Posted on 09/12/2005 3:45:16 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Special place in heaven for these folks.
Indeed there is.
After you have sent your donation to your favorite human charity, please consider sendinga sem to Best Friends, the Humane Society, petfinder.com, or your favorite animal rescue group. NOT PETA. As far as any of the stories I've read about the people engaged in pet rescue are concerned, PETA seems to be absent from all of the efforts.
I've also seen http://www.noahswish.org is helping out.
Bump for later
Thibodaux church sheltering pets
Animals Face Urgent Threat After Katrina Strike, IFAW Responds
They wouldn’t leave without their pets
Absolutely -- Noah's Wish is another good one.
Here's a link to a press release from Purina that you might want to add to your list:
http://www.purina.com/company/press/2005/HurricaneKatrina.aspx
And one from Doctors Foster and Smith:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/general.cfm?gid=435&ref=3691&subref=AN
From the link:
What Shelters Need Most
In addition to Dogs & Cats, please consider donating supplies for the hundreds of Birds, Reptiles, and Small Pets displaced by the disaster as well.
Needs include: large air kennels and metal cages, leashes, disposable bowls, canned cat and dog food, disposable litter pans, spray bleach, paper towels, sheets, towels, locks, hoses, bottled water, trash cans, trash bags, pooper scoopers, cat litter, extension cords, and fans. The volunteers also need ice, beverages, and food. Other animal supplies, such as vaccines, antibiotics, bandages, and catheters are also welcome and needed.
Thanks- copied & saved.
Two more worthy organizations which are helping:
http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=2599
http://www.takethelead.org/
WOW!
Thanks LINK King!!
"The Pet Show" mentioned an audio clip they they decided not to play of a NO law enforcement official shooting dogs. Anyone know of this?
My wife will not evacuate, period- in part because of her animals, and in part because of her Mom, who won't leave either. Nor would I leave my old dog to die in a storm alone- this old Victorian pile survived one Cat 3 storm in 1898, so I guess we'll how well it's holding up should a storm return here.
The dominion we were given over the beasts of the fields carries with it responsibility for their well-being, too. Bless those who care for the ones who cannot speak of their hurt and fear.
Pets count on us.
And I'm glad your wife-unit is getting some of your time.
LOL
I sent to Louisiana Humane Society, Noah's wish and Best friends so far. I will give to local group who has a lot of the evacuee dogs.
Anyone with a pet shoujld have an electronic FriendChip placed in its skin. That way if, God forbid, you and your friend are separated by some disaster and your firend's rescued, there's a good chance you can be reunited.
Armed law enforcement and National Guard troops also search the city for MORON ANIMALS (those violent criminals responsible for the looting, shooting, supply/car-jacking, raping, and murdering).
Unfortunately, these cops and troops are also ignoring their oath to protect and defend the Constitution, by following the orders of the local gun-grabbing, demonRAT mayor. Coming down on the self-reliant, and prepared, law-abiding citizens of New Orleans, by breaking down their doors and coming in with armed force to do illegal searchs and seizures (especially of these citizens privately-owned firearms - their promary and most efficient means of protecting themselves from the roving criminal element), and then leaving them behind in a defenseless situation (or evicting them), is TOTALLY UNSAT and CANNOT be allowed to STAND.
I had a store in the Mall that burned to the ground here in 1983, and in the aftermath, we were setting up operations in an old building downtown, which required extensive construction work to bring it up to code.
One of the crew I had- can't recall whether he a a plumber or electrician, but he looked like a wild man-- tall and thin as a rake, scruffy denims, long hair, full beard. All he needed was a cutlass and a parrot to resemble Blackbeard the pirate...
But we were talking one day, and out of the blue, he said to me,
"Ya know, nobody ever thinks about all the little animals that died in that fire when the Woolworths burned up. Nobody ever talks about the rabbits and birds and little animals... I just hope the smoke got 'em before the fire got to them."
And he was right- this rough-as-cob character saw something everyone else- including myself- had not even thought about.
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