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A group of Congressmen -- Tom Lantos (D-CA),Christopher Shays (R-CT), Don Young (R-AK), James Oberstar (D-MN) and Barney Frank (D-MA)-- has introduced the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, also known as the PETS act. It would require local and state emergency preparedness authorities to include in their evacuation plans how they will accommodate household pets or service animals in case of a disaster. They'd have to file those plans with the goverment to qualify for FEMA grants. The HSUS has an online petition >> Continue reading: HSUS starts online petition to make animals part of evacuation plans Pasado Safe Haven, which has staff and volunteers rescuing animals in Louisiana, is offering a reward for a vicious dog killing in Louisiana. Details here: ...A few people have directed me to this story about a Nevada senator who also happens to be a veterinarian. Senator John Ensign worked out the arrangement during a recent visit. You can read more about it here. ...HCAC has a nice website set up to keep us up to date on what it's been doing to reunite hurricane pet victims with their owners. You can see it here, complete with photos of its latest relief effort for the pets and owners in Liberty County. ...Saw this in the Chronicle.. Houston's newest dog park is now open! Here's some information from the Houston Dog Park Association website: Danny Jackson Dog Park  A viewer wanted to know about a man in Galveston: Mr. Mattes. Reporter Jeff Mcshan interviewed him before Rita hit. Mr. Mattes refused to leave without his dog and two cats. I followed up with Jeff, and we are happy to report Mr. Mattes, his dog and two cats, weathered Rita just fine! ...
I just received some of the latest photos from a group of good hearted Houstonians who got together to deliver supplies to equine victims of Katrina. Jonna Joh...
I just received this HSUS news release on the wires: The Humane Society of the United States disaster animal response teams have been mobilized to assist the Texas Animal Control Association with their temporary animal shelter in Nacogdoches, Texas. There are approximately 300 owned companion animals at the facility, not including horses. Another tidbit from the HSUS.. WASHINGTON —As another hurricane blasts the Gulf States with wind and rain, The HSUS Thursday night relocated 150 of the animals rescued during Hurricane Katrina from the HSUS Gonzales, LA facility to the Dixon Correctional Institute (DCI) in Jackson, La., some 57 miles north. Here's an update on the Louisiana dogs at BARC, following up this post and this post: they are now being temporarily housed at Auburn Kennels until arrangements can be made for a foster home. ...
I had a bad link to the video for this post about the dog that ate the 13 inch knife. Click here to watch the story. ...
From Kelly Cripe.. On Wednesday (9/21), Pam Harris with SNAP and I helped to evacuate several animals from BARC, including the dogs and one cat that were evacuated from New Orleans following Hurricane Katri... The nonprofit Exotic Cat Refuge & Wildlife Orphanage near Kirbyville is in dire straits. The refuge is a retirement home for exotic, wild, or endangered animals that have been abused, abandoned or neglected. They do not breed, sell or trade. Monique Woodard took in nearly 100 domestic cats that were rescued in New Orleans, following Hurricane Katrina. Now she and her two daughters are caring for those animals and 25 exotic cats that live at the compound -- including lions, tigers and leopards. Woodard says she's running out of food for the animals. She can't make repa... Yup, I couldn't believe it either, but this little dog sure was hungry! Gary Dickson left this in the comments. I thought it would make a fine entry.. This week the Rita B. Huff Animal Shelter in Huntsville, Texas: (936) 295-4666 along with the Walker County Fair Association took in pets and livestock from all over Gulf Coast Texas. I hate bringing you bad news - especially when it's from a veterinarian who works at my alma mater, the University of Florida. Dr. Cynda Crawford is studying a new strain of flu that's affecting - and killing - some dogs. Crawford says it apparently mutated from a strain of horse influenza. This new flu has affected racing grayhounds kennels in seven states, including Texas. Its symptoms mimic kennel cough. The main thing with an alert like this is NOT TO PANIC! If you're concerned, ask your vet. You can find information from the University of Florida's Vet school >> Continue reading: New dog flu? I found a nice list of questions and answers from the Humane Society of the U.S. about Rita pets here. ...It's going to be a full house at Tammy Hays' house for the next few weeks: just about all of her family (from Jasper and Nederland, near Beaumont) have been displaced by Hurricane Rita, and they're setting up shop at her house off 242 north fo the Woodlands. Problem is, they're also bringing along five small (described lovingly as "ankle biter") dogs with them. Tammy is looking for someone to donate/suggest some kind of air conditioned shelter for them in her back yard - perhaps a trailer? Any ideas? Can anyone help? These little lap dogs would sure appreciate it. Tammy's home is off TX-242 between Hwy 59 a... Remember these two? They're dogs from Louisiana that BARC picked up:
The Houston SPCA evacuated 57 dogs and 28 cats from the Humane Society of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. The Houston SPCA received a call from the Humane Society’s Executive Director who said she needed assistance with an emergency evacuation. Houston SPCA President Patricia Mercer led the team of rescuers who also delivered food, water, and cat litter to a boarding kennel and provided water and emergency care to two stray horses. The animals evacuated from the Humane Society of Southeast Texas will be health checked by the Houston SPCA veterinary staff and treated for any medical conditions. Some of the ... We have sorted out what really happened with Fabian Kennel on Galveston Island. I had received desperate pleas from the owners and owners' family to help them evacuate their animals, after unsuccessful attempts to contact the dogs' and cats' owners. Owner Tanya even sent me an email saying IF HELP DID NOT COME SOON they would have to leave the dogs on the island. Turns out, the cavalry came just in time, in the form of the Houston Humane Society. Here's the update I received from Courtney of HHS: We did rescue approximately 40 dogs and c...
