Kinship Circle: [GULF COAST] Some Go Home, Others Roam
October 7th, 2007 6:35 pm by Kelly G.———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 5, 2007 10:27 AM
Subject: Part 1 [GULF COAST] Some Go Home, Others Roam
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
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GULF COAST
PART 1: 10/5/07: Unending… Some Go Home, Others Roam
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PART 1: 10/5/07 Gulf Coast Newsletter
1. Lakeview, NOLA: Katrina’s Unending Impact On Animals
2. Katrina Dog Goes Home After 2+ Years
3. Lake Charles, LA: Worker Leaves Animal Hell
4. Reader Response To: “Attention Katrina Pet Adopters”
5. Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART)
6. HSL Takes Action In Cat Mutilation, When Local Police Fail
7. NOPD Officers Honored For Rescue Of Injured Puppy
8. “Because They Have No Words” Nominated For Awards
If you did NOT get PART 2, request it: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
PART 2: 10/5/07: Gulf Coast Newsletter
9. UPDATE: Donations To Feed Feral Cats Who Outlived Katrina
10. MS SpayMart Needs Extra Hands For Katrina Cat Rescues
11. ARNO: Help Keep Doors Open For Katrina’s Homeless
12. Humane Society Louisiana Offers $500 Bait To Snare Cat Trapper
13. In 3 Minutes It Went From The Ground To The Roof
14. UPDATE: Katrina Ravaged St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter
15. Colorado Effort Finds New Homes For Katrina Pets
16. KAT 5 Animal Rescue Wins Hanes Grant
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1. Lakeview, NOLA: Katrina’s Unending Impact On Animals
DATE: 10/1/07
FROM: Jeanette Althans, jalthans [at] chnola.org
SOURCE: www.lakeivewcats.org/
PHOTO: Pedro is a baby kitten that Pamela a volunteer trapper for ARNO trapped with us in Lakeview. Pamela took Pedro back to Canada with her. There are so many more babies like Pedro still on the street!
The animals in New Orleans and surrounding areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina are still in desperate need. The cats (and kittens cropping up all over) on the streets of New Orleans still rely on feeders. Yet the obstacles are growing: people moving back don’t want cats fed in their neighborhood; houses that serve as food/water stations are constantly torn down, posing a danger for cats and leaving fewer options on where to feed; feeders are tired and overwhelmed.
Kathy Sweeney and I have networked with many Lakeview residents who moved back, and several residents are feeding at their home. However, many other areas of the city are in more desperate need. Most of residents in devastated areas lost everything, and two years later, they are still struggling to rebuild their lives and their homes.
PHOTO: In Lakeview many adult cats have been forgotten and still live on the streets. Several of these cats are now friendly and need forever homes. There are also many very young kittens living in the ruins.
CAN YOU STILL HELP US IN NOLA?
Foster/Adopt Lakeview’s Hurricane Survivors
VISIT LAKEVIEW CATS ROAMING: www.lakeviewcats.org/
Photos present several cats who’ve grown friendly and would love forever homes! We’ve located some owners who cannot reclaim their cat, due to current living arrangements. Some were neighborhood cats prior to Katrina. Others had caretakers who are now unreachable.
NEEDED: People to foster/adopt friendly cats and kittens.
NEEDED: People to socialize frightened kittens so they become adoptable.
CONTACT:
Jeanette Althans, jalthans [at] chnola.org
Kathy Sweeney, kathybsweeney [at] yahoo.com
Lakeview Cats Roaming was created for the cats still roaming in Lakeview since Hurricane Katrina. Kathy Sweeney and Jeanette Althans coordinate the feeding, trapping, and reunion efforts. The Remote Reunion Campaign, ARNO, Kinship Circle and others provide assistance with various items. Please visit our site for more information: www.lakeviewcats.org/
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2. Katrina Dog Goes Home After 2+ Years
DATE: 9/21/07
FROM: AW, noanimalleftbehind [at] gmail.com
SOURCE: noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/
STORY EDITED FOR LENGTH
FULL STORY: noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/
PHOTO: Rascal, 22 months post-Katrina
This is Rascal who was rescued from his Bywater home in September 2005 and taken to Lamar Dixon. From there he was sent to another emergency shelter in Monroe, LA run by UAN (United Animal Nations)…
From Monroe, Rascal and 80 or so other dogs were flown to eastern Pennsylvania on a flight chartered by the ABKA (American Boarding & Kennel Association, a branch of the AKC). This airlift was orchestrated by Bob Paine, owner of Molly’s Country Kennels, a boarding kennel and doggie day care center in Lansdale, PA…
When the flight landed in PA, the dogs went to Molly’s, 44 miles away. Within a few days, most of the dogs were farmed out to 19 or so other boarding kennels/doggie day care centers… Every piece of information that came with or on the dogs was entered into Petfinder records created by UAN staff and volunteers… Most* all of the animals that were flown to PA by the ABKA/Molly’s are OWNED by families in New Orleans. The Petfinder records include rabies tag numbers, rescue addresses, and owner’s names if known…
This particular kennel got four Katrina dogs. In a local newspaper article (Fall 2005) the owner states: “Since their rescue, each dog has been given a clean bill of health, vaccinated and microchipped for identification. The four dogs have passed initial evaluations with flying colors.”
