Triumph Over Tragedy – Best Friends in the Hurricane
“No Pets” Policy Traumatizes Survivors and Impedes Evacuation.
Help Animals Hurt By Hurricane Katrina
Please
help the animals left homeless or injured by Hurricane Katrina. The following
organizations need your financial support for their disaster relief efforts:
The Louisiana SPCA.
Humane Society of the United States.
Houston SPCA.
If you want to volunteer to help or to provide supplies, contact:
Noah’s Wish which is stationed in Slidell, Louisiana or
United Animal Nations' Emergency Animal Rescue Services (EARS) in Gonzalez, Louisiana
New info (9/18/2005):
The Petfinder.com database for helping animals affected by Hurricane Katrina is now online: Animal Emergency Response Network
http://disaster.petfinder.com/emergency/Helping Companion Animal Victims and their Caretakers During Disasters
Here is what it includes:
My pets need help
I want to foster or volunteer
I have FOUND a pet
Show me pets that are LOST
I am a RESCUE WORKER
I need to SEARCH the databases
For Katrina Animals Pets Rescue Resources with phone hotlines, shelters, and news, see:
http://catsinthenews.blogspot.com or http://catsinthenews.blogspot.com/2005/09/katrina-animal-rescue-resources.htmlContact Organizations:
Organization Contact Phone/ Name:
** LSU School of Veterinary Medicine:
225-578-9900
** LVMA Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association:
1-800-524-2996
** Humane Society of the United States (HSUS):
** SPCA of New Orleans area:
Laura 434-589-1499
info@la-spca.org
** Northwest Louisiana Humane Society:
(Nancy) 318-219-7387 or 504-366-8972
** Humane Society of Monroe:
Danine 318-387-9553
** Humane Society of Central Louisiana:
318-641-0458
HumaneSocCenla@aol.com
or Rhattie1960@aol.com
or kbulloth@yahoo.com
To foster, contact Lael Zickrick at laz@direcway.com
** Caddo Commission Animal Services:
Anita Mills 318-222-6624
** Lafayette Parish Animal Control:
337-291-5644
** Noah's Wish Foundation:
Teri/Roger 530-622-9313
Terricrisp@msn.com
and info@noahswish.org
** Memphis Shelby County Humane Society:
901-276-7770
** Project Starfish - Helping pets displaced by Hurricane Katrina:
info@ProjectStarfish.org
Contact information for Animal Rescue Organizations In Mississippi:
** Mississippi Alliance
228-216-7729
** Gulf Coast SPCA
228-872-5659
GulfCoastSPCA@yahoo.com
Contact information for Animal Rescue Organizations In Alabama
** Greater Birmingham Humane Society
Jackie/ Melissa 205-290-0055 or 205-682-8894
info@gbhs.org
Contact information for Red Cross in Louisiana with Shelter that allows pets:
** NW Louisiana Chapter Red Cross
Michelle Davidson 318-865-9545
** Best Friends Animal Society
** ASPCA
To make a donation to our Disaster Relief Fund, please call (866) 275-3923. You can also make a secure online donation at ASPCA.org. Donating Goods: If you are interested in donating goods to disaster-area shelters, please email outreach@aspca.org. Be sure to provide as many details as possible about your donation, and a way you can be contacted.
TO FOSTER
** 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com is compiling a fostering list to share with ASPCA and animal disaster groups on the ground.
Katrina Animal Foster Home Sign-up
We have offered to put together a database of foster homes for the ASPCA disaster teams and other organizations working on the front lines, and they have accepted our offer.
If you live outside of the region affected by the hurricane, you are still welcome and encouraged to sign up. Please know, though, that you will be expected to provide a way to transport the pet(s) to you. If you are asked to travel to the region to pick up your foster pet(s), you will be responsible for all travel costs, arrangements, and accommodations during your trip.
**
www.puppymillrescue.comclick on the Katrina info which will take you to a foster application.. This is the tool we will use to get your
offer to the people in the trenches!!!!
** To apply to FOSTER A Dog or Cat go to:
http://www.katrinafoundpets.com/app.htmFill out the foster form.
Humane Society of Central Louisiana:
Lael Zickrick at laz@direcway.com