The Houston SPCA received a call from the Humane Society’s Executive Director who said she needed assistance with an emergency evacuation. Houston SPCA President Patricia ... Two cats, Dante (male 6 years old, orange and white long haired) and Bella (female 6 years, black and white 'cow spotted' short haired) were lost next to the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church on Friday, Sept. 23. They were on the road with a family evacuating Clear Lake TX due to Hurricane Rita. They were in the back of a pickup truck for hours, tired, hot, and hungry, and when offered food they escaped their crates and sought refuge under the church. These cats are very special and friendly ... due to the circumstances they will be scared, because they are indoor cats. If anyone in the residental area nearby sees eit... The Houston SPCA announced today that they are okay and offering limited services as a result of Hurricane Rita's landfall along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. For pet-related information, call the Houston SPCA Animal Emergency Hotline at (713) 802-0555. Rescues of injured animals are available to the best of our ability within our normal service area. Limited Emergency Veterinary services are available from 9-5. Residents are asked to contact the animal hotline prior to arriving at the shelter for any services. We have contacted City of Houston and Harris County Anima... 
 First off - Citizens for Animal Protection (CAP) is looking for volunteers at 9AM and 2PM over the next few days to help care for and walk its animals, since many shelter workers had to evacuate. I received this comment from CAP volunteer Ann Doty. My daughter and I just spent the afternoon volunteering at the CAP animal shelter in west Houston. The shelter is brimming with hurricane Katrina animals. today the shelter has been responding to calls of abandoned animals because of RITA. People just left their animals in crates by the highway or locked in pla... Cassie, a tortoise cat, age 1 1/2, between 7-8 pounds, with white markings on her face and forepaws jumped for the window of my sister's car as she was evacuating from Nedlerland, Texas on her way to Center, Texas. She was in the Buna/Silsbee area. It was around 10 p.m. on Thursday night, September 22, 2005. Late Wednesday night, early Thursday morning, we aired a live report of some pet owners who had stopped at a Red Cross shelter off 290 - St. Maximilian Church - and weren't allowed inside with their pets. Our reporter Amy Tortolani interviewed a couple with two Chihuahuas and a woman with a German Shepherd. I am happy to report several good hearted Houstonians arrived on scene shortly after to provide cages, food and supplies, and even offered a temporary foster home! ...Pasado Safe Haven, a rescue group that's been so busy helping pet victims of Katrina in Louisiana, is getting ready to come to the Houston area to help Rita pet victims. They are looking for volunteers and a place to stage for rescues: We need people NOW to help us in Texas. And we need a new triage location, on a farm or similar location WITH COVER near to Houston. PLEASE call your friends, family, post this everywhere to help us. We won't stop looking for animals in New Orleans, but we need to send teams to Texas. E-mail HERE ( >> Continue reading: Pasado Safe Haven needs staging area for Texas pet rescues Stella Rubio (at starrubio@sbcglobal.net) posted this comment.. can someone give her any suggestions? I live in Sugar Land (Fort Bend Country), and chose to ride out the storm at home because I belive our house is safe and I have 5 dogs,but my concern is my neighbor's dogs. I know for a fact that they evacuated, but left their 2 dogs outside with not much of shelter to protect them. I also think that 1 of them is still tied-up.I have tried call local authorities, but no avail. I don't know what else to do. Can some one sugguest something?...
The Red Cross opened 10 last minute shelters for evacuees fleeing Rita. These new shelters are primarily on I-45 and 59, with a few on 290. Here is the problem: the shelters opened so quickly there were no provisions made to house the pets of evacuees. We had, on channel 11's air, a woman and her husband, sitting outside with their dogs, because the dogs weren't allowed inside. Here is a suggested way you do to help. 1. If you live in the Woodlands, New Caney, Livingston, Willis.. and more.. if you live near 45 or 59, you may be able to help provide supplies to these animals and their owners. A team from Best Friends Animal Society is in Houston, Texas, "The grassroots animal welfare groups in Texas are hard at work," said Paul Berry, Best Friends’ hurricane relief director, "and I’m here to find out how our disaster relief team can support their efforts. We have lots of knowledgeable volunteers who are ready to pitch in." "This should be a somewhat different situation from what we encountered in New Orleans," Berry said. "Just for starters, government officials are not setting out to separat... From Shirley Mondeaux and Tammie Espinosa.. Fabian Kennel Animals are all out of the kennel. Most are sheltered and the ones that didn't get rescued yesterday are with my sister and her husband, en-route to northern Texas. As promised, here are the phone numbers I wanted to post as well as donation information. The Tucson Wildlife Center has sponsored Fabian kennel with a Bank of America Account where you can make donations to help feed, water, house and maintain the kennel animals until they are placed, and thereafter. The fund is called Hurricane Relief for Fabian Kennel. The account # is 00437... From Kappy Muenzer at Citizens for Animal Protection: For the past four weeks, CAP staff and volunteers we have done nothing but rescue and take care of Hurricane Katrina animals. Our Education room is now a 3rd cat room full of these precious animals. From Sean Hawkins, president of Saving Animals: We received a call this morning from a viewer. Robert has offered to board pets if they have a cage or kennel. Give him a call in Northwest Houston at 832-372-8074. ...Janie at http://www.mastiff.meetup.com/15 is trying to figure out how to safely house her Mastiffs. Her email is jnyela@aol.com. Anyone have any suggestions? Here is her comment: I'm an organizer and also an owner of mastiffs. We plan on leaving, but most of our dogs are well over 150 lbs and most likely close to 2-3 ft tall. For those of us that really can't bring in those giant puppies in crates, is there a suggestion or a recommended location for these parents looking for safet/shelter for their mastiffs?... From Leah at Spindletop.. The building I was evacuating all the Spindletop dogs and Katrina evacuees to is not strong enough to withstand this storm. Is there any way at all you can make a posting on your page that we are in need of a warehouse to house our dogs. All dogs will be crated and I will have my staff on site so there will NOT be a mess and everything will be kept orderly. My contact numbers: 713-614-2410, 281-658-7830, 713-907-8848 The Angelina County Mounted Patrol in Lufkin Texas has a list of horse Please contact Debbie Brandenburg at 936-635-6193 for information. From Tammie Espinosa: The response to my families plea