St. Bernard's animals desperately need rescue; please pass on ...

[lindisfarne]

From Bestfriends.org
September 9, 2005 : 1:14 PM ET
Time running out for our boat in St Bernard Parish
http://news.bestfriends.org/index.cfm?page=specialreports&catid=04061773-BDB9-396E-9001EF6EC01318A4&mode=entry&entry=3BE4A97A-BDB9-396E-9C4E458EABE3BBE5&stid=2
From Paul Berry: We had two teams out on boats on Thursday. Troy Snow
has written about his crew in an earlier posting. Ours was similar,
so I'll keep this brief.
Our team was me and Dr. Debbie Rykoff DVM. Also aboard and helping
out was a crew from the Salt Lake Tribune. Leah Hogsten took photos
for the Trib and gave these to us. (Thanks, Leah.)
The thing I want to say is simply that there are thousands upon
thousands of animals stuck out here, on car roofs, on porches, cats
on roofs of houses. We saw no other animal rescue orgs anywhere. I
know they're all doing good work on the peripheries … but, oh man …
you see and hear these fluff pieces on TV of people being reunited
with their pets, and you look around out here on the boats at this
vast, endless wasteland of toxic water and animals hanging on, 11
days after the hurricane, and their time is running out.

What on earth is going on? Why is no one out here to help them? We're
just on two boats. Heard about a veterinarian who's on another boat.
We need a whole freaking navy!

This is the story that's not being told. Animals clinging to life,
and dead human bodies lying and floating all around.

Please call your local media and tell them to get on to this. We just
got a call from German TV – ZDF. Trying to hook up with us for
today's marathon on the water.

The only other boat we saw yesterday was an airboat from Fish & Game.
They were scouting the ground behind. Rumors are they're beginning to
shoot the animals today. I believe these stories are now true. That's
what's going to be happening.

WE NEED ALL THE OTHER ANIMAL RESCUE ORGS TO BUY/BORROW BOATS AND
FOCUS ON THIS. These animals only have days at most, and are clinging
to life. They are the forgotten ones. We can only manage about 10 at
a time. They're emaciated, starved, dehydrated. Literally "water
water everywhere and not a drop to drink." Dr. Debbie revives them in
the boat as they start to lose consciousness. Gives them fluids. All
those we took yesterday have survived.

Keep us in your prayers,

Paul.

[shireen]

1. forwarded to LSU

but I don't know how much they can do... they have their hands full too. But they're acting as a hub and are in contact with other rescue organizations.

[Ms. Clio]

2. Where the hell is the Humane Society??

I'll never give them another penny.

My god. I'm sending a donation but sounds like they need so much help.

[shireen]

3. they're hard at work actually ....

See http://www.hsus.org/ for examples of their efforts. Please donate to them.

Edited to add this: the main post illustrates the wide scope of this disaster. There just aren't enough people with boats.

[faithnotgreed]

4. just donated - thank you so much

[Mairead]

5. bump

[Ms. Clio]

6. kick