--- On Thu, 9/25/08, Kinship Circle wrote:

From: Kinship Circle
Subject: Horse/Cow Convoy; Displaced By Ike; Denham Springs Snapshot
To: "#5a: KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK (AL, MS, LA, TX, OK)"
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 5:48 PM


KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

GULF COAST HURRICANES 2008
9/25/08: Horse/Cow Convoy; Displaced By Ike; Denham Springs Snapshot

IN THIS ALERT:


9/26 Convoy To Aid Horses And Cows After Ike
Galveston Area: Help The Doghouse Stay Open
Negligent “Caregivers” Look For Animals Left In Ike
Thank You! Denham Springs, LA Animal Shelter

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1. 9/26 Convoy To Aid Horses And Cows After Ike
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As happened during Katrina, Ike’s wrath has saturated pastures with
saltwater. Cows were stranded on levees. Help and supplies are urgently
needed to save these animals.

JOIN THE HOPEFUL HAVEN EQUINE CONVOY TO DELIVER SUPPLIES:


WHEN: 9/26/08, Friday, 4:00pm
WHERE: Meet in Carencro, Louisiana at the Omni Energy Bldg. Parking Lot***
NEXT CONVOY: Convoy will meet again next week (date to be announced)

   ***Omni Energy Parking Lot / 4500 NE Evangeline Trwy / Carencro, LA 70520
       (Between Exits 5 and 7 on the Frontage road off I-49)

TO JOIN CONVOYS & FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
   Debra Barlow, hopefulhaven@yahoo.com
    hm: 318-797-7464 / cell: 318-286-3116  

    VOLUNTEERS: Contact Debra Barlow in advance, so she knows you’ll join the
    convoy. Bring sleeping bags.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:
    Lead Ropes / Halters
    Buckets / Feed / Hay / Grain
    Vaccines / All Horse and Cattle Supplies...

SUPPLIES MAY BE SHIPPED TO:
   315 Pecan Drive / Shreveport, LA 71106
    c/o: DEBRA BARLOW


 
PHOTOS: I toured one farm that has raw sewage all over pastures and
destroyed hay... Hank Moss ranch was hit again pretty hard. Thankfully most
of his livestock was evacuated. You can see the oil slick on the water where
the fish have died and raw sewage on the pastures. Fish are dead everywhere.  
The smell is atrocious.
    
UPDATE SINCE LAST HHERO CONVOY:
   9/21/08, Debra Barlow, admin@hopefulhaven.com writes: Thanks to many, we
    were blessed with enough money to help 37 families feed their animals in
    Erath, Louisiana and help the AG center in Abbeville with feed for 40
    families. Here it is over a week and our feed was the first the AG center
    had received for 40 families on their list. Please reach into your hearts to
    help us continue to aid these animals! They need fresh feed and hay. I am
    working on 400 bales of hay that I can get at $8 a round bale 4X4 delivered
    to our distribution site. That is $3200...  Please send in your donation
    today and help us to make that mark!  

MONETARY DONATIONS FOR STRANDED HORSES & COWS:
   ONLINE: http://www.hopefulhaven.com > PayPal Link
    All donations are tax-deductible.

    BY MAIL: Hopeful Haven / 12193 Providence Rd. / Shreveport, LA 71129

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2. Galveston Area: Help The Doghouse Stay Open
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REPLY TO:
    Alice Russell, 409-939-6750, arussell48@verizon.net,
    Doghouse1764@verizon.net

ANIMALS DISPLACED BY IKE FIND REFUGE AT THE DOGHOUSE:
EDITED FOR LENGTH
   9/20/08, From Alice Russell, arussell48@verizon.net -- I opened The Doghouse
    boarding kennel in Galveston County last month and was just getting things
    rolling when Ike devastated the county. I have been at the Doghouse 12-14
    hours a day since. People who evacuated will not be able to start the
    rebuilding process for several weeks. Last I heard Galveston will not have
    sewer for two months (full of sand).

