Animal Rescue Alerts 01-27-2006
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Friday January 27, 2006
Roicy pulls yesterday
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:42:17 -0600 From: "Debbie" <rescuerealtor @cox .net> Subject: Roicy pulls yesterday
ARF
- http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/LA19.html
- Scared Calico Cat
Plaquemines Animal Welfare Society
- http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/LA25.html
- Brittany mix, Rattie, Shepherd mix pup
Grass Roots Animal Rescue
- http://www.grassrootsrescue.org/cdonate.html
- Belgian Malinois
Muttshack
- Need money for boarding/transport...contact Claire Davis ASAP mailto:celoebs@yahoo-dot-com at this point boarding, pull fees, transport has been paid by individuals not Muttshack...so please talk to Claire to see how it is to be handled) Black cat male, white male with orange spots, Tabby Catahoula pup, Heeler, large Lab/Border Collie mix who looks more like a pony
Others got adopted.
I cannot get to the site tonight to post the animals...will get to it first thing in the morning. Bad news, 7 cats, many, many dogs....most dumped in the holding pens.
Debbie
New Orleans 1000's Need Food Water, Only 5 Volunteers Today
From: Mary Reese rmarysplace @earthlink .net Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:51:01 -0800 NEW ORLEANS 1000's NEED FOOD WATER, Only 5 Volunteers Today
- Animal Rescue New Orleans
- http://www.animalrescueneworleans.com/
PLEASE CROSSPOST FAR AND WIDE... URGENT
THE STARVING ANIMALS OF HURRICANE KATRINA NEED YOU NOW
Today in New Orleans we had ONLY FIVE PEOPLE to feed the THOUSANDS of Katrina animals who remain on the streets.
These animals are trying to stay alive long enough for their people to return or to be rescued.
Animal Rescue New Orleans http://www.animalrescueneworleans.com/ has mapped OVER 2,800 Food/Water locations that need to be refilled!
MOST Food/Water stations are not refilled for over a WEEK because we don't have enough people to feed the animals.
THE ANIMALS ARE STARVING AGAIN.
Two more emaciated dogs came in yesterday....
PLEASE GO FEED THE STARVING ANIMALS.
If you can't go yourself, then help spread the word that we need more volunteers.
Crosspost far and wide......URGENT
If you go down to help support ARNO's Food/Water program don't let
ANYTHING or ANYONE stand in your way.
PLEASE DON'T STAY AT THE SHELTER
GO OUT AND FEED THE ANIMALS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN RESCUED.
The animals who are NOT in the shelter need you MORE than the animals in the shelter.
The shelter animals are fed every day but the thousands of animals on the street may eat ONLY ONCE A WEEK!!
PLEASE GO FEED THE STARVING ANIMALS.
They need you. The animals need you to go work hard to get them fed.
To work a 12-14 hour day......
to refill over 100 Food/Water stations a day.
It's the only way we can keep them alive.
We used to keep them well-fed.
Now we are struggling just to keep them ALIVE.
PLEASE GO FEED THE STARVING ANIMALS who are living under homes.
Permission to crosspost far and wide!!
For more information on how to help the thousands of Katrina animals, please visit the: Animal Rescue New Orleans website: http://www.animalrescueneworleans.com/
THANK YOU for anything you can do to help the innocent victims of Katrina.
(Please do not reply to this email)
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO KEEP THE ANIMALS FROM STARVING ON THE STREETS OF NEW ORLEANS.
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Jane Garrison with Blake, rescued dog.
PBS Nature: Katrina's Animal Rescue, first shown on November 20th. Check local listings for more info.
Photo: HSUS.
1/16/06: Update on Max, the kitty shot with an arrow.
1/15/06: Adopt any pet from any local shelter to make space for more Katrina pets still being pulled from the destruction. Send this link www.Operation-Save-A-Pet-Katrina.com to anyone you know who loves animals.
