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Animal evacuation and recovery plan for New Orleans
Hope they're better at rescuing the poor animals than they are at
rescuing the poor people...but that's the crappy Bush government so no wonder they're incompetent, murdering morons. Maybe the surviving animals will fare better. Animal Evacuation and Recovery Plan for New Orleans BATON ROUGE- The Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (LA/SPCA), the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association (LVMA), the Louisiana Animal Control Association (LACA), and the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) are managing animal evacuations and recovery plans for New Orleans pets and displaced animals. PETS TRAVELING WITH OWNERS The LVMA is currently accepting pets at the Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, LSU in Shreveport, the Monroe Civic Center for small animals and the Ike Hamilton Center for large animals in Monroe, the Farmer's Market in Alexandria, and the LSU Agriculture Center/Parker Coliseum in Baton Rouge. Owners must be housed in a Red Cross shelter; owners are responsible for caring for their animals, including feeding and cleaning. Animals will be accepted 24 hours a day. Veterinarians will be on hand to handle any medical needs. While owners are responsible for the feeding and cleaning of their pets at the Parker Coliseum in Baton Rouge, the SVM, along with volunteers from the Baton Rouge Veterinary Medical Association, will provide veterinary care. If for some reason, an owner is unable to care for a pet sheltered in the Parker Coliseum (e.g., the owner is housed in a special needs shelter), SVM student volunteers will provide primary care, such as feeding and cleaning. The East Baton Rouge Animal Control Center will be taking stray animals. The Parker Coliseum will be staffed 24 hours a day by a supervising veterinarian and student volunteers from the School of Veterinary Medicine. Pets in the Coliseum will be given physical exams and Bordetella (kennel cough) vaccinations. If a pet requires medical attention and veterinary monitoring, it will be sent to the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine's Veterinary Teaching Hospital. PEOPLE WITH PETS WHO ARE CURRENTLY EVACUATING NEW ORLEANS The LA/SPCA will transport animals from pick-up points in New Orleans to the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. The pick-up points have not yet been determined and are being coordinated with the agency charged with transporting people from New Orleans to other areas. The Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, 9039 St. Landry Rd., Gonzales, La., will serve as the primary staging area. Once the shelter is full, animals will be moved to temporary shelters in other areas of Louisiana and Texas. The LA/SPCA Dorothy Dorsett Mobile Veterinary Center will be at the Lamar-Dixon Center to treat incoming animals as needed. CONFINED PETS STILL IN DISASTER AREA Beginning on September 1, residents who left pets in their homes may call a hot line to leave information about the number of animals, species, and their confined location. As soon as the hotline number is obtained, we will advise the media. WE CANNOT ENTER NEW ORLEANS UNTIL APPROVAL IS GRANTED BY STATE OFFICALS. DONATIONS Financial donations are being accepted to fund the animals' care through the Dr. Walter J. Ernst, Jr. Veterinary Memorial Foundation at the LVMA at 1-800-928-LVMA. A regional donation center is being established. Our needs include: large Air kennels and metal cages, leashes, disposable bowls, canned cat and dog food, disposable litter pans, spray bleach, paper towels, sheets, towels, locks, hoses, bottled water, trash cans, trash bags, pooper scoopers, cat litter, extension cords, fans. The most urgent needs are kennels and monetary donations. The media will be advised of the address once determined. At least 175 animals are currently en route to Baton Rouge. For more information or to make donations of the materials listed above, please call the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine at 225-578-9900 (www.vetmed.lsu.edu) or the LVMA at 1-800-928-LVMA (www.lvma.org). ANIMAL EVACUATION AND RECOVERY PLAN CONTACT INFORMATION Louisiana SPCA contact, Laura Maloney, 225-413-8813 East Baton Rouge Animal Control Center,,Hilton Cole, 225-774-7700 LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Becky Adcock, 225-578-9900 Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association, 1-800-524-2996 PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION: THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE LOUISIANA VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IS 1-800-524-2996 OR 225-928-5862 THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION "Many of Katrina's victims will be those least able to help themselves - animals. So who will be there for the animals injured in this devastating storm? Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT), established by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and funded primarily by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), are working as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) to care for injured animals, as well as provide advice concerning public health issues/ Since 1994, VMAT teams have been deployed to both natural and manmade disasters such as Hurricane Floyd and the September 11th tragedy, to assist in the delivery of medical help to injured animals and to provide public health advice. A significant amount of funding for the Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams comes from the AVMF. Individuals wishing to support VMAT in their disaster relief efforts may make an online donation on AVMF's secure website, www.avmf.org or send a contribution to": The American Veterinary Medical Foundation 1931 N. Meacham Road Suite 100 Schaumburg, IL 60173 2. Also, thanks to Veni Harlan of Far Field Borzoi located in Louisiana for providing the following up-to-date information: my advise is the LVMA.. it will get the $ to the animals and volunteers vets and students the fastest... thanks for your generosity!! Please make your check payable to the Walter J. Ernst Veterinary Memorial Foundation and write Disaster ReliefFund on the memo line. Donations should be sent to the LVMA (Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association) 8550 United Plaza Blvd., Suite 1001 Baton Rouge, LA 70809. You can also call the LVMA at (800) 928-LVMA or make a donation at www.lvma.org. 3. NOAHS WISH (Is a Unique Animal Welfare Organization Dedicated to Rescuing & Sheltering Animals in times of Disasters) PO Box 997 Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 622-9313 Fax (530) 622-9317 Noah's Wish also has a website at: http://www.noahswish.org/ |
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On 2 Sep 2005 20:28:05 -0700, "Candace" wrote:
ANIMAL EVACUATION AND RECOVERY PLAN CONTACT INFORMATION Louisiana SPCA contact, Laura Maloney, 225-413-8813 East Baton Rouge Animal Control Center,,Hilton Cole, 225-774-7700 LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Becky Adcock, 225-578-9900 Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association, 1-800-524-2996 PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION: THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE LOUISIANA VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IS 1-800-524-2996 OR 225-928-5862 I have been unable to contact these organisations via phone? Is phone service already back up? Ray WebElder I don't "Suffer" from Insanity..I rather enjoy it! CATTS http://members.tripod.com/~thewebster/catts.html Home Page http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Laby...6/meshead.html |
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