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5/17/07: Katrina-Affected Animals Still Need You 1) Animals In Katrina-Wasted Area Need Way Out
2) NOLA: Urgent Need For Feeder(s) In Section F 3) Buras, LA, Where Eye Of Katrina Hit, Still In Critical Need 4) Roicy Animal Control: Help Needed Posting Flyers, Fostering... 5) LA Cockfighting Bill Progresses, But Needs Improvements 6) All States Respond: Ban Cockfighting For Good 7) Katrina Rescue Inspires Pit Bull Advocacy/Rescue Group 8) New Orleans: West Esplanade Veterinary Clinic Reopens 9) New Orleans Sweeties Need Homes 10) Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter Cruelty 11) Katrina-Affected Animals Still Need You |
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1. Animals In Katrina-Wasted Area Need Way Out This is Baby Noah Help Animals Like Baby Noah In Plaquemines As long as P.A.W.S. remains full, animals go to the pound, where they
are killed. CONTACT
P.A.W.S. TO HELP PAWS is a tax deductible
501(c)3 More information about P.A.W.S.: www.petfinder.com/shelters/LA25.html When Katrina Hit
Plaquemine Parish... I [Kinship Circle] contacted the New Mexico National Guard to gain access into “no-go” Plaquemines and found a kindred spirit in Major Kimberly Lalley. Soon rescue teams led by Chris and Sarah Stevens and Terri Kelley of Indiana cleared security checkpoints with permission from Colonel Dick Almeter. We were the first out-of-state rescue effort in Plaquemines. ...Today, Plaquemines remains
eerily quiet:
Kinship Circle: New Orleans 2007 - A Place Between Hope And
Despair Contact Ramona Billot To Volunteer For Animals In Plaquemines 2. NOLA: Urgent Need For Feeder(s) In Section F 5/5/07, from Maria Alvarez, tipster@bellsouth.net — FEEDER URGENTLY NEEDED ASAP TO PERMANENTLY TAKE OVER SECTION F. THE MAJOR BOUNDING STREETS ARE BULLARD TO PARISH ROAD AND MORRISON TO HAYNE BLVD. (New Orleans) 48 STATIONS NEED FOOD/WATER AT LEAST WEEKLY. Several stations will have cats waiting for you by empty boxes and water containers from previous week. IF YOU CAN FEED IN SECTION F, CONTACT: Whether or not someone comes forward to serve the animals at these locations,
it is with sad regret that I no longer will do it. THE HUNGRY AND THIRSTY HOMELESS ANIMALS THANK YOU! 3. Buras, LA - Where Eye Of Katrina Hit - Still In Critical Need 4/20/07, from mail2lynear@gmail.com — Buras Louisiana is where the eye of Hurricane Katrina hit, the eye was 30 mi. in diameter, several F5 tornadoes touched down between here and Port Sulphur the town 20 mi. north of here...absolutely NOTHING was not annihilated...Recovery is just now getting a foothold, but, there is pressure for survival here...its chronic stress here for the population trying to establish any degree of normalcy. The closest grocery store is 25 mi. or better (and that just opened last week — it used to be 75 miles), little kids have to be put on school busses at 4am to get to school... It's rural here, everyone pretty much has dogs...but, we could really use donations of pet meds, food, shampoos, etc., etc. Emergency Communities has a distribution center here for the residents open 7 days a week, 10a-6p. ANY help, greatly appreciated: REPLY TO: 4. Roicy Animal Control: Help Needed Posting Flyers, Fostering... REPLY TO: roicyvolunteers@gmail.com Help needed posting and emailing flyers, fostering, and assisting volunteers. Cat adoptions are very low. Without rescues such as AHS, the cats wouldn’t have a chance (especially adults). HOLD OVERS include many wonderful mature cats in need of good homes. Girly Girl is super friendly and rubs her head against your hand to give herself a massage. She is already spayed! The Tortie is another very friendly cat with beautiful black fur and rust highlights. The black/white Tux kitty is a really loving cat as is the big Tabby with the pink nose. Two litters of Tabby babies remain as well. There are several new cats and kittens such as the black Tabby who just grabs your heart with his sweet disposition. Kitten season is upon us and this week there is a Siamese kitten, Russian Blue mix kitten, and gray and brown tabby babies. Poor Smokey (a female Russian Blue) is the heartbreak story this week... Smokey's disabled homeless owner tearfully surrendered her when he realized she needed to get vaccinations and he couldn’t afford to care for her properly. He loved her but was unable to provide for her so did the best thing he could think of and turn her in here to try and find a new and equally loving home.. Please help make this man's wish come true...for Smokey to find a new loving home. Last week was a pretty good week on the dog adoption/rescue side but the kennels are full once again. HOLD OVERS include a darling Min Pin who sits on his hind legs just waiting to learn new tricks; a light brown Catahoula Terrier baby with unusual blue markings and a darling face; and Loving Look, a little Terrier mix who is a bit shy but already coming around with a soft pat and kind words. A medium size Terrier mix who looks like he has Husky markings without the longer