1/15/06: Cat Feeding Station Slideshow and Owens Street Cats
1/14/06: From Jane: We just rescued James, a DECLAWED indoor cat who has made it this long!!! His guardian was so excited that she met the trapper at her house instead of even taking the cat to Celebration Station! When the woman called me 2 nights ago I sent someone right out. The thought of a declawed cat on the street was killing me. Hurray!!! The trapper said that James was one of the most freaked out cats she ever trapped. He was REALLY scared and upset in the trap. She transferred him into a carrier in a closed car to make sure he did not get away. As soon as his mommy showed up he started rolling on his back in the carrier stretching his paws to her!!! He clearly was happy to see her! She was THRILLED to have him back! She called to ask me what she owed us for doing this. I told her to give him more love and attention for the rest of his life and pass the word to people not to give up on their cats.
1/8/06: A Neverending Storm for Katrina's Lost Animals: Random acts of cruelty on the rise in New Orleans. Read the press release and find out how you can help.
1/3/06: ARNO needs food and volunteer feeders to help animals survive on the streets. How you can help.
Photo: Rebie and Kenny Levingston
12/19/05: Support ARNO by purchasing the 2006 Animal Rescue New Orleans Calendar. Proceeds benefit ARNO.
New Orleans Animals Need You: Vital Volunteer Info http://www.AnimalRescueNewOrleans.com Jane Garrison, David Meyer & Pia Salk
Jane Garrison giving animal search and rescue orientation to volunteers outside "Prowler" dispatch trailer at Lamar-Dixon, September, 2005 Photo: Karla Osbeck
1/6/06: WANTED: Your Time & Heart For Hurricane Animals Your 2006 Resolution? Volunteer For Hurricane Animal Rescue!
We're in NOLA for the animals through January, into February, at which time we'll update you. There are still thousands more out there. Animals around corners. In sewers. On ledges. In the woods.
They struggle to survive in a desolate, unstable environment that lacks usual food sources such as good Samaritan feedings or garbage output. Many of these animals languish in low populated areas slated for demolition. In addition, new litters exacerbate the problem tremendously...
Please make a New Year's resolution to volunteer your time and heart for animals in New Orleans.
David Meyer, Pia Salk, Jane Garrison, Jessica Higgins, and Eric Rice
WE NEED MANY MORE VOLUNTEERS FOR:
- 1.) FOOD/WATER TEAMS: Responsible for keeping animals alive until they can be trapped. Does not require any specialized skills...just compassion and will!
- 2.) ON-SITE ANIMAL CAREGIVERS: Volunteers for animal care/socialization, dog walking, cleaning cages, animal intake, etc. We're not kidding. We REALLY need people now to work on-site at CS. Also looking for strong men or women able to lift/carry food pallets and other bulky supplies.
- 3.) TRAPPING TEAMS: ACOs, DVMs, Vet Techs or Experienced Humane Trappers. Encouraged to spend at least one week in New Orleans.
- 4.) RESCUE TEAMS: Rescue animals described in calls to our dispatch number as "animals in need." Teams also comb city to pick up street animals who approach them without need to trap. Animal handling experience necessary.
- 5.) ADMINISTRATIVE: On-site volunteers needed to help track animals, record identity information, do data entry and photography, answer phones. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their laptops. You need Wifi and Excel.
- 6.) TRANSPORTS: Essential for streamlining the daily flow of both animals and supplies in/out of Celebration Station. Anyone who can rent or bring their own mini-van, SUV, or truck is appreciated!
- 7.) ON-SITE VET TECHS & VETERINARY ASSISTANTS: Your expertise needed to assist with intake/assessment of new arrivals and ongoing animal care. Submit a volunteer form: http://www.bestfriends.org/HF/VL.cfm
HOW TO VOLUNTEER FOR ARNO:
If you have firm arrive/depart dates, and do not hear from us immediately after sending info required below, PLEASE GO. Due to email volume, we cannot always respond quickly-but have recorded your information for dispatch.
1. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT US UNTIL YOU KNOW YOUR ARRIVE/DEPART DATES.
2. Send volunteer info, as requested below, to: Brenda Shoss: mailto:info@kinshipcircle-dot-org (@kinshipcircle.org) or mailto:kinshipcircle@brick-dot-net (@brick.net) OR Kate: mailto:katedanaher@animalearthhuman-dot-org (@animalearthhuman.org)
PLEASE EMAIL ONE OR THE OTHER, NOT BOTH. SEND ONE TIME ONLY.
- Duplicates are slowing down volunteer intake.
- Full name / Name of organization (if applicable):
- Street, city, state, zip:
- Cell phone, land phone:
- Email address:
- Brief description of experience working with animals:
- ARRIVE/DEPART dates in New Orleans:
- Do you currently receive Kinship Circle's Hurricane Rescue Alerts?
- from mailto:info@kinshipcircle-dot-org (@kinshipcircle.org) or mailto:kinshipcircle@brick.net (@brick.net)
4. Type "HURRICANE VOLUNTEER" in the subject line of your email, or we may miss it.
5. If you are an Animal Control Officer, Veterinarian/Vet Tech, or Experienced Humane Trapper state this in subject line of email. I.E., HURRICANE VOLUNTEER: Animal Control Officer
Rescued Beagle. Photo: Heidi Poor
ARNO/BEST FRIENDS LOCATION & PROCEDURE
- Celebration Station
- 5959 Veterans Memorial Blvd.; Metairie, LA 70003
- (across the street from Kirschman's Furniture)
- 504-887-2115
1.) ALL ARNO VOLUNTEERS:
- Attend a 6:00 p.m. orientation meeting (held nightly). If you arrive prior to the meeting: Food/Water volunteers check in with Cadi Schiffer. Trap/Rescue volunteers check in with Jessica Higgins. Cat Trappers call Jane Garrison BEFORE ARRIVAL: 843-343-8887.
2.) ALL INCOMING VOLUNTEERS (BF & ARNO):
- Check in with Juliette, Best Friends Ground Volunteer Coordinator, to fill out CS releases forms, get overview of CS lodging, kitchen, etc.
3.) SHELTER CARE, ADMINISTRATIVE, TRANSPORT, & VET TECH VOLUNTEERS:
- All shelter (on-site work) volunteers report directly to Juliette, Best Friends Ground Volunteer Coordinator. If you specifically want to do food/water or trap/rescue (field work), clearly state this to Juliette.
DIRECTIONS TO ARNO STAGING AREA
- Fly into New Orleans or Baton Rouge.
- (Rent a vehicle with room for supplies. Vans and SUVs appreciated.)
- Celebration Station is located at I-10 and Veterans Memorial Blvd. From the New Orleans airport, Veterans Memorial Blvd. is the first or second exit off I-10 (traveling east, towards New Orleans)
SIMPLE MAP TO CELEBRATION STATION:
DETAILED MAP TO CELEBRATION STATION AT MAPQUEST:
- Mapquest map of 5959 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, LA 70003
- (MAPQUEST 5959 Veterans Memorial Blvd. in Metairie, Louisiana from New Orleans or Baton Rouge Airport.)
- New Orleans Map with Section Info,
- Magazine Street.
- Photo: Heidi Poor
ARNO / CELEBRATION STATION CONTACTS
1.) LONG-TERM FEEDING PROGRAM (LOUISIANA RESIDENTS)
- To volunteer for ARNO's Resident Food/Water Program, contact Brenda Shoss: mailto:info@kinshipcircle-dot-org or mailto:kinshipcircle@brick-dot-net
- After Brenda confirms your feeding assignment, report to Celebration Station and check in with Cadi Schiffer, ARNO's Ground Food/Water Coordinator.
