Animal Rescue Alerts 09-11-2005
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Peary Town LA - People/Animals Have Nothing - HELP!!!
From: Patricia Breen <breen_patricia@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:14:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: EXTREMELY DESPERATE!!!
Peary Town LA - People/ Animals Have Nothing - HELP!!!
My daughter just left Noah's Wish in Slidell, LA. & is at the Houston
airport waiting for her flight back to Virginia. She told me of Peary
Town, about 1/2 an hour outside of Slidell that is in desperate need.
There is no one there to help the people & the animals - everyone needs
food/ water/ shelter/ clothes/ supplies/ etc..The whole town is gone with
the only thing standing being the statue in front of the church. There is
the firehouse which I understand is where people are taking refuge -
the animals outside in a fenced area. Some of the volunteers from Noah's
Wish brought food & water to the people but this place is in DIRE
STRAITS!! NO ONE is there to help them. They need help for all the
people & all the animals.
There is NO rescue group of any kind for the residents. EVERYTHING IS
NEEDED!!!
Also, CANOPIES are needed for shelter for the people & the animals -
" It is very hot here, shade is so desperately needed."
Patricia Breen
http://www.petstorecruelty.org/
Winn-Dixie, Rescuer stranded with 55 dogs, URGENT
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:08:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Georgia Dawes <georgia_d789@yahoo-dot-com> Subject: Rescuer stranded with 55 dogs, URGENT Cross post from Nola.com, posted just now: Rescuer stranded with 55 dogs at Winn-Dixie off I-10. Gonzales can't come until 4pm tomorrow, but not confirmed. 2 dogs in need of urgent vet care. They have crates and supplies, but need help where to go and for vet. I need ideas?? Is LSU taking dogs? Where do we get a vet? They haven't seen one all day. Nat'l guard is there. Contact me at 609-529-8107. Kristie is with dogs. cell # 650-200-7640. I called HSUS, they have not come
Gonzalez, LA-Vets and vet techs needed urgently Lamar-Dixon Center
From: LARTrans@yahoogroups-dot-com Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:49 AM Subject: Gonzalez, La - Vets and vet techs needed urgently Lamar-Dixon Center From: Dez Crawford Hi folks... An appeal for help -- We are running on empty here in South Louisiana and Gulf Coast animal rescue work and need volunteer help! Veterinarians and vet techs are needed urgently at the Lamar-Dixon Center in Gonzalez, Louisiana. We also need vets and techs to relieve the staff at the LSU Hurricane Animal Shelter. Animals arriving at Lamar Dixon -- those most recently rescued -- need people experienced with rehydration and re-feeding, also need rehydration supplies (fluids, etc) and refeeding supplies (Science Diet a/d, etc.) Contact Dr. Thistlewaite at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, 225-578-9900. If you are an experienced animal rescue worker, shelter worker, shelter volunteer, or an experienced amateur animal handler who is willing to scrub cages and so forth, you are needed for animal care at Lamar-Dixon. They aredesperate for help. This is get-down-and-dirty work. Call volunteer coordinator Cathy Wells at 225-772-8609; 225-342-1126; or 225-755-1484. Non-professional volunteers, please realize that this is VERY hard, dirty work. Not a situation to bring little kids to cuddle the kittens. There will be time for that later. Right now we just need the animals washed, clean cages, feeding and watering. Please also contact any professional humane officers you know or your local animal control agency and urge them to send at least one officer to help with out efforts. These people can contact the Louisiana Animal Control Association at 225-772-3394. Thanks for helping to get the word out! -- crossposted by Janet Mills Home Visit Coordinator for Shih Tzu and Furbaby Rescue http://www.shihtzuandfurbabyrescue.com/
Tylertown, Government Red Tape Drowning Our Pets
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:43 PM Subject: Government "red tape" drowning our pets now I just got off the phone with Gilda who is on the frontlines at the St. Francis Sanctuary in Tylertown, MS working with Best Friends Animal Society. Can you please crosspost this message to your contacts and media list? Thank you. Rita FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT Gilda cell # 256-476-2222 The animal rescue volunteers need access to "walk in" and pull animals out of houses and the government is not allowing this. They've asked us to contact the media and please spread this message. There are thousands of animals alive inside their homes in New Orleans and rescuers have the equipment to get them out. And they can house them at the St. Francis sanctuary which is working with Best Friends Animal Society. There is no good reason why these determined and experienced rescuers cannot be allowed to do this. They have lists and addresses and owner permission for breaking in for over 30,000 I'm told. These animals will die unless the public outcry is loud and begs to let the animal rescuers save them.
