans, LA 70130

We need warehouse space, near the Elmwood Business Park area, to store food.
Most of our former warehouse must now house animals until we rebuild. Do you know a big donor or someone willing to help?
CONTACT: Robin Beaulieu – ARNewOrleans [at] aol.com | 504-913-2328

ARNO AFTER HURRICANE GUSTAV

We are safe — but no electricity and spotty communication. Cell phone networks work intermittently. We do have water and hope to have power soon.

All animals were evacuated pre-storm. Feline residents are sheltered in Folsom and canine citizens in Shreveport, Louisiana.

On Saturday (8/30/08) ARNO assisted Louisiana SPCA with the first-ever pet/people evacuation of Orleans Parish. Despite long hours that began at 5:00am and minimal volunteers, pets and their people left together this time. More than 18,000 people boarded buses along with approximately 5,000 pets. No animal was turned away. A big thank you to all who helped.

ARNO had to quickly evacuate its own shelter. Our plan hit a snag when an evacuation vehicle malfunctioned without our mechanic on hand for repairs. Fortunately, the Jeff Parish Shelter and Louisiana SPCA helped transport our cats in an HSUS vehicle. A second vehicle moved a remaining 15 dogs and 8 cats from the Jeff Parish Shelter. A final supply truck and convoy got stuck in the city to ride out Gustav. But all animals made it out, with our cats in the caring hands of lead ARNO member Beth Schmidt in Folsom.

Devoted ARNO volunteers stayed to care for 150 cats (these guys are unbelievable), even though the supply truck never reached them. As Gustav’s feeder bans crept over the Causeway, roadways into Folsom were shut down.

These volunteers have lived without clean clothes, electricity or water since Sunday (8/31/08). Some food/water volunteers will return to feed and assist ARNO at the shelter. BUT WE NEED MORE HELP. Cats won’t move back until power is restored. Dogs require dawn-to-dusk care due to electricity loss and continued curfew. Curfews will cease once the area has full power.

ARNO’S ESTIMATED DAMAGES ARE $15,000 to $25,000

While Gustav did not ravage ARNO’s main building, the storm did damage:

– Rear outside kennel (perimeter fencing, $5k tent torn to shreds, commercial propane heaters bent like pretzels, etc.)

– Outside front TNR/isolation/cleaning area (shredded tent, ripped/splintered perimeter fencing, twisted shelving from strong winds)

– Cat breezeway area (enclosed ends destroyed, along with cooling fans)

– Our two freezers died on us…

DONATE ONLINE: www.animalrescueneworleans.org/donate.html
OR CLICK “DONATE” FROM ARNO HOME: www.animalrescueneworleans.org

DONATAE BY MAIL: Animal Rescue New Orleans
1219 Coliseum Street * New Orleans, LA 70130

Check our website for updates: www.animalrescueneworleans.org
For more info: arnovolunteer [at] yahoo.com

Shelter Volunteer Coordinators
Robin Beaulieu: ARNewOrleans [at] aol.com | 504-913-2328
Jimmie Jenkins: arnovolunteer [at] yahoo.com

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Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

www.KinshipCircle.org

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Subject: Volunteers On Standby For Gustav, Hannah, Ike, Josephine…

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.

9/3/08: Volunteers On Standby For Gustav, Hannah, Ike, Josephine
Kinship Circle Is Coordinating Volunteers For MuttShack

TO BE ON VOLUNTEER RESERVE TEAMS, FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW.

**You will not be on file with Kinship Circle to deploy for MuttShack — unless you submit all required information.

PHOTOS: Brenda Shoss works at the Union Station Parish Pickup Point in New Orleans, to help evacuate pets with their people pre-Gustav. 8/31/08, photo credit: Kinship Circle

1. Send Requested Info To: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

Your First/Last Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone Numbers (cell & land):
Email (that you’re subscribed to KC Disaster Aid under):
Driver’s License ID#:

TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE OF EMAIL: Kinship/MuttShack Volunteer

2. Send VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

FILL OUT ATTACHED FORM. EMAIL IT BACK TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
IF YOU ALREADY SENT A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FORM — DO NOT RESEND!

TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE OF EMAIL: Kinship/MuttShack Volunteer

[See: www.easyvegan.info/img/KCDisasterAid_VolunteerForm.doc]

3. If not subscribed to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network…
You must subscribe to our email list to get updates during disasters.

IF NOT SUBSCRIBED, state “Subscribe me to KC disaster aid list” when you return your volunteer form.

ALL RESPONDER LEVELS ARE WELCOME TO REGISTER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE:

* Search and Rescue
* Emergency Sheltering & Medical Aid
* Animal Care (walking, feeding, grooming, clean-up, etc.)
* Animal Transport
* Photography/Video
* Investigative Coordinating/Admin (phone-calling, research, reporting)
* Computer Skills/Admin (Word, Excel, GIS + other mapping programs)
* Supplies/Admin (procurement, receipt, inventory control, warehousing…)

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Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

www.KinshipCircle.org

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Subject: Hurricane Gustav – EVAC TRAINING 8/28/08!