Yet, despite this claim, one of the four dogs died from heart worm treatment; another one had heart worms so severe that the vet recommended he be euthanized, and Rascal tested weak heart worm positive and treated… When I asked the owner of the kennel if Rascal has been on monthly heart worm preventative since he completed his treatment, she said “no, we don’t have a problem with heart worm around here.”
Really?
By some oversight, Rascal’s 2005 Rabies tag and ID tag did not make it into his Petfinder record. BUT the rabies tag number was on his paperwork (paperwork which I saw for the first time a few months ago, after lawsuit #3 was filed over another Molly’s dog)… It took two phone calls, a post on a neighborhood forum and a few emails with a friend of Rascal’s owner to make contact. His owner doesn’t own a computer or have an email account so it was a few more weeks before I was able to send him photos to confirm it was his dog for sure… The bottom line is that Rascal was flown home on Friday.
And this dog who spent the past two years living in a kennel, mostly isolated and described as un-adoptable, is acting like “his old sweet friendly self” according to his very happy owner. Oh, one more thing. The kennel never bothered to have him neutered in the two years they had him.
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3. Lake Charles, LA: Worker Leaves Animal Hell
DATE: 9/28/07
FROM: Raymond R. Abney Jr., rrabneyjr [at] gmail.com * cell: 318-272-6282
My Dear Friends & Animal-Lovers — I have just terminated my employment at the Caddo Parish Animal Shelter. In order to avoid having to explain my situation to many, I am attaching a copy of my resignation. A reading will show how inhumane the shelter is. I am sorry to leave the animals behind, but I can no longer tolerate the abuse without the freedom to save lives… I truly believe if enough attention is brought to bear on the shelter, changes will be made.
I forever remain your friend in animal care,
In memory of my dear “Fat Cat” (killed: 7-06-07)
Raymond R. Abney Jr. * cell: 318-272-6282 * email: rrabneyjr [at] gmail.com
TAKE ACTION: Write an email to the “Caddo Parish Major Players.”
Perhaps if they are bombarded by email, they’ll make some positive changes and stop causing misery to my dear ones (the animals).
Woody Wilson, Parish Administrator: wwilson [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6901
Randy M. Lucky, Asst. Par. Administrator: rlucky [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6900
Karen K. Bell, Exec. Sec./Complaints: kbell [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6900
Douglas Dominick, Dist. 1 Commissioner: ddominick [at] caddo.org * 318-375-2356
Rose McCulloch, Dist. 2 Commissioner: rmcculloch [at] caddo.org * 318-227-0803
Carl A. Pierson Sr., Dist. 3 Commissioner/Pres: cpierson [at] caddo.org * 318-222-0132
Gilford Gillen, Dist. 4 Commissioner: ggillen [at] caddo.org * 318-222-2801
Sam L. Jenkins Jr., Dist. 5 Commissioner: sjenkins [at] caddo.org * 318-631-1608
Lindora Baker, Dist. 6 Commissioner: lbaker [at] caddo.org * 318-868-8340
Stephanie Lynch, Dist. 7 Commissioner: slynch [at] caddo.org * 318-636-1819
John Escude, Dist. 8 Commissioner: jescude [at] caddo.org * 318-861-1131
Bob Brown, Dist. 9 Comm./Parliamentarian: bbrown [at] caddo.org * 318-797-1797
David Cox, Dist. 10 Commissioner/VP: dcox [at] caddo.org * 318-687-3127
Jim Smith, Dist. 11 Commissioner: jsmith [at] caddo.org * 318-686-7146
Clifford Ray Collins, Dist. 12 Commissioner: ccollins [at] caddo.org * 318-635-1433
Jerry Spears, Commission Clerk: jspears [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6596
Tim Weaver, Director: tweaver [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6624
Herbert Pipkins, Asst. Director: hpipkins [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6624
Brandon Daniel, PR Specialist: bdaniel [at] caddo.org * 318-226-6624
Martha Van Horn, Robinson’s Rescue: marthafritz [at] aol.com * 318-869-2715
State Animal Control Association
Louisiana Animal Control Association
David Marcantel, President
c/o Calcasieu Parish Animal Control
5500-A Swift Plant Rd. * Lake Charles, LA 70615
ph: 337-439-8879; email: dmarcantel [at] cppj.net
website: www.lacainfo.org
BACKGROUND:
Details about the animal abuse that former Caddo Parish Animal Services employee Raymond R. Abney Jr. observed daily are found in his letter of resignation. REQUEST FULL LETTER OF RESIGNATION: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RAYMOND ABNEY JR.’S LETTER OF RESIGNATION:
Mr. Abney had worked for Caddo Parish Animal Services since January, 2006
“I have personally witnessed:
– A kennel worker purposely beating cats with the rims of the nets on two occasions.