for help has been overwhelming. I have email set up: fabiankennels@yahoo.com and I have set up a Hurrican Relief Fund for the Fabian Kennel, that will be working at 8 am Arizona time tomorrow. We will need donations for Food, Supplies and Medicines. I have many phone numbers of people willing to rescue the Fabian Kennel Animals. I am also receiving numerous phone calls from other organizations wanting assistance in rescue. One particular organization is out of Texas City and needs rescue help ... Great news from The Houston By HARVEY RICE Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Please reply to: "Sharon" at horseys2001@yahoo.com: Hi all, I have been away due to being rehired at work in Houston. Until this week i thought we were locked out of Yahoo at work & I had AS of now this storm is on track for a direct hit over Beasley/Rosenberg TX(our home). And it *MAY* come onshore close to a CATEGORY 5 - That's 130 mph to 155 mph winds and God knows how muc... From its website: HOUSTON (September 21, 2005) -- The Houston SPCA announced today that they are preparing and planning animal rescue and recovery efforts as a result of Hurricane Rita's anticipated landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast. Hi everyone. Channel 11 is now on the air with intensive coverage of Hurricane Rita. I am actually typing this from one of the computers on our set. This means I will not be able to respond to emails or posts. That being said, I will try to post emergency pleas and situations. Please make note of the Spindletop post and the one about crates needed in Galveston. I have been, and will continue to talk about pet evacuations on the air, and pointing people to the website. Spread the word, call friends and help out if YOU can. Please stay safe. Take your pets and worry about what to do with them when you ... The Houston area designated evacuation shelters in Huntsville, Brenham, Bryan-College station and Lufkin ARE taking pets. They ARE taking pets. Please bring them crated! ...
UPDATE! Puppy Mill is offering 100.00 per animal to anyone who can get to Galveston Island with crates and carriers to evacuate our pets and take them to the Houston SPCA -- Tanya Fabian I received these two distressing messages about Fabian Kennel in Galveston Message 1: Hello, The dilemma: 30 Large and Extra Large Crates needed today to rescue animals from my sisters kennel in Galveston Texas. The Human Society of America is not helping her. All these animals could possibly drown if the hurricane hits Galveston. The ... UPDATE to getting animals out of BARC from Kelly Cripe: I just returned from BARC where I met with Deoniece Arnold, the Interim Bureau Chief. I was told that unfortunately, the very generous offer from Continental Airlines is not going to happen. I am not sure of the details, or if they are trying to work out another plan (if anyone knows more about another plan, please let us know). Here is what I do know- BARC will close at 5 pm today. BARC staff has not been able to locate a shelter that can take the animals, so all animals are being moved to the old shelter. I do not have the time to go into ... From Laura Carlock (lcarlock@gibbs-bruns.com): Mr. K's pet shelter also needs crates. I am planning to go to Arne's on Studemont and purchasing as many as I can, but my car is not big enough to hold them.... Have I said this enough? I got another press release today - this one from the Houston Humane Society, which echoes what I was told yesterday by the Houston SPCA. If you evacuate, TAKE YOUR PETS WITH YOU! Here's a checklist for you.. ...From kinshipcircle.org's mailing list: 9/18/05 Katrina Volunteer Update Best Friends Animal Shelter in Tylertown:
I can't say it enough - if/when you evacuate Galveston, TAKE YOUR PETS. Thankfully, many people are heeding this warning, flooding the Galveston County Animal Shelter and other boarding locations, looking for crates. Crates are in short supply. I have been told by the good folks at Galveston County's Animal Shelter that crates MAY be (as of 3PM Tuesday afternoon) found at Academy or Wal-Mart. You may also try the Petco and PetSmart on Bay Area Boulevard as you head up north. ...I was out of town when this happened, but I am thrilled to post these links now! Remember the blind man who separated from his guide dog when he was evacuated from New Orleans? This story has a happy ending.. Here's a bit of background.. and here's the happy reunion! ...Galveston has called a voluntary evacuation in preparation for what is now Tropical Storm Rita. That may turn into a mandatory evacuation if it reaches at category three hurricane. Galveston will provide buses for the evacuation beginning at 10AM Tuesday (9/20) morning that will leave from the Island Community Centerat at 4700 Broadway. Call ahead so officials will have an idea of how many buses are needed. That number is 409-797-3710. You WILL be allowed to take pets on the buses, but they MUST be in crates/cages. >> Continue reading: Galveston pet evacuee information You'll find information and pictures here. ...From Matt Schreiner, who is Austin based, but helps HuskyHaven.org here in Houston by pulling animals from Town Lake Animal Control, as well as fostering and helping transport dogs from Austin. He volunteered for Pasado Safe Haven (still calling for HELP!) and here's his story: With all the news of Katrina animal rescue, I thought I'd share a little here about my personal experience with boots on the scene... It is still too early to tell whether Rita will come to Houston/Galveston, much less whether we will sustain a direct hit from what is likely, as of 5PM today, to become a hurricane. But, the Galveston mayor is thinking ahead, saying she could very well order a voluntary evacuation Tuesday. Now is the time for petowners to start thinking.. and thinking hard.. about what to do with their pets. If Katrina taught us anything, it's that pets are among the lost victims of hurricanes. You've seen the pictures and the video of stranded animals. Plan ahead NOW. I headed to the Housto... This was forwarded to me and found on the Lone Star Akita Club of Houston website - it's a great report with photos from the Gonzales shelter - click here for the .pdf file. ...This is from John, who's been volunteering at the Best Friends animal shelter in Tylertown, Mississippi, sends us some of his suggestions and answers to questions he's been getting:
This is a rather late entry, but it was forwarded to me when I was out of town. It's from the email updates sent out by the Humane Society: On Wednesday, one of our Disaster Animal Response Teams in New Orleans rescued a St. Bernard from a rooftop - a dog they described as the most emaciated animal they had ever seen in all their years of handling animals. The veterinarian who treated the dog was shocked that the animal, who weighed just 40 pounds, was still alive. ... Veni's an animal friend and helps keep me up to date on what's going on in the animal world. Here's her foster bird story.. Speedy's Story And doing my best to update as fast as I can. I'd like to thank Nikki for updating in comments on the retraction of the "Oily dog is found" story. The Dallas Morning News has printed this report - retracting its first story. ...
