Animal Rescue Alerts 09-24-2005
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Saturday September 24, 2005
Houston, TX/Spindletop Rescue nds fans/18 wheeler! 22:52
From: Buckleybowwow @ aol.com Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:52 PM Houston, TX/Spindletop Rescue nds fans/18 wheeler!
Crossposting Requested
To anyone in or near Houston, TX and to tractor trailer people
contact tel. nos: Leah: 713-614-2410 friend: 713-397-3937 mom: 713-907-8848
2 URGENT needs:
1) Leah at Spindletop Rescue in Houston, TX is housing 150 dogs in a small warehouse complex about 8 miles from her kennel for safety sake. (55 of these dogs are Katrina survivors!)
They have no Air Conditioning...and need fans desperately because the temperature will be 101 tomorrow....many of the dogs may die of heat exhaustion!
Anyone who can lend them fans please bring them over to the warehouse ASAP!! They will need the fans for an extended length of time even when they return to their home kennel! Directions to the kennel will follow after the next request!
2) Spindletop is also requesting that someone with an 18 wheeler tractor trailer volunteer to come to the warehouse to move the dogs back to the kennel when it is safe! It will take about 2 hours of your time!!
Directions to the Warehouse:
it is due East on Hempstead Highway.. after the intersection of 43 the address is 4114 Way Out West Drive Houston, TX 77092
It is in a small complex...you will see on the right a row of small offices that are peach colored one story with green doors...in the middle of this row you will see a wrought iron gate..pull up to the gate and honk your horn and someone will come open it.
thank you, peggy
Reuniting Pets and Their Owners 15:53 -0700
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 15:53:09 -0700 (PDT) From: "karenp.nyc" mailto:tikkalalee@yahoo-dot-com Reuniting Pets and Their Owners
Ignore any statement issued by the ASPCA, they are NYC only organization. they have no information nationally. ASPCA has a propaganda machine, and they have been doing it for many years, generations. Only donate to hands on organization, not the ASPCA.
maitlo:BonnieBar@aol-dot-com wrote:
I sincerely disagree with your comments about animals removed without paperwork being stolen.
Rescues came from the entire nation to help save lives. Many will and ARE DYING at the "back of the bus" in LA at many shelters. Certainly their owners want them safe. Shame on a system that allows it. It is just not possible with the volume of life waiting to do it all. I have yet to hear of a rescue that is interested it hoarding animals. Why would anyone travel across country and take their work time and money to do it and not chip, pic and post to petfinder.com. You may have a rare exception, but frankly much less (if at all) likely than the deaths occuring in the waiting line.
Now if you can reword your post accurately, and without comment, I would be most happy to crosspost it nation wide so that rescues are constantly reminded of the accurate methods.
You should be thanking them for saving lives... instead of behaving with the same mistakes as many of the political systems caring for human and animal life.
BonnieB
In a message dated 9/24/2005 11:13:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mailto:cajunbiker@earthlink-dot-net writes:
I want to share information I got today directly from the ASPCA, regarding the 30-day hold that the state has put on any animals who are in foster care from Hurricane Katrina. I am, as many many people are, very concerned that this will not give people enough time to locate their pets, as they are being transported to non-emergency shelters out of state and with rescues for fostering. My ASPCA contact stated that almost all of the rescue organizations "are voluntarily extending that time period to 90 days and some to 6 months or more" She stressed that it is absolutely vital that any rescue organization taking animals must make sure these animals have been micro-chipped and photographed (and of course vetted) before transferring them. All of the legitimate and upstanding emergency shelters in the state (like the different parish shelters) are providing these services and there is a "paper trail" for owners to find the animal.
She also stated that there have been groups that took animals on their own outside the logistics of Lamar Dixon (and the tracking system) and they have transported those animals out of state without documenting them in, decontaminating them, photographing them or micro-chipping them. Those are the truly tragic situations because they have virtually stolen those animals. There is little hope for those owners to ever find their pets. Please do whatever YOU can (speaking to rescuers, emailers, shelters) to make sure that any animals being transported out of the state has been micro chipped and documented. The system is up and running. But remember: there are thousands of animals - it's a huge undertaking.
Peace, Patty Meehan Lafayette Animal Aid (337) 344-2829
Water has high lead, toxins levels 22:59
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:59:04 -0000 From: "jano_mit" mailto:jano_mit@yahoo-dot-com Water has high lead, toxins levels
Yes they can drink the water. But right now the water is stated to have very high lead levels, (as well as other toxins) which can cause serious health problems, and in fact, kill. Affects brain, liver, etc. Also can make animal MORE AGGRESSIVE, which might account for some of the behavior of animals in New Orleans. I believe there are detox treatments available, but doubtful whether these animals will get it.
"Signs of lead poisoning in dogs include behavior changes (lethargy, aggression, constant snapping, seizures, hysteria, hiding in dark areas, and depression), frothing at the mouth, anorexia (lack of appetite), weight loss, vomiting, and diarrhea. Signs in cats include anorexia (loss of appetite), vomiting, diarrhea, and seizures. The toxic dose of lead in pets is 10 to 15 mg/kg when given as a single dose. However, signs of poisoning can occur from low-level chronic poisoning (5 mg/kg body weight per day)."
IBERIA HUMANE SOCIETY NEEDS HELP 20:26 -0300
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:26:05 -0300 From: angelamacdonald mailto:angelamacdonald@eastlink-dot-ca Need Volunteers Desperately!! Xpost from NOLA.com IBERIA HUMANE SOCIETY NEEDS HELP 9/24/05 18:40 ET
Just got off the phone with Marilyn White, Dr. Eric White's wife. Dr. White (DVM) has been on the ground hard since Katrina. They were one of the 1st teams into St. Bernard's Parish, and have been rescuing dogs/pets since then. See more info at: http://www.iberiahumane.com/ Now...Dr. White needs a group to GET TO NEW IBERIA to the Iberia Humane Society. 1314 Troy Rd New Iberia, LA 70563. They are holding appx 60 dogs, somewhere between 15-20 cats. These are all shelter animals, and can be placed. They are not in current danger, not flooding and shelter has not sustained damage.