Report from Gonzales - HELP NEEDED
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 05:26:36 +0000 From: aladarbeagles@MCHSI-dot-COM Subject: Report from Gonzales A beagle breeder friend sent this from Gonzales.. Some things are no where near as bad as they say......such as Baton Rouge which goes about its daily routine like nothing happened, other than those of us among them helping with refugees. On the other hand, Gonzales is way worse than you can imagine. Please tell the Beagle list that whomever said don't go down there was WRONG!! We need PEOPLE, PEOPLE, and MORE PEOPLE. There are way over a thousand dogs, plus that many cats, and the horses, birds, ducks, and things. I spent the day hauling crates out to be hosed down, walking dogs, hosing crates, walking dogs, and every time it was a dog sitting in its own poop or urine or both. Priority was making sure they all had water, no matter what else. They all REEK of dirty dog, poop, urine, and probably dirty water. It is overwhelming. And the egos are also overwhelming with those "in charge" which would be HSUS. Two different times I was treated rudely and demeaned for what I was doing. I didn't travel all that way to be admonished for doing what I knew needed to be done at that time. Never the less, just when I was feeling down this evening, a guy found his two dogs and the jubilation on both sides was SOOO heartening!! I was sobbing, dogs were jumping up and down, and their dad was in tears. It was such a happy reunion. That is the good stuff. As for BEAGLES.....only four or five times today did I see a dog escape it's walker or it's crate. Three were beagless, one lab, and one mix who wanted OUT. And I have not seen a lot of beagles. There are a few, mostly our hunting kids. One guys dogs were there in a group.....four or five. Most of the dogs in Gonzales are "strays" or left in yards. No owners yet. Of the hounds I saw, one lovely Bluetick, a very very old Bassett, and the beagles, and miscellaneous others. I myself became attached to an old Peke lady. She was such a trooper.....maybe 12 years old or older, and taking it all in. It helps emotionally to pick out a dog or two and keep them as your special project in among all the others. That dog recognizes you and you feel like you have a focus which will be rewarding. At least one dog will get the best you can give. That's it from Gonzales, Louisiana. If you want to send anything, send big wire crates. That's what we need the most. Big Chows and shepherds are sitting in Vari-Kennels in a very warm climate. I tried to rearrange the few I found who were too hot, but it's an overwhelming business. It's so much easier to clean and care for the dogs in wire crates. Tell your friends who can to please come on down. It really isn't impossible, there really is gas (and it's CHEAPER than in Missouri) for 2.54/gallon. The gas stations have gas, food is available, and lines are not that long anywhere. Baton Rouge is a delightful city, lots of pretty areas, and the campus is lovely. I'm lucky to be able to stay on campus at the Rec Center, with air conditioning, air beds, and the locker rooms at my disposal. Permission to cross-post
New Orleans, Gonzales, Hattiesburg, Tylertown
Subject: La. Humane: update Sept. 11 regarding new sites for shelters, supplies, volunteers needed New Orleans Animal Rescue. Nowhere to go for rescued pets! Contact: Dana Nesbitt (President) Email: humaneLA@cs-dot-com NEW ORLEANS, SEP 11, 2005 Gonzales Shelter Shut Down! We've received reports that as of today, the state animal shelter at Gonzales, LA has been closed to any new rescues Volunteers who have turned up with rescues from New Orleans are being turned away! And we are getting reports from small local parish shelters who are full up and who may even be obliged to start euthanizing their existing animals to make way for animals rescued from New Orleans. A bitter irony! We are working to pair affected local shelters who are prepared to release animals with outside rescue groups from across the nation, who are ready to assist them. As of this hour, we are offering our New Orleans sanctuary property in Algiers (which is not under water) to be used for Katrina pet rescue, and we are hopeful that local officials quickly take us up on it. The Louisiana SPCA has also just asked that we put out an urgent appeal for property on the Eastbank of New Orleans as well, where the group can house rescued animals. PLEASE CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU CAN ASSIST. Our Tylertown Site Needs Help More Than Ever! Resources and space are