Whiskerville.org animal sanctuary needs help! Location: Texas City, TX
(posted on yahoogroup "Katrina Pet Rescue Info"):
On Sep 22, 2005, at 10:56 AM, Linda G wrote:
The Houston SPCA has agreed to take the Whiskerville
Animal Sanctuary animals. Now the critical issue is transport. Whiskerville is located in Texas City, which is on the Texas coast but not actually on Galveston
Island. All city and county government has been shut
down. They desperately need help from outside their community to get the animals moved to the Houston SPCA. If any of you are near enough and have the time and a vehicle to help, it would be appreciated.
Better yet, if you have contacts in the Houston area who can arrange more formal transport, please help. The police WILL let people in to Texas City, at least through today. We have many people willing to donate money, and if we need to pay for arranged transport that will come in handy, but what is really needed right now is actual transport. There are almost 400 animals (300 cats and almost 100 dogs) at Whiskerville.
The number at Whiskerville is 409-682-5584. Please
only call if you have an actual offer of help as they need to keep the line open, and it is a cell phone number so it costs them
Unfortunately, this should have been done yesterday when we had more options. My cousin might have been able to help with this, as he has a large truck and trailer, but he lent it to his daughter so she could move her horses up to Meridian.
Is the Houston SPCA going to be safe? Did it flood during Allison? If it did, that's not a good place for any animals to be.
I have a friend who lives just east of Houston. She had to fly home early to evacuate her horses... Meanwhile, I am busy with supporting a shelter down in Gulfport.
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