 pict... This is one of the last places to allow animal rescuers in. Here's the report on St Bernard Parish. ...From Kappy Muenzer at CAP We took in 29 beautiful, sweet cats and kittens last night from Hammond, LA. We would like to get these precious ones adopted this coming weekend. There are two adorable kittens, one calico and one grey tabby with white who were found stranded in a boat and brought to the Hammond shelter.... From Courtney Frank at the HHS.. In the past two weeks, we've taken care of 425 animals on site at the HHS, taking in strays, surrendered animals, and animals rescued from Louisiana, as well as providing free medical care and vaccinations and offering free boarding. In addition, our staff and volunteers have taken food and medical supplies to more than 150 pets in shelters and area hotels. We are currently preparing for over 100 more animals expected to arrive within the week.... I won't be at work, but will be checking email once or twice a day. Posting will be sporadic. If you have news, go ahead and email lforonda@khou.com and I'll get on it as soon as possible. Please know I won't be able to make any calls or do any heavy duty research. I'll just be posting news items as well as requests for help from local pet workers. ...
This (direct link here) was written to the editors of Newsday and printed. Its author is Karen Dawn, who runs the animal advocacy media watch Web site DawnWatch.com: ...From Laura Carlock: Well, after a crazy day in Louisiana, Leah, Alexandra, and Melissa were able to rescue 50 (yes, you heard correctly, 50) cats. It was an absolute madhouse. Leah and Alexandra went from shelter to shelter, and things were very confusing. This is the first time I've seen a confirmed animal rescue website BEGGING for volunteers. Some of the pictures on their website are heartbreaking. Click here for information on how to help.. and what to do if you want to go. ...This is a disaster response snapshot of what's going on with the HSUS in Louisiana. It addresses the overcrowding issue at the shelter in Gonzales. ...From Pam Harris with SNAP For those of you who are fostering Katrina animals, SNAP's Seven Days of Wellness clinic is providing some free veterinary services fr these animals at Wellness. We will need some form of ID showing that the animal is a Katrina evacuee. We have been very busy helping evacuees with their animals. Please call SNAP Wellness 713-862-8001 for hours and to see how busy we are as we're always first come first served. The old truck is still being used as a command and treatment center by the HSPCA. The new truck was at 8230 Kirby Drive across fr...
Tom and Tanya Fabian of Galveston's Fabian Boarding Kennel are going to the Louisiana SPCA shelter at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, Louisiana on Friday to bring donate supplies and help with animal rescue efforts. The Gonzales shelter needs large and extra large crates/pens, box fans, stainless steel food and water bowls and bungee cords. Other supplies needed include insect repellant, waders, heavy duty gloves, containers of fuel, dog treats, flashlights and batteries of all size, walkie talkies, chew toys, leashes, collars, generators, fe... Colleen Hodges at Harris County Animal Control is looking for people who are interested in training to do data entry for the SPCA. The shelter is going to need people to type in all the information about the animals that are coming in. Here's part of her email: With the help and financial support of HLP (the company that provides our animal management software) we have set up a database. We will be taking pictures and entering data into the system. It will then be able to upload just like our shelter animals. They will be easier to track, keep medical record... The Houston SPCA will soon start needed experienced kennel help to manage the new animals. Experienced means you'll be cleaning, watering, and cleaning kennels. The SPCA needs people who are experienced with animals and can read body language. Many of these animals are stressed and will react accordingly. Shifts may start as early at 7AM. If you can help, please contact Julie Knapp at jknapp@hspca.org.  The good people at Harris County Animal Control has scheduled a Katrina Clinic that will offer free vet first aid for Katrina's pet victims. They'll need volunteers to help with dog control, pooper scoop team, filling out paperwork, and all the activities that go along with a medical clinic. The clinic will be on Monday, September 19th in the parking lot of the Petco at I-10 and Uvalde, from 10AM until 2PM. Contact Colleen Hodges at 281-999-8531. ... Not all of the animal evacuees from Katrina like dog chow or kitty food. Some prefer ice and squid. Here's a great story from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ...I've been forwarded a great link with even more up to date volunteer information. Consider adding Dawnwatch's Katrina page to your daily visit list. ...Sorry I'm running late.. Trying to get through the emails and confirm stories.. ...
These are from the LSU Coliseum and Lamar-Dixon Center. Noah's Wish has pictures from its facility in Slidell. You can also check out these photos from Tylertown, Mississippi. Those of you who know Elizabeth Asher - a friend to animals - may not know about her boyfriend, John. He's been volunteering in Tylertown, Mississippi at the Best Friends temporary shelter there. Here's his report from this weekend.. ...This story ran in today's five o'clock newscast: view it here, and read on for some background: David, a little boy who evacuated from New Orleans, has lost his dog. David came in on a bus from the Superdome on Wednesday, August 31st. He surrendered his dog to someone who gave him a piece of paper. David gave the paper to his sister. Now, the paper is lost. We cannot find the dog. Max is a two year old toy poodle. He's black, but he has a very distinct mark: a narrow white stripe down the fr... From Alice Sarmiento and Stacy Fox.. Houston SPCA Director of Shelter and Field Services Jim Boller and Assistant Chief Cruelty Investigator Charles Jantzen are returning from Louisiana sometime early Wednesday morning and are leading the "Humane Train" with about 250 animal evacuees. From Sean Hawkins: On Saturday, September 10, 2005, BARC partnered with Saving Animals to launch what will hopefully become BARC's first permanent off-site pet adoption center at Northwest Mall. Seven of the eight dogs brought from BARC received terrific new homes. Mall traffic was great all day, and I think we could have adopted all 8 dogs if we stayed past 3:00 pm. (We needed to return animals to BARC by 4:00 pm.) The mall set up a white picket fence wi...  I don't know if you've seen this sad little dog yet. His picture was taken by Dall...
