Animal Rescue Alerts 10-27-2005
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Thursday October 27, 2005
Finding Katrina's animals owners from PetFinder
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 20:32:49 -0400 From: "Jodi Witte" mailto:jwitte@animalhelp-dot-com Finding Katrina's animals owners from PetFinder
Petfinder.com
Ed Powers
- Director of Shelter Outreach and Business Development
- http://katrina.petfinder.com/
- http://www.petfinder.com/
Dear Friends,
If you are currently caring for Katrina pets, you have accepted the responsibility not only to care for them, but to also find their owners. We are proud and humbled to partner with you in this daunting but very fruitful endeavor.
Here are four important notices regarding this goal.
1) Hundreds of pets in our database are posted with location = unknown. Are they yours? Take the time to insure that each or your Katrina pets is up-to-date at http://disaster.petfinder.com/ . Make sure the pet's Location: current field contains your organization's name, email and your public phone number.
2) If your pet(s) came with a shelter-assigned ID from an emergency shelter (Lamar-Dixon, Hattiesburg, Houston SPCA) make sure that it stays in the animal's record in the shelter-assigned ID field. You may add your own ID but keep the original ID string in tact.
3) The field Location: last should reflect where the animal was found during the disaster. If known, this is the best way for the owner to find their pet. Full addresses stating what house the pet was rescued from is obviously preferable. Location: last is the data set our search engine sorts with, so it should at least contain the state from which the pet was rescued.
4) Visit each of your pet's records. If you are logged in as a Rescue Worker, you'll be able to see emails sent from possible owners from even before the pet was in your care. This is your best chance for finding leads.
If you have any questions or need any assistance please contact mailto:outreach@petfinder-dot-com
Petfinder through its grant/relationship with Merial allows shelters to request immiticide (for treatment of heartworm) for Katrina animals even though it is not listed as an available product on the donation form. Shelters just need to specify the request for immiticide on the application form and how many animals need treatment and PF can approve and forward the request to Merial for fulfillment.
Debris Operations: New Orleans and St Bernard Parish
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:03:27 -0400 From: "Jodi Witte" mailto:jwitte@animalhelp-dot-com Subject: New Orleans and St Bernard Parish
Peter,
Can I ask....are you seeing or coming across any live animals in the area? I, too, am a FEMA responder, a member of VMAT, the Veterinary Medical Assistance Team, part of the National Disaster Medical System. There are many emails going around by animal rescue organizations who are saying live animals are still being found, but St Bernard Parish has stopped letting animal rescue groups in to rescue remaining live animals.
If so, is there anything you can do to help before buildings start being demolished? Animals who have survived to this point deserve to be rescued, not killed by bulldozers and other wrecking equipment. My job as a FEMA responder was to help the animals rescued and displaced by Hurricane Katrina. I was there for the first 2 weeks helping the animals. I am appealing to you as a fellow FEMA employee to please help any live animals still remaining in St Bernard Parish before you begin tearing down those uninhabitable buildings!
Thank you!
Jodi Witte Veterinary Technician/Logistics Officer VMAT-1, Veterinary Medical Assistance Team FEMA Response Branch US Department of Homeland Security
KATRINA RELIEF- St. Bernard: Everything must go
Published October 27, 2005, in issue 0443 of the Hook
BY PETER DRENAN Peter_Drenan @ Yahoo.Com
Normally a Charlottesville-based home inspector, Peter Drenan is on special assignment as a FEMA leader and a Hook stringer. This is the first in a series of dispatches from the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast.
ST. BERNARD PARISH, LA-- It's been two months since Katrina hit. I've been down here for about two weeks now-- the first was up in headquarters in Baton Rouge to get the overview, the personnel issues, the scope of the problem, and the efforts that were already under way. The last week I moved down to New Orleans to get the same view at a more regional level.
I'm in charge of all debris operations in the four parishes (counties) in the southeast corner of the state, including New Orleans. I'm also heading up a statewide effort to oversee all building demolitions. It's daunting. More than daunting.
The scope of the demolitions is inconceivable, even to me. Even if you get your mind around the scale of the operation, you tend to lose sight of the impact our actions have on the people. Each has a story that breaks your heart. It's so hard to hear them, day in and out.
Yesterday was the absolute worst of it.