– A dog, scheduled for euthanasia, beaten in the mouth by a catch pole to the point of bleeding…
– A puppy hung by a hose while dragged from behind by an ACO.
– Many ACOs improperly euthanizing animals.
– A kennel worker hang a puppy by a leash and swing it like a pendulum into a cage, at first hitting the rim of the cage, then swinging it again to land it in the cage.
– ACOs playing loud music…and dancing…in the euthanasia room…
– A kennel worker habitually spreading diseases, especially Parvovirus…
– Puppies transported in dirty garbage cans.
– Kennel workers feed dogs from food barrels with mold, mildew, mice (alive and dead), mice nests, and other foreign matter.
– Drains clogged for months…the raw sewage drained freely on the ground.
– ACOs place pit bulls with other dogs…even a whelping mother.
– An ACO using a very small dog house for a whelping Labrador Retriever and her 9 puppies.
– Whelping boxes go un-cleaned for days while newborn puppies lay in filth.
– A dead dog in a freshly cleaned cage with a live dog.
– Cats/kittens poisoned to a slow and painful death by kennel workers ignorant of the effects of the chemicals they were using…”
ETC.
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4. Reader Response To: “Attention Katrina Pet Adopters”
DATE: 9/1/07
FROM: Chris, tisme [at] mindspring.com
Response to the [Kinship Circle] thread titled Attention Katrina Pet Adopters: It is important to remember that there are hundreds of Katrina rescued pets who are still sitting in shelters or who have been returned to shelters by adopters. Locating the owners of those animals has in no way meant “taking a pet from a perfectly loving home”. Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) has made as its primary mission identifying those pets and making one more effort to locate their owners. All of the animals are those that are clearly identified by shelter, foster, or adopter as available for adoption. You can see some of the reunions that have taken place at: www.findkpets.org
Having said that, there are hundreds of pet owners who know their pets were rescued but who have never found any trace of that pet. Sometimes the paperwork got lost, sometimes the pet was taken out of the area illegally, sometimes the receiving shelter or individual did not post the animal on Petfinder AERN. It would be cruel to tell these owners that at long last their missing pet has been found but that because someone intentionally or unintentionally did not list the pet (as legally required), they couldn’t get that pet back. One only need to look at the Lost Katrina Pets to see some of those owners who are still looking… www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZGYG8zaw6g
And as to statutes, all 50 states consider animals as “property.” Whether that should be is open to debate but, for many reasons, the fact is that there are no states inclined to change that definition. In Louisiana, the applicable statute is:
Art. 3419. Lost things
One who finds a corporeal movable that has been lost is bound to make a diligent effort to locate its owner or possessor and to return the thing to him. If a diligent effort is made and the owner is not found within three years, the finder acquires ownership. Acts 1982, No. 187, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
Please notice that not only does the statute given owners 3 years to reclaim their pet it also requires that the “finder” make “a diligent effort” to locate the owner. Sadly, there are many individuals, shelters, etc. who made no such efforts prior to adopting out the Katrina rescuers thus victimizing not only the owners but the adopters as well.
Thank you, Christiane Biagi
914-632-4672; cell: 914-720-6888; tisme [at] mindspring.com
Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART): www.findkpets.org
Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals
KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
9/1/07: Lawyer’s Perspective On Katrina Pet Adopters
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-09-01.html#5
READER RESPONSE TO: Attention Katrina Pet Adopters
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-18.html#9
Attention Katrina Pet Adopters
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-09.html#5
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5. Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART)
SOURCE: Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART), www.findkpets.org
* Did you receive Katrina rescued pets? Are you still caring for some?