They will DESPERATELY need the room for the incoming from west of them. They are really looking for someone to be there tomorrow afternoon or Monday AM if possible...Dr. White also has dogs at his vet office, and they are currently fine for the moment.
Ideally, an off-site humane group with ability to transport 60+ dogs and 20 ish cats, or a combination of groups that can put something together quickly would be perfect.
Dr White's wife tells me that the destruction in the area is like you wouldn't believe and she's lived there all her life. Still trying to find people, phones, electric out in most places, etc. Lake Charles, south Iberia parish, etc is under water, and they are not allowing rescue efforts right now, as water is still rising. Oregon National Guard is in Lake Charles area.
UPDATE: Just talked to Marilyn again. Help URGENTLY needed in the region. They are on a ridge, so are safe, but lower Iberia Parish and points west is BAD and getting worse.
They are setting up in the Lowe's parking lot in New Iberia. 2816 HIGHWAY 14 NEW IBERIA, LA 70560 They need all the standard stuff: food, water, gloves, boots, supplies, IV's, etc. They are requesting 2 large shipping containers to use as a command center in the Lowe's lot (like semi truck drop boxes.)
So far, in the area, they have not seen any other humane groups, just one individual rescuer from So. Florida. She said that Eric believes this is going to turn into as bad as St. Bernard's parish situation, and they want to get started ASAP.
Not trying to take away from the ongoing effort to continue to help the Katrina pets, but this area of LA looks to be hit hard and will need help, too. PS. This is not the same Eric as Ericsdogblog...this is Dr. Eric White. I fear it may get confusing, so I'm referring to this situation as Iberia Humane
Response from HSUS after much bashing 19:02 -0300
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:02:45 -0300 From: angelamacdonald mailto:angelamacdonald@eastlink-dot-ca Response from HSUS after much bashing
Readers on Yahoo Katrina Pets Forum: With all the recent bashing of the HSUS on vrs. groups, this is a reply I rec'd from a person at the HSUS after I forwarded one post to their President, Mr. Wayne Pacelle. It's long, however, near the bottom when the Member says, "everyone walks away with a different story" hits home. Two sides to every coin. I just thought some of you may want to read the response since I've been reading too HSUS bashings all day. Thank you.
From a response I posted on this some days ago:
I'm going to go a little further and address some of the points raised here quickly. I wouldn't have bothered but for the sheer affront of Joe's implication that because he knows them he can vouch for their veracity. Veracity needs to be established through other means. The bar has been set too low in this case.
Very few actual HSUS staff are there in Hattiesburg. We give out shirts according to when we get them in, so the blue or the gold don't mean much anymore. The misting tents are for anyone. They are set up outside and how we would keep anyone out of them is a mystery. They are there for the volunteers who we are trying to take care of as much as possible.
Security was a concern at one time because all these guys doing tree work were mixed into our compound. Then the dogfighters came out looking at dogs. Now, the tree guys have been moved out of our area and we have MP's all over the place with guns. They have guards in each of the barns and restricting traffic in the compound. No one gets in without HSUS credentials or a pass to look for their pets. We have had no one assaulted.
The claim about not letting individual volunteers or groups take animals is to some degree correct. We were trying to microchip and photo each animal and having to stop everything to process one foster was just too much. We don't have the ability to check on each person, that is why we are going with moving bulk numbers of animals out. These are not animals up for adoption, they are lost and we hope to find their owners. Letting people take them to VA and give them to other people isn't going to work. I know it has caused upset in some circles, but it just turned into a nightmare to do individual fostering.
Overall, it is hot there and we are moving animals out that cannot deal with the stress and heat. Some have gone to local vets, others are being moved to shelters that we know will bring them back when we find their owner (if we do). That is our focus. Animals are not dying there. It may not be ideal conditions, but on a temporary basis it must suffice.
One returned staff member just commented to me, "There are plenty of other lies and exaggerations in her e-mail that I don't have time to go into now. Overall, I am stunned of the ability of people to lie so outrageously."
It's a very sad moment for me to see this kind of cannibalism in the animal movement.
Let me know where else you intend to post this slop, Joe, so I can arrange to post to those lists too, when the real work of helping animals ends tonight at about 11 p.m.
this is from Gonzales, but it makes some points that you ought to consider as you develop your judgments and pass along the slings and arrows.
1. The shelter at Gonzales is not run by HSUS. The ASPCA, LA SPCA, and HSUS have taken organizational roles but no one group has the authority to call the shots, and everyone is at the mercy of decisions made by the state, the state vet, FEMA, public health officials, and other agencies/departments.
2. On two out of the four days I was there, huge boxes of blue HSUS shirts were delivered, and dozens and dozens of volunteers took them. I even saw people walking away with arms full of shirts. So, simply because someone was wearing an HSUS shirt does NOT mean s/he was affiliated with us. In fact, the vast majority of people I saw in blue HSUS shirts were unknown to me. (The yellow shirts weren't there when I was at Gonzales.)
3. While I was there, working in the barns, I was given instructions on animal care from people I did not know but were appointed as the "managers" of particular aspects of the makeshift facility. That is, on the days I worked in the Gonzales barns, the people giving instructions were not HSUS staff.
4. Nearly every group there--HSUS, ASPCA, IFAW, etc.--had huge banners hanging on vehicles, tents, and other structures.
5. If any of us heard about a shelter that adopted or fostered animals to people who did not have background checks and/or home visits, we would be livid. Simply because someone was volunteering for an hour or a week at Gonzales does not mean that s/he isn't a collector or a backyard breeder. The emergency situation in Louisiana makes it very easy for people in either category to want to rush in and grab animals--there are so many in need and, unfortunately, most of the males I saw were unneutered.
6. For the first week or two after Katrina hit, the state did NOT allow any animals to be moved across Louisiana's border. After that was partially lifted, there were guidelines set and rules to be followed. Again, simply because someone was able to take 1 or 100 animals doesn't mean anyone--including HSUS--had the authority to allow those animals to leave the facility.