St. Bernard Parish borders New Orleans' Ninth Ward that has been so much in the news. Unfortunately, it's at an even lower elevation that the Ninth Ward, so they were hit first by the storm surge and then the flooding.
There are about 26,000 buildings in the parish-- private, commercial, and public. We estimate that over 18,000 of them need to be demolished because they're uninhabitable. All that's here are people living in tent cities. There are absolutely no businesses functioning. None. There's no revenue stream coming into the parish. No tax base. And in the last 45 days, only one percent of the debris has been removed.
"Debris" in this case includes trees and limbs. It also includes pieces of buildings , cars, boats, and airplanes. Unfortunately, it also includes rotted food products, animal carcasses, and-- sadly-- human remains.
Cemeteries here are above ground, and coffins have been shuffled like cards. The worst of it is that bodies of people who were alive during the storm are still being discovered because we're going into areas that have so far been unreachable.
People in St. Bernard Parish have lost everything, and there's no sense that they will recover. Most didn't have insurance. There is virtually no incentive to return here because it will be years before this is a viable community. And there is so much sadness that people get choked up just looking at their former homes. They are leaving the parish in droves, making the economic outlook even worse.
Very disheartening. Very tragic.
The Parish president and council asked us yesterday to put together a monumental plan for basically the complete demolition of their parish buildings. They want a massive lightning strike to clear the table-- then, maybe, their folks will see a ray of hope.
There were tears in their eyes as they asked. It reminded me of those stories in Vietnam where a platoon was being overrun. They would call a bombing mission on themselves as their only, last recourse. They knew they might not survive, but it was their only option.
Jane Garrsion: Some amazing rescues in the past 2 days
From: Jane Garrison mailto:JaneGarrison@comcast-dot-net Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:49:33 -0400 Subject: Some amazing rescues in the past 2 days
Update Jane Garrison 10/27/05
These rescues inspire us and are the reason we do what we do:
1. We received a call from a construction worker on Tuesday afternoon that they found a cat alive in a house they just opened to do construction. We quickly sent a rescuer to the house and found a sweet cat in critical care. Silver was laying in her own urine too weak to even stand. Although she had a collar on with her guardians phone number (they were not living back at the destroyed house yet) the phone was not working. I tracked down the guardian by calling the construction company. He was shocked to say the least. They thought the cat must have escaped yet she was trapped inside the house for the past two months. He told me they had left enough food for about a week and a big bowl of water but that was on the 1st floor that ended up completely under water. Again we ask...how did she survive? AN incredible will to live. Silver is still in the hospital hoping to recover...
2. We received a call from a neighbor about a dog who had been left in an apartment. The neighbor had returned to the apartment building 3 times in the past 2 months and left a small bowl of food each time. She said that no one in the building is coming back and this was the last day she would be there When we went to get the dog we found a terrified, skinny, dehydrated Chihuahua hiding under the covers.
3. While rescuing the above dog our rescuers started hearing a meow. They could not find where it was coming from until they pulled down the attic stairs and found a starving tabby cat up there.
5. Just 1 hour a ago we received a call from a worker that a cat was meowing from an attic. When our rescuer quickly got to the house she could not see where the cat was. The owners of the house had retuned today and said they heard meowing but did not think it was their cat and they could not find the cat. Our amazing rescuer pulled up the floor in the attic and found Tiger wedged between the insulation and the wood. Tiger is on the way to the animal hospital as I write this update.
6. It is always nice to rescue an animal and reunite them with their guardian. Yesterday we trapped a cat who was extremely thin and dehydrated (this was in a part of New Orleans that is completely devastated and will be bulldozed). The cat was as sweet as could be so we just knew that she had been loved. I looked in our data base to see if anyone on that street had reported a cat trapped or missing. When I called the person who lived close to where we trapped the cat, I was informed that those people had found their cats but the 84 year old woman who lived next door was so sick about losing her cat that she is now in ICU in Baton Rouge. When I asked her to describe her cat I quickly said "we got her!". The neighbor was so excited and immediately called the elderly woman to give her the great news!
Pet preparedness during Wilma in Florida
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:22:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Emma mailto:epeel2004@yahoo-dot-com Just an FYI for pet preparedness during Wilma in Florida
Unlike the evacuees in New Orleans and Louisiana, residents in the Florida Keys were allowed to take caged pets with current vaccination records on buses. In addition, more than ten pet-friendly shelters (along with many other veterinary offices and hotels) were available to pet owners in southern Florida counties. These include two counties that have never had a pet-friendly shelter, Miami-Dade and Lee counties, both coastal counties vulnerable to Wilma's path.