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.

8/26/08: Hurricane Gustav May Veer To Louisiana. Evacuation Training 8/28/08

Kinship Circle is headed to New Orleans tomorrow 8/27/08…and Gustav may be close behind. “Gustav is a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 90 mph and even stronger gusts. The National Hurricane Center warned this morning that Gustav is growing stronger and could be a Category 2…”

TRAINED VOLUNTEERS IN NEW ORLEANS FOR THE KATRINA ANIMAL MEMORIAL: You’re urgently needed for evacuation of companion animals, IF Gustav materializes.

Please Attend Gustav Evacuation Training In New Orleans:
Fast Track Pet Evacuation and Sheltering Training
THURSDAY NIGHT, August 28 — 8:39 pm

Astor Crowne Plaza – French Quarter

739 Canal Street at Bourbon | New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
See sign at Front Desk for Room Information for LSART training event.

* Local: 504-962-0500
* Fax: 504-962-0501

www.astorneworleans.com/

Directions: www.astorneworleans.com/maps-and-directions/

Louisiana State Animal Response Team
What Is LSART?
Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) is an organization of groups and individuals with an interest in animal well-being related to emergencies or disasters. This includes governmental agencies, veterinarians, animal control officers, humane organizations, and citizen volunteers. LSART works as a volunteer partner under the authority of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF) in Louisiana’s emergency planning structure.

SOURCE: Amanda St John, amanda [at] muttshack.org
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008
Subject: Gustav Fast Track Evacuation Training

***Kinship Circle’s Brenda Shoss will be OFF-LINE and in New Orleans as of Wed, August 27. If you’re a trained KC Animal Disaster Aid Network volunteer who needs to reach Brenda, you may try this cell phone: 314-795-2646

SOURCE: www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/203813.shtml?5day#contents

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Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

www.KinshipCircle.org

www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130

Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Subject: Disaster Aid Network + Katrina’s 3rd Anniversary

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.

8/25/08: Animal Disaster Aid Network + Katrina’s 3rd Anniversary

1. Are You On File With KC Animal Disaster Aid Network?
2. Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/05 – 8/29/08
3. Katrina Anniversary Events & Fundraisers

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1. Get On File With KC Animal Disaster Aid Network

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We’ve regrouped list members into REGIONAL ZONES — in our ongoing reorganization of Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network’s database. THANK YOU to those who already sent back volunteer forms.

We’ve followed Tropical Storm Fay in Florida…and have not been called upon for outside volunteers at this time. But what if we had? PLEASE GET YOUR ADDRESS AND/OR VOLUNTEER FORM ON FILE WITH US.

Don’t Want To Send In A Volunteer Form?

Please just email us this info:
Your First/Last Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone Numbers (cell & land):
Email (that you’re subscribed to KC Disaster Aid under):

Volunteer Form:

1. FILL OUT ATTACHED FORM & EMAIL IT BACK TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
2. TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

**You must be subscribed to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid’s email list to submit a volunteer record. If NOT SUBSCRIBED, tell us.

ALL RESPONDER LEVELS ARE WELCOME:

* Search and Rescue
* Emergency Sheltering & Medical Aid
* Animal Care (walking, feeding, grooming, clean-up, etc.)
* Animal Transport
* Photography/Video
* Investigative Coordinating (phone-calling, research, reporting)
* Computer Skills…Word, Excel, GIS (+ other mapping programs)
* Supplies Procurement, Receipt, Inventory Control, Warehousing…

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Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/05 – 8/29/08

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When three years equal a lifetime…
Still Loved
Forever Missed
Never Again

And with your eyes, they were seen.
With your voice, they were heard.
With your hands, they felt comfort.
With your resolve, they were fed, rescued, reunited.
With your heart, they found new homes.
With your mercy, they knew love before death.

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3. Katrina Anniversary Events & Fundraisers

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ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Jeff Dorson, Humane Society of Louisiana, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com

Purchase Tickets: secure.icorp.net/humanela/tickets.htm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008
10:00am: Dedication of the National Katrina Animal Memorial
City of New Orleans Council Chambers – 1300 Perdido Street
N.O. to display monument honoring animals killed in Katrina:

www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/uptotheminute.cfm?recid=16699

12:00 – 2:00pm: Memorial Luncheon at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel
$25.00 (includes tax and gratuity)

www.humanela.org/events.htm

www.crowneplaza.com/

2:30 – 4:00pm: Caravan of Lower 9th Ward
A tour of some of New Orleans hardest hit areas…

Evening: Tipitina’s and Zeus’ Place present
A NIGHT FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF LOUISIANA
Featuring Billy Luso & Restless Natives / “Funk Rock from the Big Easy”
$10 at the door only / 10pm / DOGS WELCOME!!
Tipitina’s Uptown – 501 Napoleon Avenue
From I-10 merge onto Highway 90 and take the Tchoupitoulas exit. Turn right onto Tchoupitoulas, continuing until it intersects Napoleon Avenue. Club is on the right at 501 Napoleon. Parking is available at SAV-A-CENTER across intersection. GET MAP: www.tipitinas.com/info/directions.asp