    Many people have dogs and/or cats but their temporary homes do not allow
    pets. So, I am deluged with evacuee pets who are traumatized and sick from
    the salt flood water and owners who cannot pay to board...

    I had two on staff, Nikki lost her home and is not sure what her family will
    do in the interim (I have her 3 dogs). Shawna’s home suffered damage and
    both of her dogs are at the Doghouse. Sherri my groomer still does not have
    power... Her dogs are at the Doghouse, too...

    One of my favorite boarders is Bogie, an old, confused, ugly and aggressive
    pit bull. I was not able to clean his kennel in spite of treats and sweet
    talking -- plus he needed medical attention for wounds he got during the
    storm. I called his people and explained our dilemma. Sherri found a vet who
    agreed to squeeze him in. His people said they would take him, afraid they
    would have to have him put down. They called from the vet's a few hours
    later and I agreed to take Bogie back if I could befriend him. When they
    came back, Bogie seemed to remember me or at least the treats. With the
    owner there I petted him, treated him and took him outside to play. By the
    time the owners left Bogie was my shadow. Now when I walk by his kennel he
    begs for all that special attention.

    Bogie’s people brought pictures of their former home -- the water was nearly
    to the ceiling during the storm. His owners spent 9 hours atop a couch
    steadying a table floating between them for their pets. Bogie, in the other
    room sloshed and beaten by debris, survived treading water for 9 hours...
    The rest of my motley crew includes a couple sweet mastiffs, several smiling
    lab and lab mixes, a labradoodle who shares her kennel with a big sweet
    rottie, two dobbies, 14 and 15 year old lab mixes...and lots of just plain
    dogs waiting for their families. The cats -- Blackie, Oreo and Boo Boo --
    turned our backroom into the Doghouse Cattery and seem very content to keep
    the seats of our breakroom furniture warm for us while they wait to go home.

HELP THE DOGHOUSE STAY OPEN FOR ANIMALS DISPLACED BY IKE
   People desperately need a place for their pets while they look for new homes
    and jobs. It's hard for them to find the money to care for the family dog
    when the storm didn't leave them a change of clothes, a roof over their head
    or a vehicle. I am doing all that I can but need to make at least enough to
    keep my doors open, the dog bowls full and pay my staff.

    I'd be happy to send photos and stories of the dogs in need. Thanks
    for any help, directions or hints you can give me.

If you can help, or know any person or business able to support some dogs
while their people get their lives back order, CONTACT:
   Alice Russell
    arussell48@verizon.net, Doghouse1764@verizon.net
    409-925-K900; cell (doesn't work inside the Doghouse): 409-939-6750

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3. Negligent “Caregivers” Look For Animals Left In Ike
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REPLY TO:
   Southern Brazoria County Animal Shelter
    141 Canna Lane / Lake Jackson, Texas 77566
    979-285-2340 / lobby@spcabc.org
    http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/TX571.html

EDITED FOR LENGTH
TEXAS SHELTER FILLED WITH ANIMALS LEFT BEHIND:
    http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fcbb6d8f2a9e86fb
    9/22/08, By Katlynn Lanham, LAKE JACKSON -- Pet owners who left their
    animals in Brazoria County during Hurricane Ike are having a hard time
    relocating them, officials with the Brazoria County SPCA said. The Southern
    Brazoria County Animal Shelter, which is operated by the SPCA, re-opened
    Wednesday, allowing residents to begin looking for their lost animals, said
    Christian Ramsey, executive director of the Society for the Prevention of
    Cruelty to Animals of Brazoria County.

    “One dog was found floating on a piece of wood in a marina,” shelter
    employee Joleen Cox said. “Luckily someone found him and brought him in.”
    Twenty people have come by looking for their pets, Ramsey said, but only two
    dogs were returned to their owners.

    The shelter shut down when the mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Ike was
    called. Ike slammed the Texas Gulf Coast, packing 110 mph winds, causing
    widespread coastal damage and knocking out power to almost the entire area.
    By Friday, many Brazoria County residents had returned home, but some were
    staying away until power was restored to their homes.

