APPEAL FOR HELP

[TheSkeptic]

An appeal for help --
We are running on empty here in South Louisiana and Gulf Coast animal rescue
work and need volunteer help!
Veterinarians and vet techs are needed urgently at the Lamar-Dixon Center in
Gonzalez, Louisiana. We also need vets and techs to relieve the staff at
the LSU Hurricane Animal Shelter. Animals arriving at Lamar Dixon -- those
most recently rescued -- need people experienced with rehydration and
re-feeding, also need rehydration supplies (fluids, etc) and refeeding
supplies (Science Diet a/d, etc.) Contact Dr. Thistlewaite at LSU School of
Veterinary Medicine, 225-578-9900.
If you are an experienced animal rescue worker, shelter worker, shelter
volunteer, or an experienced amateur animal handler who is willing to scrub
cages and so forth, you are needed for animal care at Lamar-Dixon. They are
desperate for help. This is get-down-and-dirty work. Call volunteer
coordinator Cathy Wells at 225-772-8609; 225-342-1126; or 225-755-1484.
Non-professional volunteers, please realize that this is VERY hard, dirty
work. Not a situation to bring little kids to cuddle the kittens. There
will be time for that later. Right now we just need the animals washed,
clean cages, feeding and watering.
Please also contact any professional humane officers you know or your local
animal control agency and urge them to send at least one officer to help
with out efforts. These people can contact the Louisiana Animal Control
Association at 225-772-3394.
Thanks for helping to get the word out!
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[Tambrey]

I forwarded this to our local Humane Society and posted it on a local forum here...
I hope you can get help soon...if my husband had any vacation time (too new at this job) he said he would be there in a heartbeat...I wish we could do more...

My prayers are with you and everyone involved...

[Ash]

I also placed it on another forum. Good luck!

[Tambrey]

I will also contact the local veterinary offices this next week...I'll make some copies of your appeal and leave them at as many as I can get to...

Local news forums...I posted it there, as well as sent it to the local news stations...

I also posted on my She's In Touch Forum to anyone there who sees it and can help out !

[Ash]

Sceptic, in this forum http://forums.pethobbyist.com/forum.php?catid=75 many people offer to take pets in on a foster basis. You might want to relocate some if you're overcrowded.

[momPaws]

Many local shelters here are sending staff and supplies down.
I was happy to hear on the news: Hundreds of animals have been rescued to reunite with owners eventually. When asked if this was taking away from help for the people there they said- NO, in fact it aided in the rescues since many people would not leave without their animals. But when the animal rescuers were there to take their animals safely at the same time then the ppl would leave with the Nat. Guard, too.
They showed ppl identifying their dog -The woman said- her children lost their home, friends, toys, everything, so to be reunited with their dog means so much to them.

[TheSkeptic]

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FOOD AND SUPPLIES HAVE ARRIVED, but volunteers of all types still needed.

[Tambrey]

Skeptic...this is from the SHE forum I go to...she is in Alabama

Tambrey, I spoke to the woman who runs our county shelter, she asked me to forward to her, I hope you don't mind. She says there is a vet here getting together a group of people with supplies planning to go to New Orleans but there is sooo much red tape, people are being turned away. This gives them an option. THANKS!

I also sent you a PM with a name, phone and e-mail of a contact person at an Alabama Animal Shelter