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2008
5:00 – 7:00pm: YAPPY HOUR COCKTAIL PARTY
Join Wendy & Lucky Diamond, Chairs of the Katrina Pet Memorial Fund and judges on CBS’ Greatest American Dog.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans, 921 Canal Street * New Orleans, LA 70112
Proceeds benefit Humane Society of Louisiana and ongoing recovery needs.
PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE: secure.icorp.net/humanela/tickets.htm

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2008
1:00 – 4:00pm: OPEN HOUSE – Humane Society of Louisiana’s Camp Katrina
115 Obed Magee Road * Tylertown, MS * 601-876-2781

Support Humane Society of Louisiana’s Recovery Efforts In New Orleans
Purchase A Fleur De Lis ‘Paws for a Moment’ Pendant Today!

www.humanela.org/pendant.htm

Order Katrina Memorial Merchandise:
T-Shirts / Magnets / Buttons / Mugs

secure.icorp.net/humanela/merchandise.htm

Join As A Paws Cause Member
Members get monthly updates and are the backbone of our financial support.

www.humanela.org/donate.htm

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Subject: Katrina Animal Memorial 8/29/08

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK – PLEASE CROSSPOST
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.

GULF COAST
8/6/08: Return To New Orleans For A Katrina Animal Memorial On The 3rd Anniversary Of Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/08

ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Jeff Dorson, Humane Society of Louisiana, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com
You’re invited to commemorate the 3rd Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina…

Book Your Discounted Room Now!

DISCOUNTED RATE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS AT:
Astor Crowne Plaza / $89 for singles or doubles.
– Ask for Humane Society of Louisiana special price to qualify for discount.
– To reserve room, call: call 1-866-750-4202 before August 18, 2008.

A Two-Day Extravaganza!

10:00am to 12:00pm — FRIDAY 8/29/08: KATRINA MEMORIAL STATUE
Join us to unveil the nation’s first memorial statue honoring animals lost in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In New Orleans City Council chambers, Councilwoman Stacy Head will accept the statue on behalf of the city. We’ve commissioned well-known artist, Mr. Richard Chashoudian. An invocation will be read along with a special reading by Ed Kostro, poet and author.

OTHER AUTHORS WILL READ PASSAGES FROM THEIR WORKS:
– Jenny Pavlovic, author, 8 State Hurricane Kate, the Journey and Legacy of a Katrina Cattle Dog
– Mamou, author of the children’s story, Kreasy and Katrina
– Theresa D. Thompson, author, Dogs Gone Wild, After Hurricane Katrina

HONORARY AWARDS WILL GO TO:
– Garo Alexanian
– Amanda and Marty St. John of MuttShack Animal Rescue Foundation
– Shannon and Mark Martin
– Brenda Shoss of Kinship Circle
…and more, for their collective work during the storm and beyond.

12:00 to 2:00pm — FRIDAY 8/29/08: LUNCHEON AT ASTOR CROWNE PLAZA

SPECIAL VEGETARIAN LUNCHEON AT THE ASTOR CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL:
– 739 Canal Street, near the French Quarter
– $25 per person, including tax and gratuity
– Order prepaid luncheon tickets by emailing: info [at] humanela.org
Provide: name, address, phone, email, credit card number, expiration date, and number of tickets you are purchasing.

LUNCHTIME SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
– Wendy Diamond, editor and founder of Animal Fair Magazine
– Frances Hayward, Founder of the Amigo Foundation
– Debrah Schnackenberg, Director of Animal Services for the American Humane Association, and chair of the NARSC group (National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition)…and more!

2:00 to 4:00pm — FRIDAY 8/29/08: CARAVAN TOUR OF CITY
At conclusion of the luncheon, we’ll form a caravan and tour the city — visiting the Lower 9th Word and Chalmette, two of the hardest hit areas.

9:00pm — FRIDAY 8/29/08: BENEFIT CONCERT & FUNDRAISER!
MUSICAL BENEFIT AT TIPITINA’S — New Orleans premier nightclub
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008 — 9:00pm
Tickets: $10.00 at the door / Friendly, leashed dogs are welcome!

SATURDAY 8/30/08: OPEN HOUSES FOR ANIMAL SHELTERS IN NOLA AREA
Check HSL website for list of shelters: wwwHumanela.org
Check Katrina Memorial program for times shelters will be open.

5:00 to 7:00pm — SATURDAY 8/30/08: MEET WENDY DIAMOND OF “GREATEST AMERICAN DOG”
Wendy Diamond, a celebrity judge with this prime time CBS show, will attend our star-studded event at the Ritz-Carlton, “Yappy Hour/Puppy Love.”
SATURDAY, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Ritz-Carlton, 921 Canal Street
Tickets: $35.00 / All proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Louisiana and
their on-going recovery needs.