2.) VOLUNTEER INTAKE COORDINATORS
- Kate Danaher: mailto:katedanaher@animalearthhuman-dot-org (@animalearthhuman.org)
- Brenda Shoss: mailto:info@kinshipcircle-dot-org or mailto:kinshipcircle@brick-dot-net
- VOLUNTEER QUESTIONS: Pia Salk: mailto:piapia@adelphia-dot-net
- Due to the volume of email and calls, we cannot answer all personal questions. Contact an ARNO BUDDY with your detailed questions or concerns: http://www.animalrescueneworleans.com/questions.html
3.) ARNO GROUND COORDINATORS
- Cadi Schiffer, Ground Food/Water Coordinator: 225-298-9518, mailto:cadi@arusa-dot-org
- Jessica Higgins, On-Site General Admin Coordinator: 925-209-8813, mailto:arnojessica@yahoo-dot-com
4.) TRAPPING COORDINATOR
- DOGS: Pia Salk: 225-298-9508, mailto:piapia@adelphia-dot-net
- Jessica Higgins: 925-209-8813, mailto:arnojessica@yahoo-dot-com
- CATS: Jane Garrison: 843-343-8887, mailto:JaneGarrison@comcast-dot-net
5.) BEST FRIENDS GROUND VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
- Juliette: 225-298-9515, mailto:juliette@bestfriends-dot-org
6.) BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL CARE & ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS COORDINATOR
- Ed Fritz: mailto:command@bestfriends-dot-org, 435-644-3965, ex. 4471
EXPORT/FOSTER/ADOPT ANIMALS
- TO ADOPT: http://www.bestfriends.org/HF/AD.cfm
- TO ADOPT: http://www.1800saveapet.com
- TO FOSTER (ORGANIZATIONS): http://www.bestfriends.org/HF/FO.cfm
- TO FOSTER (INDIVIDUALS): http://www.bestfriends.org/HF/FI.cfm
- TO TRANSPORT TO FOSTER/REUNION: mailto:lostandfoundms@bestfriends-dot-org http://www.bestfriends.org/HF/TS.cfm
- Groups/individuals able to travel to Tylertown to transport animals for foster and/or adopt, contact Amy Hogg directly. Must provide vet references. Amy E. Hogg, Hurricane Relief Foster Coordinator 435-644-3965 x4186; fax: 435-644-2701; mailto:amyh@bestfriends-dot-org
TRAVEL & ACCOMODATIONS CELEBRATION STATION VOLUNTEER HOUSE:
- An empty commercial building (formerly a giant arcade) serves as on-site lodging for volunteers.
- Large, carpeted indoor space for volunteers.
- Bathrooms, portable shower(s).
- Electricity and heat.
- Responsible for your own meals. Full kitchen.
- Mini-fridges, stove,
- utensils, etc. available.
- Bring cot, sleeping bag, air mattress or other portable bedding.
HOMES:
- Request list of residents to contact directly.
- info@kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle@brick.net
VACATION RENTAL BY OWNER: http://www.vrbo.com
- New Orleans Vacation Rentals - Listing of N.O. vacation rentals still in operation. Some as low as $75 per night. Inexpensive if shared. Individual owners post places, so worth asking if they'll offer discount to volunteers.
FEMA TENT: -
- With ARNO's move from Magazine & Felicity in New Orleans to Celebration Station in Metairie, the FEMA tent (in St. Bernard Parish) is over 20 minutes away.
1 Melvin Bernard Hwy., Chalmette, LA 70043, Off St. Bernard Highway FEMA campground with cots, laundry, food,first aid, running water, showers, etc. that volunteers may use.
FEMA campground with cots, laundry, food, first aid, showers, etc. State you are in town for ANIMAL RESCUE NEW ORLEANS. You must sign in upon arrival and sign out of the FEMA tent before you leave town.
