Animal Rescue Alerts 02-23-2006

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1 Thursday February 23, 2006

1.1 Roicy/Lafayete, LA Pulls 2/20 and 2/23
1.2 Join Hurricane Convoy For Louisiana Horses, Cows...
1.3 Vermilion Aid: 400 Horses, 2600 Cows, Relinquished Pets
1.4 Best Friends Animal Society's Proposal to Rescuers and Dog Trainers
1.5 Desperate For Help in New Orleans - Update

2 Other Animal Rescue Pages

Thursday February 23, 2006

Roicy/Lafayete, LA Pulls 2/20 and 2/23

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:59:29 -0600
From: "Debbie" <rescuerealtor @cox .net>
Subject: Roicy/Lafayete, LA  Pulls 2/20 and 2/23
Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Katrina-Pet-Rescue-info/

2/20/2006

Acadiana Humane Society: http://www.acadianahumane.org/; Gray long haired Tabby

APAWS: http://www.apawspets.org/; Jake owner surrender Doxie mix; Tortie cat; (also have a huge bill for surgery on a run over Beagle...think Diane said around $1200)

ARF (Animal Rescue Foundation): http://www.arfla.org/; Friendly boy choco Lab kennel 6; Knows Commands kennel 2 yellow Lab; Kennel 12 choco Lab Brokenhearted(owner surrender arrived at shelter VERY sick...huge bill....probably close to $1000); Shepherd mix A Sweet Boy kennel 11; Nancy also took a dog that had been hit by a car. His name is Kane and his surgery was $1200.

Operation Bring Animals Home (partnership with ARF): http://www.operationbringanimalshome.com/; Designate Roicy pulls; A Disney Dog kennel 10; Smiling Girl Heeler mix kennel 4; What Did I Do Chi mix kennel 9; Heartbreaker kennel 9; Lifetime Friend kennel 1; Cutie Pie Terrier pup kennel 2; Knows Commands kennel 2

2/23/2006

Operation Bring Animals Home (partnership with ARF): http://www.operationbringanimalshome.com/; Designate Roicy pulls; Maine Coon; Gray Tabby; Tortie; Gray Tabby big boy; Tux cat; 2 Husky mix pups; Shep mix pup

Muttshack transferred to Cambridge District and Humane: http://www.spca.cambridgeweb.net/; Doxie mix Why Me kennel 7; Doxie mix Why Me 2 kennel 8; Yellow Lab mix Smiling Girl kennel 2; Terrier mix kennel 1; Rattie pup

Rattie mom and two pups adopted, black kitten adopted.

PLEASE SUPPORT THESE GROUPS WHO CONTINUE TO SAVE THE LIVES OF ROICY ANIMALS. Some have driven days to get here. And to ARF, AHS, APAWS....thank you for doing so much so often. If you have pledged a donation toward an animal, please follow through as soon as possible.

Roicy still needs many Kuranda beds. All sizes are needed. Roicy is listed as Lafayette Animal Control Center. http://www.kuranda.com/main/index.asp

Join Hurricane Convoy For Louisiana Horses, Cows...

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:22:51 -0800
From: Kate Danaher <katedanaher @animalearthhuman .org>
Last Cha*nce! Join Hurricane Convoy For Louisiana Horses, Cows...
Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Katrina-Pet-Rescue-info/

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2/23/06: LAST CHA*NCE TO HELP HOPEFUL HAVEN RELIEF CONVOY

http://www.hopefulhaven.com/

LOCATION & CONTACTS:

Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue Organization

Debra Barlow, president - cell: 318 -286 -3116, <hopefulhaven @yahoo .com>

Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue Organization is a 501c3 nonprofit currently serving Erath and Henry regions of Vermillion Parish.

I made a commitment to the ranchers and farmers of Vermillion Parish to March 4, 2006. Hopefully I will be able to give them enough feed and hay to last them while grass is coming back in. I am asking you all to help me make this final mission possible by reaching into your hearts and pockets to do one last run in to Erath and take care of these cows, horses, animals... And pray for some more rain for them.