7. Given the number of animals at the facility, the amount of work necessary simply in the sheltering component (and not including administration, logistics, and constant negotiations with "authorities" as well as the complex's owner), and the limited number of staff and volunteers, it's utterly unfair to say that anyone "did not care if the dogs were walked only once per day." I don't know a single person there--HSUS or not--who didn't wish that every single animal was out of crates completely. The painful reality is simply that that is impossible.
8. Yes, some dogs were in crates that were too small for them. As soon as larger crates were delivered--every day, mind you--they were moved as quickly as possible out of the smaller ones. On a daily basis, hundreds of animals arrived at Gonzales and supplies came in as fast as they could be delivered. If 50 large dogs came to intake at the same time, there was a good chance that there weren't 50 extra-large crates in which to immediately house them. I honestly think people were doing the best they could in extraordinarily horrible circumstances. Could everyone have done better? Absolutely. But, I think that can be said about anything and everything but some leeway should be afforded in a disaster situation.
9. It's not easy to tell by simply looking at a female whether she's been spayed, but I agree that many of the males were unneutered. Given the emergency, I don't think it's realistic to expect dogs to be sterilized at Gonzales.
There's much more I could say, but you get the idea.
I also volunteered at Hattiesburg, MS from 9/14 to 9/20. How ironic is it that one of our team member's was named Terri, who fell in love with a blind Saint mix. She also had terrible trouble with blisters on her feet and had trouble walking. Terri told me about the dog and yes she fell in love with it but she don't put in an application to foster the dog. With 3 people, we did not have room in our pickup to bring her home.
I have to correct the original writer about the misting tents. The first tent was put up next to the horse barn, where most of our team members worked, after nearly all of us ended up in the medic tent on IV fluids. We were working so hard on caring for the animals that we neglected to properly hydrate ourselves. The next morning, they had a cooler filled with bottled water delivered to our barn and by that afternoon the mist tent was in place.
In regards to the blue shirts being HSUS staff members and yellow being volunteers, this is also uncorrect since I have one of each. They ran out of yellow shirts. Because we were staying a week, we went back to the volunteer sign-in table and ask for a 2nd shirt, they gave us blue shirts. In fact, the blue shirts standing under the misting tent was most likely the horse barn crew. We were up at 4:30 a.m. to get the horses taken care of early then took it easy during the heat of the day to prevent another visit to the medic tent.
ALL of the barn leaders were VOLUNTEERS with animal sheltering experience not HSUS staff. How do I know? Because I asked who they were the first time I was yelled at! Yes, I was yelled at and so was Terri and I would be surprised if there was a single person there who did not get yelled at or yelled at someone else. It was hot, dirty, sad and depressing. We all worked long hours, were tired and cranky. I couldn't sleep at night from worrying about the animals and what needed to be done. Peoples' faces are still etched in my brain. The ones crying when they found their pets and ones crying because they didn't. So, YES, the HSUS would insist that the animals are reunited with their owner instead of releasing them to some rescue who wants to place them in the back of a horse trailer in 100 degree weather! I would hope that they would do everything in their power to get my dogs back to me if I was faced with what these poor people have gone through. I will forever remember the little boy, about the same age as my youngest daughter, who told me how his beloved dog drown in the storm surge. This child will never be reunited with his pet. That little boy's tearful eyes crushed what little I had left in me that day.
There were a lot of changes while I was there. Security increased, tarps hung, fans mounted, buildings hosed down in mid-day heat, dogs walked changed from twice a day to 3 times a day, people came and went and rules changed. I watched dogs leaving with fosters, helped prepare animals for transport, horses went home or were moved to foster farms. I'm sure things were better than the week before I came and they will be better next week than the way we left them.
This is a temporary shelter in a disaster area. All the issues can not be addressed at once. The HSUS does not make the final call, the state veterinarian does. How do I know, because I asked someone other than a volunteer!
Before you pass judgement, go down and donate your time. Spend a week, with an OPEN mind and check your preconceived notions at the gate. There are people from all walks of the animal world, with different levels of education and understanding. Everyone will walk away with a different story. The HSUS didn't create this red tape we keep hearing about. It's the government. These are the people we need to be talking to about changing the way disasters are handled.
In fact, how many of you have contacted your local emergency management director to find out what will happen to your pets if a disaster occurs? Your state emergency management office? This is were you start, I already have! I will include my name and feel free to contact me.
Beckey Reiter Burlington, KY mailto:breiter@boonecountyky-dot-org
Want to help pets and other animals hurt by Hurricane Katrina? Please donate to our Disaster Rescue Teams today. Go to https://secure.hsus.org/01/disaster_relief_fund_2005.
Houston, TX/Spindletop Rescue nds fans/18 wheeler! 22:52
From: Buckleybowwow @ aol.com Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:52 PM Houston, TX/Spindletop Rescue nds fans/18 wheeler!
Crossposting Requested
To anyone in or near Houston, TX and to tractor trailer people
contact tel. nos: Leah: 713-614-2410 friend: 713-397-3937 mom: 713-907-8848
2 URGENT needs:
1) Leah at Spindletop Rescue in Houston, TX is housing 150 dogs in a small warehouse complex about 8 miles from her kennel for safety sake. (55 of these dogs are Katrina survivors!)
They have no Air Conditioning...and need fans desperately because the temperature will be 101 tomorrow....many of the dogs may die of heat exhaustion!
Anyone who can lend them fans please bring them over to the warehouse ASAP!! They will need the fans for an extended length of time even when they return to their home kennel! Directions to the kennel will follow after the next request!
2) Spindletop is also requesting that someone with an 18 wheeler tractor trailer volunteer to come to the warehouse to move the dogs back to the kennel when it is safe! It will take about 2 hours of your time!!