* Do you have a Katrina rescue whose adoption has failed?
* Do you have an animal with a microchip that tracks back to one of the shelters or rescues in the Katrina zone?
* Are you a foster or adoptive owner who is worried an owner may be looking for that pet? Do you want to make sure the animal was listed in the appropriate Petfinder section?
* Are you a Gulf Coast resident still searching for your rescued pet?
IF YOU THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP, CONTACT KART:
Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART)
P.O. Box 1156 * Mandeville LA 70470-1156
ph: (leave voicemail message): 985-893-6456
email: FindKPets [at] yahoo.com * site: www.findkpets.org
The Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) was founded by a small group of very experienced volunteers whose goal is to assist shelters and individuals still caring for Katrina rescues. Our members include some Gulf Coast residents who are in a position to go to addresses where a particular animal was found to locate possible owners. They talk to neighbors, post flyers, etc. They can also assess the situation to which a pet might return to and assist in verifying ownership. Transportation funds are still available.
People Looking For Lost Katrina Pets:
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id3.html
Dogs Looking For Their People:
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id1.html
Cats Looking For Their People:
home.mindspring.com/~tisme/id7.html
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6. HSL Takes Action In Cat Mutilation, When Local Police Fail
DATE: 9/28/07
FROM: Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com * 901-268-4432
SOURCE: Humane Society Of Louisiana, www.humanela.org/
Humane societies often provide critical investigative work that provides important evidence to assist in the prosecution of suspected animal abusers. Last November, for example, The Humane Society of Louisiana received a call from a woman in Springfield, Louisiana. She reported witnessing two youths tree a cat, knock it to the ground so a pack of dogs could maul it, and then beat the cat in the head with a baseball bat. The woman screamed at the neighborhood kids to stop the killing, and she even took photos of the crime on her cellphone, as it was unfolding. When the local police were called to the scene, the officers refused to take any statements, look at the photos, or interview the boys in question! The officers said that the dogs were the culprits, and they caused the cat to die. They failed to grasp the severity of the situation and refused to realize the boys were clearly culpable for the torture and death of this cat.
After we were called to help, we visited the scene of the crime, collected statements, found additional witnesses, and viewed the photos, which captured the crime frame by frame. We met with the Chief of Police of Springfield and voiced our strong objections to the handling of this case by his officers. He agreed with our assessment and apologized for the actions of his officers. Based on the evidence we collected, we wrote a report to the Juvenile Division of the Livingston District Attorney’s Office and outlined the many criminal violations of the law these youths allegedly committed: from trespassing, to owning a vicious dog, to the felonious killing of an animal.
The Assistant District Attorney for Livingston Parish, MS Lou Navarre, will soon decide how to proceed and will inform us of their decision.
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7. NOPD Officers Honored For Rescue Of Injured Puppy
DATE: 9/28/07
FROM: Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com * 901-268-4432
SOURCE: Humane Society Of Louisiana, www.humanela.org/
Several weeks ago, New Orleans Police officers Mike Cure and Matt Patin noticed a young dog running around loose in one of the city’s crime-ridden housing projects commonly referred to as the B.W. Cooper. The officers noticed that the dog was in extreme discomfort. The young dog’s collar had grown into her neck, causing a large wound to appear around her neck, which, by this time, had been infected.
For the next thirty days, the officers tried a variety of ways to capture the dog. They tried feeding her and grabbing her as she ate. They tried netting her and even set up a large dog trap that was baited with food. Nothing worked, and the dog’s condition continued to deteriorate. The officers eventually contacted the Humane Society of Louisiana, whose representative agreed to follow the officers into the housing project to assist with the capture of the dog. The Humane Society was able to procure some sedatives, which were slipped into the unsuspecting dog’s food. Thirty minutes later the dog became drowsy and fell asleep on the third step of an apartment and Officer Patin was able to approach the sleeping dog and threw a net over her, finally capturing her.
The dog, now named Cooper, was rushed to the emergency clinic, where her collar was surgically removed, and the wound was cleaned and dressed. Small rubber tubes were placed in Cooper’s neck, to drain pus and unwanted bacteria. Since her rescue, Cooper has made a remarkable and full recovery.
Several days after her capture, The Humane Society of Louisiana honored the work of these two officers by presenting them with our “Golden Paws Awards” at a press conference. The story of Cooper’s rescue and the efforts of these compassionate officers were broadcast on three TV stations, and several individuals sent in donations to cover the cost of her recovery. Several other viewers expressed interest in adopting Cooper. Eventually, Cooper will be placed in a great, loving home.
