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Petfinder and IFAW working on pet water rescues

By Disaster Response Team

Posted September 15, 2008 8:37 AM |
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PetfindertrailerIke.jpgAs of Saturday morning, the International Fund for Animal Welfare had set up the Petfinder.com Foundation's emergency pet rescue van in lower Louisiana and was busily assisting the Louisiana State Animal Rescue Team with pet rescues in Louisiana.

At right: IFAW's Emergency Relief Disaster Manager Dick Green steps out of the Animal Rescue trailer funded by Petfinder.com Foundation. IFAW's team has been designated to lead water search and rescue operations in a windy and rainy Calcasieu Parish, LA.

Below: Dick Green surveys flood-ravaged areas on Saturday, looking for abandoned pets in need of rescue.
 
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As the eye of Ike made its way North and daylight broke on Saturday, the extent of the flooding and damage became apparent. Hundreds of people who chose to ride out the storm at home began calling for help. By Saturday, the rescues of humans from Galveston and low-lying areas was done by helicopter--meaning pets would have to be left behind.

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At right: A Rotweiller is rescued by IFAW from a flooded Louisiana town.
All photos: M. Booth/IFAW

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Big difference for pets in Gustav's path

By Disaster Response Team

Posted September 3, 2008 9:31 AM |
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September 3, 2008--The Weather Channel is reporting about the big difference for pets during Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Katrina. With Gustav, pet evacuations were a top priority for 
emergency workers. Nobody wanted to see a repeat of the thousands of abandoned and lost pets during Hurricane Katrina. And also, one of the top reasons people in New Orleans had given for no evacuating, was that they didn't want to leave their pets behind.

What do you think: Was the massive evacuation of pets and people from New Orleans the right thing to do?

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Kudos for an unprecedented animal rescue effort for Hurricane Gustav

By Disaster Response Team

Posted September 2, 2008 2:08 PM |
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September 2, 2008--Hurricane Katrina was a terrible disaster for pets in New Orleans. 281x200_spanky_first_respon.jpgBut not this time with Gustav. The Louisiana SPCA, Pasado's Safe Haven, IFAW, Best Friends Animal Society, the Humane Society of the US and many other animal rescue groups coordinated with seamless cooperation and were able to affect a real difference for pets. The groups transported pets from shelters in the path of the storm to safer locations, housed pets whose owners couldn't take the pets with them for whatever reason, picked up abandoned animals, coordinated lost and found efforts with pets and often didn't leave the areas until the last minute because they were taking care of pets.

It's still to early to proclaim a triumph, but, if you recall any of the aftermath of Katrina, you will agree that things went much better this time around. Kudos to all the groups who worked so well together for pets in the Gulf states. Thank you!


Your donations to the Petfinder.com Foundation will help shelters in the affected areas to get back on their feet after the storm. Thank you in advance for whatever you can give.




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