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As 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.

As the central shelter for pet evacuees and pet rescues from Hurricane Ike, the Houston SPCA has a full-house today. They are housing about 300 dogs, 400 cats, 60 horses and 40 other farm animals. The SPCA also has taken in wildlife including pelicans, falcons, owls, ducks and (a) bear, which is part of an animal cruelty case. (At right, two kittens at the shelter.)

If you have lost or found an animal due to the storm, please use the SPCA's Lost and Found Pet Tool.

The SPCA's Animal Rescue Hotline number is 877-661-0161 or 713-861-0161

Read the SPCA's "Ike Updates."

Read FOX News.com's story about the busy Houston SPCA shelter, coping with Ike refugees."

After mandatory evacuation orders from the Governor of Texas, people and pets are fleeing Hurricane Ike. You can read a blog about the Houston SPCA's on-the-ground work, rescuing pets and providing shelter for evacuees' pets.

At left, above, workers at the Houston SPCA set up temporary homes for evacuated pets.

Thanks, Houston SPCA, for being there for pets!

September 2, 2008--Hurricane Katrina was a terrible disaster for pets in New Orleans. But 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.