HOTELS:
- VOLUNTEERS IN NOLA HAVE TOLD US ABOUT:
- Days Inn, in Harvey ($99; sharing makes it reasonable)
- 504-366-8531
Quality Inn, in Gretna ($112; Two beds) 504-366-8531
Wyndham New Orleans, 504-566-7006 http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/MSYCP/main.wnt
Chateau Hotel, 504-524-9636 1001 Chartres Street, New Orleans
Joe & Flo's Candlelight Hostel, in French Quarter ($25.00 per night, 1 person) 1129 N. Robertson Street, New Orleans
- Book room online:
- http://www.hostelz.com/display.php/29284+Joe+&+Flo's+Candlelight+Hostel+-+New+Orleans
- http://www.realadventures.com/listings/1033981.htm?&mNewSummaryStyle=2&mOption=ChangeSummaryStyle
OTHER NEW ORLEANS HOSTELS & BUDGET HOTELS:
http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php/ChosenCity.New%20Orleans/ChosenCountry.USA
AFFORDABLE TRAVEL & RIDESHARES:
- Email Shanah Lia Richardson at mailto:illinoiskatrinapets@hotmail-dot-com for help locating affordable travel options or rideshares.
Rescued puppy. Photo: Heidi Poor
SUPPLY NEEDS:
- CONTACT: Colleen - 225-298-9513, mailto:colleen@peacelovepets-dot-com
- SHIPMENTS TO:
- ATTN: Animal Rescue New Orleans
- Celebration Station
- 5959 Veterans Memorial Blvd
- Metairie, LA 70003
WE NEED:
- Dry Dog/Cat Food
- Wet Dog/Cat Food
- ANC (pop-top) Canned Cat Food and/or Canned Mackerel (for cat/dog traps)
- Deep Dish Aluminum Trays (disposable lasagna trays), Litter
- Boxes, Basins, Buckets...(or anything to hold water on the streets)
- Slip leashes, Paper Collars (as used in vet clinics for intake ID)
- Large/Medium Plastic Dog Crates (for cat/dog transport)
- Humane Large Dog Traps & Cat Traps
- Combo Locks With 6 FT Chains (to keep traps from being stolen)
- Catch Poles, Crowbars
- Towels and Sheets
- Fresh Water (gallon containers)
- Pedialyte
- Grooming Clippers (NOT CORDLESS)
- Meaty Bones (keep dogs busy and reduces stress)
- Cat/Dog Gloves
- Car Glass Chalk for Marking Rescue Vehicles
- Spray paint
- Flashlights
- Space Heaters
- GPS Units, Street Mapping Capability
- GIFT CARDS: Wal-Mart - Office Depot - Home Depot - Pizza Hut
- Gas Station Gift Cards: BP - Shell
- Bottled Water, Gatorade, Energy Bars, Snacks for Rescuers, Food Gift Cards
- T-SHIRTS - $23 to $25 - To Order: http://tinyurl.com/dnpae
VET SUPPLIES:
- Dewormer (Strongid) Capstar, Frontline, Revolution or ANY Heartworm Preventive ANY Antibiotics, Gauze & Vet Wrap
- Vet Care & Spay/Neuter - MONETARY DONATION
- Make payable to/send to: Southern Animal Foundation
- 1823 Magazine Street; New Orleans, LA 70130
ADMINISTRATIVE:
- Print Cartilages
- Copier Toner, Copy Paper
- Laminated MAPS - MS (Gulf Coast) & LA (New Orleans)
- Pens, Note Pads
- Tape, Paper Clips, Staples/Staplers
- Spiral Notebooks (for dispatch to write notes)
WISH LIST ITEMS:
- Notebook Computers/Laptops
VOLUNTEERS:
- Please bring your own laptop, as long as you have Wifi and Excel.
