THERE IS HOPE !!!!! .......... Re: Pet rescues in NOLA !!!

[nicknameless]

:bounce: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :bounce:

We could have some VERY GOOD NEWS coming tomorrow!




THANK YOU, DUers!
:hug:

[roguevalley]

1. god, I hope so, honey. Hugs back at you.

[Piperay]

2. Yippppeeeee

[nicknameless]

3. It looks very promising this time!

Love the smilie wave! :D

[applegrove]

4. Yes. Empty that shelter - please! For republican voters who

don't want to take a family - perhaps they could take in pets.

[DELUSIONAL]

6. Could be -- there are many Republicans who

are very upset about the treatment of both people and their pets -- so this could be a unifying theme.

There are some good -- old fashioned Republicans who still care.

[applegrove]

7. I'm sure. Time to wake up and take ownership of where they are

though. Yes - I was crass.

[nicknameless]

8. I know some hard-core, Faux-"news" watching repugs, who are

hopelessly in love with their furbabies. You are absolutely correct about this being a unifying issue.


These furbabies are people's family members, for god's sake! And whoever hurts them, could really be hurt politically. And whoever ends up coming to their rescue is going to be seen as the hero. .... albeit a weak one, since it has been so long.

[ladylibertee]

5. YEAY !!!!!

[shockra]

9. Volunteers badly needed.

If anyone's able to volunteer. I got this in an e-mail from DawnWatch yesterday:

An update on the Katrina disaster area: As of 9/13/05 they are still desperate for volunteers. I have spoken with friends at the shelter in Gonzales, Louisiana, who say they enough supplies but not enough people. They suggest that if you are able to go down there, please just go. Of particular need are large air-conditioned rigs that can transport many animals.

Mississippi is also in dire need of volunteers. There are thousands of animals and no people to care for them. Randy Grimm, guardian of Quentin, the famous dog who last year survived the gas chambers, is in Mississippi and is calling for help. I hope to speak with him tomorrow, Wednesday, and have more information for those who wish to go to Mississippi.

I have contact information for the HSUS shelter in Gonzales Louisiana and the Best Friends shelter in Tylertown, and a list of vaccinations one should get and supplies one needs to bring, compiled by Kinship Circle, all on my website at www.DawnWatch.com/katrina.htm

Brenda Shoss of Kinship Circle is an excellent resource for information on volunteering. She is at [e-mail]

[nicknameless]

10. Yes! Thank you for adding that . Volunteers, vets and those who are

willing to foster and adopt. Unfortunately, the way things operate in that area, there is a lot of euthanizing that goes on.
People now are trying to grab up the animals that are scheduled to be gassed.
:cry:

[leftchick]

11. Nick, check this out....

Dr. White is my hero! :hi:


<snip>

On the first Friday after Hurricane Katrina hit, Dr. Eric White, DVM, was one of the first people into devastated St. Bernard Parish, taking a small group of people in to rescue elderly friends from the floodwaters.

It was then that the veterinarian saw first hand the plight of animals in the region, and decided he had to help them.

“He has a basic love for animals, and he understands the importance of the pet/owner relationship,” says his wife, Marilynn White. “He knows that these people have lost everything, and getting them their pet may be the only thing we can do to help them to recover from their losses.”

Over the past few days, White has rescued approximately one hundred animals from St. Bernard, including dogs, cats, several birds, a pet turtle, a duck, and a squirrel. White has treated the animals and transported them to temporary housing at the New Iberia Humane Society, where he is a board member.

But White realized that he couldn’t save enough animals by making the five-hour round trip to New Iberia every day, so he is setting up temporary housing for animals in St. Bernard, where they can be safe and receive food and water until transports are available to move them.

Officials found a large barn in St. Bernard Parish that was dry, where White is setting up dog runs and other temporary shelter for animals rescued from the area. From there, he hopes to transport them out of the parish within a few days, and if he can’t immediately find their owners, place them in foster homes until the owners can be located.

“Getting these pets out of the floodwaters, out of the demolished houses, is the immediate need,” Marilynn White says. “The second need is getting them to a safe place with food and water. Third is connecting them with their owners, and if he can’t right away, finding them foster homes.”