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8. “Because They Have No Words” Nominated For Awards
DATE: 9/26/07
FROM: AW, noanimalleftbehind [at] gmail.com
SOURCE: noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/
PHOTO: “Because They Have No Words” Nominated for TWO Ovation Awards
Congratulations to Tim Maddox and Lotti Louise Pharriss / Weirdsmobile Productions, LLC for the extreme honor of nomination for the 2007 Ovation Awards in two categories: World Premiere Play and Ensemble Performance. Tim wrote and starred in this play about his experiences rescuing animals and volunteering at Lamar Dixon in the aftermath of Katrina. Because They Have No Words will be performed at the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanston, IL this spring. Don’t miss it.
Original blog posts about the premiere of the play:
noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/2006/08/katrina-play-opens-sept-2-in-la.html
noanimalleftbehind.blogspot.com/2006/09/because-they-have-no-words-receives.html
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From: Kinship Circle – kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Oct 5, 2007 10:27 AM
Subject: Part 2 [GULF COAST] Some Go Home, Others Roam
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF
PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN
GULF COAST
PART 2: 10/5/07: Unending… Some Go Home, Others Roam
CHECK OUT KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER VICTIMS SITE:
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/
THIS EMAIL CONTAINS:
PART 2: 10/5/07 Gulf Coast Newsletter
9. UPDATE: Donations To Feed Feral Cats Who Outlived Katrina
10. MS SpayMart Needs Extra Hands For Katrina Cat Rescues
11. ARNO: Help Keep Doors Open For Katrina’s Homeless
12. Humane Society Louisiana Offers $500 Bait To Snare Cat Trapper
13. In 3 Minutes It Went From The Ground To The Roof
14. UPDATE: Katrina Ravaged St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter
15. Colorado Effort Finds New Homes For Katrina Pets
16. KAT 5 Animal Rescue Wins Hanes Grant
If you did NOT get PART 1, request it: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
PART 1: 10/5/07 Gulf Coast Newsletter
1. Lakeview, NOLA: Katrina’s Unending Impact On Animals
2. Katrina Dog Goes Home After 2+ Years
3. Lake Charles, LA: Worker Leaves Animal Hell
4. Reader Response To: “Attention Katrina Pet Adopters”
5. Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART)
6. HSL Takes Action In Cat Mutilation, When Local Police Fail
7. NOPD Officers Honored For Rescue Of Injured Puppy
8. “Because They Have No Words” Nominated For Awards
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9. UPDATE: Donations To Feed Feral Cats Who Outlived Katrina
DATE: 9/28/07
FROM: Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com
SOURCE: Humane Society Of Louisiana, www.humanela.org/
We reported earlier that several colonies of feral cats were in danger of starving to death, when an administrator for the state run Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, whose offices are located in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, issued an order to prevent the cats from being fed. Pressure from the public and concerned citizens in the form of scores of letters and phone calls prompted the administration to rethink their policy, and the feeding was quickly allowed to resume. During the past two months, members of the Humane Society of Louisiana and PCAT, a Plaquemines Parish feline advocacy group, met with key members of this state agency, and plans have been developed to establish permanent feeding and watering stations at the far end of the property. Temporarily, well-marked feeding and water stations have been in operation for the past several weeks.
FINANCIAL DONATIONS to continue feeding these colonies would be greatly appreciate. Donations may be sent to either organization that are jointly caring for these cats:
The Humane Society of Louisiana
Feral Cat Project * P.O. Box 740321* New Orleans, LA 70174
or The Feral Cat Project at MDC
c/o Paws: P.O. Box 83 * Belle Chasse , LA 70037
or via PayPal: www.paws-site.petfinder.com
KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
8/18/07: UPDATE: Cats Outlived Katrina, But Now Face Desertion.
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-18.html#6
8/9/07: Cats Outlived Katrina, But Now Face Desertion. Who Can Help?
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-08-09.html#6
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10. MS SpayMart Needs Extra Hands For Katrina Cat Rescues
DATE: 9/10/07
SOURCE: karensrescuelist [at] yahoogroups.com
SpayMart is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer nonprofit organization based in New Orleans. SpayMart also has a facility in Picayune, MS, for cats rescued after Katrina. Lynn Chiche (president) asked me to pass the word that they GREATLY need extra hands to help care for the cats and would appreciate ANY amount of time that anyone could donate to the effort! Just going for one day would be appreciated. Maybe you could drive over to help with things like feeding/watering, scooping litter boxes, or administering meds?