    The animal shelter is trying to keep animals longer than normal because they
    know not everyone has returned from evacuation, he said. For now, they are
    reassess and keep them longer, Ramsey said.

    The SPCA evacuated its animals to Houston on Sept. 10 in preparation for
    Hurricane Ike. Those animals will remain at the Houston shelter, and some
    already have been adopted, Ramsey said. SPCA staff was able to return last
    Monday and started accepting animals picked up off the streets Tuesday.

    A Freeport resident called looking for a dog they had left outside on a
    leash, kennel manager Regina Serna said. They couldn’t find the dog. “If the
    storm had come more this way, that dog would be dead right now,” Ramsey
    said. “It is never a good idea to leave an animal behind.”

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4. Thank You! Denham Springs, LA Animal Shelter
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Thanks to all who responded to Kinship Circle alerts and traveled to this
hurricane damaged shelter to rebuild and care for animals. MuttShack Animal
Rescue’s ongoing agreement to work here has resulted in new hope for many
animals who have been transported cross-country for foster and adoption.

TRANSPORTS ARE ONGOING. For more information and to volunteer, contact:
Mary Karr: 206-947-3374 or Amanda St. John: 818-272-1671

Below are a few of MuttShack ground coordinator Mary Carr’s photos from the
Denham Springs effort.

 
Floodwaters engulfed Denham Shelter grounds after Hurricane Gustav. Rescuers
initially needed a boat to reach animals.

 
LEFT: The shelter also sustained severe wind damage, especially in the dog
area. RIGHT: A pit bull pup at Denham Springs Animal Shelter.

 
LEFT: Mary Karr writes -- This is the puppy I’m taking home from Denham
Shelter. An elderly Baptist woman in a van at a gas station named him
Rescue. She was traveling back to her home to see what was left and this
lost puppy made the woman happy when she held him. When I informed her the
pup had no name, she suggested Rescue. He is also known as Triple-P (Piranha
Puddle Puppy). Piranha from the way he scarfs down food like he hasn't eaten
for months. And watch out for your fingers! :-)

RIGHT: Tracie Dawson and June Towler (both in Kinship Circle’s Disaster Aid
Network), along with Randy (on laptop) plan next-day activities.

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9/22/08: SOS From Texas, Animals After Ike

IN THIS ALERT:

1. A Texan Talks About Where Animals May Need Help
2. Can This Be True? 10 Days To Reclaim Pets...
3. Give Them Shelter: Help For Ike’s Animal Victims
4. Caught On Camera In Galveston Island
5. More Photos From Houston SPCA & ASPCA
6. Rescuer Near Galveston Pleads For Help
7. Dogs, Cats Spared In Montgomery County, TX
8. Do Their Lives Matter? Cows Cling To Life In Texas
   

In post-Ike Texas, large groups (such as HSUS) have reportedly invalidated
the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) smaller groups (such as MuttShack) had
formed with local authorities to work in Beaumont, Texas. Such alleged
hostility made it increasingly difficult to obtain a realistic snapshot of
the animal situation in Ike-ravaged areas. There was concern about the
amount of time some large groups devoted to removing other emergency rescue
groups, rather than helping animals in the field. Below is some of what we
know -- straightforward, without a “public relations” angle.

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1. A Texan Talks About Where Animals May Need Help
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EDITED FOR LENGTH
From Kathy Landry, landrymusic@hotmail.com -- I live in Kemah, TX on
Galveston Bay. My foster animals/rescues and I are OK, but home impacted --
no electricity but neighbor allowing some hook up to his generator, so just
got computer/TV access... Here is what I think about which specific areas
most animals will have been left and suffering.

CRITICAL ANIMAL NEEDS AREAS
**BOLIVAR PENINSULA (ESPECIALLY CRYSTAL BEACH) took a 20 ft. plus storm
surge. When the island started to flood 12 hrs. BEFORE Ike even arrived, the
coast guard tried to evac people and pets... An hour later TV said coast
guard had to stop, as weather became too dangerous. They had to leave many
people (and pets). There may be MANY companion animals injured or left in
houses or on streets. I don’t know how SPCA could possibly handle alone the
magnitude of animal rescue in this huge Houston/Galveston affected area.

