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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. 
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