TO VOLUNTEER:
Contact Lynn Chiche: lynnchiche [at] cox.net or 1-601-749-0268
Let her know when you can go…and she’ll give you directions to get there. It’s only about an hour and 15 minutes from New Orleans to Picayune. You could take some friends with you who’d like to help out. It could be a fun trip and would be for such a good cause. In addition, they do have accommodations if anyone can stay for several days. Thanks for considering this request! Please forward it to any LA and MS contacts you have.
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11. ARNO: Help Keep Doors Open For Katrina’s Homeless
DATE: 9/27/07
SOURCE: www.animalrescueneworleans.org/
In a recent ARNO email to volunteers, [arno_volunteers] Digest Number 806, it was noted that ARNO has temporarily shut down animal intake. As those informed about the animal situation in post-Katrina New Orleans know, this compromises the flow from food/water to rescue to adopt/foster…
“We have some great dogs and cats, but too many of them. We are closing animal intake until some of these babies are moved out. I have left space for some dogs that have been fed in place for a long time now and that feeders have been trying to bring in. I do think it would be a great idea for all of you to help us think of ways we can move some animals out, whether it is contacting your local rescues or talking to your local pet supply businesses asking if we can put posters about ARNO up.”
Please network/volunteer for ARNO, so the doors can stay open for animals…
TO VOLUNTEER OR GET INFO ON ANY ARNO TOPIC:
ar-no [at] cox.net or 504-571-1900
TO VIEW ARNO ANIMALS WHO NEED HOMES:
search.petfinder.com/shelterSearch/shelterSearch.cgi?shelterid=LA181
TO DONATE TO ANIMAL RESCUE NEW ORLEANS:
www.animalrescueneworleans.org
Click on our PayPal link at top right
PHOTOS: Buffy, Paul, Mikey
VIEW ALL ARNO ADOPTABLES:
search.petfinder.com/shelterSearch/shelterSearch.cgi?shelterid=LA181
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ARNO’s Blessing Of The Animals, Held 10/4/07
DATE: 10/3/07
FROM: Charlotte Bass, table25 [at] bellsouth.net
News Release / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO)
Blessing of the Animals — Thursday, October 4, 2007, 4:00 PM
271 Plauche St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70123
The spirit of giving isn’t lost at Animal Rescue New Orleans. Students from Mt. Carmel Academy, a local parochial college prep school for girls, have been working on a garden at the shelter and on Thursday, October 4, 2007 the MCA volunteers will present the animals of ARNO a beautiful statue of St. Francis of Assisi. The public is warmly invited to come to ARNO for the blessing celebrating the patron saint of animals feast day, and all are encouraged to bring their family pets. Following the blessing, refreshments will be served. “The student volunteers from Mt. Carmel have really worked hard for ARNO — raising money, donating goods and offering their time for our rescued pets,” says Charlotte Bass Lilly, Executive Director of ARNO.
“In addition to the pets we rescue from the street, there are so many people who continue to need our help,” Bass Lilly explains. “People left indigent since Katrina who need medical care for their pet, or even just maintenance care like deworming, heartworm and flea preventative. We help all we are able to help, because we want to prevent these pets from being surrendered to any shelter and be able to remain with their guardians. Lots of our citizens only have their pets; they have become their one beacon of light in a life surrounded by disappointment, frustration and despair at the state of their lives and our city.”
In September 2007 ARNO broke the 3500 mark of pets (from 3/06 thru 8/07) treated in their no-kill triage shelter. Animals were spay/neutered, heartworm treated, treated for parasites, upper respiratory diseases, urinary tract infections, etc., in an effort to get them healthy and ready to find them a new home. ARNO is committed to continue saving companion animals in need. ARNO exists solely on donations from animal lovers throughout North America.
ARNO is an all-volunteer organization created and dedicated to the rescue and aid of abandoned and homeless animals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, including responding to the immediate needs of those animals in need of medical care, or who have been neglected, abused and deprived of love. ARNO promotes the foster, adoption, and reunion of pets with caretakers, as well as spaying/neutering of all companion animals.
www.animalrescueneworleans.org
(directions to the shelter are available on ARNO’s website)
Contact: Charlotte Bass Lilly
Cell: 504-289-2777; Office: 504-522-0222
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12. Humane Society Louisiana Offers $500 Bait To Snare Cat Trapper
DATE: 10/4/07
FROM: Smalk50 [at] aol.com * Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com
SOURCE: VIDEO – www.wwltv.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=180572
NEWS – www.nola.com/news/t-p/eastjefferson/index.ssf?/base/news-5/119148072771700.xml&coll=1
“Harry” the kitty healing and seeking new home, By Mary Sparacello — The Humane Society of Louisiana is offering a $500 reward to help find the person who set a steel leg trap that injured a kitten’s foot over the weekend. The gray tabby, which animal advocates named Harry, has a swollen hind foot but is expected to make a full recovery, said Lee Ann Matherne, Jefferson animal control director.