Sponsor The Katrina Pet Memorial Statue
Humane organizations and individuals may also wish to sponsor this historic statue. Names of donors and organizations that give over a certain level
will be engraved on a plaque alongside the statue, on permanent display.
To inquire about the levels of sponsorship available, contact: Jeff Dorson, Director, Humane Society of Louisiana, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com

Donate To Ongoing Care Of Animals Left Homeless By Katrina
HSL still cares for more than 100 animals made homeless by Hurricane Katrina. To help these wonderful animals, please send donations to:
Humane Society of Louisiana, P.O. Box 740321, New Orleans, LA 70174
Or donate via our PayPal account at: wwwHumanela.org

PAWS TO REMEMBER FLEUR-DE-LIS PENDANTS
To donate to continuing recovery efforts, you may also wish to purchase a special “Paws to Remember” fleur-de-lis pendant, especially designed for HSL by Mr. Marc Aronstam, an award-winning jeweler from Indianapolis.
SEE ENLARGED PHOTO + PENDANT ORDER FORM: wwwHumanela.org

THANK YOU!
During the 2005 storm season, tens of thousands of people helped our city in its darkest hour — when failed levees and floods stranded thousands of residents and over 50,000 companion animals. A staggering number of animals perished. The loss of life was incalculable…but we are forever indebted to small and large humane organizations, caring individuals, first responders, municipal animal control agencies, and foundations that came to our aid.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Subject: Army Shoots Pigs To Teach Lifesaving Skills

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY – PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

7/23/08: Army Shoots Pigs To Teach Lifesaving Skills

A pig at rest; photo via JB/John

EMAIL kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net FOR WORD DOC OF A FORMATTED LETTER.
Easily modify letter and copy/paste it into an email or print out to fax or mail.

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Colonel Thomas P. Guthrie, Chief of Staff
25th Army Infantry Division
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii 96857
Chief of Staff: 808-655-4823
Commanding General: 808-655-0025
Deputy CG OPS: 808-655-4991
Deputy CG SPTO: 808-655-1184
website: www.25idl.army.mil/

Major Derrick W. Cheng, Public Affairs Officer
25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office
442 Santos Dumont Ave., WAAF Bldg. 108, Rm. 304 (Public Affairs)
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857-5000
25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office: 808-655-6341
Acting Director, Public Affairs, 808-656-3160
Public Affairs Fax: 808-656-3162

25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office Current Personnel
Maj. Tage Rainsford: tage.rainsford [at] us.army.mil

USARPAC Public Affairs Office
U.S. Army, Pacific
Attn: APPA, Building T100
Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5100
808-438-6350; Public Affairs: edward.abersong [at] us.army.mil

ADDITIONAL ARMY EMAIL: ben.bullington [at] us.army.mil

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25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office; USARPAC Public Affairs Office; U.S. Department of Defense:

I am an advocate of viable research and training. Thus, I agree with medical professionals who find it unnecessary to gun down live pigs with M16A2 and M4 rifles. This drill — which occurred July 18, 2008 at U.S. Army Garrison at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii — relies upon old-fashioned animal experimentation to prepare combat medics for battlefield injuries.

Over 95% of American medical schools do not use animals in surgical training. Most Advanced Trauma Life Support courses have discarded live animal labs. The American College of Surgeons no longer recommends animal experimentation in its curriculum.

Please update Army trauma-management training to reflect modern science. I urge you to replace the maiming and killing of pigs with progressive techniques more relevant to humans.

For example, the American College of Surgeons sanctions Simulab’s TraumaMan for Advanced Trauma Life Support. The Combat Trauma Patient Simulation System “provide[s] realistic training” and has reduced trainee dropout rates from 23% to 6%, as reported the U.S. Navy publication CHIPS. Cadavers mechanically equipped to pump artificial blood through vessels can emulate live human surgery.

Overall, animal-free research cuts costs and improves skills. A timely New England Journal of Medicine article highlights the “very detailed feedback and…more subtle measurement of trainee performance” gained from virtual reality simulators. The article summarizes: Inanimate models are “safe, reproducible, portable, readily available, and…cost-effective.”

I respectfully ask the U.S. Army and Department Of Defense to evolve with the most humane and proficient technologies available. Please implement animal-free labs to instruct Army personnel in the management of critically wounded soldiers.

Thank you,

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SOURCE OF INFORMATION / REFERENCE LINKS

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Army shoots live pigs for medical drill

U.S. Army Shooting Live Pigs in Trauma Training

Army to Shoot Live Pigs for Medical Drill

POLL: Is the Army’s shooting of live pigs for staff medical training ethically sound?

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Subject: Next Steps: Volunteer In Future Disasters

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims. www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

7/12/08: Next Steps: Volunteer In Future Disasters
Over the summer, Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network is updating its volunteer database to keep your skills and experience on file — in the event we are recruited to directly deploy responders in future disasters. (We do NOT automatically send volunteers to every disaster).

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1. Please Fill Out Attached Volunteer Form!

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Your filled-out form will help us contact and send volunteers more efficiently in future disasters.

