Disaster Relief
Welcome to the Disaster Relief section of SmiteMe!.net. Here you can find action alerts, news and updates, volunteer and donation information, and additional resources to help the non-human victims of natural and man-made disasters. Examples include the 2007 California wildfires, the 2007 earthquake in Peru, various “pet” food recalls, the “war on terra”, and of course Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Listed below are the most recent email alerts and campaigns. This page currently encompasses the time period from June through December of 2007. To view archived alerts, please click on the link for the desired time period (e.g., January through June 2007), either from the list below, or the sidebar to the right (under “Pages”).
The links below are arranged in reverse chronological order, with the newest information at the top of the list. Most of the individual action alerts are reprinted here; however, some of the links will take you to external sites. You can use the links to “jump to” an action alert, or browse through the most recent emails.
If you find a broken link; would like to suggest a resource; or have an email or action alert that you’d like reprinted here, please email me at smitemedotnet [at] gmail.com.
These resources are also available on my old website, at www.kellygarbato.com/katrina. When I moved my blog from www.kellygarbato.com/blog to www.smiteme.net, this was the only section I copied over, besides the blog, of course. Eventually, I plan on removing the pages from www.kellygarbato.com and redirecting the old URLs here. So update your bookmarks, is what I’m saying!
NOTE: If you’re interested in animal advocacy issues, please visit my other blog, www.easyVegan.info. In additional to disaster relief, we cover a range of animal welfare/rights and environmental topics, with a focus on actionable items. All of the emails below are also crossposted on easyVegan.info (under “Natural Disasters“), though the easyVegan.info archive only stretches back to June 2006.
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09/04/08 - Kinship Circle: UPDATE/ SUPPLIES FOR ANIMAL FLOOD VICTIMS IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LA
09/04/08 - Kinship Circle: Flooding: Vols Needed NOW In Denham Springs, LA
09/03/08 - Kinship Circle: ARNO Needs Help At Gustav-Damaged Shelter
09/03/08 - Kinship Circle: Volunteers On Standby For Gustav, Hannah, Ike, Josephine…
08/31/08 - Best Friends Animal Society: Before the Storm – Best Friends on the Ground in New Orleans
08/29/08 - Levees.org: Katrina Myth is online. Please view! (And rate!)
08/29/08 - Amnesty International: Uphold Human Rights in the Gulf Coast
08/29/08 - The Petition Site: Tell Congress: Untangle the Red Tape for the Kids
09/03/08 - Kinship Circle: Volunteers On Standby For Gustav, Hannah, Ike, Josephine…
08/26/08 - Kinship Circle: Hurricane Gustav - EVAC TRAINING 8/28/08!
08/25/08 - Kinship Circle: Disaster Aid Network + Katrina’s 3rd Anniversary
08/21/08 - Oxfam America: FEMA’s Latest Excuse
08/21/08 - Color Of Change.org: Support the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act
08/07/08 - Farm Sanctuary: Newsletter; Pig News! Pregnant Sows Rescued from Floods Give Birth
08/06/08 - Kinship Circle: Katrina Animal Memorial 8/29/08
08/04/08 - The Wilderness Society: Fire-Safe Communities Act
07/29/08 - Levees.org: Is your home at risk of a levee failure?
07/24/08 - The Petition Site: STOP Sending Helpless German Shepherd Dogs to take on Taliban
07/23/08 - Kinship Circle: Army Shoots Pigs To Teach Lifesaving Skills
07/12/08 - Kinship Circle: Next Steps: Volunteer In Future Disasters
07/11/08 - Farm Sanctuary: A Rescue of Pig-Sized Proportions
07/11/08 - The Petition Site: We Need Sufficient Funding for Emergency Fires
07/09/08 - The Gentle Barn: Update for Animals in Need
07/08/08 - Farm Sanctuary: Iowa Pigs Still Need Help
07/03/08 - Kinship Circle: FLOOD: Last Images + Pigs Need Homes!
07/03/08 - The Petition Site: Stop Extreme Weather by Stopping Global Warming
07/03/08 - National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Ask Congress to Reduce Future Flood Harm
07/03/08 - Best Friends Animal Society: Back from the floods – but still working there
07/02/08 - Farm Sanctuary: Midwest Pigs Urgently in Need of Placement
07/02/08 - Friends of World Heritage: Listen to a podcast update from China
2008 Alert Archive (January through June ‘08)
2007 Alert Archive (July through December ‘07)
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2006 Alert Archive (July through December ‘06)
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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:13 PM
Subject: UPDATE/ SUPPLIES FOR ANIMAL FLOOD VICTIMS IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LA
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.
9/4/08: UPDATE: Supplies & Volunteers Needed In Denham Springs, LA
Kinship Circle Is Coordinating Volunteers For MuttShack
Even if you cannot travel to Louisiana right now, you can help Denham Springs animals by sending supplies and/or monetary donations.
SUPPLY NEEDS:
MEDICAL/VETERINARY
- 5-in1 vaccines for cats
- Bordetella vaccines
- Feline leukemia vaccines
- 5-in-1 for dogs
- Flagyl for diahrrea
- Albon for coccidia
- Revolution or Frontline
- 100 large crates
- Air-float tarps, 10 x 10
- Bowls, collars
FOR VOLUNTEERS / SHELTER
- Mosquito repellant
- D batteries
- Generators
- Fuel
- Fans
- Ponchos, rubber boots
- Building supplies, lumber…
SHIP SUPPLIES TO:
Denham Springs Animal Shelter
600 Bowman Street / Denham Springs, LA 70726
TELL KINSHIP CIRCLE WHAT YOU ARE SHIPPING:
kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
URGENT - DUCK (FLAT-BOTTOM) BOAT NEEDED:
IF YOU CAN SECURE A BOAT OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN, CONTACT MARY KARR: 206-947-3374
MONETARY DONATIONS:
MAIL HOME DEPOT OR SAM’S CLUB CARDS TO:
MuttShack Animal Rescue
730 Orleans Street, 2nd Floor
New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
DONATE ONLINE: www.muttshack.org/donate.htm
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WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS! Read below…
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WHAT:
KINSHIP CIRCLE IS LOOKING FOR 20 VOLUNTEERS RIGHT NOW, TO DEPLOY UNDER MUTTSHACK IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUSIANA. Denham Springs Animal Shelter is partially destroyed due to Gustav-related flooding…and waters are rising. MuttShack is currently on the ground with an MOU from Denham Springs Animal Shelter director, Maurice Dervin.
* At least 150 dogs and 250 cats need prompt evacuation.
* The shelter requires clean-up, debris removal, rebuilding.
* Emergency animal caretakers needed in Denham Springs right away.
* Some animals may still be stranded by floodwaters.
CAN YOU DEPLOY QUICKLY FOR:
* Emergency animal care and sheltering
* Shelter restoration
* Debris removal
* Securing property
IF SO, REGISTER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE RIGHT AWAY.
Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Sandy Lynn, Kinship Circle: sandinista72 [at] yahoo.com
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: DENHAM SPRINGS FLOODS
EVEN IF YOU ALREADY SENT THIS FOR OUR PERMANENT FILES, PLEASE SEND AGAIN. We’re working with little lead time. Help us have your info at our fingertips.
GROUND CONTACT IN DEHHAM SPRINGS:
David Freidman is MuttShack’s Incident Commander at Muttshack IC Center
For further details about volunteer accommodations, directions:
CALL Mary Karr, David Friedman’s assistant — 206-947-3374
WHERE:
Denham Springs Animal Shelter
600 Bowman Street / Denham Springs, LA 70726
DIRECTIONS From I-10 in Baton Rouge
1. Head east on Exit 159 0.6 mi
2. Merge onto I-12 E 9.2 mi
3. Take exit 10 for LA - 3002 N toward Denham Springs 0.3 mi
4. Turn left at LA-3002 N/S Range Ave 1.9 mi
5. Turn left at Julia St 0.3 mi
6. Turn right at LA-1032 0.2 mi
7. Turn left at Bowman St 7 ft
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TO PERMANENTLY REGISTER IN KINSHIP CIRCLE’S NETWORK:
1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
[Or download it here: www.easyvegan.info/img/KCDisasterAid_VolunteerForm.doc]
* FILL OUT FORM. EMAIL IT BACK TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* IF YOU ALREADY SENT A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FORM — DO NOT RESEND!
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE OF EMAIL: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
2. If not subscribed to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network…
* You must subscribe to our email list to get updates during disasters.
* IF NOT SUBSCRIBED, state “SUBSCRIBE TO KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST”
when you return your volunteer form.
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Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network
was enlisted to coordinate volunteers for Gustav evacuations and some
aftermath. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated to help cover our nationwide
communications.
DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.
Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
www.KinshipCircle.org
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/
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UNSUBSCRIBE:
* Select a Kinship Circle ALERT received in your mailbox
* Hit “FORWARD”
* Enter kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* Type UNSUBSCRIBE in your subject line and hit send
SUBSCRIBE (state which list in your email):
Kinship Circle Primary: subscribe [at] kinshipcircle.org
Action campaigns on animal cruelty issues worldwide
Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Animal rescue coordination/news in disasters + companion animal alerts
—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Subject: Flooding: Vols Needed NOW In Denham Springs, LA
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.
9/4/08: Flooding: Volunteers Needed NOW In Denham Springs, LA
Kinship Circle Is Coordinating Volunteers For MuttShack
WHAT:
KINSHIP CIRCLE IS LOOKING FOR 20 VOLUNTEERS RIGHT NOW, TO DEPLOY UNDER MUTTSHACK IN DENHAM SPRINGS, LOUSIANA. Denham Springs Animal Shelter is partially destroyed due to Gustav-related flooding…and waters are rising. MuttShack is currently on the ground with an MOU from Denham Springs Animal Shelter director, Maurice Dervin.
* At least 150 dogs and 250 cats need prompt evacuation.
* The shelter requires clean-up, debris removal, rebuilding.
* Emergency animal caretakers needed in Denham Springs right away.
* Some animals may still be stranded by floodwaters.
CAN YOU DEPLOY QUICKLY FOR:
* Emergency animal care and sheltering
* Shelter restoration
* Debris removal
* Securing property
IF SO, REGISTER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE RIGHT AWAY.
You may deploy as early as today.
Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both):
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Sandy Lynn, Kinship Circle: sandinista72 [at] yahoo.com
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#:
EVEN IF YOU ALREADY SENT THIS FOR OUR PERMANENT FILES, PLEASE SEND AGAIN. We’re working with little lead time. Help us have your info at our fingertips.
GOUND CONTACT IN DEHHAM SPRINGS:
David Freidman is MuttShack’s Incident Commander at Muttshack IC Center
For further details about volunteer accommodations, directions:
CALL Mary Karr, David Friedman’s assistant — 206-947-3374
WHERE:
Denham Springs Animal Shelter
600 Bowman Street / Denham Springs, LA 70726
DIRECTIONS From I-10 in Baton Rouge
1. Head east on Exit 159 0.6 mi
2. Merge onto I-12 E 9.2 mi
3. Take exit 10 for LA - 3002 N toward Denham Springs 0.3 mi
4. Turn left at LA-3002 N/S Range Ave 1.9 mi
5. Turn left at Julia St 0.3 mi
6. Turn right at LA-1032 0.2 mi
7. Turn left at Bowman St 7 ft
URGENT - DUCK BOAT NEEDED. CAN YOU HELP?
IF YOU CAN SECURE A BOAT OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN,
CONTACT MARY KARR: 206-947-3374
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TO PERMANENTLY REGISTER IN KINSHIP CIRCLE’S NETWORK:
1. REQUEST VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
[Or download it here: www.easyvegan.info/img/KCDisasterAid_VolunteerForm.doc]
* FILL OUT FORM. EMAIL IT BACK TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* IF YOU ALREADY SENT A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FORM — DO NOT RESEND!
* TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE OF EMAIL: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
2. If not subscribed to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network…
* You must subscribe to our email list to get updates during disasters.
* IF NOT SUBSCRIBED, state “SUBSCRIBE TO KC DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST”
when you return your volunteer form.
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Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network
was enlisted to coordinate volunteers for Gustav evacuations and some
aftermath. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated to help cover our nationwide
communications.
DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.
Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
www.KinshipCircle.org
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/
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UNSUBSCRIBE:
* Select a Kinship Circle ALERT received in your mailbox
* Hit “FORWARD”
* Enter kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* Type UNSUBSCRIBE in your subject line and hit send
SUBSCRIBE (state which list in your email):
Kinship Circle Primary: subscribe [at] kinshipcircle.org
Action campaigns on animal cruelty issues worldwide
Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Animal rescue coordination/news in disasters + companion animal alerts
—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Subject: ARNO Needs Help At Gustav-Damaged Shelter
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.
9/3/08: ARNO Needs Help At Gustav-Damaged Shelter
CONTACT ARNO DIRECTLY.
Kinship Circle is not coordinating volunteers for ARNO.
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ARNO NEEDS WAREHOUSE/SHELTER VOLUNTEERS TO:
- Supplement our warehouse/shelter staff for animal care and cleaning.
- Set-up and care for evacuated dogs who’ll return from Shreveport shelter.
Just show up at 271 Plauche Street if you can help!
Animal Rescue New Orleans
271 Plauche St. * Jefferson, Louisiana 70123
Cross street: Edwards (off of Jefferson Highway)
ARNO main line: 504-571-1900 (unknown if currently operational)
ARNO Shelter Director/Rescue Coordinator: 504-913-2328
Take I-10 East to Clearview. Go south on Clearview.
Travel awhile… Make a right on to Jefferson Highway (west).
(This turn is past Airline Highway 61. You’ll see a McDonalds with blown-out sign).
