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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 4:52 PM
Subject: Gustav: Harder Hit SE Louisiana Needs Help

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.

9/6/08: Gustav - Harder Hit SE Louisiana Needs Help
Kinship Circle Is not directly coordinating volunteers for this effort.
See VOLUNTEER CONTACTS below.

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1. Volunteers, Food, Money Needed For Left-Behind Animals

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Reply To:
Wendy Guidry - 985-373-5937, mrjames1 [at] earthlink.net

LT PHOTO: 8/30/08, Evacuation Route: Feral Cat Consortium rescues this small lost black dog.

RT PHOTO: Houma, LA: Feeding starving kittens and cats.

Southeastern Louisiana Update:

Orleans and Jefferson Parishes (New Orleans and Metaire): Gustav mostly spared New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, where local animal agencies assisted in pre/post-hurricane animal aid.

Lower Parishes - Terrebonne (Houma), St. Mary (Morgan City), Lafourche:

As of 9/5, Terrebonne (harder hit parish) does not want outsiders to feed/rescue animals and Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Dept. has even issued an arrest threat. St. Mary Parish, however, wants additional aid. Lafourche Parish is contained, with most residents back and few animals in distress.

Floodwaters are not the problem this time. Displaced dogs and cats are. The need food and water. Many returning residents would feed cats if food were donated. Most want dogs rescued from the streets — not euthanized.

Volunteers Needed In Southeastern Louisiana To:

1. CONTACT MEDIA ABOUT GAPS IN THE LSART (Louisiana State Animal Response Team) SYSTEM IN SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.

LSART managers seemed unable to assess storm impact within their parishes four days post-Gustav. Residents were gone and most left animals behind. The system broke down when authorities themselves evacuated, with no electricity, internet… Media attention may correct the fallacy that all animals evacuated safely with no emergencies in southeastern Louisiana.

2. TRANSPORT LEFT-BEHIND ANIMALS OUT OF MORGAN CITY.

With no animal shelter and just one animal warden, animals — like the sweet, elderly boxer the Morgan City sheriff’s dept. asked us to take — we need drivers + a place willing to accept a small number of dogs.

3. SEEK FOOD DONATIONS + FEED LEFT-BEHIND ANIMALS.

People are needed to coordinate cat/dog food donations. We also want volunteers to comb St. Mary Parish streets (in coordination with local sheriff deputies) to determine where people require pet food drop-offs.

LT PHOTO: This roaming kitten has broken leg. Note: Kitten unable to put weight on leg.

RT PHOTO: Close up of injured pit bull.

Ground Contact & Where To Go:

CONTACT Wendy Guidry, Feral Cat Consortium
cell: 985-373-5937 * mrjames1 [at] earthlink.net
9/5/08: Internet/electricity should be up by weekend. Cell works.

LODGING
Volunteers can stay at Wendy Guidry’s residence:
4 Summerhaven Ct. * Madisonville, LA 70447
9/5/08: Other volunteers may provide lodging too.

DIRECTIONS
Call Wendy Guidry: 985-373-5937 or Gail Sheffield: 985-893-0016
mrjames1 [at] earthlink.net or cgshef [at] bellsouth.net

PHOTO: 9/4/08, Houma, LA: A dog barking for days until he died — trapped in a dog kennel inside a garage.

Food & Monetary Donations Urgently Needed

DONATE FOOD
- CAT FOOD, large or small quantities
- DOG FOOD, preferably dry

SHIP FOOD TO:
Feral Cat Consortium/TRANS
4 Summerhaven Ct. * Madisonville, LA 70447

DONATE MONEY
Help reimburse volunteers for gas, pet food…$2100 spent to buy crates we
donated to St. Mary’s Parish Sheriff Dept.

DONATE BY MAIL:
Feral Cat Consortium
(Division of TRANS-Team Reducing ANimal Neglect & Suffering, 501c3)
4 Summerhaven Ct. * Madisonville, LA 70447

DONATE ONLINE:
Make a PayPal account donation via Paypay.
Then click on payment.
Then go to email address: feralcatsla [at] gmail.com

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