1. FILL OUT THE ATTACHED FORM:

www.smiteme.net/img/KCDisasterAid_VolunteerForm.doc

2. EMAIL IT BACK TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net

3. TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK

(If you do not type this in subject line, your form may be overlooked).

If you are reading this message as a cross-post, not directly from Kinship Circle:

1. You must subscribe to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Network email list.
2. You may subscribe when sending back your completed form.
3. In your email, type: SUBSCRIBE to KC Animal Disaster Aid Network

NOTE: KC Animal Disaster Aid Network will always remain a news service for anyone interested in animal disaster victims, but not hands-on volunteering.

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2. Next Steps: Kinship Circle Disaster Aid Network

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As most on this list know, in early June Iowa EOC/State Veterinary Response recruited Kinship Circle to coordinate volunteers for Iowa flood victims. We learned a lot during our work alongside other national disaster response groups in the area… Our experience with state officials and county coordinators at Johnson County Fairgrounds and Lee County Fairgrounds was so successful — we wish to gratefully acknowledge those volunteers who brought their experience, professionalism and devotion to animals in need.

Kinship Circle’s disaster aid network continues to grow since its origins during Hurricane Katrina…

* We’re a list of INDEPENDENT VOLUNTEERS, each responsible for obtaining his/her training and certification in animal disaster aid response.

* We’ll continue to provide NEWSLETTERS to update you on animal victims in disasters and give you the means to donate money or supplies. Please note: Until our volunteer staff expands, we can’t research every disaster (although we wish we could!)

* We are currently forming an ADVISORY BOARD to enhance our disaster outreach, when/where needed. A solid volunteer database will enable this network to have a stronger presence in future disasters.

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KINSHIP CIRCLE OFF-LINE FROM JULY 17 – JULY 22

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KINSHIP CIRCLE WILL BE OFF-LINE: JULY 17 to JULY 22, 2008

Brenda Shoss and board member Bridget Soeder will present and exhibit at the Taking Action For Animals (TAFA) conference in Washington, DC.

Our workshop, “Internet Activism & The Power Of Words” is on Sunday, 7/20/08, from 2:45 to 3:45pm

The TAFA conference is held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. Tickets are still available. Read more about Taking Action For Animals — from July 19-21: www.takingactionforanimals.org

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Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network was enlisted by Iowa EOC/State Veterinary Response to coordinate volunteers for animal flood victims… We have yet to recover huge communications costs. Any donations are greatly appreciated at this time. Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible.

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/

DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle
7380 Kingsbury Blvd.; St. Louis, MO 63130

“Kinship Circle is a wonderful animal welfare/disaster/rescue alert organization. They are a small but dedicated operation.” Nancy Dieterle, Kinship Circle volunteer at Johnson County Fairgrounds, in Iowa City and Lee County Fairgrounds, in Donnellson, Iowa.

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—– Original Message —–
From: The Gentle Barn
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:35 AM
Subject: THE GENTLE BARN

Help The Gentle Barn Update for Animals in Need

You were so generous to us before, please help us again now!

After being hit by the Santa Clarita wild fires and evacuating our 60 animals and our human family to safety, we were displaced for two weeks and then had to repair our property. In the midst of the repairs we were notified of 400 animals in Lancaster that were in need of immediate rescue. We brought food, water, shelter, blankets, vet care and volunteers to the sight in Lancaster. Once the animals were stabilized, we helped evacuate them to safety. It has been an exhausting process spaying and neutering, vaccinating, socializing, and placing all the animals that were under our care, and we are still not done.

Starting in October we would have ordinarily raised money to support us through the summer. But instead we were busy saving animals lives.

We are doing really great work, but we need your support to see it through. The 60 rescued animals that reside at The Gentle Barn need hay and feed, the puppies from the pregnant dogs in Lancaster need to be spayed and neutered right now, and the remaining dogs and cats from Lancaster need to be fed and cared for until they are placed into homes of their own.

We need your help, please send your donations and support these amazing animals. We have now begun fundraising for the fall, but we need your help to get through the summer. We are almost there, but still need you!

Please visit our website at www.gentlebarn.org to make a donation through PayPal, or send a check payable to The Gentle Barn at 26910 Sierra Highway, D-8 #318, Santa Clarita, CA 91321.

Thank you so much for your continued support.

With love and gratitude,

Ellie and Jay
The Gentle Barn

—– Original Message —–
From: Farm Sanctuary – info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:40 PM
Subject: Iowa Pigs Still Need Help

I know that we recently reached out to you for help, but we are still in urgent need of funding to continue the mission to save pigs from the Midwest flood disaster.

This emergency rescue is historic, both in its mission and scope, and is expected to be one of the most expensive rescue operations Farm Sanctuary has ever undertaken. But we couldn’t turn our backs on farm animals in need; we couldn’t leave any pigs behind.

Farm Sanctuary’s emergency rescue team is continuing to work day and night on the ground in Iowa to save the pigs. The urgency of the situation is only growing, as we have now rescued 69 pigs, most of whom are in very poor condition and a number of whom are pregnant.