A Metairie woman found the injured cat in her back yard Sunday with the trap clamped down on its right back leg, Matherne said. Humane Society Director Jeff Dorson said the traps are illegal in populated areas such as Metairie, where a majority of animals are domesticated. The traps are normally used in Louisiana to catch wild animals such as raccoons or nutria.
The woman, who didn’t know where the trap came from, contacted the Jefferson Animal Control Department, and an animal control officer captured the cat near the woman’s house in the 900 block of Melody Drive. The officer disabled the trap and brought the cat to the East Bank Shelter, where he was treated by a veterinarian. Dorson said the person who left the trap could be charged with animal cruelty at the misdemeanor level because the kitten wasn’t maimed. The person could be fined up to $1,000 and get six months in jail, Dorson said.
A similar incident occurred last year when a man set a trap in St. John the Baptist Parish and caught a dog, part of whose paw had to be amputated, Dorson said. The man was charged with felony animal cruelty because of the seriousness of the injury, and the case is pending in court, Dorson said.
In the kitten’s case, someone likely trespassed onto the Metairie lawn to set the trap, Matherne said. “I don’t really think he could have hobbled too far” with the trap on, she said. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Humane Society at (888) 6-HUMANE.
The cat, named after the late Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee, is affectionate and tame, Matherne said. “He needs somebody’s lap to sit on,” she said. Harry is available for adoption through the Jefferson Parish Animal Control Department. The adoption fee is $67, which includes the cost of sterilization, vaccination, deworming and disease testing.
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13. In 3 Minutes It Went From The Ground To The Roof
WATCH VIDEO: www.glumbert.com/media/katrina
St. Bernard Parish, 2005: Stranded in their attic/roof, a man, wife and their dog call out to no one. The man worries they [rescuers] won’t let him bring his dog, who is “like a son to him.” As his video camera scans a middle class suburb submerged in rising gray water, the man mumbles: “I’ll never stay through another hurricane again… I will run.”
Kathy Sweeney, kathybsweeney [at] yahoo.com — This video was shot mostly from a roof in Lexington Place subdivision in St. Bernard during Katrina flooding.
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14. UPDATE: Katrina Ravaged St. Bernard Parish Animal Shelter
DATE: 9/28/07
FROM: Jeff Dorson, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com * 901-268-4432
SOURCE: Humane Society Of Louisiana, www.humanela.org/
Several months ago, The Humane Society of Louisiana inspected the St. Bernard Animal Shelter and found that the building sustained severe damage from the 2005 hurricane season. Much to our surprise, none of the problems had ever been addressed or corrected. Exposed wires still hung from the ceiling where tiles had been blown off, and broken windows still lined the back wall of the facility. The shelter was also without working electricity or a functioning drainage system.
We documented the extensive problems and forwarded our report to the parish administration and parish council. Just last week, we revisited the shelter and discovered that while some progress had been made, the facility was being operated by a single parish employee! Tina Bernard, the shelter supervisor for the past two years, has been operating the St. Bernard Shelter almost single-handedly for the past 35 days! Except for the use of one volunteer during the week and a handful of volunteers on Saturday
morning, Tina has been doing the regular cleaning, the administrative duties, code enforcement, animal pick-up, adoptions, and the feeding and watering of the animals all by herself! It appears that low wages offered by the parish are failing to attract or retain workers. The parish is offering to pay their kennel workers only $6.35/hour, even though fast food restaurants in the area start their workers at approximately $8.00/hour.
Armed with this information, we spoke on September 28, at the Parish Council Executive Finance Committee, and pressed for additional funding to fill these positions.
In the meantime, work has begun on some outdoor pens that will reduce the overcrowded conditions at the shelter, and a team of veterinarians and veterinarian students from LSU Veterinary School visited the shelter recently and provided free medical care for the sheltered animals. The group also painted rooms, cleaned the shelter, and created a surgery room in the back of the small building.
KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
4/14/07: St. Bernard Parish Shelter Fails Inspection
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-04-14.html#8
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15. Colorado Effort Finds New Homes For Katrina Pets
DATE: 9/26/07
FROM: Cheryl Kaminski, HelpResqMe [at] gmail.com
SOURCE: www.denverpost.com/search/ci_7003924
PHOTO: This puppy was rescued from the Hammond Shelter in New Orleans in February of this year. It was part of a 60 dog and 30 cat transport driven by Nanette Martin and Lucy Pribbenow in two vehicles, and it was delivered to new owners in Atlanta. This dog would have died in the shelter. (Special to the Post)
By Cassie Hewlings, Denver Post Staff Writer — Lucy Pribbenow drove a yellow school bus that doubles as her mobile home to New Orleans, intent on saving lives after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city.
Pribbenow rescued pets from the flooded city streets and fought off gang members attempting to steal dogs for illegal fighting rings, said Nanette Martin, a Colorado Springs photographer who chronicled Pribbenow’s efforts after the storm. Since Katrina, Pribbenow has saved hundreds of animals held at the city’s shelters from euthanasia by finding and transporting them to new homes across the country in her bus, Martin said.
Martin [hosted] an exhibition of her images to raise funds for Pribbenow Friday at the Denver Police Protective Association Event Center. Pribbenow [discussed] euthanasia and animal adoption at the show and [was] joined by eight puppies she rescued from the New Orleans animal shelter… “Unless you were there, you can’t understand the sacrifice of these rescue workers,” Martin said. “I made it a month and a half in New Orleans before I had to leave. Lucy has been there for two years.”
PHOTO: Nanette Martin says this dog adopted her. Oedi (short for Oedipus) hobbled out from under a bush as Nanette was looking for parking at the Baton Rouge airport. The SPCA microchip in this dog made them believe that it was evacuated from a New Orleans shelter during Hurricane Katrina and sent to Baton Rouge. Nanette owns this dog, and it will be at the show on Friday (Special to the Post)
New Orleans’ shelters are plagued by lack of funding, space shortage and a growing segment of pet owners giving up their animals because they can’t afford to care for them while trying to rebuild their lives post-Katrina, Pribbenow said. “People mistakenly think they can take the family dog to the shelter, and it will get a good home, but there just isn’t the space,” she said. ” Most dogs don’t even see a kennel. They go straight to the euthanasia table.”
The shelter Pribbenow works with, Hammond Shelter, is the largest in New Orleans and puts down 50 to 80 animals a day, which is why she bought her school bus, she said. Pribbenow said she pays the upfront medical adoption costs such as spaying and neutering fees to get the animals ready for adoption, which is covered in her $125 adoption fee, but relies on donations for her travel costs.
In addition to the fund-raising show, Martin said she donates 25 percent of the money she makes from her project “People and their Pets” to Pribbenow. Martin said she offers free pet portraits for a $20 donation. “There isn’t a line Lucy won’t cross to help an animal,” Martin said. “I can’t do what she does, so it’s my job to tell the world what she does.”
PHOTO: This dog was pulled out of the water by a Kentucky National Guardsman just a few days after the levies broke during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. (Special to the Post)
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16. KAT 5 Animal Rescue Wins Hanes Grant
DATE: 9/22/07
FROM: KAT 5 Animal Rescue
KAT 5 received word early yesterday evening that we are one of the six non-profits to win the matching grant from Network for Good, Kevin Bacon’s Six Degrees & Hanes! Thank you Network for Good, Kevin Bacon, Six Degrees & Hanes for this wonderful opportunity.
“Thanks so much for your patience this week as we finalized our review of the donation records. We are happy to share with you that your charity will be receiving the matching grant from Hanes! We want to thank you again for your tremendous efforts with fundraising and outreach to get hundreds of people to support your cause.” Stacie Mann, Network for Good.
You helped us raise $13,200! KAT 5 will receive a grant from Hanes of $10,000. Our grand total will be $23,200! The total number of donations at the end of the contest on September 16th, 11:59 PM ET was 498 donations. (The six winners were calculated by the number of donations & not by the monetary amount). THANK YOU to everyone for your donations and support. This truly was an effort implementing the theory of the six degrees of separation. We are touched by the swell of support. The money that will enable animals to be saved is incredible, the feeling that you believe in what we do is priceless.
When Hurricane Katrina hit, members of KAT 5 were just individuals from across the country who were moved to action to rescue animals. We did not belong to any group, we were all “freelance volunteers” filling the void of animal rescue in the Katrina hit region. KAT 5, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, was formed by these volunteers for future animals that are deemed to be in distress or are displaced.
KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
9/1/07: Last Chance To Help KAT 5 Win A $10,000 Grant
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/gulfcoast/newsletters/07-09-01.html#4
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