I, too, am getting the emails that animals are being turned away from the Lamar-Dixon shelter in Gonzales. I do know that two shipments of animals have been flown out to California, and another is going out to make more room. The Houston SPCA plans to take some animals out and bring them to Houston. Please check out this report I found on the Best Friends website. ...From Kim Hogstrom.. Citizens for Animal Protection (CAP) received 27 beautiful cats evacuated from the Louisiana SPCA in New Orleans prior to the arrival of Hurricane Katrina on August 28th. Since then, we have also taken in 8 dogs, 2 rabbits, and 1 parakeet from Louisiana residents who could no longer care for them. All these animals have been, or will soon be adopted into new loving homes. Contact Robin Young at RobinYoung@aol.com or Lianne at llami@mobiusriskgroup.com or on her cell at 832-928-9155 cell. The hay will be heading out Thursday morning, and they need some strong folks to load up bales, as well as other volunteers to "feed and water" the hay loaders! They'll start loading at 6PM Wednesday night at Callegari Equestrian Club on 1275 N. Eldridge in Cypress. It's between Grant Rd and Cypress N. Houston, located right on Cypress Creek. This is between 290 and 249 fairly close to 1960. C... We have a LOT of posts today requesting supplies and including information for fosters. Be sure to scroll down and read all of today's entries - there are quite a few. Also, please check back frequently throughout the day (and evening, since I work nights) for new posts. I am trying to squeeze as many in as I can between my "regular" job. I'm getting about 150 emails a day, so this is a piecemeal process. That being said, a big THANK YOU to all of you who are reading and willing to help! ...Volunteers with In Solidary With Animals have already left on one rescue trip.. and they're already making plans for their next trip. First thing on the list is CRATES! You can find the rest of ISAW's wish list here. ...I finally have a central site for photos that people have sent me. Head to http://www.baileyindy.com/gallery to see what I've collected so far. If you have any digital photos to share of Katrina pet related stories, send 'em to lforonda@khou.com with KATRINA PET PHOTOS in the subject line. ...The rescued horses in Louisiana need hay.. and you can help.. They're going through 300 bales a day where they're being shelterd in Gonzales.. You can drop off hay at the Callegari Equestrian Club on 1275 N. Eldridge in Cypress. It's between Grant Rd and Cypress N. Houston, located right on Cypress Creek. This is between 290 and 249 fairly close to 1960. If you are not a member of Callegari, please call ahead for Lianne at 832-928-9155 or Kathi at 713-822-2552 or Candace at 281-468-0484. Wednesday, they're going to need help loading up that hay, starting at 6pm at Callegari. The plan is to leave ... There are good pictures and good stories. Click here, here, and here for more. I have gotten word ... This is a great story that ran this weekend. Here's the video. ...FOR POTENTIAL FOSTERS.. from Laura Carlock, who's been doing a bang-up job of coordinating a lot of this: A group of rescuers are attempting this week to go in to Louisiana and bring Katrina animals back. Unfortunately, it is VERY difficult to coordinate these runs, and information is changing hourly. Laura Carlock has the list of fosters, but has refrained from making calls until she can get better information. It is possible that approximately 50 animals may come in this evening (Monday, Sept. 12) and another 30 or so tomorrow evening (Tuesday, ... Ok, you all know I'm Golden-biased.. but this is just a great story of two dog bosom buddies who were reunited after Katrina.. Click herefor the full story of Spud and Sheba. ...An appeal for help -- We are running on empty here in South Louisiana and Gulf Coast animal rescue work and need volunteer help!