We need your help right now to provide emergency onsite care to the pigs and transport them out of the disaster zone, as we have secured all survivors on the Iowa levee. Given the condition, number and size of these animals, this endeavor is massive.

Right now, Farm Sanctuary’s National Shelter Director Susie Coston is onsite in Iowa providing triage care at a temporary holding facility. Here, the pigs are receiving care for third degree burns and treatment for abscesses and wounds.

We urgently need your additional gift this week for:

* Emergency onsite care and security

* A hired veterinarian, medical supplies, electrolytes, antibiotics
* Fans, hoses, kennels, fencing, shovels, rakes
* Temporary housing fees

* A series of large animal transport trailer trips from the disaster zone to our New York Shelter

Many of the farms hit by floodwaters were factory farms where breeding sows, normally confined to gestation crates, are continually impregnated to produce piglets for the pork industry. This means that a number of female pigs we have rescued are in late-term pregnancy and will soon be giving birth to babies, adding significantly to our total number of rescued pigs and making this huge-scale rescue even more challenging.

We need your additional gift today to continue this mission and bring these pigs to sanctuary, where they will be given the vital care they need to recover. Please help the pigs now with a special gift: secure2.vegsource.com/farmsanc/fs/donate_erf_pigs08_alert.html

Many of these pigs once faced a lifetime of confinement in a dark factory building, only to be brutally slaughtered for pork. Today,
they have a chance to live.

Please, help care for and transport the pigs to safety with a donation now.

Yours for the pigs,
Gene Baur
President & Co-founder

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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Subject: FLOOD: Last Images + Pigs Need Homes!

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY / MIDWEST FLOODS OF 2008

7/3/08: Images From A Flood + Rescued Pigs Need Homes
As rescue and emergency sheltering operations head toward maintenance, we share a last glimpse of the flood that covered over 80% of Iowa…and some of the animals who survived.

Photo courtesy of Molly Wald, Best Friends Animal Society.

www.bestfriends.org

IN THIS ALERT:

1. Iowa Floods: Pigs, Pups & Kittens
2. Red Rover, Red Rover…Send Piggy Right Over!
3. Homes Urgently Needed For Rescued Pigs
4. Tessa’s Reunion

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1. Pigs, Pups & Kittens

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THE WEEK OF JUNE 14, 2008:

Kinship Circle begins discussions with Iowa EOC/State Veterinary Response Coordinator. We are asked to coordinate volunteers in areas other than Cedar Rapids, as HSUS and UAN/EARS are already there. We contact Best Friends Rapid Response Team and ask Iowa officials to enlist them for water rescue. Iowa EOC (Emergency Operations Center) requests a certified water rescue team for “use in search and rescue operations in Louisa, Des Moines, Lee, Johnson or Linn counties as needed.”

Within days, rescue operations are underway — with Kinship Circle emergency sheltering volunteers at Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City, and Lee County Fairgrounds in Donnellson, Iowa.

FROM CHERI DEATSCH, KINSHIP CIRCLE VOLUNTEER:

Lee County Fairgrounds staging area, Donnellson, Iowa: The cats and dogs who come to Lee County are in very good condition or very poor condition. A cat brought in as one of the last rescues is covered in some sort of oily goop that mattes her entire coat from the shoulders down. Despite her terror, she’s ravenous, eating an entire can of wet food once safe in a cage.

The dogs (LEFT PHOTO) are Buddy and Stranger, lying down. Both are surrendered by an owner whose rural property was overrun by the flood waters. Both have terrible fleas, and mange. Stranger’s mange is so bad it caused him to lose most of the hair on the back half of his body. Many animals, such as a beagle (RIGHT PHOTO) are dehydrated and malnourished, but generally happy to be safe and back in a pack! (right photo: David Halperin, Kinship Circle volunteer)

FROM ROBYN URMAN, KINSHIP CIRCLE VOLUNTEER:

LEFT: Chewy is saved and reunited with his family. RIGHT: A rescued cat awaits transport to a flood shelter. Photos: Robyn Urman, Kinship Circle

6/23/08: FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DAILY CONFERENCE CALLS WITH IOWA EOC:

Iowa officials report that over 10,000 acres of land has been underwater. Thousands of evacuated residents seek ways to put their lives back together. Some Oakville, IA residents go to Lee County Fairgrounds to report addresses where cats (mostly) were left during evacuations. As water levels recede, navigation by boat is treacherous. Rescue attempts move slowly. Most left-behind cats are frightened and hide by day. In accordance, rescue teams make preparations to do night search rescues…

LEFT: Kinship Circle volunteers Bob Rude and Cheri Deatsch make food drops for stranded animals in Oakville, Iowa. RIGHT: A cat with her food. Photos courtesy of Molly Wald, Best Friends Animal Society.

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2. Red Rover, Red Rover…Send Piggy Right Over!