From Jefferson, turn right on to Edwards.
Take the second left on to Plauche St. not court.
Follow Plauche around. We are halfway up on the left side, 271.
Orange sign on front door: “Animal Rescue New Orleans”
ARNO NEEDS DONATIONS AND WAREHOUSE SPACE
Gustav caused roughly $15,000 to $25,000 in damages.
DONATE ONLINE: www.animalrescueneworleans.org/donate.html
DONATAE BY MAIL: Animal Rescue New Orleans
1219 Coliseum Street * New Orleans, LA 70130
We need warehouse space, near the Elmwood Business Park area, to store food.
Most of our former warehouse must now house animals until we rebuild. Do you know a big donor or someone willing to help?
CONTACT: Robin Beaulieu - ARNewOrleans [at] aol.com | 504-913-2328
ARNO AFTER HURRICANE GUSTAV
We are safe — but no electricity and spotty communication. Cell phone networks work intermittently. We do have water and hope to have power soon.
All animals were evacuated pre-storm. Feline residents are sheltered in Folsom and canine citizens in Shreveport, Louisiana.
On Saturday (8/30/08) ARNO assisted Louisiana SPCA with the first-ever pet/people evacuation of Orleans Parish. Despite long hours that began at 5:00am and minimal volunteers, pets and their people left together this time. More than 18,000 people boarded buses along with approximately 5,000 pets. No animal was turned away. A big thank you to all who helped.
ARNO had to quickly evacuate its own shelter. Our plan hit a snag when an evacuation vehicle malfunctioned without our mechanic on hand for repairs. Fortunately, the Jeff Parish Shelter and Louisiana SPCA helped transport our cats in an HSUS vehicle. A second vehicle moved a remaining 15 dogs and 8 cats from the Jeff Parish Shelter. A final supply truck and convoy got stuck in the city to ride out Gustav. But all animals made it out, with our cats in the caring hands of lead ARNO member Beth Schmidt in Folsom.
Devoted ARNO volunteers stayed to care for 150 cats (these guys are unbelievable), even though the supply truck never reached them. As Gustav’s feeder bans crept over the Causeway, roadways into Folsom were shut down.
These volunteers have lived without clean clothes, electricity or water since Sunday (8/31/08). Some food/water volunteers will return to feed and assist ARNO at the shelter. BUT WE NEED MORE HELP. Cats won’t move back until power is restored. Dogs require dawn-to-dusk care due to electricity loss and continued curfew. Curfews will cease once the area has full power.
ARNO’S ESTIMATED DAMAGES ARE $15,000 to $25,000
While Gustav did not ravage ARNO’s main building, the storm did damage:
- Rear outside kennel (perimeter fencing, $5k tent torn to shreds, commercial propane heaters bent like pretzels, etc.)
- Outside front TNR/isolation/cleaning area (shredded tent, ripped/splintered perimeter fencing, twisted shelving from strong winds)
- Cat breezeway area (enclosed ends destroyed, along with cooling fans)
- Our two freezers died on us…
DONATE ONLINE: www.animalrescueneworleans.org/donate.html
OR CLICK “DONATE” FROM ARNO HOME: www.animalrescueneworleans.org
DONATAE BY MAIL: Animal Rescue New Orleans
1219 Coliseum Street * New Orleans, LA 70130
Check our website for updates: www.animalrescueneworleans.org
For more info: arnovolunteer [at] yahoo.com
Shelter Volunteer Coordinators
Robin Beaulieu: ARNewOrleans [at] aol.com | 504-913-2328
Jimmie Jenkins: arnovolunteer [at] yahoo.com
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Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
www.KinshipCircle.org
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/
DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.
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UNSUBSCRIBE:
* Select a Kinship Circle ALERT received in your mailbox
* Hit “FORWARD”
* Enter kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* Type UNSUBSCRIBE in your subject line and hit send
SUBSCRIBE (state which list in your email):
Kinship Circle Primary: subscribe [at] kinshipcircle.org
Action campaigns on animal cruelty issues worldwide
Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Animal rescue coordination/news in disasters + companion animal alerts
—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Subject: Volunteers On Standby For Gustav, Hannah, Ike, Josephine…
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.
9/3/08: Volunteers On Standby For Gustav, Hannah, Ike, Josephine
Kinship Circle Is Coordinating Volunteers For MuttShack
TO BE ON VOLUNTEER RESERVE TEAMS, FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW.
**You will not be on file with Kinship Circle to deploy for MuttShack — unless you submit all required information.
PHOTOS: Brenda Shoss works at the Union Station Parish Pickup Point in New Orleans, to help evacuate pets with their people pre-Gustav. 8/31/08, photo credit: Kinship Circle
1. Send Requested Info To: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
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 OF EMAIL: Kinship/MuttShack Volunteer
2. Send VOLUNTEER FORM: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
FILL OUT ATTACHED FORM. EMAIL IT BACK TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
IF YOU ALREADY SENT A KC DISASTER AID VOLUNTEER FORM — DO NOT RESEND!
TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE OF EMAIL: Kinship/MuttShack Volunteer
[See: www.easyvegan.info/img/KCDisasterAid_VolunteerForm.doc]
3. If not subscribed to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network…
You must subscribe to our email list to get updates during disasters.
IF NOT SUBSCRIBED, state “Subscribe me to KC disaster aid list” when you return your volunteer form.
ALL RESPONDER LEVELS ARE WELCOME TO REGISTER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE:
* Search and Rescue
* Emergency Sheltering & Medical Aid
* Animal Care (walking, feeding, grooming, clean-up, etc.)
* Animal Transport
* Photography/Video
* Investigative Coordinating/Admin (phone-calling, research, reporting)
* Computer Skills/Admin (Word, Excel, GIS + other mapping programs)
* Supplies/Admin (procurement, receipt, inventory control, warehousing…)
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Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
www.KinshipCircle.org
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/
DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.
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UNSUBSCRIBE:
* Select a Kinship Circle ALERT received in your mailbox
* Hit “FORWARD”
* Enter kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* Type UNSUBSCRIBE in your subject line and hit send
SUBSCRIBE (state which list in your email):
Kinship Circle Primary: subscribe [at] kinshipcircle.org
Action campaigns on animal cruelty issues worldwide
Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Animal rescue coordination/news in disasters + companion animal alerts
—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Subject: Hurricane Gustav - EVAC TRAINING 8/28/08!
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.
8/26/08: Hurricane Gustav May Veer To Louisiana. Evacuation Training 8/28/08
Kinship Circle is headed to New Orleans tomorrow 8/27/08…and Gustav may be close behind. “Gustav is a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 90 mph and even stronger gusts. The National Hurricane Center warned this morning that Gustav is growing stronger and could be a Category 2…”
TRAINED VOLUNTEERS IN NEW ORLEANS FOR THE KATRINA ANIMAL MEMORIAL: You’re urgently needed for evacuation of companion animals, IF Gustav materializes.
Please Attend Gustav Evacuation Training In New Orleans:
Fast Track Pet Evacuation and Sheltering Training
THURSDAY NIGHT, August 28 — 8:39 pm
Astor Crowne Plaza - French Quarter
739 Canal Street at Bourbon | New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
See sign at Front Desk for Room Information for LSART training event.
* Local: 504-962-0500
* Fax: 504-962-0501
www.astorneworleans.com/
Directions: www.astorneworleans.com/maps-and-directions/
Louisiana State Animal Response Team
What Is LSART?
Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) is an organization of groups and individuals with an interest in animal well-being related to emergencies or disasters. This includes governmental agencies, veterinarians, animal control officers, humane organizations, and citizen volunteers. LSART works as a volunteer partner under the authority of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF) in Louisiana’s emergency planning structure.
SOURCE: Amanda St John, amanda [at] muttshack.org
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008
Subject: Gustav Fast Track Evacuation Training
***Kinship Circle’s Brenda Shoss will be OFF-LINE and in New Orleans as of Wed, August 27. If you’re a trained KC Animal Disaster Aid Network volunteer who needs to reach Brenda, you may try this cell phone: 314-795-2646
SOURCE: www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/203813.shtml?5day#contents
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Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networking
info [at] kinshipcircle.org or kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
www.KinshipCircle.org
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/
DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.
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* Select a Kinship Circle ALERT received in your mailbox
* Hit “FORWARD”
* Enter kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
* Type UNSUBSCRIBE in your subject line and hit send
SUBSCRIBE (state which list in your email):
Kinship Circle Primary: subscribe [at] kinshipcircle.org
Action campaigns on animal cruelty issues worldwide
Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Animal rescue coordination/news in disasters + companion animal alerts
—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Subject: Disaster Aid Network + Katrina’s 3rd Anniversary
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.
8/25/08: Animal Disaster Aid Network + Katrina’s 3rd Anniversary
1. Are You On File With KC Animal Disaster Aid Network?
2. Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/05 - 8/29/08
3. Katrina Anniversary Events & Fundraisers
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1. Get On File With KC Animal Disaster Aid Network
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We’ve regrouped list members into REGIONAL ZONES — in our ongoing reorganization of Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network’s database. THANK YOU to those who already sent back volunteer forms.
We’ve followed Tropical Storm Fay in Florida…and have not been called upon for outside volunteers at this time. But what if we had? PLEASE GET YOUR ADDRESS AND/OR VOLUNTEER FORM ON FILE WITH US.
Don’t Want To Send In A Volunteer Form?
Please just email us this 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):
Volunteer Form:
1. FILL OUT ATTACHED FORM & EMAIL IT BACK TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
2. TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
**You must be subscribed to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid’s email list to submit a volunteer record. If NOT SUBSCRIBED, tell us.
ALL RESPONDER LEVELS ARE WELCOME:
* Search and Rescue
* Emergency Sheltering & Medical Aid
* Animal Care (walking, feeding, grooming, clean-up, etc.)
* Animal Transport
* Photography/Video
* Investigative Coordinating (phone-calling, research, reporting)
* Computer Skills…Word, Excel, GIS (+ other mapping programs)
* Supplies Procurement, Receipt, Inventory Control, Warehousing…
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Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/05 - 8/29/08
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When three years equal a lifetime…
Still Loved
Forever Missed
Never Again
And with your eyes, they were seen.
With your voice, they were heard.
With your hands, they felt comfort.
With your resolve, they were fed, rescued, reunited.
With your heart, they found new homes.
With your mercy, they knew love before death.
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3. Katrina Anniversary Events & Fundraisers
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ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Jeff Dorson, Humane Society of Louisiana, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com
Purchase Tickets: secure.icorp.net/humanela/tickets.htm
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008
10:00am: Dedication of the National Katrina Animal Memorial
City of New Orleans Council Chambers - 1300 Perdido Street
N.O. to display monument honoring animals killed in Katrina:
www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/uptotheminute.cfm?recid=16699
12:00 - 2:00pm: Memorial Luncheon at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel
$25.00 (includes tax and gratuity)
www.humanela.org/events.htm
www.crowneplaza.com/
2:30 - 4:00pm: Caravan of Lower 9th Ward
A tour of some of New Orleans hardest hit areas…
Evening: Tipitina’s and Zeus’ Place present
A NIGHT FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF LOUISIANA
Featuring Billy Luso & Restless Natives / “Funk Rock from the Big Easy”
$10 at the door only / 10pm / DOGS WELCOME!!
Tipitina’s Uptown - 501 Napoleon Avenue
From I-10 merge onto Highway 90 and take the Tchoupitoulas exit. Turn right onto Tchoupitoulas, continuing until it intersects Napoleon Avenue. Club is on the right at 501 Napoleon. Parking is available at SAV-A-CENTER across intersection. GET MAP: www.tipitinas.com/info/directions.asp
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2008
5:00 - 7:00pm: YAPPY HOUR COCKTAIL PARTY
Join Wendy & Lucky Diamond, Chairs of the Katrina Pet Memorial Fund and judges on CBS’ Greatest American Dog.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans, 921 Canal Street * New Orleans, LA 70112
Proceeds benefit Humane Society of Louisiana and ongoing recovery needs.
PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE: secure.icorp.net/humanela/tickets.htm
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2008
1:00 - 4:00pm: OPEN HOUSE - Humane Society of Louisiana’s Camp Katrina
115 Obed Magee Road * Tylertown, MS * 601-876-2781
Support Humane Society of Louisiana’s Recovery Efforts In New Orleans
Purchase A Fleur De Lis ‘Paws for a Moment’ Pendant Today!
www.humanela.org/pendant.htm
Order Katrina Memorial Merchandise:
T-Shirts / Magnets / Buttons / Mugs
secure.icorp.net/humanela/merchandise.htm
Join As A Paws Cause Member
Members get monthly updates and are the backbone of our financial support.
www.humanela.org/donate.htm
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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Subject: Katrina Animal Memorial 8/29/08
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK - PLEASE CROSSPOST
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters — Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims.
GULF COAST
8/6/08: Return To New Orleans For A Katrina Animal Memorial On The 3rd Anniversary Of Hurricane Katrina, 8/29/08
ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Jeff Dorson, Humane Society of Louisiana, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com
You’re invited to commemorate the 3rd Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina…
Book Your Discounted Room Now!
DISCOUNTED RATE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS AT:
Astor Crowne Plaza / $89 for singles or doubles.
- Ask for Humane Society of Louisiana special price to qualify for discount.
- To reserve room, call: call 1-866-750-4202 before August 18, 2008.
A Two-Day Extravaganza!
10:00am to 12:00pm — FRIDAY 8/29/08: KATRINA MEMORIAL STATUE
Join us to unveil the nation’s first memorial statue honoring animals lost in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In New Orleans City Council chambers, Councilwoman Stacy Head will accept the statue on behalf of the city. We’ve commissioned well-known artist, Mr. Richard Chashoudian. An invocation will be read along with a special reading by Ed Kostro, poet and author.
OTHER AUTHORS WILL READ PASSAGES FROM THEIR WORKS:
- Jenny Pavlovic, author, 8 State Hurricane Kate, the Journey and Legacy of a Katrina Cattle Dog
- Mamou, author of the children’s story, Kreasy and Katrina
- Theresa D. Thompson, author, Dogs Gone Wild, After Hurricane Katrina
HONORARY AWARDS WILL GO TO:
- Garo Alexanian
- Amanda and Marty St. John of MuttShack Animal Rescue Foundation
- Shannon and Mark Martin
- Brenda Shoss of Kinship Circle
…and more, for their collective work during the storm and beyond.
12:00 to 2:00pm — FRIDAY 8/29/08: LUNCHEON AT ASTOR CROWNE PLAZA
SPECIAL VEGETARIAN LUNCHEON AT THE ASTOR CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL:
- 739 Canal Street, near the French Quarter
- $25 per person, including tax and gratuity
- Order prepaid luncheon tickets by emailing: info [at] humanela.org
Provide: name, address, phone, email, credit card number, expiration date, and number of tickets you are purchasing.
LUNCHTIME SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
- Wendy Diamond, editor and founder of Animal Fair Magazine
- Frances Hayward, Founder of the Amigo Foundation
- Debrah Schnackenberg, Director of Animal Services for the American Humane Association, and chair of the NARSC group (National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition)…and more!
2:00 to 4:00pm — FRIDAY 8/29/08: CARAVAN TOUR OF CITY
At conclusion of the luncheon, we’ll form a caravan and tour the city — visiting the Lower 9th Word and Chalmette, two of the hardest hit areas.
9:00pm — FRIDAY 8/29/08: BENEFIT CONCERT & FUNDRAISER!
MUSICAL BENEFIT AT TIPITINA’S — New Orleans premier nightclub
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008 — 9:00pm
Tickets: $10.00 at the door / Friendly, leashed dogs are welcome!
SATURDAY 8/30/08: OPEN HOUSES FOR ANIMAL SHELTERS IN NOLA AREA
Check HSL website for list of shelters: wwwHumanela.org
Check Katrina Memorial program for times shelters will be open.
5:00 to 7:00pm — SATURDAY 8/30/08: MEET WENDY DIAMOND OF “GREATEST AMERICAN DOG”
Wendy Diamond, a celebrity judge with this prime time CBS show, will attend our star-studded event at the Ritz-Carlton, “Yappy Hour/Puppy Love.”
SATURDAY, 5:00 - 7:00pm
Ritz-Carlton, 921 Canal Street
Tickets: $35.00 / All proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Louisiana and
their on-going recovery needs.
Sponsor The Katrina Pet Memorial Statue
Humane organizations and individuals may also wish to sponsor this historic statue. Names of donors and organizations that give over a certain level
will be engraved on a plaque alongside the statue, on permanent display.
To inquire about the levels of sponsorship available, contact: Jeff Dorson, Director, Humane Society of Louisiana, stopcruelty11 [at] gmail.com
Donate To Ongoing Care Of Animals Left Homeless By Katrina
HSL still cares for more than 100 animals made homeless by Hurricane Katrina. To help these wonderful animals, please send donations to:
Humane Society of Louisiana, P.O. Box 740321, New Orleans, LA 70174
Or donate via our PayPal account at: wwwHumanela.org
PAWS TO REMEMBER FLEUR-DE-LIS PENDANTS
To donate to continuing recovery efforts, you may also wish to purchase a special “Paws to Remember” fleur-de-lis pendant, especially designed for HSL by Mr. Marc Aronstam, an award-winning jeweler from Indianapolis.
SEE ENLARGED PHOTO + PENDANT ORDER FORM: wwwHumanela.org
THANK YOU!
During the 2005 storm season, tens of thousands of people helped our city in its darkest hour — when failed levees and floods stranded thousands of residents and over 50,000 companion animals. A staggering number of animals perished. The loss of life was incalculable…but we are forever indebted to small and large humane organizations, caring individuals, first responders, municipal animal control agencies, and foundations that came to our aid.
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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Subject: Army Shoots Pigs To Teach Lifesaving Skills
KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST AS WRITTEN
7/23/08: Army Shoots Pigs To Teach Lifesaving Skills
A pig at rest; photo via JB/John
EMAIL kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net FOR WORD DOC OF A FORMATTED LETTER.
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Colonel Thomas P. Guthrie, Chief of Staff
25th Army Infantry Division
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii 96857
Chief of Staff: 808-655-4823
Commanding General: 808-655-0025
Deputy CG OPS: 808-655-4991
Deputy CG SPTO: 808-655-1184
website: www.25idl.army.mil/
Major Derrick W. Cheng, Public Affairs Officer
25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office
442 Santos Dumont Ave., WAAF Bldg. 108, Rm. 304 (Public Affairs)
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857-5000
25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office: 808-655-6341
Acting Director, Public Affairs, 808-656-3160
Public Affairs Fax: 808-656-3162
25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office Current Personnel
Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Clementson: thomas.david.clementson [at] us.army.mil
Maj. Tage Rainsford: tage.rainsford [at] us.army.mil
Master Sgt. David Rhodes: david.r.rhodes [at] us.army.mil
USARPAC Public Affairs Office
U.S. Army, Pacific
Attn: APPA, Building T100
Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5100
808-438-6350; Public Affairs: edward.abersong [at] us.army.mil
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25th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office; USARPAC Public Affairs Office; U.S. Department of Defense:
I am an advocate of viable research and training. Thus, I agree with medical professionals who find it unnecessary to gun down live pigs with M16A2 and M4 rifles. This drill — which occurred July 18, 2008 at U.S. Army Garrison at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii — relies upon old-fashioned animal experimentation to prepare combat medics for battlefield injuries.
Over 95% of American medical schools do not use animals in surgical training. Most Advanced Trauma Life Support courses have discarded live animal labs. The American College of Surgeons no longer recommends animal experimentation in its curriculum.
Please update Army trauma-management training to reflect modern science. I urge you to replace the maiming and killing of pigs with progressive techniques more relevant to humans.
For example, the American College of Surgeons sanctions Simulab’s TraumaMan for Advanced Trauma Life Support. The Combat Trauma Patient Simulation System “provide[s] realistic training” and has reduced trainee dropout rates from 23% to 6%, as reported the U.S. Navy publication CHIPS. Cadavers mechanically equipped to pump artificial blood through vessels can emulate live human surgery.
Overall, animal-free research cuts costs and improves skills. A timely New England Journal of Medicine article highlights the “very detailed feedback and…more subtle measurement of trainee performance” gained from virtual reality simulators. The article summarizes: Inanimate models are “safe, reproducible, portable, readily available, and…cost-effective.”
I respectfully ask the U.S. Army and Department Of Defense to evolve with the most humane and proficient technologies available. Please implement animal-free labs to instruct Army personnel in the management of critically wounded soldiers.
Thank you,
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION / REFERENCE LINKS
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Army shoots live pigs for medical drill
U.S. Army Shooting Live Pigs in Trauma Training
Army to Shoot Live Pigs for Medical Drill
POLL: Is the Army’s shooting of live pigs for staff medical training ethically sound?
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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Subject: Next Steps: Volunteer In Future Disasters
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims. www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters
7/12/08: Next Steps: Volunteer In Future Disasters
Over the summer, Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network is updating its volunteer database to keep your skills and experience on file — in the event we are recruited to directly deploy responders in future disasters. (We do NOT automatically send volunteers to every disaster).
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1. Please Fill Out Attached Volunteer Form!
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Your filled-out form will help us contact and send volunteers more efficiently in future disasters.
1. FILL OUT THE ATTACHED FORM:
www.smiteme.net/img/KCDisasterAid_VolunteerForm.doc
2. EMAIL IT BACK TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
3. TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
(If you do not type this in subject line, your form may be overlooked).
If you are reading this message as a cross-post, not directly from Kinship Circle:
1. You must subscribe to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Network email list.
2. You may subscribe when sending back your completed form.
3. In your email, type: SUBSCRIBE to KC Animal Disaster Aid Network
NOTE: KC Animal Disaster Aid Network will always remain a news service for anyone interested in animal disaster victims, but not hands-on volunteering.
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2. Next Steps: Kinship Circle Disaster Aid Network
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As most on this list know, in early June Iowa EOC/State Veterinary Response recruited Kinship Circle to coordinate volunteers for Iowa flood victims. We learned a lot during our work alongside other national disaster response groups in the area… Our experience with state officials and county coordinators at Johnson County Fairgrounds and Lee County Fairgrounds was so successful — we wish to gratefully acknowledge those volunteers who brought their experience, professionalism and devotion to animals in need.
Kinship Circle’s disaster aid network continues to grow since its origins during Hurricane Katrina…
* We’re a list of INDEPENDENT VOLUNTEERS, each responsible for obtaining his/her training and certification in animal disaster aid response.
* We’ll continue to provide NEWSLETTERS to update you on animal victims in disasters and give you the means to donate money or supplies. Please note: Until our volunteer staff expands, we can’t research every disaster (although we wish we could!)
* We are currently forming an ADVISORY BOARD to enhance our disaster outreach, when/where needed. A solid volunteer database will enable this network to have a stronger presence in future disasters.
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KINSHIP CIRCLE OFF-LINE FROM JULY 17 - JULY 22
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KINSHIP CIRCLE WILL BE OFF-LINE: JULY 17 to JULY 22, 2008
Brenda Shoss and board member Bridget Soeder will present and exhibit at the Taking Action For Animals (TAFA) conference in Washington, DC.
Our workshop, “Internet Activism & The Power Of Words” is on Sunday, 7/20/08, from 2:45 to 3:45pm
The TAFA conference is held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. Tickets are still available. Read more about Taking Action For Animals — from July 19-21: www.takingactionforanimals.org
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Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network was enlisted by Iowa EOC/State Veterinary Response to coordinate volunteers for animal flood victims… We have yet to recover huge communications costs. Any donations are greatly appreciated at this time. Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. All contributions are tax-deductible.
DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
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7380 Kingsbury Blvd.; St. Louis, MO 63130
“Kinship Circle is a wonderful animal welfare/disaster/rescue alert organization. They are a small but dedicated operation.” Nancy Dieterle, Kinship Circle volunteer at Johnson County Fairgrounds, in Iowa City and Lee County Fairgrounds, in Donnellson, Iowa.
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—– Original Message —–
From: The Gentle Barn
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:35 AM
Subject: THE GENTLE BARN
Help The Gentle Barn Update for Animals in Need
You were so generous to us before, please help us again now!
After being hit by the Santa Clarita wild fires and evacuating our 60 animals and our human family to safety, we were displaced for two weeks and then had to repair our property. In the midst of the repairs we were notified of 400 animals in Lancaster that were in need of immediate rescue. We brought food, water, shelter, blankets, vet care and volunteers to the sight in Lancaster. Once the animals were stabilized, we helped evacuate them to safety. It has been an exhausting process spaying and neutering, vaccinating, socializing, and placing all the animals that were under our care, and we are still not done.
Starting in October we would have ordinarily raised money to support us through the summer. But instead we were busy saving animals lives.
We are doing really great work, but we need your support to see it through. The 60 rescued animals that reside at The Gentle Barn need hay and feed, the puppies from the pregnant dogs in Lancaster need to be spayed and neutered right now, and the remaining dogs and cats from Lancaster need to be fed and cared for until they are placed into homes of their own.
We need your help, please send your donations and support these amazing animals. We have now begun fundraising for the fall, but we need your help to get through the summer. We are almost there, but still need you!
Please visit our website at www.gentlebarn.org to make a donation through PayPal, or send a check payable to The Gentle Barn at 26910 Sierra Highway, D-8 #318, Santa Clarita, CA 91321.
Thank you so much for your continued support.
With love and gratitude,
Ellie and Jay
The Gentle Barn
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—– Original Message —–
From: Farm Sanctuary - info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:40 PM
Subject: Iowa Pigs Still Need Help
I know that we recently reached out to you for help, but we are still in urgent need of funding to continue the mission to save pigs from the Midwest flood disaster.
This emergency rescue is historic, both in its mission and scope, and is expected to be one of the most expensive rescue operations Farm Sanctuary has ever undertaken. But we couldn’t turn our backs on farm animals in need; we couldn’t leave any pigs behind.
Farm Sanctuary’s emergency rescue team is continuing to work day and night on the ground in Iowa to save the pigs. The urgency of the situation is only growing, as we have now rescued 69 pigs, most of whom are in very poor condition and a number of whom are pregnant.
We need your help right now to provide emergency onsite care to the pigs and transport them out of the disaster zone, as we have secured all survivors on the Iowa levee. Given the condition, number and size of these animals, this endeavor is massive.
Right now, Farm Sanctuary’s National Shelter Director Susie Coston is onsite in Iowa providing triage care at a temporary holding facility. Here, the pigs are receiving care for third degree burns and treatment for abscesses and wounds.
We urgently need your additional gift this week for:
* Emergency onsite care and security
* A hired veterinarian, medical supplies, electrolytes, antibiotics
* Fans, hoses, kennels, fencing, shovels, rakes
* Temporary housing fees
* A series of large animal transport trailer trips from the disaster zone to our New York Shelter
Many of the farms hit by floodwaters were factory farms where breeding sows, normally confined to gestation crates, are continually impregnated to produce piglets for the pork industry. This means that a number of female pigs we have rescued are in late-term pregnancy and will soon be giving birth to babies, adding significantly to our total number of rescued pigs and making this huge-scale rescue even more challenging.
We need your additional gift today to continue this mission and bring these pigs to sanctuary, where they will be given the vital care they need to recover. Please help the pigs now with a special gift: secure2.vegsource.com/farmsanc/fs/donate_erf_pigs08_alert.html
Many of these pigs once faced a lifetime of confinement in a dark factory building, only to be brutally slaughtered for pork. Today,
they have a chance to live.
Please, help care for and transport the pigs to safety with a donation now.
Yours for the pigs,
Gene Baur
President & Co-founder
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—– Original Message —–
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Subject: FLOOD: Last Images + Pigs Need Homes!
KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY / MIDWEST FLOODS OF 2008
7/3/08: Images From A Flood + Rescued Pigs Need Homes
As rescue and emergency sheltering operations head toward maintenance, we share a last glimpse of the flood that covered over 80% of Iowa…and some of the animals who survived.
Photo courtesy of Molly Wald, Best Friends Animal Society.
www.bestfriends.org
IN THIS ALERT:
1. Iowa Floods: Pigs, Pups & Kittens
2. Red Rover, Red Rover…Send Piggy Right Over!
3. Homes Urgently Needed For Rescued Pigs
4. Tessa’s Reunion
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1. Pigs, Pups & Kittens
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THE WEEK OF JUNE 14, 2008:
Kinship Circle begins discussions with Iowa EOC/State Veterinary Response Coordinator. We are asked to coordinate volunteers in areas other than Cedar Rapids, as HSUS and UAN/EARS are already there. We contact Best Friends Rapid Response Team and ask Iowa officials to enlist them for water rescue. Iowa EOC (Emergency Operations Center) requests a certified water rescue team for “use in search and rescue operations in Louisa, Des Moines, Lee, Johnson or Linn counties as needed.”
Within days, rescue operations are underway — with Kinship Circle emergency sheltering volunteers at Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City, and Lee County Fairgrounds in Donnellson, Iowa.
FROM CHERI DEATSCH, KINSHIP CIRCLE VOLUNTEER:
Lee County Fairgrounds staging area, Donnellson, Iowa: The cats and dogs who come to Lee County are in very good condition or very poor condition. A cat brought in as one of the last rescues is covered in some sort of oily goop that mattes her entire coat from the shoulders down. Despite her terror, she’s ravenous, eating an entire can of wet food once safe in a cage.
The dogs (LEFT PHOTO) are Buddy and Stranger, lying down. Both are surrendered by an owner whose rural property was overrun by the flood waters. Both have terrible fleas, and mange. Stranger’s mange is so bad it caused him to lose most of the hair on the back half of his body. Many animals, such as a beagle (RIGHT PHOTO) are dehydrated and malnourished, but generally happy to be safe and back in a pack! (right photo: David Halperin, Kinship Circle volunteer)
FROM ROBYN URMAN, KINSHIP CIRCLE VOLUNTEER:
LEFT: Chewy is saved and reunited with his family. RIGHT: A rescued cat awaits transport to a flood shelter. Photos: Robyn Urman, Kinship Circle
6/23/08: FROM KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DAILY CONFERENCE CALLS WITH IOWA EOC:
Iowa officials report that over 10,000 acres of land has been underwater. Thousands of evacuated residents seek ways to put their lives back together. Some Oakville, IA residents go to Lee County Fairgrounds to report addresses where cats (mostly) were left during evacuations. As water levels recede, navigation by boat is treacherous. Rescue attempts move slowly. Most left-behind cats are frightened and hide by day. In accordance, rescue teams make preparations to do night search rescues…
LEFT: Kinship Circle volunteers Bob Rude and Cheri Deatsch make food drops for stranded animals in Oakville, Iowa. RIGHT: A cat with her food. Photos courtesy of Molly Wald, Best Friends Animal Society.
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2. Red Rover, Red Rover…Send Piggy Right Over!
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IN THE MEANTIME, PIGS ARE EVERYWHERE…
They’re adrift from flooded hog farms, some still encased in crates. While 40,000 pigs were pre-evacuated, some 4,000 die. Pigs who scramble atop levees are shot dead by officials concerned they’ll ruin sandbags. Many more drown. Early in this operation, Kinship Circle called Farm Sanctuary to ask if their Emergency Rescue Team could come to Iowa. KC volunteers assist Farm Sanctuary in initial rescues. A coalition of Farm Sanctuary, International Fund for Animal Welfare, American Humane Association, and Animal Rescue League of Boston continue to recover pigs from levee systems…
KINSHIP CIRCLE VOLS ASSIST FARM SANCTUARY IN PIG RESCUE
BOB RUDE, 6/24/08: We arrive in Oakville around 7:00 am. We check out the area and notice a couple pigs. Farm Sanctuary is there and tells us they spent the night trying to catch pigs. They managed to get three by herding them to their trailer, but had no luck after. In the meantime Dan (Farm Sanctuary) and I hear a couple pigs in the underbrush. We devise a plan and then work at catching the 2 pigs. We manage to catch 1 on that attempt…
CHERI DEATSCH, 6/24/08: First, we (Dan and Chuck from Farm Sanctuary with Bob Rude, David Halperin, and I from Kinship Circle) begin herding both pigs, who had been lying together in the forested ravine. We use red pig boards to herd them into a makeshift corral… Once in the corral, the pigs run full speed at the fencing — held up only by the five of us… It reminded me of the childhood game Red Rover, where you run at full speed and try to bust through the arms of the other kids holding hands. “Red rover, red rover, send piggy right over!”
CHERI DEATSCH: The foreground shows Ethan (Best Friends) trying to catchpole the pig, and me to the right behind the “pig board.” In the background is Dan from Farm Sanctuary. It really captures the essence of the chase… It also shows how big that pig really was. He didn’t seem that big at the time! Photo courtesy of Molly Wald, Best Friends Animal Society.
The pigs are so frantic…one manages to escape. We loop a catchpole around the other’s neck. Bob, Chuck and Dan hold the pig on the ground while Dave and I run for the largest dog carrier we can find…
The most amazing thing: The pig who escaped refuses to leave his friend and waits nearby as we load the pig into the carrier. This pig trots behind us down the length of the levee. Then, when we turn our attention to his capture, he runs off. But, he comes back! About an hour or two later, we find him standing outside the trailer where his friend is! I can’t believe his loyalty and attachment. It makes me determined to rescue him, not only to prevent him from a horrible fate, but to reunite him with this other pig to whom he is so obviously attached.
CHERI: Pigs are so exhausted after their ordeal — without food, water, and shelter for days — that once in the trailer, they immediately lay on top of each other (like they need comfort) despite ample room to spread out.
LEFT: Newly-rescued pig with badly sunburned ears. RIGHT: Coalition member comforts pig newly-arrived at the staging area. Photos courtesy of Farm Sanctuary, farmsanctuary.org/actionalerts/alert_erf_appeal08.html
CHERI DEATSCH 6/25/07: The next day we travel to the Wappello holding area to feed them. They are still so exhausted they won’t even get up when I enter the pen. Again, they’re lying on top of each other sleeping peacefully. They seem so relieved, relaxed and happy to be full and out of the sun. All of them have sunburn so bad their ears are cracked and bleeding. Farm Sanctuary people put aloe vera gel on their sunburn…
DAVID HALPERIN: When Cheri’s cell phone rings, it plays a classical melody. Momma pig’s (above) ears and head shoot right up. It’s clear she’s never heard such music…and really enjoys it. LEFT: Molly Wald, Best Friends Animal Society. RIGHT: Cheri Deatsch, with Momma
Once I feed them, they actually become playful. Momma pig, who weighs at least 300 lbs, begins tipping over the water… I can’t figure out what she is doing and get nervous because she’s a bit rambunctious. I soon learn it is because she’s making mud in the pen to lie in. So smart! (KINSHIP CIRCLE: Take a pig out of her factory-farm confinement crate. Give her straw, shade, mud…and soon she returns to her natural self: A genuine pig!)
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3. Homes Urgently Needed For Rescued Pigs
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All photos in section #3 courtesy of Farm Sanctuary, farmsanctuary.org/actionalerts/alert_erf_appeal08.html
FARM SANCTUARY NEEDS ADOPTIVE HOMES FOR PIGS FROM MIDWEST FLOOD DISASTER:
7/2/08: Farm Sanctuary’s emergency rescue team is currently on the ground in Oakville, Iowa saving pigs stranded in the Mississippi River floods and providing them with emergency care and temporary shelter… We now have 28 pigs in our custody. Many are in critical condition (suffering from injuries, pneumonia, third degree sunburns) and are receiving urgent care.
We continue to find more and more pigs still alive, surviving against all odds in fields, on levees, anywhere they can find refuge. After this tremendous demonstration of their will to live…they deserve peace and comfort in their lives. PLEASE HELP by providing an adoptive home for as many pigs as you can.
Many of the rescued pigs swam for their lives to escape deadly flood waters. They were stranded without food or water, injured, sick, frightened, and confused. These pigs need you to give them hope for the future and keep them safe from harm forever.
ADOPT A PIG INTO YOUR HOME TODAY!
* Contact our Farm Animal Adoption Network: 607-583-2225 ext. 223,
* Or email shelter [at] farmsanctuary.org
* Or visit us online at www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/adoption.html
* You can also learn more about pig care at www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/care.html
EMERGENCY RESCUE FUND DONATIONS STILL NEEDED
secure2.vegsource.com/farmsanc/fs/donate_erf_pigs08_alert.html
If you are unable to open your home to animals in need, please consider donating now to our Emergency Rescue Fund, already hard at work funding this critical rescue operation and providing aid to pigs and other farm animals.
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4. Tessa’s Reunion
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6/26/08: AN IOWA REUNION, BY BOB RUDE
From ruderanch [at] comcast.net — Bob Rude, Executive Director of Rude Ranch Animal Rescue, based in Harwood, MD spent a week in Lee County Iowa, working through Kinship Circle to rescue and aid the animal victims of the Midwest flooding. As he was preparing to pack up to head home on Thursday, a frantic call came in: A couple by the name of Tom Marterman and Jerri Shute were desperately trying to locate their 12 year old cat, Tessa.
Unfortunately, Tessa’s house was flooded and destroyed in Oakville. Tom and Jerri were part of the mandatory evacuation from Oakville before the flood waters hit. Tom and Jerri only had about 30 minutes to prepare to leave. They managed to get the three family dogs and their bird in the car, but Tessa got scared and ran off.
Her family ended up camping in a church parking lot while they are trying to figure out what to do. They also kept trying to find Tessa. Tom even went back into town himself in a canoe but couldn’t find her. Finally they called Lee County Fairgrounds and spoke to a volunteer from Animal Protection League of Southeast Iowa. They asked if an older cat with no tail and no teeth had come in… As luck would have it, she was there. Also luckily for Tessa, her family was along Bob’s route to get back to Maryland.
Bob met up with Tessa’s family in Louisa County. Both Tessa and her family were glad to see each other. Yesterday was Jerri’s birthday, and she said seeing Tessa alive and well was the best birthday present!
For further information, contact Kathy at 410-798-9559
Rude Ranch Animal Rescue, www.ruderanch.org
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—– Original Message —–
From: Farm Sanctuary - info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Subject: Midwest Pigs Urgently in Need of Placement
HOMES URGENTLY NEEDED FOR RESCUED PIGS - WE IMMEDIATELY NEED ADOPTIVE HOMES FOR PIGS IN ORDER TO SAVE AS MANY ANIMALS AS POSSIBLE FROM THE MIDWEST FLOOD DISASTER.
As we reported to you last week, Farm Sanctuary’s emergency rescue team is currently on the ground in Oakville, Iowa saving pigs stranded in the Mississippi River floods and providing them with emergency care and temporary shelter.
Thankfully, our efforts are proving successful as we now have 28 pigs in our custody. Many are in critical condition (suffering from injuries, pneumonia and third degree sunburns) and are receiving urgent care.
Now, as rescue efforts continue, we must quickly secure a large number of adoptive homes for pigs: www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/adoption.html
We continue to find more and more pigs still alive, surviving against all odds in fields, on levees, anywhere they can find refuge. Pigs are extremely resourceful, intelligent animals they are fighters; they are survivors. After this tremendous demonstration of their will to live and all that they have endured, they deserve peace and comfort in their lives, as well as a chance to know that there is kindness in the world. PLEASE HELP by providing an adoptive home for as many pigs as you can.
Among those we have rescued is a brave, strong mother pig who gave birth to seven piglets within the past couple of days amidst the floods. She and her babies have survived the ordeal but this mother now needs a safe place to call home and nurture and raise her piglets.
Our need for homes is extremely urgent, as Farm Sanctuary already provides lifelong care to more than 50 pigs. We are continuing to rescue as many as we can, but our efforts can only continue with your participation in this extraordinary rescue.
Many of the rescued pigs swam for their lives to escape deadly flood waters. They were stranded without food or water, injured, sick, frightened, and confused. These pigs need you to give them hope for the future and keep them safe from harm forever.
ADOPT A PIG INTO YOUR HOME TODAY!
Contact our Farm Animal Adoption Network by calling 607-583-2225 ext. 223, e-mailing shelter [at] farmsanctuary.org or visiting us online at www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/adoption.html
You can also learn more about pig care at www.farmsanctuary.org/rescue/care.html
EMERGENCY RESCUE FUND DONATIONS STILL NEEDED
If you are unable to open your home to animals in need, please consider helping by donating now to our Emergency Rescue Fund which is already hard at work funding this critical rescue operation and providing aid to pigs and other farm animals in need: secure2.vegsource.com/farmsanc/fs/donate_erf_pigs08_alert.html
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