- Generators
- RVs, SUVs, Vans, Pick-Up Trucks
- Copy Machines
MONETARY DONATIONS:
- To make an online donation specifically to buy food for ARNO's food/water program: http://www.1-800-save-a-pet.com/rd/feed-the-lost-pets
- Make check payable to: 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com
- 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com / P.O. Box 7 / Redondo Beach, CA 90277
- Indicate in check memo: Animal Rescue New Orleans
- Donate online:
- https://secure2.convio.net/sap/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1541
GIFT CARDS:
- Go to any Walmart, purchase a gift card, and mail to:
- ATTN: Animal Rescue New Orleans
- Cadi Schiffer or Jessica Higgins
- Celebration Station
- 5959 Veterans Memorial Blvd
- Metairie, LA 70003
HURRICANE ANIMAL RESCUE SHIRTS!
- http://acustomtshirt4u.com/1800SaveAPet
- FRONT: "If I leave, they leave... In Memory of Hurricane Katrina Animals"
- BACK: "Animal Rescue New Orleans. 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com" proceeds benefit ARNO
2006 ANIMAL RESCUE NEW ORLEANS CALENDAR
- http://www.lulu.com/animalrescue
- proceeds benefit ARNO
SUGGESTED PERSONAL SUPPLIES LIST
- current Hepatitis A vaccination
- current Tetanus shot
- hand sanitizer; alcohol or hydrogen peroxide
- first aid kits
- thick "bite-proof" work gloves
- sturdy, waterproof (rubber) work boots/shoes
- change of shoes, extra socks, hat
- long sleeve shirts, long pants
- eye protection (sunglasses)
- dust/surgical masks
- MAPS OF NEW ORLEANS
- utility knife, crowbar
- belt (to hang gears/supplies from)
- flashlights, D batteries
- cell phone & car charger
- waterproof walkie talkies helpful
- toilet paper
- pillows, blankets, sheets, towels
- water, Gatorade, snacks
- other personal-care items
- cash
- portable bedding: tent, sleeping bag, air mattress, cot
TO SUBSCRIBE TO KINSHIP CIRCLE HURRICANE ALERTS:
- email mailto:info@kinshipcircle-dot-org or mailto:kinshipcircle@brick-dot-net
- IN YOUR EMAIL, STATE: SUBSCRIBE TO KC HURRICANE ALERTS
HURRICANE ALERTS COMPILED BY:
GRASSROOTS EFFORT FOR ANIMALS OF THE STORM
KINSHIP CIRCLE
- mailto:info@kinshipcircle-dot-org
- Brenda Shoss, Information & Volunteer Coordinator:
- (desk) 314-863-9445; (cell) 314-795-2646
- 7380 Kingsbury Blvd.; Saint Louis, MO 63130
- http://www.kinshipcircle.org
ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION (ARF)
- mailto:ggnu@bellsouth-dot-net
- Julia Fischer, Supply Storage & Distribution Director:
- (cell) 251-455-9377; (home) 251-645-8605
- shelter phone: 251-478-9743
- 771 Holcombe Ave.; Mobile, Alabama 36605
- http://www.animalrescuemobile.org
DISCLAIMER:
- Information in all alerts is verified with original sources, to the best of our ability. We cannot assume responsibility for the consequences of its use. Call or email contacts at specific locations before going. Grassroots Effort for Animals of the Storm Kinship Circle * Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)
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Updated Roicy
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:39:46 -0600 From: "Debbie" <rescuerealtor @cox .net> Subject: Updated Roicy Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LouisianaDogCatRescu/
Everything was either adopted or pulled...leaving to go to Prairieville, so I will recap later. It was a fiasco, I can tell you, but they are all out. PLEASE, anybody who frequents NOLA or ssp.com, the Mal is being taken off of petfinder by me in a minute and moved to HAPPY TAILS. It might not show, because I have to delete some old ones. The site will only hold 502. Also, to see the cats, go to Happy Tails, go to your browser window, change the word dogs to cats...don't know why, just is. I will get a jillion emails asking why we killed the Malinois. I currently have 2658 emails in my in box and that is from about 2 weeks. I must have gotten 10 within 5 minutes asking me not to kill Buddy. Poor Buddy was going to ARF from the beginning if not adopted. He was adopted by 10AM. and taken off Petfinder. This stuff is not real great for my moral(know how the shelter employees feel), plus it takes up time I don't have. So THE BELGIAN MALANOIS IS RESCUED BY GRASS ROOTS. EVERYTHING SAFE....NEW ANIMALS UP TONIGHT IF I SURVIVE TILL THEN.
