Please forward to people who might be able to help. Thanks.
Begin forwarded message:
From: Kinship Circle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: November 8, 2005 10:31:49 AM MST
To: "1. Animal Rescue New Orleans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: *Cat People Needed in New Orleans!*
11/8/05--CALLING ALL CAT PEOPLE:
COME TO NEW ORLEANS!
IF YOU CAN HELP, RESPOND DIRECTLY TO:
Jim, Alley Cat Allies: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OR Pilara Felgate: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 240-482-1980
UPDATE FROM THE FIELD:
Animal Rescue New Orleans has joined forces with Alley Cat Allies to
save
literally thousands of cats fending for themselves on New Orleans
streets.
Starving and dehydrated, some are feral. Others are companion animals
who
slipped through windows or blown out doors in the aftermath of
Katrina.
Animal guardians continue to contact us for help trapping their
traumatized
cats. Most are so afraid they withdraw from sight inside mud-filled
homes or
under trash piles. They will not even respond to the familiar voice
of their
own caretakers! Many of these homes are slated to be bulldozed. We
fear for
the safety of these cats... Will you help?
November 2: We rescued an emaciated cat living amid the debris of a
destroyed home. This cat was experiencing liver failure by the time we
reached her. Sadly, the cat died while in transit to the emergency
clinic...
November 7: Three dead cats. Three separate houses. Two of the cats
expired
on front porches alongside empty food and water bowls. The other was
found
on a back porch where no food/water were available. These animals did
not
succumb to hurricane or flood. They died over the past days from
STARVATION.
Animals do not have access to food scraps in the trash. New Orleans is
presently a city without its normal population, and thus without its
normal
garbage output. Puddles are scarce. It has not rained for over one
month.
Residents cannot sustain these animals because there are simply not
enough
residents in New Orleans.
Reserve days, weeks—whatever you can—to help New Orleans animals.
JUST DO
IT. All of your questions are answered below.
VOLUNTEER NEEDS/SITUATION:
We are assembling a CAT TRAPPING TEAM to capture these animals and
reunite
them with guardians. Once that task is completed, we’ll trap other
cats in
areas marked for demolition. WE NEED:
• People experienced with cat trapping.
• People experienced with cat handling.
• People skilled in caring for cats.
Bottom line? WE NEED CAT PEOPLE NOW!
TO VOLUNTEER FOR CAT RESCUE IN NEW ORLEANS:
CONTACT Jim, Alley Cat Allies: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CONTACT: Pilara Felgate: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 240-482-1980
Volunteer information: http://www.alleycat.org/katrina.html#rescue
If you can transport and/or foster, contact Pilara Felgate:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or 240-482-1980
LOCATION:
Bogalusa, Lousiana
Camp established 1 hour north of New Orleans
Electricity available, but arrive self-sufficient prepared to camp.
SUPPLY NEEDS:
Updated list: http://www.alleycat.org/katrina.html#help
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GRASSROOTS EFFORT
FOR ANIMALS OF THE STORM
KINSHIP CIRCLE
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Brenda Shoss, Information & Volunteer Coordinator:
(desk) 314-863-9445; (cell) 314-795-2646
7380 Kingsbury Blvd.; Saint Louis, MO 63130
http://www.kinshipcircle.org
ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION (ARF)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Julia Fischer, Supply Storage & Distribution Director:
(cell) 251-455-9377; (home) 251-645-8605
shelter phone: 251-478-9743
771 Holcombe Ave.; Mobile, Alabama 36605
http://www.animalrescuemobile.org