The first major airlift of dogs from the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast left Louisiana on Sunday, carrying about 80 pets to new temporary homes in California. The Continental Airlines flight from Baton Rouge, La., was chartered for about $50,000 by Texas oil tycoon Boone Pickens and his wife, Madeleine, in a movement dubbed "Operation Pet Lift." Check out the video of the story here.. There's been great concern about the shelter in Gonzales, Louisiana being filled to capacity. Fortunately, many of those animals have finally gotten the approval to be shipped out. Here's the story from the US Humane Society. ...Just got this in in reference to a Humane Society in Biloxi, MS. I'm not sure exactly which facility this is, but if you're near the area, perhaps you can help: We have a drop off location for animal supplies for Biloxi's Humane Society and their local rescue/volunteers , and the address is: From the LSU's School of Veterinary Medicine: The best way for people wanting to help the Louisiana horse victims of Hurricane Katrina with rescue, recovery, veterinary care and sheltering, is to make a monetary contribution and to make sure the money gets to the right place (and help the horses) is to provide monetary donations through the following: Make check payable to: LVMA Equine Committee As of Friday night, the Gonzales shelter is in dire need of large to You may ship directly to: LA-SPCA Katrina Relief Amber Aydell and Sarah Enticknap,volunteers with Second Chance Pets are returning to Gonzales to the Lamar Dixon Expo Center next Tuesday night thru Sunday night. We are going to be taking supplies and our own man power into the Disaster area to help care for the many many animals at the emergency shelter there. To help us we need.. 1. Either a small cargo trailer(bumper pull/tagalong) or a pop up camper. It is a primitive site, no power, no water,no provisions, we have to take everything we need for the time we are there.There are showers and electricity that we may borrow at the expo center itself.... Received this in an email.. an ASPCA alert calling for boats, which are desperately needed by rescuers. 12-15 foot flat bottom boats with outboard motors are ideal, but the alert suggests that boats of any kind are needed immediately. If you have any way of getting a boat to the rescue teams, please do. The alert says, "The staging area is in Gonzales LA. Lamar-Dixon Horse Expo Center 9039 Saint Landry Rd. From Baton Rouge > I-10 Eastbound as though driving to New Orleans > Head for the city of Gonzales > Exit 177 (Tanger Mall and Lamar Dixon Center) Report to the ASPCA volunteer center ASAP. And t... Got this link from someone who says unscrupulous people may be stealing horses in Mississippi! ...I have a lot of information that came in Sunday. I'll get it all up in the late morning so we can round up the troops. We are getting a lot more calls for crates, crates and more crates and volunteers. So, before packing up the car to head out be sure to check out what I'll be posting.. ...From the daily dispatch of the HSUS... Working against the clock in an all-out effort to save the animals displaced by Hurricane Katrina, The Humane Society of the United States is reporting that relief workers are making very tangible progress and will sustain this pace as long as necessary. That said, there are still thousands of animals at risk, and The HSUS is appealing to FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard, and the Department of Defense to help augment its rescue efforts. Alice Sarmiento at the HSPCA says.. There have been more than 130 happy reunions between loving owners and their beloved pets displaced by Hurricane Katrina. We anticipate many more happy scenes as evacuees begin rebuilding their lives. To help them in their efforts, the Houston SPCA continues to provide free food, collars, bowls, leashes and other pet-related supplies to families in need. ...As of Friday night, the Gonzales shelter is in dire need of large to extra large crates, box fans (and bungee cords to tie them up), and stainless steel food/water bowls. Rescuers are bringing in animals by the truckloads... You may ship directly to: LA-SPCA Katrina Relief From Robin Young who's working with Habitat for Horses/LSER in Louisiana.. New Orleans Animal Rescue in Peril. Help urgently required! Contact: Dana Nesbitt (President), Humane Society, LA NEW ORLEANS, SEP 8, 2005 -- Despite the heroic efforts of volunteers Elizabeth Asher, a well known animal advocate, is pleading for help for her boyfriend.. who is on the way to the Best Friends Animal Society Shelter in Tylertown, Mississippi. Here is what she emailed us.. RIGHT NOW John needs truck drivers that can go (today) to the St. Francis Animal Sanctuary in Tylertown, MS. If you can send truck drivers our way. Please call my cell 713-385-6757, or a supply of tarps, vet supplies, IV kits for cats and dogs - or anything you can find in bulk!... Yes, I've seen it - and you may have seen it too. I don't know who's ordering what, or who has given the authority (I am getting different stories) but the main fact remains that now, some people have decided to take it upon thenselves to shoot dogs in the New Orleans area. I heard that from the mouth of someone who was doing the shooting. Yes, I am just as horrified as you are. Please, however, read this from Veni Harlan in Baton Rouge.. this video shows a couple of citizens shooting dogs out of ignorance. They do not know there are resources. the rescue crews just got in this monday and are s... From Colleen Hodges of the Harris County Animal Control... The Veterinary First Aid Clinic is on ----not at the dome of course, but directly across the street. SNAP pulled in some previous contacts and got permission for us to use the PETsMART parking lot directly across from the dome. Clinic hours are Monday, September 12, from 10AM - 2PM and services will be free for anyone from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. We will offer dog & cat vaccinations, heartworm tests, flea treatments, and general first aid. We need folks to help with dog control, poo...  ...  From Courtney Frank. Here's just a little update on what we're doing here at the Humane Society for evacuees. We've extended our free medical care indefinitely. In addition, our animal cruelty officers are expected to arrive in New Orleans by tomorrow afternoon, to assist other law enforcement agencies in evacuating some of the strays and other animals left behind in New Orleans. I will, of course, keep you updated on their progress down there.... The rescues continue. Here is video of a lucky dog being rescued from the remains of a house in New Orleans. There's also a nice slideshow of HSUS rescue efforts here. Check out this field report. ...I received the following email from Amber Stubbs-Aydell, who works with Second Chance Pets, as well as in an advisory capacity to Alvin and Galveston County animal groups. She and a friend went into Louisiana on their own to look for pets. Here is the report she sent me. The text in red is clarification sent to me later after I asked her a few questions about the report. Before you read this, be aware that the major animal groups that I have spoken with (Best Friends Animal Society, SPCA) are highly recommending against anyone going in there on their own. They're trying to organize a coordinated effort....  From Best Friends Animal Society, which is collecting names of volunteers.. September 7, 2005 : 5:10 PM ETWe would like to extend our most heartfelt thanks to everyone who has contacted us with their generous offers of help and support. The volume of response to our call for assistance is unprecedented! Sorry I'm late again. I spent the morning sorting clothes at the Star of Hope, and I got in to work late... I'll post everything I have later.. What's to come: 1. a report from a Houston woman who went to rescue animals in Louisiana.. and HAD TO come back empty handed! Trying to save as many animals as they can.. read the rescuer's latest report here. ...Our reporter Jeff McShan had a live shot on our 10 o'clock newscast tonight (Wednesday). He was riding in a boat with Texas game wardens, who were trying to convince the residents who didn't want to leave.. to leave! They weren't having much luck, until they came upon a barking brown and white spotted dog who'd taken shelter in a tree. So, I'm sitting on our set, watching the story during the newscast, and I see them looking at this dog, and I'm screaming at the screen (haven't we all yelled at our TV?) "Get the dog!" They were obviously listening - (well, maybe not - they just have big hearts) and the... It's working with shelters in Mississippi and Louisiana. You can find its latest report here. ...Bestfriends.org volunteers report on the hazardous conditions they and the animals face here. You can also see some very good photos of animal rescues from Orleans Parish on this page. ...Here are few tidbits from the Houston SPCA and Harris County Animal Control:
The Houston SPCA needs volunteers to help staff its pet hotline, Monday through Friday from 9 to 5. I've seen it, and it's BUSY. People are registering to foster, to report lost pets, to ask if their pets are at the shelter, and finding out how to get their pet evacuees veterinary care. Here's how to help.. ...Hurricane grants sent to help animal rescue organizations IFAW wired a $10,000 grant to the Houston SPCA. ... This is from Betty King.. I just wanted to pass along a suggestion to any people who are helping to shelter cats. I have found that hand shredded office paper works great for cat litter and is really a lot less messy than any bought litter and certainly much cheaper. ... The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has sent up a fund to help equine victims of Katrina. Click here for more information. ...This Saturday, you're going to see a lot of wagging tails at Juergen's Park in Tomball during Dog-Fest! The good folks there will be taking donations for shelters in need. You can get all the information you need at the Dog-Fest website.. ...I'm getting several emails about animals in dire need in Waveland, Mississippi (about 20 miles west of Gulfport, and reports from In Defense of Animals/Project Hope (that report is here) that its crews are sitting on a truckload of supplies and unable to get into the stricken area. Believe me, I am just as frustrated as you are. From what I can tell, officials are trying to make this an orderly process and ... From Habitat for Horses/Lone Star Equine Rescue.. Habitat for Horses/Lone Star Equine Rescue has been authorized to begin assisting the governing authorities in rescuing horses Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at 7a.m. in the areas damaged by the storm. Two teams, each consisting of three Habitat for Horses/Lone Star Equine Rescue trained volunteers, one Veterinarian and one Veterinarian Assistant, will have a limited amount of time in the area to conduct the initial rescue operation.
... ****Please do not leave requests to foster in the comments sections after blog posts. If you'd like to foster, email PETEVENTS@BAILEYINDY.COM. Include your name, telephone number (number is a MUST), area of town, and what you are willing to foster.**** I've had so many emails from people who want to foster animals. I have collected a huge list and many of you are waiting for phone calls. After visiting the HSPCA today, here's what I've been able to come up with about the current need for fosters.. ...I headed over to the Houston SPCA to see how things were going at "Checkpoint Charlie" for Katrina pet evacuees. They've had more than 900 pets come through. Many have been adopted out or sent to other facilities. Even more are animals that are owned by evacuees who couldn't keep them at whatever shelter or hotel they're staying at. Their hotline number (713-802-0555) is ringing off the hook with people looking for their pets or wanting to help. You can see the story that aired today here. When the ani... I've had some people asking what's happened at the Audubon Zoo and other animal facilities in New Orleans. The fish at the Aquarium haven't fared well. Two otters have died and a whooping crane is missing. You can read more in this CNN online story here. Looks like the Houston Zoo has been getting calls from well wishers on how to help. DON'T call the Houston Zoo! The American Zoo and Aquarium Association is posting hurricane updates here, and may be one place to co... From Petfinder.com.. Our programmers are currently hard at work developing a comprehensive database to aid the pets affected by Hurricane Katrina. We plan to have it operational within the next few days.... Squirrels, iguanas, ferrets, and dogs and cats, of course: they're part of the 269 animals being cared for by the good hearted volunteers from Noah's Wish, who've set up camp in Slidell. Their website is frequently updated with news and photos of the animals they've saved. Here is today's update. Be warned, though: the page is spread all over the place. You may have to scroll right and left to check out all of the pictures, but it's worth it: animals being rescued, finally safe, with another chance at life. ...I'm up to my ears in KHOU work. I headed over to Houston's SPCA today for a story that'll run at five and a bit at ten. I'll update you on that.. and the rest of the day's animal news.. after I'm finished with the 5PM newscast.. ... This picture is worth more than a thousand words. This is Robert Fonteaine. He's holding on to his puppy, Gangster, as he watches his hou... You all already know about Snowball, the Bichon Frise that had to be left behind in New Orleans; her young owner cried himself sick. Has Snowball been found? What about the email circulating that officers are shooting animals on sight? What's FACT and what's FICTION? Has Snowball been found? According to the ASPCA, YES. It says Dr. Martha Littlefield, a vet with the state of Louisiana, says he has. You can read the ASPCA's report here >> Continue reading: Snowball and Shooting Animals? What's the deal?
The International Fund for Animal Welfare's rescue crews say the situation looks bad in New Orleans. Read its daily report here. ...The ASPCA has received several emails about animals stranded at the Windy Boggs Medical Center, also known as Murphy's Animal Hospital. The reports have one dedicated doctor who stayed behind to be with them. Read the latest update here. ...From the Humane Society of the U.S... Here is some great video of animals being rescued from the Lousiana Superdome! The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) now has 140 people on the ground in Louisiana and Mississippi working as part of the organization's Disaster Animal Response Teams (DART) rescuing and sheltering the animal victims of Hurricane Katrina. The HSUS has moved its Mississippi command center from Jackson to Ha...
 I'm still trying to confirm this, but I did see it on a crawl at the bottom of the screen on CNN: The Louisiana SPCA is supposed to start posting pictures of rescued animals on the website Petfinder.com. ...Here is the latest news I've been able to find about the rescue/relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina pets: I've received several emails from people who are very concerned that animal rescuers haven't been able to get in to New Orleans. I read tonight that the Humane Society and the Louisiana SPCA are going in tomorrow morning. You can read the report here. ...From the Humane Society of the US.. Late last night, rescuers with The Humane Society of the United States, working with The Humane Society of South Mississippi, picked up 42 cats and 89 dogs in Gulfport, Miss. and drove them to a staging area Jackson, Miss. There they are providing triage medical care and temporary shelter for the animals before arranging to transfer them to animal shelters around the country.