- Thanks, everybody.
- Debbie
Alert - possible organized group stealing pets in New Orleans
Reply-To: KatrinaAnimalHelpCenTX @yahoogroups .com Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:21:19 -0600 Subject: Alert - possible organized group stealing pets in New Orleans Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LouisianaDogCatRescu/
In the last few days I have seen some disturbing posts on Nola.com and in Craigslist about dogs going missing in New Orleans. It looks like there may be an organized group going around and perhaps stealing pets. This is very disturbing in the light of the knowledge that there are dog-fighters operating in the area.
The first post is from a person in Uptown that I contacted when he posted his missing Border Collie in Craigslist. I gave him the ARNO/Celebration Station details, and he kept in touch.
Yesterday, he sent the following message:
- Dublin has been FOUND. She was rescued on Sunday and taken to a Vet's office in Metairie. I received a call this afternoon. She had a rough week. Apparently she got attacked by another dog/animal. She lost her tail, had several puncture wounds, and is bruised all over her body.
- BUT she is going to be ok. Thank you
Next post from Nola.com
- 35703. Lost Chihuahua-Gretna by jbwall, 1/25/06 956 ET
- Our pet chihuahua Bessie escaped from our yard around 3:00 p.m yesterday.
- She was in the fenced yard for 15 minutes and found a hole. A neighbor said he saw a man in a pickup catch her in front of the TK Market on 5th Street in Gretna near Stumpf. She is Tan, tall and thin and weighs about 5 lbs.
- Please call if you have any info or if you are the one who took her. We love her so much and will pay a reward. If you have any info please call 366-7830 or 214-1448. Thank you.
Another post from Nola.com:
- 35685. Does anyone know about the dog theives in river ridge? by Twlight, 1/25/06 220 ET
- I have had 3 people come to my door DEMANDING I show them papers on my dog. I immediatly slammed the door on the last two. The first one I calmly explained to them that Isabelle is my dog and not newly "acquired". I am posting this as the police sweep my neighbor hood for the zealot who wont listen and tried to STEAL my dog. I was woke from a sound sleep by Isabelle baying like crazy and jumped up to see what on earth could be the problem. She was huddled by my front door off her lead and terrified. It took me 10 minutes for my son to calm her down as I investigated. At first I thought she had just broke her lead again, since she was by the front door and not in the yard where she belongs. I walked into my 6 ft privacy fenced yard just in time to be pushed down as person pushed by me and escaped. I thought maybe a burglar until I was setting Isabelle in for the night and discovered that her lead had been UNHOOKED from her coller and hooked back on it self. So that tells me the intruder was after her and not my junk inside.
- I posted here as a warning to overzealous "rescuers" to stay away. Next time I shoot and dump the body in the river. Which is only 2 houses down from me.
It looks from the last post above that perhaps these dog-stealers are masquerading as pet rescuers. What an ideal cover for them, as they go around in their vans. I have seen people post messages that are very antagonistic towards Pet Rescue, but maybe their views can be explained by these experiences.
Annette
Forwarded by Marnie Reeder
Help W/National Push For Publicity on Tuesday, Jan 31
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:13:57 -0800 From: Kate Danaher <katedanaher @animalearthhuman .org> Subject: HELP W/NATIONAL PUSH FOR PUBLICITY TUESDAY, 1/31/06 Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Katrina-Pet-Rescue-info/
Please cross-post- this will help all pets at all shelters get adopted!