Directions to the Warehouse:
it is due East on Hempstead Highway.. after the intersection of 43 the address is 4114 Way Out West Drive Houston, TX 77092
It is in a small complex...you will see on the right a row of small offices that are peach colored one story with green doors...in the middle of this row you will see a wrought iron gate..pull up to the gate and honk your horn and someone will come open it.
thank you, peggy
Just Returned from Lamar Dixon 23:56 -0400
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 23:56:30 -0400 From: "Jean at Puppymillrescue" mailto:embereab@comcast-dot-net Just Returned from Lamar Dixon Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 6:02 PM Subject: Just Returned from Lamar Dixon
Hi Robin
Sorry I was not able to call you from Lamar Dixon. Things were so bad, there was not a moment of free time to contact anyone. I worked between 19 and 21 hours each day. The animals are in such horrible condition, mainly suffering from malnutrition, chemical burns and just plain stress related problems. It is heart wrenching and frustrating to see so many animals in such bad condition. The volunteers are all working so hard.. But it took a serious toll on us all emotionally. It took me approx. 13 hrs to drive home and I cried about 12 of those hours. Very hard to have animals dying in your arms, and not be affected. I do not know of any volunteers who did not break down, at least once a day I cared for all the exotics: birds, reptiles, snakes, chickens, ducks, geese, fish, etc. At one point I had 170 animals in 5 horse stalls. There is just not enough volunteer hands to go around.
I truly believe that all the bureaucratic b.s. by the HSUS and ASPCA is really adding to the problems. These leaders spent all their time in air conditioned RV's and spent their evenings drinking and partying. I had a small bird that I was trying to save and needed some water heated for hand feeding formula. I went to the HSUS RV and asked if they would nuke the water for me and I was turned away. Go Figure. I believe the American people would be sickened by the way these "leaders" are spending the millions in donations. I have only been home around 15 hours. and I want to go back. It is hard to explain. I never met one volunteer who was recruited, Every one just showed up.. Just like me. So if people are waiting to be recruited.. Reconsider .. Just show up. They need everyone they can get. As soon as I get some medical treatment on an infection in my foot. I am going back. If you have any questions. please just ask. and I will try to answer.
Nancy Jacksonville Florida via Jean Jones maitlo:embereab@comcast-dot-net NEWSGROUP (almost realtime Katrina pet news) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Katrina-Pet-Rescue-info/ To post or look for Katrina pets; DAILY UPDATES ON NEEDS: http://www.katrinafoundpets.com/index.htm http://katrina.petfinder.com/
From: "Jean at Puppymillrescue" mailto:embereab@comcast-dot-net Subject: Just Returned from Lamar Dixon Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:45 PM Subject: RE: Just Returned from Lamar Dixon
Robin
I so understand!
I know that I might need counseling from my experiences. I imagine that it is some sort of Post Traumatic thing. I have been talking with others that have returned from Lamar Dixon.. and it truly helps. We are all going though it. It is one of those things that is so hard to explain or even talk about with people who have not been involved in some way. They brought in counselors the last day I was there.. but I didn't have the "time" to go and talk. No big surprise there. I can't believe that they waited over 3 weeks to get help for the volunteers. It's not just a "girl" thing either. I had big men break down and cry in front of me, many times while I was there. One of the girls I met (from Vermont) Donna Thomas, has created a Blog for the volunteers at Lamar Dixon. Please pass the link along to your list. It is a place for all of us to remain connected and try to sort things out in our minds. and to share our experiences. She just got it up tonight. so we need to pass the word. http://lamardixonvolunteers.blogspot.com/
You are more than welcome to pass along anything I send to you (unless I tell you differently) As far as the HSUS. sure pass along the info. I already got in face of the President of the HSUS, right before I left Larmar Dixon. I told him to remember my face and my name because he would see it again. I don't want to disappoint him!!!!
Someone is sponsoring me with a cargo van and gas to return. I can't explain it. I have to go back. I am having a hard time in the "real world". Wish someone could explain it to me. It is all too mind boggling at this point. People need to know. Once they go. Their lives will forever be changed.
One of my new and now dearest friends, from Gainesville Florida arranged and took about 100 animals back to Gainesville. One a positive note.. she took two pregnant dogs. Within an hour of getting them situated one of the dogs gave birth to 8 healthy puppys. I cried when I heard the news. While I was there a cat gave birth to 3 live kitties. they were all beautiful. It gave me hope.
I cared for all the Exotics while I was there. I am attaching a photo of someone I brought home. "Champ" was brought in by one of the rescuers. She was found in a flooded house with dead dogs all around, and in an aquarium with 12 dead brothers and sisters. She was emaciated and covered with maggots and flys.. barely clinging to life. She was brought back and given sub-Q fluids and placed in my care. She became a symbol of survival in the camp. Want you to know I left Lamar Dixon filthy in the middle of the night. drove to Jacksonville and before I even got to the house stopped and bought her the best cage set up I could find. She is so comforting to me. I just needed to take home something alive.
Nancy
New Hotline number for Rita pets! 15:47 -0700
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 15:47:56 -0700 From: "Pam Norman" mailto:pam_norman@charter-dot-net New Hotline number for Rita pets!
Just talked to Best Friends & there's a hotline number now set up for Rita animal vicitms.
Call 713 802 0555
This is apparently the Houston SPCA & according to the person I talked to, they have "a lot of resources."
Pam
Mass Natl Guard doing pet rescue in NO 15:49
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 15:49:04 -0000 From: "becknforan" mailto:becknforan@yahoo-dot-com Mass Natl Guard doing pet rescue in NO
Just saw piece on NECN, local all-news channel in New England (ch 11) about Mass National Guard in NO deciding on their own to rescue pets, set up "Bulldog Dogpound" a temp shelter to care for them before transferring to the main shelter operation . . . Anyone know more? This was the first I heard of this
Barn Safety and Evacuation Plan 13:44
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:44:21 -0000 From: "goatladys_goats" mailto:goatlady@jcn1-dot-com Barn Safety and Evacuation Plan
To help rescue operations dealing with livestock:
- Develop a Barn Safety and Evacuation Plan Your evacuation plan should outline each type of disaster and determine specific scenarios best suited for each situation. It should include a list of resources such as trucks, trailers, pasture and/or feed which might be needed in an evacuation as well as a designated person who will unlock gates and doors and make your facility easily accessible to emergency personnel.