Respectfully yours,: Debra Barlow, Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue; President & Animal Cruelty Investigator; If ever a horse needs a helping hand, Please God, Let it be ours

March 3 Animal Relief Convoy: Convoys generally leave on Friday afternoon. Contact Debra Barlow to confirm departure time: 318 -286 -3116, <hopefulhaven @yahoo .com>; March 3 convoy will stay over Friday night. Will distribute feed Saturday morning and head back after lunch. Sleeping arrangements are available. Bring sleeping bags if a lot of people coming.

CONYOY DEPARTURE POINTS:

Volunteer convoys leave from Shreveport, Louisiana.
Take I-49 South to Lafayette.
Travel the 339 to Erath, Louisiana
Depending upon where you are traveling from, you may join convoy in Shreveport, or meet the convoy in Lafayette, Louisiana.

How To Volunteer For Hopeful Haven Convoy: Contact Debra Barlow - cell: 318 -286 -3116, <hopefulhaven @yahoo .com>; 1.) Register your name/contact information with Debra Barlow. Let her know which convoy (date) you can join and if other people are joining you.; 2.) Prepare an itemized sheet of the supplies you can bring with you. Include donor¹s name/address for all donated items.

Supply Needs: Hay (critical), Horse Feed/Cattle Feed (critical), Range Cubes, Barbed Wire, T-Posts, Troughs

IF YOU CAN'T JOIN A CONVOY, SEND SUPPLIES TO:

ATN: Animal Rescue

13738 Highway 331 / Erath, LA 70533

Hank Moss will accept supplies site, 337 -652 -3369

ATTN: Hopeful Haven

315 Pecan Drive / Shreveport, LA 71106

Debra Barlow will accept supplies here, 318 -286 -3116

You may also contact Debra Barlow to arrange supply shipments: cell: 318 -286 -3116; hm: 318 -925 -4272; <hopefulhaven @yahoo .com>

Monetary Donations

Mail tax-deductible donations to: Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue / P.O. 17763 / Shreveport, LA 71138
Donate online via Pay Pals: http://www.hopefulhaven.com/webscr.htm

JOIN HOPEFUL HAVEN¹S $10-A-MONTH CLUB!

Got $10.00? You could be a member! Your $10.00 a month will help us buy feed, hay, and all the vital items to care for a horse. It will also help fund veterinary care for our rescues. You will receive a quarterly newsletter to let you see what good things your $10-a-month are doing! To join HHERO¹s $10-A-Month Club, email: <hopefulhaven @yahoo .com>

Notes From The Field, Debra Barlow

REPLY TO: HHERO <hopefulhaven @yahoo .com>

Well, the winter months are almost over for our southern neighbors and the grand tale of the spring grasses coming back is in a report I just received today that was presented at the La Veterinary Medical Association's 2006 Winter Meeting. The report is on the effects of 2005 Storms on Louisiana Forage Resource. According to the report on soil samples taken, here are the important FACTS. This is FYI so you will know what is going on in the areas in one area in question. For Vermillion Parish below is the information I have gathered from the report .

Ryegrass experiment = soil was sampled and ryegrass strips planted at six locations in Vermillion Parish on October 18. Locations and results below:

Vermillion Salt Results:   
Location	Salt 10/18	Salt 12/21
Erath		2211		1427
Henry		2611		972
Esther		2918		2675
Forked Island A	3622		1236
Little Prairie	2624		1345
Forked Island B	2918		1582

A major factor on whether their will be a problem with salt in the hayfields and pastures depends on these factors:

Salinity of the flood water, depth and duration of the flood, moisture condition of the soil prior to flooding, and soil drainage. Ground should NOT be tilled. You are just turning the salt under to come back up. Irrigation should be done to let the rains wash off the salt content. Rainfall will reduce salt content by 50%. Flushing or irrigating fields with fresh water may help to leach salt out of the root zone. Carpetgrass, bermuda, and rye grass are tolerant of salt. Bahiagrass and dallisgrass will also be tolerant. Species to avoid will be alfalfa, tall fescue, and timothy. Bottom line of the report is that bermuda grass pastures and hayfields should recover from the storms. How fast the recovery is depends on the rainfall.