Florida Resources: (no links received - ed.)
- Pet-Friendly Hotels and Shelters
- Florida Emergency Management
What's more, Florida Governor Jeb Bush had announced in several press conferences last week that pet shelters would be available to evacuees. Gubernatorial spokesperson, Denna Reppen, told the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel that, "The state has been working closely with the counties to establish more pet-friendly shelters, recognizing that this is an issue for pet owners."
Bahamas animals devastated by Hurricane Wilma - Please help!
- This alert has appeals for funding. See Warnings if you have doubts.
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:33:14 -0400 From: "Jodi Witte" mailto:jwitte@animalhelp-dot-com Bahamas animals devastated by Hurricane Wilma - Please help!
Please cross post or forward to friends!! The situation is URGENT and any help you can provide is very much appreciated!
Situation: Hurricane Wilma came ashore on the island of Grand Bahama on Monday as a Category 3 hurricane during high tide. The island was devastated, most of the homes in West End are gone. The animal shelter sustained damage but is still standing. Grand Bahama is home to 50,000 people with a very large homeless pet population. During last year's hurricanes Grand Bahama was hit by both Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne. Because of the damage, there was no food supplies for the animals and pet owners were literally throwing their pets out in the street because they couldn't feed them, they couldn't even feed themselves. This hurricane - Hurricane Wilma - has done more damage and the situation is even more dire then last year!
AnimalHelp.Com was able to quickly gather food and supplies and deliver it to the Humane Society of Grand Bahama last year for the hundreds and hundreds of animals they were rescuing from the streets, and also to be handed out to pet owners so they could keep their pets and be able to feed them. We are now on a mission to do the same this year. The island of Grand Bahama is receiving no help from any other animal organization and it is desperate that we get them some assistance!!! AnimalHelp.Com is working directly with The Humane Society of Grand Bahama's 501(c)3 organization BARC and all donations will be tax deductible and a receipt will be mailed to each donor.
Several of you have asked how you can donate. We will be collecting dog and cat food locally, but for those of you outside our area we have several options for you to help.
You can make a donation online through the Humane Society's Bahama Animal Rescue Committee - Kohn Foundation. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr This is a 501c3 based in the US. All funds will be used for the Humane Society of Grand Bahama and the rescue and recovery of the animals in the Bahamas. For more information on BARC, please visit the Humane Society of Grand Bahamas petfinder site at http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/gbhs.html (where you can also make a paypal donation through the same links on this site) and the BARC site at http://www.thekohnfoundation.org/barc.htm . AnimalHelp.Com will be working with BARC to purchase needed supplies from the donations received and will move those supplies onto the island by cargo plane. These funds will also be used to make repairs on the shelter building and the fences that were caused by the hurricane.
Purchase Petsmart gift card at your local store or online at PetSmart.com [1] (http://www.petsmart.com/global/splash.jsp?ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023687&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302023687&CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673350183&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441781811&bmUID=1130419153216) and send them directly to AnimalHelp.Com at the address below. We will use these gift cards to purchase food, supplies and litter and will deliver them to Grand Bahama by cargo plane. Receipts for gift cards will be mailed to you from BARC/Kohn Foundation and the amount will be tax deductible.
Purchase Walmart gift cards at your local store or online at [2] (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product_listing.gsp?cat=130663) and send them directly to AnimalHelp.Com at the address below. We will use these gift cards to purchase water, bleach, food and water bowls, crates, paper towels, leashes, collars, shampoos and will deliver them to Grand Bahama by cargo plane. Receipts for gift cards will be mailed to you from BARC/Kohn Foundation and the amount will be tax deductible.
Purchase supplies online from PetCo http://www.petco.com/ where they offer free shipping on all orders over $50 - but DO NOT purchase dog or cat food as this does not qualify for free shipping and because of weight is too expensive to ship. (See list of needed items below) Have supplies sent directly to AnimalHelp.Com at the address below. Please tell PetCo when you order that these supplies are for Bahamas animal hurricane relief and ask them to rush shipping. PetCo has donated funds to BARC for the building of a new shelter for Humane Society of Grand Bahama so they know and support our efforts down there) All supplies received will be delivered to Grand Bahama by cargo plane. Receipts for supply purchases will be mailed to you from BARC/Kohn Foundation and the amount will be tax deductible.