Bolivar Peninsula - Best Friends Rapid Response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITVno-1x4v8&feature=related

Crystal Beach – Best Friends Rapid Response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vac8Dqjlc&feature=related

FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE: It is shocking to see dogs left on short chains -- from
which they have no chance to escape floodwaters -- bloated and dead. We
agree with Best Friends’ Rich Crook that the individuals responsible for
abandoning animals in a catastrophic storm should be prosecuted to the full
extent under Texas animal cruelty law.

**GALVESTON ISLAND & CITY OF GALVESTON: Large areas submerged, major
devastation of entire island... Heard reporter talk about a call from a
woman who left 2 dogs in house, in area where houses took on 10 FEET of
water. Reporters went in, dogs alive and OK (one on top of refrigerator).
They fed and watered, put in backyard and called SPCA (? dogs still there).
They said this was area of 57th St. and Avenue R in Galveston... There are
always many strays in Galveston. Also many economically challenged people
and elderly with animals. Although local officials bussed many out with
pets...you know there were still animals left (people with multiple pets,
etc.) There have always been many horses, cows also on the island.

*SEABROOK (my area) ON GALVESTON BAY also completely flooded. There are a
lot of feral cats, and many outdoor but not feral cats who shop owners feed,
etc. I live 8 blocks from Seabrook, but not allowed in, roads blocked, water
just went down yesterday.

*KEMAH (across the bridge from Seabrook) also has lots of outdoor feral or
semi-feral cats who hang out at restaurants and shops. Also took a lot of
flooding. No one allowed in, roads blocked.

**BACLIFF (about 5-10 miles south of Kemah) ON GALVESTON BAY is a coastal
area noted for a lot of animal neglect and abuse. Likely many chained dogs
left behind, animals left loose, and confined in houses.

**LA PORTE (slightly north of Seabrook) had lots of wind damage, but I don't
think as much storm surge (not sure). Also MANY strays and MANY abandoned
animals even when not a hurricane. The kill shelter always overfilled...

Thank you all for helping Houston/Galveston animals.
KATHY LANDRY / ph: 281-535-1009

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2. Can This Be True? 10 Days To Reclaim Pets...
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According to the Houston Chronicle’s blog on Ike animal information:
“Rescued animals will be put up for adoption after 10 days.”
http://blogs.chron.com/hurricanes/animals/

“Pet owners will have a 10-day window of time to identify and collect their
animals from the date of the photo's posting. After that point, the animals
will be adopted out."

Marilyn Knapp Litt - A Stealth Volunteer in San Antonio, TX writes: Right
now I am EXTREMELY concerned with the ten day time limit for Galveston
residents to claim their animals. It is will result in very few residents
having their animals returned. It is a Houston SPCA policy, but they do not
have it anywhere on their website. I had it confirmed by one of the hotline
volunteers. READ MORE HERE:
http://rescuesandreunions.blogspot.com/2008/09/it-is-true-10-days-and-poof.html
http://rescuesandreunions.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-your-mark-get-set-oh-no.html

ORIGINAL ALERT FROM:
Marilyn Knapp Litt - A Stealth Volunteer in San Antonio
Stealth Helped Reunite Families with their Katrina Pets: 1,000+ Volunteers =
1,000+ Pets Home Safe with Stealth!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stealthvolunteers
http://www.StealthVolunteers.com * http://www.MarilynLitt.com
http://www.MarilynsPictures.com * http://www.MarilynsBlog.com

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3. Give Them Shelter: Help For Ike’s Animal Victims
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TO LOCATE LOST COMPANION ANIMALS / REPORT FOUND ANIMALS:
http://www.pets911.com/disaster-response-pet-portal
Photos and descriptions entered by rescue workers from all organizations
working on this issue.

If you have lost or found an animal not from Galveston, use HSPCA tool to post report:
http://hspca.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=animal_resources_lost_and_found

Houston area shelters kill around 100 dogs and cats each day because there
are not enough homes for them (ON AN ORDINARY DAY). Although everyone is
working very hard, the task post-Ike is massive.
 
HOUSTON SPCA “OPERATION SAVE A LIFE:”
Houston SPCA seeks people to foster a Galveston/Bolivar/Coastal Area
animal for TEN DAYS.
Emergency Foster Care:
http://www.houstonspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Disaster_Need_Foster_Care
Read more:
http://www.beloblog.com/KHOU_Animal_Attraction/2008/09/operation-save.html#more


Families interested in fostering can:
- Download an application: http://www.houstonspca.org
- Or come to the Houston SPCA / 900 Portway Drive / Houston, TX 77024

HARRIS COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER:
Harris County's animal shelter also has many animals lost in the storm.
Unclaimed animals will be killed (essentially the same story for all local
shelters). To find out how you can help, call or check their website:
281-999-3191, http://www.countypets.com

EMERGENCY INFORMATION:
- SPCA Lost & Found Pet Hotline: 713-861-0161
- SPCA Rescue Hotline: 877-661-0161 or 713-435-2990 / 10am- 6pm daily

Emergency Animal Shelters For Lost Animals:
1st United Methodist Church of Humble
800 Main St. / Humble, Texas 77338

Lamb of God Lutheran Church
1400 FM 1960 East Bypass / Humble, Texas 77338

Bring Injured Wildlife to the SPCA
SPCA Houston / 900 Portway Drive
(near I-10 Hempstead Highway)
 
Citizens for Animal Protection, also caring for wildlife and pets.
CAP Lost & Found Pets: cap4pets.com

WAYS TO HELP:
RESCUE BANK / FOOD SOURCE FOR ANIMALS
This Houston-based "food bank" for animal rescue and adoption groups has
started a shelter restoration fund to help member groups recover from
Hurricane Ike and care for the increased numbers of rescued and recovered
animals. Rescue bank is a cooperative group of more than 45
Houston-Galveston area non-profit shelter and foster organizations. Created
in response to Hurricane Katrina, rescue bank operates on the "food bank"
model, collecting and distributing more than a quarter million pounds of pet
food and supplies during the last two years.

TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS can be made at any Washington Mutual branch by
specifying "rescue bank" to the teller. More information:
http://www.rescuebank.org, infoall@rescuebank.org

ONLINE DONATIONS: http://www.rescuebank.org/pages/wishlist01.htm
Click on PAYPALS link on left side of page.
 
SPECIAL PALS ANIMAL SHELTER
This rescue shelter has taken in animals from Kemah, Galveston and the Bay
Area shelters. Special Pals usually has about 70 animals in their shelter
and currently has about 200. Special Pals needs:

VOLUNTEERS: To help with 8:00am feedings, other assistance.

SUPPLIES: Bleach / Dry dog food (Purina, Beneful, Pedigree Small Bites)
Cat litter / Drinking water for volunteers / Financial aide
 
DONATIONS: http://www.specialpalsshelter.org/Ike.asp

TO HELP, CONTACT SPECIAL PALS SHELTER: 281-579-7387
3830 Greenhouse Road / Houston, TX 77084

GALVESTON ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY
DONATE to the GIHS Hurricane Ike Recovery:
http://www.galvestonhumane.org/contributions.php

HOUSTON SPCA
DONATIONS & HSPCA WISH LIST:
http://hspca.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=Hurricane_Ike_Updates
http://hspca.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=donate_wish

ORIGINAL ALERT FROM:
Shirley Wilkes-Johnson, Vegan World Radio
veggiesue@gmail.com, 1-800-864-3501
Tune in every Monday 10:00am at 90.1 FM KPFT Houston (89.5 in Galveston)
or live on the web at http://www.kpft.org and http://www.veganworldradio.com
(or later on archive http://archive.kpft.org)

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4. Caught On Camera In Galveston Island
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From: Texas Independent Rescuer in Kinship Circle Disaster Aid Network
9/16/08: I returned from home from Galveston Island last night. I had
self-deployed to assist my blind father who lives in Alvin, Texas, about 10
miles from Galveston. Early after the storm on Saturday I took my truck and
trailer and headed into town to find the local authorities were conducting
their own search and rescue operations for animals. They told me to head
south on Hwy 6 to assist in Galveston if I could get onto the island.