For those in these areas, LSU said it is minimal charge of $5 to free to have samples tested of your fields, and they encourage you to bring samples to aid in their next report. Leaching is the basic management tool for controlling salinity. A 5 inch rainfall will remove about 50% of the salt in the root zone. This report was done by Ed Twidwell, PHD, was born and raised on a livestock and grain farm in northeast Kansas. He attended KSU and recieved a B.S.. in agronomy. He then attended Purdue University where he received a MS and Ph.D. degrees in agronomy. He was the Extension Forage Specialist at South Dakota State University from 1987-1995. He moved to Louisiana in 1995 to become the Extension Forage Specialist at LSU. He has served in that position since then. His primary focus is to provide educational programs dealing with forage crops to the citizens of Louisiana.

Respectfully yours,

Debra Barlow, Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue

President & Animal Cruelty Investigator

P.O. Box 17763 * Shreveport, La 71138

318 -286 -3116 cell (MAIN NUMBER)

318 -797 -7464 work mon-thur 8-4 fri 8-1

http://www.hopefulhaven.com/

HURRICANE ALERTS COMPILED BY:

KINSHIP CIRCLE

Brenda Shoss * http://www.kinshipcircle.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. Kinship Circle

Vermilion Aid: 400 Horses, 2600 Cows, Relinquished Pets

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:31:11 -0500
From: "Katie Walter" <katie.walter @comcast .net>
LA. - Vermilion Aid: 400 Horses, 2600 Cows, Relinquished Pets
Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulfcoast_rescue_n_transport/

Vermilion Aid: 400 Horses, 2600 Cows, Relinquished Pets

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Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 7:38 PM
Vermilion Aid: 400 Horses, 2600 Cows, Relinquished Pets

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2/23/06: VERMILION ANIMAL AID

http://www.vermilionanimalaid.org/

http://www.vermilionanimalaid.blogspot.com/

LOCATION & CONTACTS:

Vermilion Animal Aid, 337 -893 -7388

5937 Veterans Memorial Drive / Abbeville, LA 70510

Animal Aid for Vermilion Area, Incorporated, is a 501(c)(3), helping the people and animals of south Vermilion Parish areas and its neighbors: Cow Island, Forked Island, Pecan Island, Esther and InterCoastal City.

"We're a small, local pet rescue group in rural, far southwestern Louisiana. In 'normal' times we rescue, rehabilitate, investigate cruelty, foster, adopt, educate, spay/neuter, and maintain a sanctuary for old, unadoptable, and abused pets. Since the arrival of hurricane Rita, we are also running an emergency feeding program for 400 horses and over 2600 cows. In addition, due to limited housing options, we are experiencing a surprisingly large number of relinquished pets. These new responsibilities are in addition to our normal pre-hurricane duties. Yep, we're busy!

The people of this area lost EVERYTHING in their homes, barns, and tack rooms to the storm surge. Fences are gone, too. They are now struggling to care for their animals and their families; we're trying to help in any way we can." -- Vermilion Animal Aid

To Inquire About Volunteering

Contact Vermilion Animal Aid: <info @vermilionanimalaid .org>

337 -893 -7388

Supply Needs

HAY desperately needed (square bales are best), Molasses Blocks, Alfalfa, Sack Feed (all types), Feeding Tubs/Troughs, Buckets, Blankets, Towels, Barbed Wire, Vaccines (ALL), Antibiotics, Wormer!!, 20cc Syringes

SHIP ANIMAL SUPPLIES TO:

Vermilion Animal Aid, 337 -893 -5008

c/o Brenda Hebert / 14312 W. Hwy 82 / Abbeville, LA 70510

CREDIT VERMILION ANIMAL AID ACCOUNTS, set up at these local feed stores:

Premier Farm and Ranch Supply, 337 -643 -8179: 11307 LA Hwy 35 / Kaplan, Louisiana 70548

Thibodeaux's Feeds, Inc., 337 -898 -1829, fax 337 -898 -6654: 2003 S. State Street / P.O. Box 27 / Abbeville, LA 70510

G&H Seed Co., 337 -643 -2108: 705 East 1st Street / Kaplan, Louisiana 70548

MORE ANIMAL MEDICINAL SUPPLY NEEDS:

Clavamox, Tetanus Meds, Deramax, Frontline, Heartguard, Rimadyl, Zubrin, Iodine, Clorox

SMALL ANIMAL NEEDS:

Outdoor Kennels, Dogloos, Dry Dog Food, Blankets, Warm Bedding, Towels, Pet Carriers

SHIP ANIMAL MEDICINAL & PET SUPPLIES TO:

Vermilion Animal Aid, 337 -893 -5008

c/o Joelle Rupert and Brenda Hebert

14312 W. Hwy 82 / Abbeville, LA 70510

Email <misnya @yahoo .com> with "Animal Aid Donation Sent" in subject line and state what is sent in the body of your email.

SEND TREATS TO PETS!

FREE SHIPPING if sent directly to Vermilion Animal Aid!

http://www.i-pets.com/special.html

Monetary Donations

Donate online. Access Pay Pals link at:

http://www.vermillionanimalaid.blogspot.com/

(Click MAKE A DONATION button on right side of page)

Email <misnya @yahoo .comm> for receipts.

Or access Pay Pals link at:

http://www.vermilionanimalaid.org/

(Click MAKE A DONATION button on right side of page)

HURRICANE ALERTS COMPILED BY:

KINSHIP CIRCLE

Brenda Shoss * http://www.kinshipcircle.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. Kinship Circle

Best Friends Animal Society's Proposal to Rescuers and Dog Trainers

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:36:00 -0500
From: "Linda B." <keywestgail @yahoo .com>
Best Friends Animal Society's proposal to those who are rescuers and trainers for dogs
Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulfcoast_rescue_n_transport/

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From: <toy_dog_rescue_se @yahoogroups .com> 
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 8:11 PM
Best Friends Animal Society's proposal to those who are rescuers and trainers for dogs

PLEASE CROSS-POST WIDELY

Thanks, Cheryl

BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY's proposal is below.

TO ALL rescuers and trainers out there, they are looking for help and will pay for it:

How to apply for their Training-Partners program: http://network.bestfriends.org/Campaigns/TrainerTab.aspx

February 22, 2006 : 12:00 AM

Saving the Dogs of Hurricane Katrina

We are now in the closing stages of the Best Friends rescue operation in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast.

SO FAR: About 4,000 rescued, hundreds reunited with their families, most of the rest in foster/adoption homes or in the care of humane groups around the country. This past weekend, we held a Best Friends Super Adoption in New Orleans, including homeless pets from humane groups and animal control shelters throughout the region. Over 100 dogs and cats were adopted into good homes.

STILL TO GO: There remain about 60 needing special care. And we are turning to you - the nation's top trainers and rescue groups who are the most qualified to help them.

Mostly, these are dogs challenged with social skills who cannot be placed directly into your average family home. They are healthy and, in the right hands, good natured. And we will not allow them to be killed simply because there are too many of them and because people may be afraid of them. That would violate our basic no-kill philosophy.

So we are asking any and all of you who have the appropriate expertise to join with us in saving them, working with them, and preparing them for good permanent homes.

HOW YOU CAN HELP: You who work with special needs dogs are the special forces of animal rescue, and these dogs who suffered most dreadfully in the wake of the hurricane need your help most urgently.

(Frankly, for some of them, from what we have seen, the hurricane was even a blessing in disguise, in that it freed them from an already abusive situation.)