desperately needed for Katrina victims. Right now, the Humane Society of Louisiana's site at 115 Obed Magee Rd., Tylertown, MS 39667 is being converted into a giant pet refugee sanctuary. We need to be in a position to care for hundreds and possibly soon thousands of hungry, injured, and frightened animals, and we do not have enough places to put them, people to attend to their veterinary needs, feed them, or even pet them. LARGE KENNELS, CRATES AND LARGE CARRIERS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED TO HOUSE ANIMALS. LARGE DOG TRAPS ARE NEEDED TO CAPTURE ABANDONED DOGS WHO ARE NOW LIVING IN PACKS ON THE STREETS OF THE CITY. Your help counts! We are a small grass roots group with a handful of full-time staff, assisted by a community of volunteers. Please be patient if you try to contact us. We are relying on our cell phones and working on loaned PCs to try and co-ordinate rescue efforts through emails etc. We need your help, but we need you to be as self-sufficient as possible. Generally one of the Humane Society of Louisiana"s Executive Director, Jeff Dorson or Animal Services Director Johnna Harris will be at our Tylertown site, as a contact for arriving volunteers. How You Can Help! Make A Donation. Please make a donation online at this site, either through Paypal or at our Donate page if you want to use a credit card. We also accept checks made out to Humane Society of Louisiana, and post them to our emergency temporary HQ at P.O. Box 238, Sharon Center OH 44274. (Like everyone else in the city, we had to flee our homes. It is thanks to the generosity of friends in Ohio, that we have any kind of an administrative and banking base and even a place to live at all.). The Humane Society of Louisiana is a 501(c)3 registered charity (No: 58-1795272) and all donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by US law. What we are spending money on. We have been buying kennels, crates,everything from animal (and human) food, vet meds, generators, transport, gasoline, building supplies, batteries and scrubs, to hiring out-of-work Louisiana fishermen and buying two flat-bottomed boats for them to help rescue animals from New Orleans. On one of these missions, we even rescued a young girl, who had been missed by the FEMA effort. Or come down to Tylertown and get hands on! HELP US BUILD PENS FOR RESCUES We need carpenters, electricians, plumbers and anyone who can bring fencing, cages for dogs, cats and small mammals. WE NEED FENCING SUPPLIES as well as people to erect the fences. . HELP US BUILD COVERED AREAS to store pet food, vet meds, and general supplies. We are trying to erect new portable buildings to house the vast number of animals being moved to Tylertown. We need people with the skills and tools to erect fences and buildings, wire up generators to AC units and lighting circuits etc. BRING TENTS. BRING GENERATORS. GASOLINE IN CANS. BRING WATER TANKS. Bring any kind of infrastructure that you think might be necessary to set up a small village of animals and animal carriers from scratch! . Anyone who can supply portable building kits, fencing etc., please bring it to Tylertown. We need to build 5 foot fences, construct runs, pens, and covered areas so store food in. We will repurpose generators to areas in New Orleans that are not expected to have power for months when power finally returns to Tylertown. Good news: the power has returned to Tylertown today! BRING PET FOOD. BRING BOWLS. BRING LEASHES. BRING CAT CAGES. DOG CAGES. Sleeping cots, catch poles, humane cat traps are all needed, too. OWNERS OF LARGE TRUCKS: We will need people, preferably with 'official-looking' vehicles (flashing lights, the name of a rescue agency painted on the side will help rescuers navigate in the city) to help transport rescued animals. Please contact us. ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL PROFESSIONALS. Anyone with professional animal rescue, control, veterinarians, vet techs - particularly those with water hazard training--would be extremely welcome to come help search and rescue animals from the hazardous flood conditions. Please contact us. BRING PORTABLE TOILETS. With no running water here, the situation is not pleasant!! Add a little comfort for our brave volunteers, and make friends for life! RENT A STORAGE POD for a couple of months and bring it down to Tylertown, so we can use it as an area to store things like meds and food in sacks that will be spoiled by rain. ANIMAL CRATES FOR CATS & DOGS, AND CAGES for small mammals are urgently required. LARGE DOG TRAPS, CAT TRAPS, CATCH POLES are all