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Lost & Found - Animals and Pets
- Dallas CraigsList.org Pet lost and found and offers to/requests for shelter.
- Florida CraigsList.org Pet lost and found and offers to/requests for shelter.
- Galveston CraigsList.org Pet lost and found and offers to/requests for shelter.
- Houston CraigsList.org Pet lost and found and offers to/requests for shelter.
- New Orleans CraigsList.org Pet lost and found and offers to/requests for shelter.
- North Carolina CraigsList.org Pet lost and found and offers to/requests for shelter.
- South Carolina CraigsList.org Pet lost and found and offers to/requests for shelter.
- FidoFinder: Lost and Found Dog Database - fines attached
- PetFinder: National hub for pet rescue, lost and found
Animal Rescue and Shelter Organizations
- Animal Rescue Foundation of Louisiana: Based in Lafayette - in need of donations and foster homes.
- Animal Rescue New Orleans: Coordinating sheltering for pets of evacuees.
- Best Friends:
- Critter Crossings All-breed Dog Rescue:Evacuating dogs from Louisiana to northern California. Need donations and help transporting, walking and watering along the way. Gustav e-mail: krystal.mcclain@hotmail.com
- Houston Humane Society Not accepting bordered animals during Hurricane Ike as they will be assisting other animal welfare organizations.
- Houston SPCA
- Humane Society of North Texas: Asking for assistance particularly in the areas of donations and foster homes.
- Humane Society of Southern Mississippi: Temporarily closed to help evacuate its animals. The agency needs volunteers to help in all areas of the facility.
- Humane Society of the United States: Gulf residents pack up pets and flee an approaching Hurricane Gustav while The HSUS evacuates animals from Louisiana shelters.
- [1]: Updates about established animal rescue groups and shelters that have needs after Hurricane Ike.
- Noah's Wish: Volunteers from throughout the US and Canada have been traveling to Louisiana over the weekend. They are working with local authorities to staff three shelters set up to house and care for animals evacuated from Gulf Coast areas threatened by Hurricane Gustav.
- Pasado Rescue Disaster Response: Opened largest triage center for Gustav. Hundreds of shelter animals in their care; 600 Acre farm generously provided for rescue.
- PetFinder Animal Shelter: Listings by state
- United Animal Nations: (UAN) Organizes trained volunteers to rescue and care for pets that are left behind in a disaster. UAN maintains the Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS) to areas affected by disaster.
Advisories
- Charity Navigator: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services Ratings of animal rights and welfare nonprofit groups.
- FTC Guidlines for Giving to Charity, specific to Hurricane Katrina
- Read this advisory from Scambusters
- Avoid fly-by-night charities. Read this advisory from the Charity Navigator.
Groups & Forums
- Gustav Pet Rescue Yahoo Group Yahoo! Groups
- Hurricane Animal Help Yahoo Group Yahoo! Groups
- Hurricane Pets Rescue Inc. Yahoo Group Yahoo! Groups | Website
- Nola.com Animal Chat Forum No Frames
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- Alley Cat Allies
- American Humane Association Disaster News
- Animal Rescue New Orleans
- Animals Voice
- Animal Trustees of Austin What's New
- ASPCA.org
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- (Greater) Birmingham Humane Society Is sheltering evacuated pets.
- Lisa Foronda's Animal Attraction BlogHuntsville, TX shelter for evacuated pets
- Best Friends Rapid Response Network Blogs, forums, calendar of disaster response and rescue efforts.
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- DogDetective.com Lost pet and pet theft alert
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- Feral Cats Consortium All-volunteer group working to stem the tide of overpopulation of feral and stray cats on the Northshore, Louisiana.
- Feral Cats in the News
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- Greater Birmingham Humane Society
- Gustav Pets Current pet rescue & sheltering information Sunday, August 31 2008
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- HelpingAnimals.com PETA's support site for companion animals in need.
- The Horse Aggregated news articles and press releases about equine evacuation.
- Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana
- HSUS Disaster Center
- Hurricane Pets Rescue Non-profit nationwide disaster relief/animal rescue organization started in 2005 following hurricane Katrina, whose goal is to help families locate their lost pets or find homes for orphaned animals across the USA. Sponsored by Hurricane Pets Yahoo group.
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- International Fund for Animal Welfare
- IFAW's Animal Rescue Blog Gustav updates from IFAW team deployed to Louisiana
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- Jefferson Parish East Bank Animal Shelter Shelter closed until further notice due to Hurricane Gustav.
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- Kinship Circle Animals in DisastersInformation and relief efforts for animals in crisis.
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- LittleShelter.com
- Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Louisiana State Animal Response Team Equine rescue program; Cash donations needed.
- Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
- Mountain Home Pets Provides rescue services in Baxter County, Arkansas. No specific Gustav news as yet
- MuttSchack No specific Gustav news as yet
- Local Vets A site that lets you search for vets by zip code. Helpful for those who have been relocated.
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- [www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/prepare/pet_plan.shtml National Hurricane Center Hurricane Preparedeness Checklist]
- Noah's Wish Disaster Animal Relief
- North Carolina State Animal Response Team Hurricane/tropical storm pet preparedness information; coordinates efforts of over 30 government and animal organizations.
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- Pets America saves the lives of pets and the people who love them by providing educational programs about emergency preparedness and resources for disaster response. Through Pet First Aid & Disaster Response workshops, Pets America teaches people how to care for their animals before, during, and after an emergency. And, by collaborating with communities nationwide, Pets America is providing resources that help ensure that pets can be effectively included in local emergency management plans.
- Peta.org
- Pasado Rescue Updates 24/7
- PetFinders.com Extensive disaster preparedeness and response information on main page
- Pets-allowed Hotels database Searchable by state
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- R
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- Senator John Ensign (Sept. 14, 2005) In a letter to Pres. Bush, Ensign Warns Of Health Risks Caused By Pets Abandoned By Katrina Victims (letter was co-signed by Senator Rick Santorum R-PA)
- Sit and Stay (A Poem) Dedicated to the all the loyal pets who sat and waited for their masters to return after Katrina's winds and waters separated them.
- SPCA of Texas
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- Texas Animal Health Commission Livestock and pet evacuation information
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- Vermilion Parish Animal Aid Blog last updated February, 2006
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See also
Categories: Animal rescue | Animal shelter | Forum | United States | Florida | Louisiana | Mississippi | South Carolina | Texas