Since the area is still in lockdown, few animal rescue groups have been allowed into St. Bernard Parish, where pets are in a desperate struggle for survival. (Best Friends is one of the few groups conducting rescues there – see our reports on the Best Friends Activities page.) Dr. White has only been allowed into the area because of important connections he made that first Friday, when he went into the parish to rescue people.

Since then he has been going in with a small group of two or three volunteers, reaching the animals by land and with his fishing boat, and transporting them out of the area using his pickup truck pulling a flatbed trailer with sides, on which he secures crate after crate of cats and dogs, tying the crates down with a cargo net.

http://news.bestfriends.org/index.cfm?page=specialreports&catid=04061773-BDB9-396E-9001EF6EC01318A4&mode=entry&entry=517FF9C6-BDB9-396E-9E7EC0D9E101EC1C&stid=1

[nicknameless]

12. What a wonderful story!

I cringed as soon as I saw "St. Bernard Parish" since so many of the atrocities have been happening there. But this too gives us so much cause for hope.

... So there may be some major rescues going on soon ... something to do with thousands of calls and emails and faxes and petition signatures ... :D

[leftchick]

16. very good news!

:)

[shockra]

13. Another group that needs volunteers.

UPDATE: 9/13 8:49pm PST PEOPLE NEEDED NOW!
PasadoRescuers found animals left inside homes, on their last breath of life today, after weeks of no food or water. We need people to help ASAP. YOU WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT! Just follow the directions on this link and get yourself to Louisiana as fast as you can, please! You may have to sleep in your car, but it's a small price to pay!

http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/NEWS/TO%20VOLUNTEER.htm

Who should come:
--Strong people who can lift 50lbs or more
--People with strong emotional stamina
--People with vet med, human med or rescue experience
--People who can afford their own transportation, rental car, food, and other necessities

What to do:
--Book a flight to Baton Rouge, LA or New Orleans, if it's reopened
--Book a campsite (found one!) or hotel early - they book up fast. Click here for list. If no space, sleep in your car!
--E-mail us ONLY when you have a flight itinerary or definite date to depart
--Rent a vehicle
--When you arrive in Louisiana, go to the
Lamar Dixon Equestrian Center in Gonzales, LA

Directions from the airports:
- From Baton Rouge Airport: Take I-10 East to Exit 177
- At bottom of ramp take a right
-From New Orleans Airport: Take I-10 West to Exit 177
- At bottom of ramp take a left
From all airports:
- Go through traffic light and take second left into the Lamar Dixon Expo Center
--Look for our team members in our t-shirts PASADO ANIMAL RESCUE. They will tell you where you are needed. They WILL be there!

What to bring:
--Light clothing, it's hot
--Extra socks
--Change of shoes
--Boots (always necessary)
--Flashlight
--Pillow and blanket - there is no room at our staging location! Find a hotel or campsite here. Or sleep in your car.
--Cash

Want to bring something to help the animals?
Please, do not just bring what you think would help. Check our website a day or so before you leave and bring what is being asked for. We don't have room for extra supplies. Every inch is being used for ANIMAL space!

[nicknameless]

14. Thank you for mentioning these heroes.

They are one of the very few groups that really seemed to be doing some tough rescues.
And thank god they reported that they were given 72-hrs. notice until shooting was to begin.
So many people raged about it, there was a lot of backpedaling by the heartless "authorities."
Pasado has saved countless little lives. O8)

[iconoclastic cat]

15. nicknameless, in these pet threads, you might want to repost donor info

If possible, you might want to paste into your post information for people who want to donate to the various NOLA pet groups. That way, if they are inspired, they could donate quickly, instead of hunting around the Web.

[iconoclastic cat]

17. I posted some pics that might move people to donate:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4765715

[txindy]

18. I'm looking forward to it

Any good news would be welcome! :hi:

[nicknameless]

19. UPDATE: This "good news" may turn out to be nothing more than PR spin.

Aarrrggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be starting another updated Action thread soon.

:grr: