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http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=media_newsalert110207#1 OCT. 30, 2007: HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE U.S. could really use your help to fund their continuing efforts for animals in the fire zones. Click the link to see photos of some of the animals they've rescued, and the kind of work your funds help support. https://community.hsus.org/humane/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=16569780 To donate to the HSUS: www.hsus.org OCT. 26, 2007: The fires have calmed down in most areas, however, fire officials warn there could well be more fires flaring in unexpected places due to embers continuing to travel and ignite very dry brush. In addition, the huge swath of fires has displaced not only large numbers of people, it has also displaced pets and wildlife. The HSUS and SPCALA continue to need assistance in the form of donations and where mentioned below, hands-on help. BREAKING NEWS OCT. 22, 2007: We are facing a huge problem for animals in Southern California, with all the wild fires being fanned by Santa Ana winds, taking away habitat and threatening all the animals living in the forests and residential areas. Fires are being started in unpredictable places, ignited by embers borne miles away by the wind. This puts fire fighters at a disadvantage for planning where to put resources. Though they have been doing a miraculous job, there are more acres ablaze than they can manage fully, and the unpredictability aspect compounds the problem. We are told this is just the beginning of what could be a long and extremely serious fire season in all the western states. To handle animal displacement in the Southern California area where the immediate problems are sizeable, the Humane Society of the U.S. and SPCALA DART teams jumped in right away. Please help with funding if you can, to support the immense task of mounting rescue efforts. To donate and find out more: https://community.hsus.org/humane/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=16461415 http://www.spcala.com/donate/donation.shtml New Leash on Life has also jumped in and is seeking shelter for evacuated and stranded pets. Contact them through www.newleash.org or by phone about help and donations (661) 255-0097. Other states are facing or will be facing fire, flood and other problems that will affect wildlife as well as domestic animal populations during this coming winter season. Check your local news to see which organizations are helping animals, and see below for specific organizations that have affiliates around the nation.
Ongoing Katrina-Rita issues: issues of overcrowding and new threats from
storms yet to come
continue to
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We urge you to give your support to local branches of established animal rescue organizations, those in the Gulf states who are facing huge obstacles in caring for and housing displaced pets, and to larger groups as listed below who are performing enormous tasks in very tough conditions. Specific groups that need your help:
The Humane Society of the U.S. is providing services to the areas
where pets were left to fend for themselves, or otherwise left to their own
devices, swimming in filthy water, becoming very ill, as well as
psychologically hurt. They have teams specially trained in disaster
relief, and have many expenses to train, maintain their services and supplies,
and transport people and animals. You can find out more and donate direct
to
HSUS.org.
ASPCA's are also being called up to provide
help to the Gulf. Contact your local shelter to see if they
are taking pets in or going to any towns in the Gulf and need
financial help for this urgent work.
URGENT
SPCA-LA DART needs donations to pay for emergency trip to
Houson -- UPDATE OCT. '07 -- now funds are needed for helping
victims of fire in Southern California. For info and donations
click the link above in this paragraph.
To go to any disaster site for the Humane Society or ASPCA, you must take special
training. If you are interested in receiving information on training to be a
member of The HSUS’s Disaster Animal Rescue Teams (DART), please send an email
to disaster@hsus.org with "DART Training Information" in the subject line.
For ASPCA, contact your local organization.
For help
with other groups, such as the New Orleans SPCA,
www.la-spca.org,
you can visit online to see what's needed, and donate direct.
In Texas, which housed
the first
New Orleans pet refugees, the Texas SPCA site
is
American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery helps owners
get back in touch with companion animals and other pets who have been lost
or separated during natural disasters.
www.PetFinder.org
is also helping people match pets with owners.
There are also, for donations and other help, the American Humane Association
http://www.americanhumane.org and
SPCA,
www.spca.org,
International Fund for Animal Welfare,
www.IFAW.org,
Animal Nations
www.uan.org
Noah’sWish.org, and Best Friends
Animal Society,
http://bestfriends.org.
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