OT-PLEASE I BEG YOU TO HELP THE ANIMALS

Thank you for posting this, I have signed and sent to everyone in my addy book.  All those poor animals, my heart just breaks everytime I see a picture of a lost/left animal.

Thank you so much gsmilie and metalgirl!!

I feel the same way......if my animals can't come with me
then..."Just Shoot Me"....because that's the only way you will
ever get me to leave all my animals behind.


I am asking ALL members to please give support and act fast,
this petition is needed urgently or these animals are going to
suffer!!


*UPDATE*

PLEASE READ
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FivCats/message/21243/

Organization Contact Phone/ Name………
SPCA of New Orleans area: Laura 434-589-1499
Northwest Louisiana Humane Soc. Nancy 318-219-7387504-
366-8972
Humane Society of Monroe Danine 318-387-9553
Humane Society of Central Louisiana 318-641-0458
Caddo Commission Animal Svcs. Anita Mills 318-222-6624
Lafayette Parish Animal Control 337-291-5644
Noah's Wish Foundation Teri/Roger 530-622-9313


http://www.aspca.org/disaster
If you wish to make your donation by phone, please call
(866)275-3923.
You can also mail your contribution to us at…….
ASPCA Disaster Relief Fund, 424 East 92nd Street, New York,
NY 10128
Please make your check payable to ASPCA Gisaster Relief
Fund


https://secure.hsus.org/01/disaster_relief_fund/
To send your gift by U.S. Mail, please make your check
payable to HSUS Disaster Relief Fund and mail it to HSUS,
Dept. DRFHBM, 2100 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.
(202)-452-1100


http://katrina.louisiana.gov/animals.htm


http://www.lvma.org/
Contact Information
8550 United Plaza Blvd. , Suite 1001 , Baton Rouge, LA
70809
Tollfree:   (800) 524-2996
Phone:   (225) 928-5862
Fax:   (225) 922-4611
E-mail:   lvma@pncpa.com

LINKS GIVEN BY WWW.NBC4.TV NEWS
HELP PETS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE
http://www.nbc4.tv/newslinks/4951815/detail.html
http://www.bestfriends.org/
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer
http://www.noahswish.org/
http://www.hsus.org/]http://www.hsus.org/
http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/
http://www.nola.com/



3783. Humane Society LA in Dire Need - full text
by GoldenRetRes, 9/9/05 1:48 ET
New Orleans Animal Rescue in Peril. Help urgently required!

Contact: Dana Nesbitt (President) Humane Society, LA Cell:
901 268 4610 Email:humaneLA@cs.com

NEW ORLEANS, SEP 8, 2005. Despite the heroic efforts of
volunteers and animal groups from both Louisiana and around
the country, time is running out for the animals trapped in New
Orleans, after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Help is
desperately required to rescue animals trapped in the flooded
ruins of New Orleans or roaming the streets in hungry packs.

Help is also urgently required to help care for the hundreds of
animals rescued and located in shelters with no power or
running water. Here's how you can help!

-BOAT OWNERS! Boats are urgently needed. Flat bottomed
boats, canoes, anything that can be used to travel around the
flooded streets of New Orleans, and which is big enough to
hold rescued animals. You must be able to transport the boat to
the Louisiana SPCA http://www.la-spca.org/ shelter
established at 9093 St. Landry Rd., Gonzales, LA 70737.
HSUS volunteer Linda Nealon can be contacted at Gonzales
on (225) 647 0712, but that line is very busy. Bring a boat and it
WILL be used.

-ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL PROFESSIONALS. Anyone
with professional animal rescue, control, veterinarians, vet
techs - particularly those with water hazard training--would be
extremely welcome to come help search and rescue animals
from the hazardous flood conditions. Come to the Gonzales
shelter.

- NEW ORLEANS NATIVES. We need people familiar with the
backstreets of New Orleans to help navigate the backstreets of
the City. Come to the Gonzales shelter.

- OWNERS OF LARGE TRUCKS: We need people, preferably
with ‘official-looking" vehicles (flashing lights, the name of a
rescue agency painted on the side will help rescuers navigate
in the city) to help transport rescued animals out of New
Orleans to Gonzales. Come to the Gonzales shelter.

- BRING SOME SUPPLIES! Gonzales desperately needs the
following: water proof walkie talkies and flashlights, D batteries,
insect repellent, sunscreen, waders, animal medical supplies,
heavy duty gloves for handling wildlife, and containers full of
gasoline. Bring them to Gonzales! They are urgently required.