- a.. Post your plan in a clearly visible place.
- b.. Make sure that everyone who lives, works or boards at your barn is familiar with the plan.
- c.. Get to know your neighbors and their animals.
- d.. Select a Neighborhood Coordinator who is familiar with your evacuation plan and will be ready to assist should a disaster occur when you are not at home.
- e.. Learn to handle your neighbors' animals and identify those which have special handling needs (i.e. stallions).
- f.. Post an updated phone list (home and office) of all neighbors and anyone who boards at your facility.
- Food and Water Requirements: Water is ALWAYS given free choice to all animals. Animals (except birds), like people, can go extended periods of time without food, but can only last a couple of days at the most without water. The values, below, are approximate per adult animal per day and may vary greatly with temperature, workload, stress and disease. Sources of feed should be identified before a disaster. In general most herbivorous animals are going to eat approximately 1-2% of their body weight in some form of "roughage." Roughage is hay or hay-like products (pellets, cubes, hay, etc.) In an emergency grain products ("concentrates") need not be given.
- Disaster Food Schedule
- SPECIES | WATER (Summer/Winter) | FOOD (Type) | FEED (Quantity) | FEED (Frequency)
- Beef Cattle | 5-15 Gallons | alfalfa &/or oat | 15-30 lbs | Daily
- Dairy Cattle | 5-30 Gallons | alfalfa 15-40 lbs | Daily
- Horses | 5-15 Gallons | alfalfa &/or oat | 8-15 lbs | 2x Daily
- Pigs | 1-2 Gallons | pig pellets/mixed grains 1-7 lbs (depending on weight of pig) | once or twice daily
- Llamas | 2-5 Gallons | alfalfa &/or oat hay | 2-4 lbs | 2x Daily
- Sheep | 1-2 Gallons | alfalfa | 2-5lbs | Daily
- Goats | 1-2 Gallons | alfalfa &/or oat hay | 1-5 lbs | Daily
goatlady
Rita-HEADS UP! Texas is the leading state for goat population 13:25
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:25:41 -0000 From: "goatladys_goats" mailto:goatlady@jcn1-dot-com Subject: Rita-HEADS UP!
Please crosspost this to all rescue operation groups!
Please to ALL rescue groups! There are literally hundreds of goat farms in the wake of this storm Rita.. Please have a heads up that rescue groups will need trailers and supplies for goats and other large livestock.. Texas is the leading state for goat population in the US.. in particular angora goats who do not weather storms as well as other goats. PLEASE have a heads up.. and be ready.
I have alot of friends there.. and just my own personal knowledge literally thousands of goat between them.
God Speed
goatlady
VMAT - Why are they not reporting on team activities in Louisiana? 11:28
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:28:39 EDT From: mailto:Bbruce777@aol-dot-com VMAT - Why are they not reporting on team activities in Louisiana?
Copy/pasted from their web site: http://www.vmat.org/
AVMA Veterinary Medical Assistance Team (VMAT) Update
VMAT-1: Louisiana and VMAT-5: Louisiana. I have been asked by the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) not to include VMAT-1 and VMAT-5 activities in this report for the time being. For information please call the NDMS 24-hour line at 800-872-6367 and ask for the ESF #8 Desk.
VMAT-2: Louisiana - VMAT-2 has begun to mobilize to help the efforts in LA. Three team members are flying into Baton Rouge on 9/22 to augment the VMAT-1 efforts, with two additional VMAT-2 members to arrive on Sunday. Other team members are packed and ready to deploy to the area of need at any time.
Now, my question is....why are they NOT making their report public?
Billie Sue
Owners leaving their pets behind - it's just NOT RIGHT! 06:21
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 06:21:52 -0000 From: "tammie1982" mailto:tammie1982@yahoo-dot-com Owners leaving their pets behind - it's just NOT RIGHT!
I have had a lot of emails from people saying, "why would someone not pick up their pet at the kennel?". I cannot answer that, but I guess it's not uncommon......just read this:
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 places that will certainly flood tonight.
Please consider adopting a pet from CAP after Rita has passed. These are such loving animals - I don't know how they could have been left by their owners. See http://www.cap4pets.org/ . They are also looking for volunteers at 9 am and 2 pm the next few days to help walk, fee, water, etc. the animals as the shelter has many of their normal help unable to work because of the storm.
Texas Greyhound Rescue deserve the $100 per animal! 05:17
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 05:17:34 -0000 From: "tammie1982" mailto:tammie1982@yahoo-dot-com Update: Texas Greyhound Rescue deserve the $100 per animal!
I just got off the phone with the Arizona Greyhound Rescue. Please send the money to the Texas Greyhound Rescue. Read below:
UPDATE: The latest news today, is that all the animals from Fabian Kennel are doing well. The cats had a rough time on the trip to Houston, but all of the animals are safe and very well taken care of. A wonderful neighbor of my Cousin's has donated adequate space in which to house the animals in. I have finally found out who REALLY DID rescue the Fabian Kennel animals...........it was Greyhound Rescue. The Arizona Greyhound Rescue, a local Tucson rescue organization saw my post and quickly called on the help of the Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, Inc. located in Addison. They stepped up to the plate and got the job done.
My family and I just don't know how to thank you. What wonderful organizations. Seems these greyhound folks are onto something, because the types of trucks they utilize in their rescue operations are just the ticket when it comes to comfortably transporting lots of animals in a hurry. Again a special thanks to the Arizona and Texas Greyhound Rescue!
Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, Inc. P.O. Box 680 Addison, Texas 75001-0680 Phone: (972) 503-GALT mailto:info@greyhoundadoptiontx-dot-org
Arizona Greyhound Rescue 8987 E. Tanque Verde Rd. PMB 309/153 Tucson, AZ 85749 Phone: (520) 886-7411 http://www.azgreyhoundrescue.org/
New Orleans: 500 volunteers needed 05:07
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 05:07:58 -0000 From: "saskiaachilles" mailto:saskiaachilles@yahoo-dot-com> 500 volunteers needed
Hi folks -- I have been in New Orleans one week rescuing animals. Yesterday my team broke into houses with sledge hammers and crowbars and rescued 12 dogs. they had been living in unspeakable conditions, 21 days locked up in boarded-up mold-ridden houses without food or drinking water in 100 degree heat. Unbelievably they survived. Some of the owners had left a week or so worth of food thinking that they would be returning soon. As we know that did not happen.
We are running out of time. These animals cannot hold out much longer. The organizations below can steer you or someone you know into a volunteer program.
Pasado Safe Haven is a fabulous organization to work with. e-mail them at mailto:mail@pasadosafehaven-dot-org . The founder of Pasado personally rescued over 700 animals. They say they are so desparate for volunteers even their web designer is going down.
Please visit the below sites and steer yourself or your friends into a volunteer position, or donate $$$ if you can.
http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/
http://www.hopalong.org/ ph 510-703-6881
Thanks and keep the faith -- Saskia
emp Foster for Dogs ASAP by RESCUER 21:01
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 00:01:00 -0300 From: angelamacdonald mailto:angelamacdonald@eastlink-dot-ca Temp Foster for Dogs ASAP by RESCUER
Need Temp Foster for 4 Dogs ASAP per Rescuer as of Sat 24/09/2005 11:57PM
PLEASE call: (214) 364-6989!!!!!
XPost from NOLA. Please xpost anywhere u think may help.
As we were leaving the Winn Dixie staging rescue area for evacuation prior to Rita, we picked up 5 more dogs. We must find a foster homes for them now... 2 German Shepards (must stay together - these are the ones that have been in the paper for the last three weeks); Brindle Male Boxer (absolutely wonderful); 2 Mixed - both female (were not found together) Both need lots of TLC - snugglers! If you can help, please call 214-364-6989 and speak to Jessica... We are STUCK in Alexandria with no electricity. We need to move on to Dallas to check in with our employer on Monday. Then we plan to head back to New Orleans to continue rescue efforts. We've tried specific breed rescue groups - no answers! Anyone have a contact in the DFW area that would be willing to foster??? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
ASPCA.org Rescue Diary, Sept 24 and earlier
Afternoon Update September 24
PREPARING FOR RITA
In preparation for Hurricane Rita, animal shelters in Galveston and other parts of southeast Texas have been evacuated. Houston Humane Society has evacuated to Bastrop, TX and Calcasieu Parish Animal Services in Lake Charles has evacuated to Shreveport. Both the Houston SPCA and Harris County Animal Control will ride out the storm. http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_help for helpful links containing information regarding evacuation of people and pets.
ASPCA NATIONAL OUTREACH DISTRIBUTES $3.5 MILLION
To help shelters and animal welfare organizations overwhelmed with an influx of animals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the ASPCA’s National Outreach Department has to date pledged grants and emergency funding totaling more than $3.5 million dollars.
The ASPCA and HSUS have launched a rebuilding fund, with both agencies pledging $2.5 million that will go directly towards rebuilding efforts for the more than 20 shelters that were partially or completely destroyed by Katrina. United Animal Nations has pledged an additional $100,000 to the fund. For more information and a complete list of shelters that have received grants and funding, http://www.aspca.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=23045&security=2620&news_iv_ctrl=-1 .
SEAACA AIRLIFTS PETS TO LAX
Southeast Area Animal Control Authority (SEAACA), a municipal joint-powers agency serving 12 cities in Los Angeles County, has joined the many groups assisting with refuge for lost, homeless and needy Katrina pets. The group airlifted more than 125 animals from the Gulf Coast to Los Angeles earlier this week. SEAACA is now seeking foster homes for these Katrina survivors. Call (562) 803-3301 x223, or visit http://www.seaaca.org/ for more information.
MORE SHELTER KUDOS
About 70 cats were transferred to the Wisconsin Humane Society, one of the few facilities able to take such a large number of cats without displacing any of their own.
Morning Update, September 23
GALVESTON LEADS EFFORTS TO EVACUATE PEOPLE-WITH PETS
In a move applauded by the ASPCA and other animal welfare agencies, Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas encouraged evacuating residents to take their pets with them, even allowing them onto buses if they were secured in crates or carriers. Other cities, including Houston, are following suit. http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_stories to learn more about how lessons learned from Katrina have prompted precautions in Galveston and surrounding areas.
KATRINA TRAVAILS FAR FROM OVER
In Louisiana and Mississippi, animal rescue teams and volunteers serving Katrina victims are far from finished. While Lamar-Dixon was officially put on "stand-down" in preparation for the Gulf coast's second hurricane in a month, an emergency evacuation plan is in place at the center, where 1,400 displaced animals remain. Efforts are concentrated on reducing the pet population by transferring animals to other shelters, although animals in distress are still being admitted. The majority of the animals are being moved into two barns for easy evacuation and relief crews continue to leave food and water in the field.
GRIM STATISTICS
To date, 20 animal shelters in LA and MS were either completely destroyed or sustained serious damage. A dozen shelters still need assistance with animal overflow. For a list of these shelters, http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_stories.
Shelters in/near impacted areas are receiving record numbers of surrenders from displaced families, forcing them to close their doors or euthanize to make space for additional animals. Animal control agencies and shelters around country continue to send experienced teams to help in rescue and relief efforts, leaving local shelters short-staffed. Shelters taking animals into foster care are faced with serious space and financial constraints. The ASPCA, along with HSUS and other agencies, are pledging private money to help care for these animals. The ASPCA is also working with the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA) and more than 50 individual shelters to facilitate transfer of animals out of emergency staging areas to shelters and their foster networks. Expediting these transfers is critical to our capacity to rescue more animals from the field.