... My sister and I hit the store today for pet supplies for two of our local shelters. I forgot my camera, so my cameraphone's lower resolution photos will have to do: Citizens for Animal Protection Looks like we got a bit overeager.. I've just received a note from the Galveston Animal Shelter that things are OK there.. Here's Caroline: I am writing from the Animal Shelter & Adoption Center of Galveston Island. While we are accepting and caring for pets of families displaced by Hurricane Katrina and the disasters that have followed, we are NOT what I would call "inundated." We do have pets here, and some in foster homes, but we are managing. We are taking names of possible foster families to offer to people who may have their pets in sheters or boarding for...
I've received dozens of offers from people who have offered to foster Katrina pet evacuees. Here's your chance. I received this urgent email from Lynn of ERescue Houston...
The animal shelter in the City of Galveston is being inundated with people, refugees from the hurricane, who are being forced to turn in their pets because the human shelters won't let them keep them. These poor refugees who have lost everything else are now having to lose their animal companions. Please...
From the HSUS action alert.. In Louisiana, we're helping to set up an emergency facility at the Coliseum in Baton Rouge where strays will be brought, evaluated, and then transported to safety. While thousands of people are being evacuated from the New Orleans Superdome and relocated to Houston to be sheltered in the Astrodome, HSUS volunteers are helping transport animals from ...
All right, folks. I am leaving it up to you now. I've posted as much as I can that will hopefully take you into the weekend. I have a few more tidbits that I will post on Monday. The latest:
From Allie of Cocker Spaniel Rescue.. The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club on 2732 Cherrybrook in Pasadena is housing about 250 people. Their stackable washer/dryer died 2 days ago -- there is nothing to wash towels, clothes, etc -- they need a stackable set that works -- please? ... The Greenspoint Hotel Sofitel is taking pets, no additional charge. the hotel is at 425 North Sam Houston Parkway East, 281-445-9000. ...I have more updates to the list, including offers of help from SNAP. I'm processing as quickly as possible! For now, I have to go home and walk the doggies.. They're hungry, too! ...I have finally compiled our rescue/foster list, with more than 100 people and companies who have volunteered to take on pet evacuees. I have sent it to the CEO of Houston's Red Cross. However, I am sure he is up to his eyeballs in worrying about the two-legged evacuees (UPDATE: I just got an email from the CEO saying he had received it and would distribute it to shelters). Here's the deal. I don't know what the situation is as the Astrodome/Reliant Center/George R. Brown - whether Harris County Animal Control or HSCPA... From Sherry Nassar:
A friend was just over at the SPCA and said there are huge trucks lined up one after the other with donations for the SPCA. The donations and trucks are all over the place.
Please, please put out the word that CAP (Citizens for Animal Protection, who are taking on Louisiana cats) is OUT of dog food and cat food ... I got a message that vets in Louisiana have contacted CAP and are now transferring dogs t... From Evelyn at Pals for Pooches: Pals for Pooches/ACTS Thrift Shop can not board animals because we do not have a physical shelter but we are willing to subsidize the boarding fees for animals boarded in the Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita area. If the displaced family, who is boarding their animals in this area, will call PALS FOR POOCHES @ 281-548-7166 or ACTS @ 281-359-7166, we will gather the information needed and help with boarding fees. Have them leave a detailed message and we will get back to them ASAP. >> Continue reading: Pals for Pooches
From Best Friends Centers..
Best Friends is stepping forward to try to help some of the many pets left homeless by Katrina. All 41 Best Friends centers are collecting donations for the animal victims of the hurricane, and the company's three facilities in Houston and Spring, Texas are providing direct assistance to the pets of Louisiana families who were evacuated to Houston.
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Thank you to all who submitted names to me volunteering to house animals. I am forwarding a list of more than 100 people to the Red Cross to have them distributed at shelter sites. If you'd like to try to help one on one, and if you live near one of the shelter sites, you might consider driving by just to see if you see anyone outside with their pets. Your call. I'll have more information, as well as updates about efforts to rescue the animals there, tomorrow. For now, I am giving my fingers a rest. >> Continue reading: Animal volunteer registration CLOSED  I have gotten an overwhelming response to my call for foster homes - close to 50 at last count.. I will collect names until 8PM tonight. Please email me directly with info if you want to house evacuee pets: lforonda@khou.com. Include your name, number, address, number and type of animals, cost, and anything else pertinent. THANK YOU! ...Kelly Cripe has notified me of two Louisiana dogs that somehow ended up at BARC. One had tags from LA. The other was tagging along with him. Before they run out of time, Kelly wanted me to post these to see if someone would give them a new home: Recieved from the Houston SPCA: We are going to set up a Disaster Line for Lousiana Evacuees to call and get help with questions regarding their animals. The number will be 713 802 0555...once it is set up. We are going to try and staff these 10 lines Thursday (9/1) through Sunday (9/4) from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The phones will NOT be taking donations. ...
Received from a local Shure Pets representative: Shure Pets is a home party-type business that sells pet products, mostly for dogs and cats and I am a consultant for them. I just received this notice from the company:
"Effective today, August 31, 2005, the Shure Pets Cares Program will donate all money received to the ASPCA Disaster Relief Fund to help provide direct support to rebuild facilities and relocate animals affected by Hurricane Katrina. We would like to encourage all of you (consultants) to donate to this cause directly..." I don't wa... The local chapter of the Emergency Animal Rescue Service has been called up to go to Lousiana, and potentially Mississippi. If you have received EARS volunteer training and have your Tetanus and Hepatitis shots, they need you! Here is what I've received from area coordinator Betsy Fleming: We are taking a convoy in SUVs or trucks. No small vehicles are allowed in. If they are an EARS volunteer and can respond, they can log on to our website and let our CA office know about their availability. Since I don't have my Hepatitis shots yet, I will not be in the first wave of res...
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