 
I ended up a few miles away in the towns or Santa Fe and Hitchcock, Texas
where there were dead cows and other pets. Here I established a small base
of operations next to the Santa Fe Police station near a bar where people
where congregating. With permission of the local police I went street to
street searching out pets in backyards and feeding them. After a days work
and collecting a few strays, I got permission of the bar owner to leave the
dogs overnight. The locals at the bar began assisting me with feeding and
watering them. They asked if I had been down to Galveston yet and said those
people need more help there than here.

 
Leaving local pets in good hands of residents, I headed south to Galveston
Island. There I found the local EON and talked to the local police who
directed me to the Houston SPCA and stated they were in charge of the rescue
efforts for animals on the Island. How that was going to happen I never
figured out. Because the Houston SPCA was already overwhelmed as I
understood it. Anyway I traveled about the Island feeding dogs and cats
until I ran out of food. (I should note that everywhere I went local people
and lower officials commented on how great it was that someone was doing
something so quick for the animals. One official stated: "About time someone
got here to help the animals.")

I made a trip over to the local Humane Society to find the building
destroyed and no one nearby. As curfew fell and without communications, I
chose to leave the Island. I returned to Santa Fe and made arrangements for
the strays I still had a my temporary shelter... The area of devastation is
so great that not even the HSUS, ASPCA, or any one organization bearing all
it's assets could handle rescue and care of the animals affected by IKE. God
Bless those of you who are headed to the southeast Texas area to help.
Expect to hit brick walls with the authorities... If you do go, be prepared
to operate solely on your own and get permission from the local town Mayors
and police departments. Expect no help from FEMA or Texas State officials.
 
Theodore R Endicott, Jr. MSG RET, ted.endicott@us.army.mil
Texas Independent Animal Rescuer

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5. More Photos From Houston SPCA & ASPCA
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PHOTO, left: Five little terrier-mix dogs were left behind on Galveston Island.
Alone and frightened they watched as the storm surge rushed into their home.
As the water rose, they jumped atop a table and that’s where Houston SPCA
rescue teams found them whimpering. The high water mark was over their heads
and our rescue teams knew in their hearts that these little dogs spent most
of the night swimming for their lives. But they had a strong will to live...
http://hspca.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=Hurricane_Ike_Updates

HOUSTON SPCA UPDATES FROM THE FRONTLINE, 9/21/08:
Thousands of dogs, cats, horses, puppies and kittens, birds and other pets
have found a safe haven at the Houston SPCA. On Saturday, we sheltered 233
animals from Galveston, took in another 149 at the temporary shelter on the
Island and conducted 141 rescues. Overall, nearly 600 animals have arrived
from our Island’s temporary shelter and our teams in the field have
conducted over 600 rescues...

ASPCA DISASTER RELIEF TEAM, 9/16/08, LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS
  
PHOTO, left: Equines can drop weight quickly -- becoming dangerously thin--
from enduring extreme stress and environmental changes, such as those caused
by Hurricane Ike. Now that his owner has been allowed back into his home,
this senior horse is once again being cared for.

PHOTO, right: Liberty County, though not hit as severely by Hurricane Ike as
other parts of Texas, is dealing with the storm’s ripple of chaos. This pack
of displaced dogs, which includes three nursing mothers, is being cared for
by a group of neighbors who have banded together to help the strays.
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=disasterrelief_ike

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6. Rescuer Near Galveston Pleads For Help
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REPLY TO:
Kathy Blankenship / Halfway Home Animal Rescue Team
Santa Fe, Texas / 713-751-5252 / halfwayhome@comcast.net

9/17/08, From Kathy Blankenship, halfwayhome@comcast.net -- I founded
Halfway Home Animal Rescue Team in January and currently foster 9 dogs and
31 cats. I live in Santa Fe, about 20 miles north of Galveston. This past
weekend Hurricane Ike took off half my roof and destroyed the fence
enclosing my yard. My house is inhabitable, but I have no choice but to stay
there to protect and care for my animals. Without a roof or a fence, it is
nearly impossible. It is critical that I find a no-kill shelter or group to
take in my animals so that I can focus on caring for my family and
rebuilding our home in this time of crisis. Can you please help me? 

Kathy Blankenship / Halfway Home Animal Rescue Team
Santa Fe, Texas / 713-751-5252 / halfwayhome@comcast.net
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/TX1195.html

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7. Dogs, Cats Spared In Montgomery County, TX
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REPLY TO:
Kelle Davis, kellek-9@peoplepc.com

9/18/08, Many saw the alert about hundreds of adoptable animals on death row
at a Texas pound, due to fallout from Ike: Hi, my name is Kelle and I’m a
shelter walker at Montgomery County Animal Shelter... Before Ike they took
in many animals from shelters closer to the coast (over 200) and also had
the normal owner surrenders that occur during disasters. Now, the shelters
they assisted are in no shape to take the animals back. They are going to
have to euthanize many, many very adoptable dogs and cats from lack of room
and people to care for them. Many of us are also without electricity or
running water at this point and in no position to take any more right now.

No outside rescue groups are being allowed on to Galveston and surrounding
areas (HSUS is denying any other rescues to help) and maybe if your group
was going to help out in the Gulf, now is an opportunity to get some dogs
and cats of the storm to a safe place where they can be adopted...

Montgomery County Animal Control
8535 State Hwy 242 / Conroe, Texas 77385 / 936-442-7738
OTHER CONTACTS: Marsha: 713-2017306 / Sandra: 954-336-3222

9/20/08 UPDATE, From: Kelle Davis, kellek-9@peoplepc.com -- I believe almost
all dogs and most cats got out yesterday. The media picked up on this and
when I got there yesterday the parking lot was full. I took two mangy
starved pups who were of course overlooked. But the shelter doesn't need to
euthanize anyone, as so many were taken in! I did pick up a golden retriever
right after storm who needs a foster... She is young and I believe spayed,
if interested. Very loving and dog and cat friendly.
CONTACT KELLE DAVIS: 832-969-8831

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8. Do Their Lives Matter? Cows Cling To Life In Texas
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Doomed -- anyway you look at it. Saving cats, dogs and other animals but who
will give sanctuary to the cows? Some 4,000 cows have already been killed by
Ike. More than 20,000 cattle and hundreds of horses are dying from eating
and drinking salt-contaminated grass and water. The grim chore of disposing
of dead livestock still looms, said Bob Hillman, executive director of the
Texas Animal Health Commission. Alligators are eating some of them.

Some groups have left hay and water for the cows... One horse rescuer,
Elizabeth Asher, with “Rescue Bank” knows where most stranded cows are
located. The Texas Dept. Of Agriculture set up “Operation No Fences” to
provide relief for horses and cows.

OPERATION NO FENCES, HAY HOTLINE: 877-429-1998

RESCUE BANK / FOOD SOURCE FOR ANIMALS
DONATIONS can be made at any Washington Mutual branch by
specifying "rescue bank" to the teller. More information:
http://www.rescuebank.org, infoall@rescuebank.org

ONLINE DONATIONS: http://www.rescuebank.org/pages/wishlist01.htm
Click on PAYPALS link on left side of page.

ORIGINAL ALERT FROM:
Jerrily Halbert, Vegan World Radio
Shirley Wilkes-Johnson, veggiesue@gmail.com
1-800-864-3501, http://www.VeganWorldRadio.org

FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE: We hope (and have called) rescue groups such as Farm
Sanctuary are permitted to help stranded cows...so some may go to sanctuary
-- escaping both floodwaters and life as a production unit in a feedlot.

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