fur has a great personality and is about 40 lbs of love. Poor Mitch is a Chocolate Lab only 4 months old and already looking for a new home. There are 2 new Black Lab pups and one is so depressed he’ll hardly even get up to to be petted. How tragic... Another small Poodle, cinnamon colored, will be a gem with a good bath and haircut. A very pretty young Husky Shep mix picked up as a stray is sweet and would make a great family pet. A very sweet but shy, scared Sheltie Terrier mix is a great little dog just waiting for someone to love her. A Basset Lab mix looks like a red Basset with a white chest and is a great dog with very unusual coloring. And last, but certainly not least, an adult Chocolate Lab who knows commands, so he has had some training. Now he just needs someone to love him... Thanks to all those who help to get the word out about the animals. 5. LA Cockfighting Bill Progresses, But Needs Improvements 5/3/07, from Laura Maloney, Laura@la-spca.org — LOUISIANA SPCA LEGISLATIVE ALERT UPDATE / History is Made Today: For the first time in Louisiana’s history, a bill to outlaw cockfighting made it favorably out of the House Agricultural Committee. Although there is much more work to do to ensure effective legislation, we applaud legislators for taking a giant step forward in recognizing that it’s unacceptable to practice a sport where living beings are harmed merely for entertainment or profit. HB 108 was amended to reduce the proposed phase-out period from three-years to 18-months. We are continuing to discuss the phase-out issue and to work with legislators to strengthen the bill so that legislation is effective ensuring that it’s enforceable. We expect HB 108 to move to the full House floor early next week where amendments may be added and the bill voted upon. Senator Lentini’s Senate Bill 39 has not yet been assigned to committee. We will update you throughout the process. Thanks for your support and willingness to call upon legislators! Your voice makes a huge difference. SYNOPSIS OF DIFFERENCES AMONG 2007 LOUISIANA COCKFIGHTING BILLS
Laura Maloney, Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana SPCA 6. All States Respond: Ban Cockfighting For Good 5/14/07, from Pam Leavy, tundraleap@msn.com — We have a window of opportunity to get the anti-cockfighting bill passed, with an immediate ban, but we desperately need phone calls to the Senate. Cockfighters have a large following, and they do call their representatives and senators because they enjoy the "blood sport" and want it to continue. We, and the animals, rely on you, whether you are an animal lover or not, to stop this barbaric practice and bring Louisiana up to a civilized level. Remember, Louisiana is the only state allowing this barbaric practice, and we pose a health hazard to the rest of the nation. Remember, the entire country came to our aid after Katrina. We remain in the spotlight, and cockfighting is a huge blemish to our reputation. CALL TODAY / What to say in the email or phone call: State that you support Senate Bill 39 by Senator Lentini, without amendment and with an immediate ban. This bill provides for an immediate ban and allows chickens to be "considered animals." Also, express your concerns over the bird flu dangers to our entire nation. DO NOT support HB108 by Senator Ritchie. This bill allows an unacceptable one year phase out for cockfighting. Cockfighting will escalate during that year. In addition, amendments were added to this Ritchie bill which excludes farm (food) animals from animal cruelty laws (such as allowing, within the law, the skinning of animals alive, boiling animals alive, abuse, neglect, etc.) The passage of this bill would be a huge step backwards for Louisiana. CONTACT INFORMATION If you are unable to make the phone calls, send an email. Copy these
email addresses and paste to the Bcc address bar, or you can send the emails individually. Include your name, address and phone
number on your email. 7. Katrina Rescue Inspires Pit Bull Advocacy/Rescue Group 4/24/07, from Althea McLaughlin, altheamclaughlin@yahoo.com — I was in New Orleans in Sept. 2005 doing rescue and back again in Nov. 2005 doing shelter work. I have done two transports from New Orleans and Mississippi bringing animals into forever homes in the Northeast (I live in Boston). I've never had a dog but because of my experience, I adopted a pit bull (if you had told me the week before Katrina that I’d fall in love with pits I’d have said you were nuts). I now have 2 pit bulls and started a pit bull education, advocacy and rescue group in Boston (a city with BSL). The first pit in my rescue was Noel, a dog I drove up from New Orleans a month ago as Anne Bell at Southern Animal Foundation couldn't find a transport who would take her because she is a pit. Noel is now in a wonderful forever home. All of this is because of the hurricanes, and I take an ounce of comfort in knowing that people like me all across the country were changed forever in the same way and are doing things they never thought possible before that fateful day.