We know that caring for them and giving them the training they need will take time and expense, so here is our proposal:

THE PLAN

1. Come down to the Best Friends rescue center at Tylertown, outside of New Orleans. Best Friends will pay for your travel and accommodation.

2. We will introduce you to the dogs, help you select one or more whom you feel you can work with, and send them back with you. For groups taking five or more dogs, we will provide the additional transport.

3. Once they are in your care, we will provide $1,000 per dog upfront to cover any medical costs or other special care needs. After that, we will cover any continuing medical costs up until the time of their adoption.

4. We will also showcase the great work you are doing - on the Best Friends website, by gettiing word out across the Internet and through local or national media wherever possible and appropriate. We want the world to know about the work you are doing for these much maligned dogs.

We know that with good, patient care, these dogs can be saved. Many can be placed in good homes. And the idea of them being destroyed after all they have been through and after all the work that's been put into rescuing and caring for them by heroic volunteers, is just unimaginable. So, if you are an experienced dog handler who knows that firm direction, love and kindness can turn a dog around, please go to the Adoption tab at http://network.bestfriends.org/Campaigns/TrainerTab.aspx to help.

Desperate For Help in New Orleans - Update

Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:14:23 -0500
From: "Katie Walter" <katie.walter @comcast .net>
DESPERATE FOR HELP in New Orleans!! - Update - PLEASE CROSS-POST
Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulfcoast_rescue_n_transport/

To: "Sandra"  <sandra @spaymart .org>  (@spaymart.org)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:26:44 -0600
DESPERATE FOR HELP in New Orleans - Update - PLEASE CROSS-POST
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Please forward this to everyone you know:

Below is a message telling just how bad things really are for the animals in New Orleans. And not just here - there are many miles of surrounding areas where pets and animals are not being fed/watered at all, due to a lack of volunteers.

Under the message is info on two groups that send convoys to feed horses, livestock, etc., in different parts of Vermilion Parish. Note their web sites for info on donating food for livestock and supplies, plus dog and cat food - there is a great need for it. --In addition, note the drop-off points for donations in Mississippi (also hit hard by Katrina), and in Harahan at ARNO, just outside of New Orleans. (ARNO just needs donations of dog and cat food.)

The media has dropped this story like a hot potato, so please publicize it any way you can.

Thanks!

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.

It is desperate down here. The animals are starving again. Two more emaciated dogs came in.

If you can't go yourself, then help spread the word that we need more volunteers.

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 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 !! 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. We used to keep them well-fed. Now we are struggling just to keep them ALIVE. For more information on how to help the thousands of Katrina animals, visit the Animal Rescue New Orleans Website: http://www.animalrescueneworleans.com/

Web sites of Hopeful Haven and Vermilion Animal Aid - two Vermilion Parish groups with convoys:

http://www.vermillionanimalaid.blogspot.com/

http://www.hopefulhaven.com/

Drop-off sites for donations of food/supplies:

Harrison County Fairgrounds in Lyman, MS, Harrison County.

Contact: Mike McMillan 228-861-8620 - Crama Koury 228-860-5055

Gulfport Humane Society (http://hssm.org/) in Gulfport, MS, Harrison County

Contact: Tara, Michelle or Pamela - 228-863-4394

ARNO (http://www.animalrescueneworleans.com/) at 271 Plauche St., Harahan, LA (70123 - right outside of New Orleans)

You can request map and general driving directions from <info @kinshipcircle .org>.

ARNO coordinators will be on-site from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00-7:00 p.m daily.

ARNO main line: 504-571-1900.

Finding ARNO: Cross-street: Edwards (off of Jefferson Highway)

Take I-10 East to Clearview.
Go south on Clearview.
Travel awhile and then make a right onto Jefferson Highway (west).
1. This turn is past Airline Highway 61.
2. You'll see a McDonald's with a blown-out sign at the corner
From Jefferson, turn right onto Edwards.
Then turn left on to Plauche St.
Follow Plauche around and then make a hard right on to Plauche Ct.
Warehouse is on right.
There is an orange sign on front door: "Animal Rescue New Orleans"