Posted on 09/02/2005 5:55:43 PM PDT by MarMema
Noahs Wish is working with animal control officials in the city of Slidell, Louisiana to coordinate animal rescue. Terri Crisp, Founder and Director of Noahs Wish, has met with Slidell Mayor Ben Morris and Animal Control Director Damian Anti to assess the citys needs and a coordinated pet rescue operation is being implemented.
The animal control facility in Slidell was flooded with 10 feet of water and approximately 50 animals were evacuated prior to the storm. The Mayor of Slidell has made available a large warehouse that is being used to set up a temporary shelter for cats and small dogs. In a lot behind the warehouse, tents are being set up and chain link dog runs being built to house larger dogs. Once completed, the temporary shelter will be able to house over 1,000 animals. Over 400 trained Noahs Wish volunteers and 25 veterinarians will work around the clock to provide medical support and care to these pets.
There are many dogs running loose throughout the city, said Crisp. Many people left their animals behind when they evacuated and law enforcement has been cutting dogs loose as they find them. Approximately 200 stray animals have already been picked up by animal control and these animals will be moved to the temporary shelter. A database will track all animals who enter the shelter, with the goal of reuniting owners with their lost pets. Temporary shelter for pets will be offered to residents who lost their homes and are unable to keep their animals with them in shelters or hotels. One Noahs Wish volunteer, a veterinary technician from Indianapolis, is working to assess the needs of local veterinarians in Slidell so they can open their offices to treat injured animals.
The city of Slidell, located directly north of Lake Ponchatrain was devastated by Katrina. We can use all the help we can get right now and I am incredibly grateful to have Noahs Wish here to coordinate relief efforts for pets, said Slidell Mayor Ben Morris.
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Donated. Thanks for the info. My brother-in-law just got his kids on a plane to Chicago from Louisiana. We had to fight with Delta to relax their two dog per plane limit. There were already two dogs on the plane and the kids would not let go of their rat dog. They lost their home and the dog would be all they had left.
At least it's certain that these animals won't be looting or shooting.
I contributed to Noah's ark day before yesterday and also Humane society. I finally received an email from La Humane Society and it really sounds rough. She said a couple of the people who had stayed behind with some animals were really scared for their lives because of the criminals.
The Houston SPCA took 260 animals to Houston before Katrina hit, and also offered to take any pets for people and return them later.
It's great to see the response. I truly believe a lot of people stayed because they had no knowledge of resources for their pets. If nothing else, the time and manpower spent for those people after the flooding began would have been saved by helping them with their pets beforehand.
I am glad to hear Delta gave in! FEMA has an article (website) about the importance of the human-animal bond during disasters. I think it deserves more focus for the future.
I am glad they are safe and wish them a good recovery from such a tragic event.
Noah's Wish is great.
They train volunteers specifically to respond to disasters and help rescue animals.
They are a common sense animal rescue org.
Other orgs have mobile units en route or on scene with surgical units, veterinarians, vet techs, cages, boats, veterinary supplies and animal food .
The following do tremendous work and any contribution helps.
ifaw.org
noahswish.org
spcahouston.org-taking in animals from NO shelters
nsalamerica.org
hsus.org
Thank you ...thank you ... thank you for your post. I really appreciate it. I will send them a donation and ask all of my animal lover friends and relatives to do the same. I know that people are suffering, but so are the poor animals caught in this mess and it's good to know that somebody cares.
I mean how incredible is this - a shelter for 1000 animals in a few days? A facility given to them by the mayor.
Moving all those animals out (to Houston) in 12 hours and getting them set up to be cared-for?
It is too sad that the idiot mayor and governor in Louisiana couldn't do this kind of work on behalf of some people...
i've never heard of this group before. They'll be next to get some of my donated dollars.
Thanks For This Information. BTTT
Don't forget cats also! Thank you for posting this. I'm sending them money in the morning.
" i've never heard of this group before. They'll be next to get some of my donated dollars."
The spokesman was on one of the cables and she said that owners in prior domestic disasters would evacuate and leave their dogs tied up on chains in the backyard.
Where they would drown.
Her advice-cut the dogs loose and give them a fighting chance, if you won't or can't take them with you.
Last night, there was a report about Snowball, the puppy some poor kid was forced to leave on the street as he boarded a bus to Houston.
A Freeper emailed Noah's Wish and they said when they got to the CC, they would look for Snowball.
Tonight Carl Quintanilla of NBC found a traumatized dog by the side of the highway and he tried to give it water, but, the dog was too frightened, he snapped and barked at Carl.
We can only hope that Noah's Wish or some others, will find and help that pooch.
After I gave to the Salvation Army and my church's relief effort, I gave to Noah's Wish, IFAW and the Humane Society.
It's the only way I can sleep at night.
Wow, that is great. And there are some wonderful items there!
What a nice bunch of people!
It's nice to read on their website, too, about what they are accomplishing.
I hope the scared dog is able to be rescued soon.
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