-POST STUFF. The US Postal Service is supplying Gonzales
again. Mail higher value, lower volume items to the shelter like
meds, etc.

-CALM DOWN DISTRESSED PETS. Our rescued dogs are
freaking out. If you can even just drop by for an afternoon with
some dog treats, chew-toys and "greenies" and pet a few
distressed pooches, and take some for a walk that would be a
tremendous help.

The Humane Society of Louisiana, St. Francis Animal Shelter
and Best Friends Animal Sanctuary are jointly operating a huge
emergency shelter at 115 Obed Magee Rd., Tylertown, MS
39667, where rescued animals are cared for in the longer term,
before being adopted.

-HELP US TRANSPORT animals from Gonzales to Tylertown.
Bring large vehicles suitable for animal transport to Gonzales.
The Tylertown Shelter has hundreds of animals but hardly any
volunteers to look after them. There is no electricity or running
water. There are no landline phones. We desperately need
helping hands. You cannot post supplies to Tylertown, as the
US postal service has not resumed in the area.

-LOOK AFTER RESCUED PETS. Come down to Tylertown, but
bring your own food, clothes, tents, medical supplies and
enough gasoline to drive here and back home. Think of this as
a camping expedition with a purpose. We do not have the
resources to support volunteers. People with experience of
caring for small mammals and exotics like spiders and birds
are especially welcome.

-BRING YOUR CONTRACTOR SKILLS. We are trying to erect
new portable buildings to house the vast number of animals
being moved to Tylertown. We need people with the skills and
tools to erect fences and buildings, wire up generators, etc.

-BRING BUILDING SUPPLIES, GENERATORS, GASOLINE etc.
Anyone who can supply portable building kits, fencing etc.,
please bring it to Tylertown.

-WE NEED AIR CONDITIONING. If you have AC units which
can run off generators and could bring them down help set
them up that would vastly improve the miserable hot conditions
for the distressed rescues.

-BRING SUPPLIES. At Tylertown we need walkie talkies,
flashlights, D batteries, insect repellent, sunscreen, animal
medical supplies, heavy duty gloves for handling wildlife, and
containers full of gasoline. The Humane Society of Louisiana"s
Executive Director, Jeff Dorson is at Tylertown and he can be
reached on his cell phone at 901-268-4432. However phone
reception is patchy in Tylertown and Jeff is very busy.

PLEASE NOTE: We are desperately short of people, so anyone
helping out must ensure that they can look after themselves,
and have enough gasoline to get back home.

PLEASE HELP US BY DONATING: The Humane Society
website is now back online at
http://www.humaneLA.org








Edited by Save~A~Stray

That mayor is a whack job. He seems to have been doing more harm than good throughout this whole disaster.

There are several great private (and public) animal agencies doing nothing but animal rescue: Humane Society of Louisiana, Noah's Wish, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary - they drove all the way out from Utah to round up abandoned pets to take back to their facility. It's just amazing some of the rescue stories, and those people just keep at it nonstop. Those people show the ultimate compassion, truly.

My Katrina donation $$ went to Noah's Wish.

Edited to say that SAS's petition has WAY met its goal of 1000 signatures - mine was #15987!

I hope it makes an impact on that chump.

Edited by Syren123

Signed!! 

Thank you Koffee gurl!!

Signed!

Wow, Elvira! Great post. Your attitude and actions are exactly what it means to be American, in that energetic, giving, compassionate, 'get-it-done' way. Way to go.

Chief Seattle said something about the measure of a civilization is how it treats its animals.

Edited by Syren123

signed!

Signed also & posted it on a dog forum I belong to. They all signed as well. Elvira, please post your info on this thread. I would enjoy reading it.

My company has sent $500,000 and three helicopters with medical personnel to assist in the rescues. One of my great friends I used to work with is in the Coast Guard and he's been rescuing non-stop since they *FINALLY* let them in. My god, what took so long. As part of the Disaster Control Facility in my own county and a citizen of this country, I am horrified by how this has been handled and I cannot believe the unwarranted loss of life that has occurred. I can only look at the news and TV with "WTF!!!???" screaming in my head.

And when I see the animals, the heartbreak is tenfold.


A nation's progress can be judged by how they treat their animals. - Gandhi

I signed too....I have a 20 year old cat...hes part of the family, couldnt imagine leaving him behind.