ASPCA'S ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
ASPCA is working with HSUS Incident Command and has provided 30 staff for direct assistance on-site and more than 30 others working on coordination, communication and resources. ASPCA has also sponsored more than 50 volunteers thus far to provide direct assistance on-site in areas affected by Katrina.
Morning Update, September 22
ANOTHER FAMILY REUNITED
It was a phone call all too familiar: A sobbing woman describing her cat, left behind when she was forced to evacuate her home in New Orleans. Ledy VanKavage of the APSCA’s national outreach team took down the information: Female. Jackie. 13 years old. Just had surgery. Too weak to travel. First floor of owner’s home flooded. Permission to break in. Ledy relayed the information from the help line to a centralized dispatch for rescue teams on the ground. On September 12, Jackie’s owner, Jenny Smith, went home but was unable to enter her house because of flooding. She was sure Jackie had perished. Fast forward to Friday, September 16, 8:25 p.m. Ledy received the following message on her answering machine, which she is saving “forever:� “Hi Ledy, this is Jenny Smith. You were helping me…get my cat Jackie. I want to thank you for your efforts…She was rescued & I have her here with me. I thought you would be pleased to know that your efforts paid off and I just want you to know that I'm very, very appreciative of all you did to help bring her back to me. Thanks again for your help. God bless.� Ledy thanks the rescuers who made this reunion possible: “You’ve made my year!� she says.
THREAT OF NEXT STORM HAMPERS EFFORTS
Volunteer deployments are on hold until the threat of Hurricane Rita has passed. Lamar-Dixon has been issued a directive to prepare to evacuate, as has Calcasieu Parish Animal Services in Lake Charles.
THE LATEST NUMBERS
Lamar-Dixon is filled to capacity with 1,010 dogs, 241 cats and 110 exotics. Transfers are continually taking place; a new staging area in Monroe, which can hold at least 300 animals, received 134 animals early Tuesday morning. To date, 320 animals have been reunited with their owners at Lamar-Dixon. Evening Update, September 19
MIRACLE MONDAY
The beginning of the week signaled many happy reunions at Lamar-Dixon for pets and people: 48 to be exact!
MORE FROM MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Animal Rescue League (MARL) of Jackson, was among dozens of organizations that received grant dollars from the ASPCA to support hurricane relief efforts. Though outside the area directly impacted by Katrina, MARL is providing help to sheltered and evacuated animals nonetheless. Aileene Maldanado, Director of Operations at MARL reports four horse barns housing roughly 1,000 animals at Hattiesburg under the direction of HSUS, as well as hundreds of volunteers from all over the United States and even Canada: �At first glance it kind of overwhelms you. It looks like too many people not knowing what to do. Then you stop and talk with them and find that each one has an assigned job or area.� By contrast, the Humane Society of South Mississippi in Gulfport, another recipient of ASPCA disaster relief funds is smack dab in the middle of the impacted area. Not only did they suffer the loss of two-thirds of their shelter animals, but tragically an employee also drowned. HSSM’s existing shelter was completely destroyed, but a new shelter, still under construction, is still standing. It will need repairs but is set up for now as an emergency staging area.
RUMOR CONTROL CON’T.
The Rumor: Animals are dying in the heat.
The Facts: While temperatures have soared above 100 degrees, there have been no confirmed heat-related animal deaths at the Lamar Dixon staging area in Gonzales.
READYING FOR RITA
Lastly, as if current circumstances weren’t challenging enough, rescue teams and relief workers are preparing for Hurricane Rita, now heading toward the Gulf Coast. This storm has forced us to temporarily halt deployment of additional staff and volunteers to the area and may necessitate evacuation of people and animals from Lamar-Dixon and many other staging areas throughout the region.
Weekend Update, September 17-18
MORE RUMOR CONTROL
The Rumor: Thousands of dogs, cats, goats, horses, cows, etc. are dropping dead or stumbling around in Plaquemines Parish.
The Facts: VMAT teams and LSU groups in the parish, southeast of New Orleans, along with rescue groups from surrounding parishes, are delivering food and rescuing and relocating animals.
On Friday afternoon, the ASPCA Southern Region Manager Laura Lanza contacted her colleagues at Calcasieu Parish Animal Services, where she was the director for 17 years.CPAS generously supplied two 20-foot trailers teeming with dog and cat food for several hundred animals, gallons upon gallons of shampoo for washing oil-drenched animals, dozens of leashes, feeding bowls, cat litter and airline crates, and fencing material for kennels. A veterinarian is scheduled to provide additional medical assistance beginning on Tuesday. A temporary animal shelter has been set up at the Council on Aging, 3712 Main St., in Belle Chasse. More than 100 dogs, cats and rabbits have been rescued; due to overcrowding, some have been sent to another shelter in Baton Rouge. For more info, visit Plaquemines Parish Animal Control http://www.plaqueminesparish.com/AnimalControl/index.php) .
MORE TRANSFERS IN THE WORKS
These organizations, among others, transferred animals from Lamar-Dixon this past weekend:
- Arizona Humane Society in Phoenix; 190 animals were flown there on Saturday.
- SPCA of Texas in McKinney; 50 dogs arrived Saturday; staff met the transfer van at 3 a.m. to unload, water and feed the animals.
- Kittico Cat Rescue in Dallas; 101 cats are headed to Dallas. Kittico originally intended to transfer 100 felines but added one more cat when they learnedthe animal'sowner is in Dallas. A purr-fect reunion is in the works!
ANOTHER FAMILY FINDS THEIR FOUR-LEGGED FRIEND
The subject line pleaded: “Please Help Me!� The sender: A panicked pet owner On Sunday afternoon, Heather Taylor of New Orleans’ 7th Ward sent a frantic email to the ASPCA’s southern regional manager, Laura Lanza. Heather had learned that water teams broke into her home and rescued her dog, Buddy, a friendly, brindle-colored Staffordshire terrier. Buddy was taken to Lamar-Dixon, but when Heather arrived last Thursday from San Antonio to claim him, she learned he had already been transferred to another shelter to make room for more incoming animals. Frightened and frustrated, Heather had no idea where Buddy was sent, so she logged on to Petfinder.com and other websites at least “20 times a day� to search for him. Her fear—that by the time his photo was posted, the 30-day waiting period for holding animals would be over—and she and her six-year-old son Allen would never see Buddy again. Buddy was located hours later at St. Francis Animal Sanctuary in Tylertown, MS, and Petfinder.com has offered to help Buddy get back to his family.