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IN THE MEANTIME, PIGS ARE EVERYWHERE…

They’re adrift from flooded hog farms, some still encased in crates. While 40,000 pigs were pre-evacuated, some 4,000 die. Pigs who scramble atop levees are shot dead by officials concerned they’ll ruin sandbags. Many more drown. Early in this operation, Kinship Circle called Farm Sanctuary to ask if their Emergency Rescue Team could come to Iowa. KC volunteers assist Farm Sanctuary in initial rescues. A coalition of Farm Sanctuary, International Fund for Animal Welfare, American Humane Association, and Animal Rescue League of Boston continue to recover pigs from levee systems…

KINSHIP CIRCLE VOLS ASSIST FARM SANCTUARY IN PIG RESCUE

BOB RUDE, 6/24/08: We arrive in Oakville around 7:00 am. We check out the area and notice a couple pigs. Farm Sanctuary is there and tells us they spent the night trying to catch pigs. They managed to get three by herding them to their trailer, but had no luck after. In the meantime Dan (Farm Sanctuary) and I hear a couple pigs in the underbrush. We devise a plan and then work at catching the 2 pigs. We manage to catch 1 on that attempt…

CHERI DEATSCH, 6/24/08: First, we (Dan and Chuck from Farm Sanctuary with Bob Rude, David Halperin, and I from Kinship Circle) begin herding both pigs, who had been lying together in the forested ravine. We use red pig boards to herd them into a makeshift corral… Once in the corral, the pigs run full speed at the fencing — held up only by the five of us… It reminded me of the childhood game Red Rover, where you run at full speed and try to bust through the arms of the other kids holding hands. “Red rover, red rover, send piggy right over!”

CHERI DEATSCH: The foreground shows Ethan (Best Friends) trying to catchpole the pig, and me to the right behind the “pig board.” In the background is Dan from Farm Sanctuary. It really captures the essence of the chase… It also shows how big that pig really was. He didn’t seem that big at the time! Photo courtesy of Molly Wald, Best Friends Animal Society.

The pigs are so frantic…one manages to escape. We loop a catchpole around the other’s neck. Bob, Chuck and Dan hold the pig on the ground while Dave and I run for the largest dog carrier we can find…

The most amazing thing: The pig who escaped refuses to leave his friend and waits nearby as we load the pig into the carrier. This pig trots behind us down the length of the levee. Then, when we turn our attention to his capture, he runs off. But, he comes back! About an hour or two later, we find him standing outside the trailer where his friend is! I can’t believe his loyalty and attachment. It makes me determined to rescue him, not only to prevent him from a horrible fate, but to reunite him with this other pig to whom he is so obviously attached.

CHERI: Pigs are so exhausted after their ordeal — without food, water, and shelter for days — that once in the trailer, they immediately lay on top of each other (like they need comfort) despite ample room to spread out.

LEFT: Newly-rescued pig with badly sunburned ears. RIGHT: Coalition member comforts pig newly-arrived at the staging area. Photos courtesy of Farm Sanctuary, farmsanctuary.org/actionalerts/alert_erf_appeal08.html

CHERI DEATSCH 6/25/07: The next day we travel to the Wappello holding area to feed them. They are still so exhausted they won’t even get up when I enter the pen. Again, they’re lying on top of each other sleeping peacefully. They seem so relieved, relaxed and happy to be full and out of the sun. All of them have sunburn so bad their ears are cracked and bleeding. Farm Sanctuary people put aloe vera gel on their sunburn…

DAVID HALPERIN: When Cheri’s cell phone rings, it plays a classical melody. Momma pig’s (above) ears and head shoot right up. It’s clear she’s never heard such music…and really enjoys it. LEFT: Molly Wald, Best Friends Animal Society. RIGHT: Cheri Deatsch, with Momma

Once I feed them, they actually become playful. Momma pig, who weighs at least 300 lbs, begins tipping over the water… I can’t figure out what she is doing and get nervous because she’s a bit rambunctious. I soon learn it is because she’s making mud in the pen to lie in. So smart! (KINSHIP CIRCLE: Take a pig out of her factory-farm confinement crate. Give her straw, shade, mud…and soon she returns to her natural self: A genuine pig!)

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3. Homes Urgently Needed For Rescued Pigs

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All photos in section #3 courtesy of Farm Sanctuary, farmsanctuary.org/actionalerts/alert_erf_appeal08.html

FARM SANCTUARY NEEDS ADOPTIVE HOMES FOR PIGS FROM MIDWEST FLOOD DISASTER:

7/2/08: Farm Sanctuary’s emergency rescue team is currently on the ground in Oakville, Iowa saving pigs stranded in the Mississippi River floods and providing them with emergency care and temporary shelter… We now have 28 pigs in our custody. Many are in critical condition (suffering from injuries, pneumonia, third degree sunburns) and are receiving urgent care.

We continue to find more and more pigs still alive, surviving against all odds in fields, on levees, anywhere they can find refuge. After this tremendous demonstration of their will to live…they deserve peace and comfort in their lives. PLEASE HELP by providing an adoptive home for as many pigs as you can.

Many of the rescued pigs swam for their lives to escape deadly flood waters. They were stranded without food or water, injured, sick, frightened, and confused. These pigs need you to give them hope for the future and keep them safe from harm forever.