Celebration Station, the Best Friends temporary holding facility in New Orleans is full to capacity. They cannot save more animals off the streets until they free up cage space, so 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com and Best Friends is launching a major Katrina-based media push on Tuesday (Operation Save A Pet Katrina) to try to get all pets at all shelters adopted to make space so shelters can take in and house more Katrinas. This will use the Katrina issue (which the media is interested in) to promote adoptions of ALL pets at ALL shelters and rescues. Official media events will be held in Los Angeles and New Orleans, but if you or your group wants to get some of this publicity locally and help spread the word, below is press release you can edit and send out Monday in advance of an event on Tuesday. GO FOR IT!
LETS HAVE EVENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ON TUESDAY AND MAKE SPACE FOR MORE RESCUES, AND LET'S GET THE MEDIA FOCUSSED ON THE BIGGER PICTURE FOR ALL HOMELESS PETS. It's easy. Just take 1 hour and call and get fax #s or e-mails for the programming/planning desks at your local TV, radio and newspapers. Fax the alert below on Monday publicizing a "press conference" on Tuesday at a local shelter, rescue or park. Bring some pets for adoption- (maybe with bandanas- that will give a good visual to get you on TV) and get a few articulate people to talk about:
- The need to adopt all pets from all shelters to save those pets
- Adopting any pet makes space for more Katrina rescues.
- Point people to www.OperationSaveAPetKatrina.com and your own website and you will be a part of the national effort.
Please let David Meyer (davidm@1-800-Save-A-Pet.com) know immediately if you plan to do this so we can include your city in our media materials! Here is a sample press release you can use:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Local Animal Group Joins Pierce Brosnan and other Celebs in National Campaign to Save Katrina Homeless Pets "Operation-Save-A-Pet-Katrina.com" press conferences around the country kick off PSA and internet video plea for pet adoption to make room in shelters for more Katrina rescues
- DATE/TIME: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 10:30 A.M.
- LOCATION: YOU CHOOSE LOCATION
- CONTACT: PUT YOUR CONTACT NAME AND PHONE
WRITE NAME OF YOUR CITY HERE (January 31, 2006) - A major publicity effort, including PSAs and a web site launch is being kicked off today around the country in a last-ditch effort to save thousands of pets made homeless by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Actor Pierce Brosnan and other celebrities appear in pubic service announcements to be released over the next several weeks (available for download at http://www.1-800-Save-A-Pet.com/media/ ), promoting a national pet adoption effort in order to make room in shelters for pets still being rescued from the destruction in the Gulf.
NAME OF YOUR GROUP is joining other groups around the country including Best Friends Animal Society and 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com in Operation Save-A-Pet Katrina (OperationSaveAPetKatrina.com). "Tens of thousands of family pets left homeless by Katrina and Rita are facing hunger, still wandering near their destroyed homes, and have no one to feed or care for them," says YOUR NAME, President of NAME OF YOUR GROUP, "A crucial link in the rescue chain has broken because we have few places around the country left to send these pets, so we need people to adopt any pet from their local shelter to help make more space. We want people to know they can be a link in this chain of life. People can see online photos of pets to adopt and they can spread the word by sending a link to Operation-Save-A-Pet-Katrina.com to their friends. They can be the link and send the link that saves a life."
This effort supports hundreds of private and public animal shelters and humane organizations in a race against time, as pets permanently separated from their owners fall victim to hunger and disease on the streets of New Orleans. Many are now reproducing, creating a potentially catastrophic numbers of stray animals in these devastated areas. The public is being directed to pet adoption websites such as NAME OF YOUR WEBSITE, http://www.1-800-Save-A-Pet.com/ and http://www.OperationSaveAPetKatrina.com/ to promote pet adoption so the rescue efforts can continue.
WRITE BRIEF BIO OF YOUR GROUP.
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