SECOND TV DOCUMENTARY IN THE WORKS
In addition to a National Geographic TV crew, PBS followed the ASPCA’s relief teams on their weekend watering and feeding missions. Stay tuned…
HARP COORDINATES EQUINE DONATIONS
The recipient of an ASPCA start-up grant in 2002, Hooved Animal Rescue & Placement (HARP), based in rural South Louisiana, spearheaded distribution efforts of 8,150 lbs. of horse feed, 2,300 lbs. of dog and cat food and 50 cases of water to animals affected by Katrina. Distributions have been made in areas such as Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, St. Charles, and Plaquemines Parish in LA and in Mississippi. Nearly 300 horses and numerous dogs and cats have been helped, enabling sheltering-in-place with owners or caretakers and reducing the strain on major animal staging centers such as Lamar-Dixon. For more information, visit http://www.harprescue.com/ .
Morning Update, September 16
SENATORS CALL FOR FEDERAL AID FOR ANIMALS
Senators John Ensign (R-NV and a veterinarian) and Rick Santorum (R-PA) have asked President Bush for federal action to assist in animal rescue efforts. They will hold a press conference in Baton Rouge on Monday; the ASPCA will be in attendance. You can read the senators’ letter http://www.aspca.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=22933 at ASPCA.org.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TV SPECIAL IN THE WORKS
The ASPCA, already featured on numerous national and local media outlets for its efforts in helping animals displaced by Hurricane Katrina, will be part of a National Geographic television documentary being filmed this weekend. TV crews will accompany ASPCA rescue teams in the field. Stay tuned for an air date!
LOST AND FOUND
Lanie Anton, National Outreach Internet manager for the ASPCA, reports a happy reunion for Toby, a 7-year-old beige male cat found by rescuers in Chalmette, LA. Toby’s owner, who registered the missing cat on Petfinder.com, had these words of thanks:
“I had reported Toby missing…under the left/lost pets, but thanks to the lovely angels at the Lamar-Dixon Livestock Facility…he has been found. He is being brought to a vet clinic in Baton Rouge by members of my family. I can't thank the people who are doing rescues enough...words cannot express how I feel…�
MORE HAPPY TALES (& TAILS)
While reunions between pets and owners have so far been few and far between, Todd Cramer, ASPCA shelter manager for New York and New Jersey, reports a happy reunion at Lamar-Dixon of a yellow Lab and his owner. The dog, already loaded in a carrier and being readied for transport, was recognized by an animal handler, who pulled him off the truck. Talk about being in the right place at the right time!
Evening Update, September 15 RESCUE DATA To date, more than three thousand animals have been rescued; 775 were admitted to the Lamar-Dixon staging area on Tuesday. More good news--the majority of the pets appear to be in good shape.
Identifying animals is still a slow process. Teams from Petfinder.com are photographing all incoming pets, while database experts are working feverishly on systems that can match addresses of found animals to reports that have been submitted. As photos are downloaded, more pet descriptions will contain accompanying pictures, which should help people search for lost pets.
ASPCA ADDRESSES MORE RUMORS
As misinformation about rescue efforts continue to circulate, we’ll keep you updated with the facts. You can also read our Katrina FAQ http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_faq for additional information.
The Rumor: Animals are being euthanized at Lamar-Dixon, the staging area for animals in Gonzales, LA.
The Facts: There have been significant problems with aggressive animals—most of them fighting dogs—but to date, only 60 animals have been euthanized, mostly for serious health issues, and a handful for extreme aggression.
The Rumor: No animals are being released from Lamar-Dixon.
The Facts: Hundreds of animals have been transferred from Lamar-Dixon to other shelters to make room for incoming animals. These shelters include the Houston SPCA, Calcasieu Parish Animal Service in Lake Charles, Novato, CA-based Marin Humane Society and the Humane Society of Broward County in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. A total of 290 animals were transferred from Lamar-Dixon on Wednesday, September 14, and shelter workers hoped to move out 500 more today. The strategy is to keep Lamar-Dixon at “zero population growth,� balancing the numbers of animals coming in with those going out.
Rescue Diary http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_diary http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_diary2 http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_diary3
EMERGENCY---CONVOY NEEDED ASAP 05:56
EMERGENCY---CONVOY NEEDED ASAP Date: 9/24/05 5:56:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: Catadvocate
Hi Everyone,
I don't mean to be an alarmist but I have just recieved a call from Jeannette at Tri County Humane in Boca Raton. She has been notified that the humane society in Louisiana has started euthanizing animals because there are just too many of them.
I had sent out an email a few days ago telling you that they are organizing a convoy to deploy a week from Monday but that has changed. Jeannette is trying to get that deployment off the ground ASAP. They are in need of drivers and helpers who have vans, or access to vans and/or SUV's who can caravan to LA and bring back animals. Tri County will provide the crates.
Please contact Jeanette at mailto:tricountyh@aol-dot-com or at 561-482-8110 if you can help in any way.
I am leaving now to do a Meezer Rescue in Vero Beach that will keep me busy for a few hours, so if anyone getting this message has time to make some phone calls to some van rental places to get prices for the rental of a van (including mileage) or to see if any of the rental places, such as Ryder, will donate a few vans or give a non-profit rate, Animals 101 will pay for the rental of a van. I just don't have time to do the investigating. I will be checking my email when I return from the Meezer Rescue.
Thanks for all you do For the animals, Michelle Rivera Animals 101, Inc. 9044 Alt. A1A North Palm Beach, FL 33403 561-312-4093 http://www.Animals101.Com/
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