NEEDED ITEMS:
- Light weight items can be gathered and mailed directly to AnimalHelp.Com at the address below. But please do not waste money shipping heavy items that can be purchased by gift card.
Dog/Puppy Foods Cat/Kitten Foods Cat Litter Litter Boxes Crates, all sizes (very important) Bleach Paper towels Leashes Collars, all sizes Pet Shampoos Flea and Tick Products (Advantix, Frontline, Capstar) - very bad tick problem down there!!! Dog and Cat food/water bowls Dawn dish detergent Spray bottles and cleaning supplies Pet toys for puppies and kitties Fly spray, fly glue strips and ointments - (VERY bad fly problem after hurricanes there too)
I know everyone has already given so much for the animals affected in the gulf but I am making a personal plea for these animals of the Bahamas that have no one to help them but us. The only organization there is the Humane Society of Grand Bahama and they desperately need this help!!! Just sending a $10 gift card will purchase a 20lb bag of food that can be handed out to a pet owner and make the difference whether that animal becomes homeless or can stay with it's family. Or a $10 gift card can buy several cases of bleach which will be used to clean the shelter and crates and will make all the difference in keeping disease from spreading.
Please send all supplies, gift cards and donations as quickly as possible. The situation worsens each day and we need to get this help there ASAP!!!! The animals are being rescued now and desperately need the food and supplies! All donations are going through the Kohn Foundation/BARC and are tax deductible. All donations received by AnimalHelp.Com will be delivered to the Humane Society of Grand Bahama and will be used for rescue and recovery of the animals affected by Hurricane Wilma. All updates will be posted on the AnimalHelp.Com website at http://www.animalhelp.com/
Thank you so much!
Jodi Witte AnimalHelp.Com http://www.animalhelp.com/ mailto:jwitte@animalhelp-dot-com (843)683-5995 AnimalHelp.Com 11 Indian Trail Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Winn Dixie Needs Help Now - Please!!
Crosspost: http://neworleans.craigslist.org/pet/106986179.html
Winn Dixie Needs Help Now - Please!! Reply to: mailto:anon-106986179@craigslist-dot-org Date: 2005-10-27, 9:54AM CDT
Winn Dixie is desperate for help!! There is 1 volunteer for all of the dogs! The pup tents they had up were all blown down by Wilma and the dogs' crates are full of feces and urine. If anyone is down there, just go there to help care for the pets. 10/27/05 8:56 ET
Miami Animal Services Situation is Urgent
From: mailto:chihuahuachic@bellsouth-dot-net (@bellsouth.net) Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:37 PM Subject: URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT * URGENT
PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL YOUR CONTACTS!!!!!
Miami Animal Services has been without power and few adoptions and rescues coming due to hurricane Wilma. Please take a look at some of these and send someone if possible to rescue them. The ones pictured below are in the Sick Ward but there are many pure/small/extra large--> a Great Dane, sweet purebred boxers, quite a few chihuahuas, fox terriers, German Shepherds, etc that REALLY NEED YOUR HELP!!!!! Please contact me if you need any information. I just got word that WE NOW HAVE POWER AT THE SHELTER!!!!! So we will be open for adoptions tomorrow!!
Aileen Sanchez Community Outreach Coordinator Miami Dade County Animal Services 7401 NW 74 Street Miami, FL Cell: 786 -210 -9072 Work: 305 -805 -1778 Email: mailto:asanche@miamidade-dot-gov (@miamidade.gov) http://www.miamidade.gov/animals/home.asp
POMERANIAN #830482 FEMALE - OWNER SURRENDER ON 10/22 KENNEL COUGH
COCKER SPANIEL GOLD #759783 FEMALE - IN DATE: 10/8 (WAY PAST DUE!!!!) LOCATION: WW35 SUPER SWEET AND REALLY BEGGING FOR HELP!!
SMALL TERRIER MIX #828683 MALE - IN DATE: 10/14, OUT: 10/19 LOCATION: WEST WING HALLWAY ON EUTHANASIA LIST!!!
PURE BRED GREAT DANE #830583 LOCATION: WEST WING #1 NOT PICTURED
BOXER (SEVERAL PUREBREDS - SWEET!!!) LOCATION: WEST WING
RAT TERRIER #830585 MALE WEST WING 41
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