ADOPT A PIG INTO YOUR HOME TODAY!

* Contact our Farm Animal Adoption Network: 607-583-2225 ext. 223,
* Or email shelter [at] farmsanctuary.org
* Or visit us online at www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/adoption.html
* You can also learn more about pig care at www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/care.html

EMERGENCY RESCUE FUND DONATIONS STILL NEEDED

secure2.vegsource.com/farmsanc/fs/donate_erf_pigs08_alert.html

If you are unable to open your home to animals in need, please consider donating now to our Emergency Rescue Fund, already hard at work funding this critical rescue operation and providing aid to pigs and other farm animals.

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4. Tessa’s Reunion

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6/26/08: AN IOWA REUNION, BY BOB RUDE
From ruderanch [at] comcast.net — Bob Rude, Executive Director of Rude Ranch Animal Rescue, based in Harwood, MD spent a week in Lee County Iowa, working through Kinship Circle to rescue and aid the animal victims of the Midwest flooding. As he was preparing to pack up to head home on Thursday, a frantic call came in: A couple by the name of Tom Marterman and Jerri Shute were desperately trying to locate their 12 year old cat, Tessa.

Unfortunately, Tessa’s house was flooded and destroyed in Oakville. Tom and Jerri were part of the mandatory evacuation from Oakville before the flood waters hit. Tom and Jerri only had about 30 minutes to prepare to leave. They managed to get the three family dogs and their bird in the car, but Tessa got scared and ran off.

Her family ended up camping in a church parking lot while they are trying to figure out what to do. They also kept trying to find Tessa. Tom even went back into town himself in a canoe but couldn’t find her. Finally they called Lee County Fairgrounds and spoke to a volunteer from Animal Protection League of Southeast Iowa. They asked if an older cat with no tail and no teeth had come in… As luck would have it, she was there. Also luckily for Tessa, her family was along Bob’s route to get back to Maryland.

Bob met up with Tessa’s family in Louisa County. Both Tessa and her family were glad to see each other. Yesterday was Jerri’s birthday, and she said seeing Tessa alive and well was the best birthday present!

For further information, contact Kathy at 410-798-9559
Rude Ranch Animal Rescue, www.ruderanch.org

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Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network was enlisted to send volunteers for animal flood victims. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated at this time. Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible.

DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/

DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle
7380 Kingsbury Blvd.; St. Louis, MO 63130

“Kinship Circle is a wonderful animal welfare/disaster aid organization. They are a small but dedicated operation.” Nancy Dieterle, Kinship Circle volunteer at Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City and Lee County Fairgrounds in Donnellson, Iowa.

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—– Original Message —–
From: Farm Sanctuary – info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Subject: Midwest Pigs Urgently in Need of Placement

HOMES URGENTLY NEEDED FOR RESCUED PIGS – WE IMMEDIATELY NEED ADOPTIVE HOMES FOR PIGS IN ORDER TO SAVE AS MANY ANIMALS AS POSSIBLE FROM THE MIDWEST FLOOD DISASTER.

As we reported to you last week, Farm Sanctuary’s emergency rescue team is currently on the ground in Oakville, Iowa saving pigs stranded in the Mississippi River floods and providing them with emergency care and temporary shelter.

Thankfully, our efforts are proving successful as we now have 28 pigs in our custody. Many are in critical condition (suffering from injuries, pneumonia and third degree sunburns) and are receiving urgent care.

Now, as rescue efforts continue, we must quickly secure a large number of adoptive homes for pigs: www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/adoption.html

We continue to find more and more pigs still alive, surviving against all odds in fields, on levees, anywhere they can find refuge. Pigs are extremely resourceful, intelligent animals they are fighters; they are survivors. After this tremendous demonstration of their will to live and all that they have endured, they deserve peace and comfort in their lives, as well as a chance to know that there is kindness in the world. PLEASE HELP by providing an adoptive home for as many pigs as you can.

Among those we have rescued is a brave, strong mother pig who gave birth to seven piglets within the past couple of days amidst the floods. She and her babies have survived the ordeal but this mother now needs a safe place to call home and nurture and raise her piglets.

Our need for homes is extremely urgent, as Farm Sanctuary already provides lifelong care to more than 50 pigs. We are continuing to rescue as many as we can, but our efforts can only continue with your participation in this extraordinary rescue.

ADOPT A PIG INTO YOUR HOME TODAY!

Contact our Farm Animal Adoption Network by calling 607-583-2225 ext. 223, e-mailing shelter [at] farmsanctuary.org or visiting us online at www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/adoption.html

You can also learn more about pig care at www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/care.html

EMERGENCY RESCUE FUND DONATIONS STILL NEEDED

If you are unable to open your home to animals in need, please consider helping by donating now to our Emergency Rescue Fund which is already hard at work funding this critical rescue operation and providing aid to pigs and other farm animals in need: secure2.vegsource.com/farmsanc/fs/donate_erf_pigs08_alert.html

PLEASE FORWARD AND DISTRIBUTE WIDELY. THANK YOU!

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