desperately needed for continuing rescue efforts in New Orleans. Bring them to Tylertown, and we will ferry them into New Orleans for rescue operations LOOK AFTER RESCUED PETS. Come down to Tylertown, but bring your own food, clothes, tents, medical supplies and enough gasoline to drive here and back home. Think of this as a camping expedition with a purpose. We do not have the resources to support volunteers. . WE NEED AIR CONDITIONING. If you have AC units which can run off generators and could bring them down help set them up that would vastly improve the miserable hot conditions for the distressed rescues. WE URGENTLY NEED PEOPLE TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES TO TYLERTOWN At Tylertown we need walkie talkies, flashlights, D batteries, insect repellent, sunscreen, towels, medical supplies, heavy duty gloves for handling wildlife, generators, and containers full of gasoline. Vet Meds we need most Flagil Albon Amoxcillin Clavamox Anarobe Injectible Baytril Advantage or Frontline Heartguard Ivermectin Strongid Panacure Cephalexic Cephlex This is not a comprehensive list of vet meds. If there is anything obvious you think we have left out bring it along. The variety of animals expected to end up at Tylertown include horses and mules, exotics, and small mammals as well as pets like cats and dogs. WE NEED VETERINARIANS AND VET TECHS TO GO TO TYLERTOWN. If you fit this description email us first at humaneLA@cs-dot-com, so that we can arrange a time schedule to ensure that there are sufficient numbers of the animal specialists we will require for the next few months. Warning: Tylertown is in southern rural Mississippi, and like much of the rest of that area has no running water or landline telephones, but conditions seem to be improving. So before you go, remember you have to treat any decision to go down and help like an extreme camping expedition. You must be totally self-sufficient. Bring all your own supplies, including medicines and enough gas to get home again. The closest town of any size is McComb (about half an hour way), appears to be recovering. Some stores are re-opening etc. Try local hotels, if that is an option for you. Electricity may have been restored. "You can see updates at www.lvma.org ... groups are moving into Hattiesburg MS today. If anyone can, just show up at any of these shelters listed! They will put you to work immediately. You CANNOT wait for instructions or for them to reply to your offers of help. It's simply too big... " (AL/MS rescuer) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Katrina-Pet-Rescue-info/ *** New Orleans pet rescue central: Baton Rouge Hurricane Katrina Emergency Animal Shelter at LSU AgCenter's John M. Parker Coliseum info links: http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/#Volunteers Confined Pets in Need of Rescue from Disaster Areas Residents who left pets in their homes may call toll-free (888) 773-6489 between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm or e-mail Katrina@ldaf.louisiana-dot-gov to leave information about the number of animals that need rescuing, their species, and their confined location. For more information or to arrange donations Please call toll-free (888) 773-6489 between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm e-mail Katrina@ldaf.louisiana-dot-gov
Tylertown, Vounteers Needed
- Tylertown, Mississippi St. Francis Sanctuary (http://www.stfrancisanimalsanctuary.com/)
Paul Berry, director of operations for Best Friends, is coordinating the reopening of the East Bank animal shelter, in Jefferson Parish. The St. Francis Sanctuary is currently full with 600 animals, but a Best Friends team is due to arrive soon to build addition fencing to accommodate more animals. Best Friends is looking for experienced shelter workers to help staff the above shelters and sanctuaries. If you are interested in volunteering, please call 435.644.2001 x398. From: Julie LeBlanc (Sun, 11 Sep 2005) They need people to help wash dogs, walk them and everything! The volunteers are not getting their sleep. Directions: From the East Take 98 to Hattiesburg To Columbia Go to Tylertown You will pass many roads that say 565, 563 etc... You will also pass a McDonald's Take 583 North go several miles and you will see chicken houses Left on Oak Grove Rd (approximately 2 miles) There will be a weird intersection The road curves right Go left on Obed Magee 900 Obed Magee is the address of St. Francis Sanctuary in Tylertown, MS When you get there, tell them you need to see "Russ Mead"
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