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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 7:18 PM
Subject: SOS From Texas: Animals After Ike

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/22/08: SOS From Texas, Animals After Ike

IN THIS ALERT:

1. A Texan Talks About Where Animals May Need Help
2. Can This Be True? 10 Days To Reclaim Pets…
3. Give Them Shelter: Help For Ike’s Animal Victims
4. Caught On Camera In Galveston Island
5. More Photos From Houston SPCA & ASPCA
6. Rescuer Near Galveston Pleads For Help
7. Dogs, Cats Spared In Montgomery County, TX
8. Do Their Lives Matter? Cows Cling To Life In Texas

In post-Ike Texas, large groups (such as HSUS) have reportedly invalidated the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) smaller groups (such as MuttShack) had formed with local authorities to work in Beaumont, Texas. Such alleged hostility made it increasingly difficult to obtain a realistic snapshot of the animal situation in Ike-ravaged areas. There was concern about the amount of time some large groups devoted to removing other emergency rescue groups, rather than helping animals in the field. Below is some of what we know — straightforward, without a “public relations” angle.

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From: Kinship Circle
Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 5:59 PM
Subject: After Ike: Animals Need You In SE Louisiana

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/18/08: Animals Need You In Lafourche, LA — Seriously

FEW VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESPONDED.
Who else can go to Lafourche, LA? IF WE’VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO YOU DIRECTLY, NO NEED TO REPLY AGAIN. Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle

Animals remain in distress. Volunteers may be needed for assessment, food/water drops, animal transports — in addition to shelter needs. As assessments are made, you may move from Lafourche into other areas in neighboring Terrebonne, etc.

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Send Us Your Arrive/Depart Dates

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Register with Kinship Circle so ground coordinators know how many volunteers to schedule. If already registered, just send your arrive/depart dates…

1. REGISTER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE:

NO ONE SHOULD SELF-DEPLOY. All volunteers must register before deployment.

Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Terri Kelly, Kinship Circle: pawsitivedirections [at] yahoo.com

1. Your First/Last Name:
2. Street Address:
3. City, State, Zip Code:
4. Phone Numbers (cell & land):
5. Email:
6. Driver’s License ID#:
7. YOUR ARRIVE & DEPART DATES:
8. ARE YOU SUBSCRIBED TO KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST?
9. TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: IKE VOLUNTEER

2. IN LOUISIANA, REPORT TO:

The home of Joe Dubois, COLAA and MuttShack Disaster Response Coordinator for LaFourche and Terrebonne Parishes

Joe and Mary Dubois, 985-804-6186
113 Leighton Loop / Houma, LA 70360

Joe Dubois will find homes for volunteers to stay in. You don’t need a tent, but should bring a sleeping bag. Showers, bathroom and food for volunteers.

** New Orleans or Baton Rouge airports are closest **

3. THEN REPORT TO MUTTSHACK INCIDENT COMMAND:

Lafourche Animal Shelter / 934 Highway 3185 / Thibodaux, Louisiana 70302
Shelter: 985-446-3532

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW FOR:

* Shelter care
* Animal handlers
* Construction experience**
* Admin (including organizers)
* Animal adoption and transport coordinators
* Animal transport (experience with animal care during transport)
* Runners (to pick up/deliver supplies)
* Assessments
* Food/Water Drops

**Construction experience, including: Carpentry (rough and finished), masonry (foundation), drywall, electrical, HVAC, etc.

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Subject: Gustav/Ike Survivors Need Transports Now

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/18/08: Transporters - Give Storm Survivors A Second Chance

Denham Springs Animal Shelter is a Louisiana no-kill with a huge influx of animals due to Gustav and Ike. Hurricane survivors and pre-storm animals MUST find a way out, if this shelter is to maintain its no-kill status. Animals must leave Denham Springs, Louisiana for foster/adoptive homes, so new rescues can move in.

TRANSPORTERS NEEDED AS SOON AS MON., 9/22/08, FOR ROUND TRIP:

* Excellent drivers who can walk and handle animals.
* Drivers come to Denham Springs Animal Shelter.
* Transport: About 40 dogs + unknown number of cats through Arizona to San Francisco area.
* MuttShack using 3 cargo vans for trip and needs 6 drivers.
* 5 drivers return cargo vans to Denham Springs.

CAN YOU HELP MOVE THESE DOGS & CATS TO A BETTER LIFE?

CONTACT IMMEDIATELY: MARY KARR, 206-947-3374

PLEASE HELP GIVE STORM SURVIVORS A SECOND CHANCE:

* Can you transport from/to elsewhere in U.S.?
* Can you help coordinate foster homes or no-kill sheltering?
* Can you transport animals in your own roomy vehicle?

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Subject: ACT/ Hormel’s Pigs: Slammed, Cut, Spray-painted

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN

Dear Kinship Circle Primary,

In case you missed our first note… We apologize again for the lack of advocacy alerts during hurricane season. After returning from New Orleans to assist with animal evacuations in Hurricane Gustav, Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network continues to manage volunteers for MuttShack Animal Rescue, to aid animals affected in Hurricane Ike. Thank you for your patience. Kinship Circle

9/17/08: Hormel’s Pigs: Slammed, Cut, Spray-painted

FOR A FORMATTED LETTER (WORD DOC), EMAIL: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Easily modify letter. Copy/paste it into an email or print letter to fax or mail.

A sow with an open sore on her nose from an apparent beating with a metal gate rod.

An employee sprayed paint — for over 30 seconds — into the nostrils of a nursing sow.

www.peta.org/actioncenter/iowa_pigfarm_gallery.asp

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Subject: Stranded By Ike: In Vermilion, Lafitte, Plaquemines

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/16/08: Stranded By Ike - Animals In Vermilion, Lafitte, Plaquemines

Kinship Circle Is not managing volunteers for these efforts.
RESPOND DIRECTLY TO CONTACTS BELOW.

1. Vermilion Parish: Cows On Levees, Trapped By Floodwaters
2. Lafitte, Plaquemines: Animals Need Food

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1. Vermilion: Cows On Levees, Trapped By Floodwaters

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PHOTOS: 9/14/08, Vermilion Parish — Cows stranded in water. Hay is ruined… Notify Debra Barlow (HHERO) ASAP if you can join relief convoys bringing supplies and aid to these animals. (CONTACT INFO BELOW)

CRITICAL NEED TO HELP COWS IN VERMILION PARISH

As happened during Katrina, Ike’s wrath has saturated pastures with saltwater. Cows are standing on levees, stranded by floodwaters. Help and supplies are urgently needed to save these animals.

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 8:32 PM
Subject: LaFourche Parish: Volunteers/Supplies Needed Now

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/15/08: Volunteers & Supplies Needed In Flooded LaFourche, LA

VOLUNTEERS CALLED TO LAFOURCHE PARISH

Kinship Circle and MuttShack volunteers are needed in LaFourche Parish, Louisiana where MuttShack has a joint MOU with LaFourche Parish, by and between La Fourche Parish Government, COLAA (the Coalition of Louisiana Animal Advocates), MuttShack Animal Rescue and Humane Society of Louisiana.

La Fourche Parish Animal Shelter was destroyed in recent storms. Animals need care now, even during cleanup and rebuilding. A main supply structure (60ft X 80ft) was ravaged as well, and cannot serve as a temporary holding area for animals until we construct a cinderblock foundation (or substitute with plastic/rubberized pallets). This marshy area is prone to flooding, even with minimal rainfall. All supplies and vaccines were ruined when power went down, but power is currently back on.

The return of residents — along with area properties and perimeter fencing wrecked in storms — promises a large influx of rescues and surrenders. Volunteers can help counsel residents and urge them to care for their own animals, as we provide kenneling, crates and food.

As an adjunct to the recovery effort, the MOU partners will try to implement a TNR and Spay/Neuter program — perhaps attracting residents with food incentives so they bring in their animals.

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 6:47 PM
Subject: Save Lives In Hurricane Ike / PLEASE HELP

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/11/08: Donations Needed! Volunteers On Standby For Ike

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Help MuttShack Save Lives In Hurricane Ike

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From: David Friedman, dfnow [at] verizon.net
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008
Subject: URGENT, PLEASE HELP!

MuttShack responded valiantly to Hurricane Gustav, assisting Louisiana with:

* Over 120 trucks
* Trained volunteers
* Rapid Deployment Teams of Incident Command people
* Post storm rescue
* Mass care and sheltering teams

MuttShack worked with parishes throughout LA to rescue, repair and transport animals to safe locations in at least five states around the country. We worked with many partner organizations and value our associations.

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:07 AM
Subject: Can You Be On Standby For Ike?

KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

9/10/08: Can You Be On Standby To Deploy To TX or LA For Hurricane Ike?

ON STANDBY:

This means you are able to leave for the disaster area at very short notice when asked to do so. It does NOT mean you send yourself now.

WHERE:

POSSIBLY: Corpus Christi to Port Isabel, Texas - OR - Southeast/west parishes of Louisiana. Volunteer site is unknown at this time.

***WE WILL UPDATE YOU AS DETAILS UNFOLD***

Sign-Up With Kinship Circle For Ike Deployment Under MuttShack:
Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Terri Kelly, Kinship Circle: pawsitivedirections [at] yahoo.com

***EVEN IF ALREADY SENT, WE COLLECT THIS MINIMAL INFO FOR EACH DEPLOYMENT***
***If you’re not already in Kinship Circle’s volunteer network, we may need additional info***

Your First/Last Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Phone Numbers (cell & land):
Email (that you’re subscribed to KC Disaster Aid under):
Driver’s License ID#:

TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: IKE VOLUNTEER

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Subject: Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World

KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY / LOUISIANA’S FIRST ANIMAL EVACUATIONS, POST-KATRINA

Dear Kinship Circle Primary,

Please except our apologies for the lack of alerts in recent weeks. We were in New Orleans from 8/27 to 9/1, assisting with animal evacuations after Hurricane Gustav. We’ve continued to manage volunteers, working with MuttShack Animal Rescue on post-Gustav issues — and are on standby to help animals in Hurricane Ike, if necessary. Gratefully, hurricane season won’t last much longer…so we can resume animal advocacy alerts! Kinship Circle

9/10/08: Hurricane Gustav - Photo Log

It was surreal. We shifted from awards mode to action mode as Hurricane Gustav loomed behind the Katrina Animal Memorial 8/29/08 in New Orleans. When Humane Society of Louisiana’s magical day ended, Kinship Circle set-up a volunteer intake table to assist MuttShack Animal Rescue for the evacuation of pets with their people. The Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) implemented a system for animal evacuations — that did not exist during Katrina. Photos courtesy of Kinship Circle.

Kinship Circle receives a Pioneer Spirit Award for its work in the Gulf Coast.
Jeff Dorson, executive director, Humane Society of Louisiana and host of the Katrina Animal Memorial 2008.

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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Subject: Hurricane Ike Looms: Volunteers Report Now

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

9/7/08: Hurricane Ike Looms - Report To MuttShack Base Now
Kinship Circle Is Coordinating Volunteers For MuttShack

Help Needed At Water/Wind Wrecked Denham Springs Shelter

We still need volunteers in Denham Springs, Louisiana (where MuttShack is situated) to restore the area’s shelter. An initial 150 dogs and 250 cats required evacuation and the situation here remains dire. At least 40 cats have been transported out to a no-kill shelter in Arkansas…

Incoming Volunteers On Standby For Hurricane Ike Evacs & Aftermath:

Hurricane Ike is predicted to make landfall as early as Saturday, which means people/pet evacuations may begin Thursday of next week. MuttShack is still under agreement to provide animal transport to Mega Shelters (emergency shelters where city-assisted evacuees live alongside their animals) and staff Parish Pick-up Points.

Photo: Kinship Circle. Union Station, New Orleans 8/31/08
Pet/people evacuation site for Hurricane Gustav

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