We need funds for mounting vet bills and to help us continue the important work of education and advocacy. We are not only a rescue — as education is the most important piece to me in order to stop the spread of BSL and the absolute slaughter of these wonderful dogs... We are now a certified therapy dog team and visit hospice patients in a nursing home. Send donations to: 8. New Orleans: West Esplanade Veterinary Clinic Reopens 4/20/07, from kbheaton@swbell.net — Special Announcement / West Esplanade Veterinary Clinic: I spoke with Dr Rich and he told me he would reopen the West Esplanade Clinic on Monday morning April 23. Hurricane Katrina repairs have been difficult, and there are probably a few loose ends, but he and his staff will begin seeing patients at the completely renovated and expanded Clinic at 3640 West Esplanade Ave, Metairie, LA, 70002. Call 504-455-6386 for appointments. 9. New Orleans Sweeties Need Homes Foster/Adopt For Animal Rescue New Orleans — ARNO has an ongoing need for foster homes to provide animals a safe and loving environment until transport, reunion and adoption arrangements can be made. Help us continue saving animals from the streets of New Orleans and surrounding parishes. Your support enables ARNO to trap/rescue more animals from animal control facilities and kill shelters. The surrounding parishes have experienced a drastic increase in Katrina owner surrenders, as many people cannot find new places to live that allow pets.
HOLLY (left photo - Female, Young Terrier Mix) BEAUTIFUL KITTENS (middle photo - Domestic, Medium-Hair, Cream or Ivory) PRISCILLA (right photo - Hemingway/Polydactyl) are among many animals who need homes at ARNO. See rest of sweeties-in-need: www.1-800-save-a-pet.com/shelter71665-pets.html TO FOSTER/SHELTER ANIMALS IN GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA, CONTACT: 10. Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter Cruelty 4/26/07, from leighschmitt@bellsouth.net — This report explains how several dogs at the Jefferson Parish Animal control facility were poisoned to death because an employee carelessly sprayed pesticide into their water bowls. WE must demand reform at the facility now! http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/04/insecticide_spray_kills_13_dog.html Campaign To Reform Jeff Shelter by Slidellee, 4/26/07 Here's the link to find your council members: www.jeffparish.net/index.cfm?DocID=7 Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 This is no surprise. Sad, however, it took 13 MORE lives and 34 DAYS to finally expose to the general public the horrors at Jefferson Parish Animal Control. This was not a chemical error. This was a CHEMICAL TERROR. Why would any animal be sprayed with anything toxic? And why would any chemical be used in kennels while the dogs and their water are in the kennels? "The No. 1 tragedy here is that these animals lost their lives," Smith said. "But secondarily, I am worried about all the good employees there. There will be some in the public who will think this is a brutal place run by people who don't care about animals. Just the opposite is true." The no. 1 tragedy is the hiring practices for this facility and the lack of control by previous and present directors — either because they have no power or they don’t care or both. This facility is a disgrace to the Parish of Jefferson... I’ve seen neonatal kittens left in cold cages without even a sheet of newspaper between the metal and their tender bodies and without a drop of formula. There is no way a truly caring staff will sit in the break room knowing a neonatal is laying on a cold surface and screaming with hunger pains... But as Mr. Smith said to me twice during his tenure, “We are not a humane society. We are animal control.” In memory of Lucy, 1996-10/30/04, gassed at Jefferson Parish Animal Control
before serving her time. Lucy, I knew your
injustice would be exposed one day and I know you are loving those 13
little dogs as much as you did Susie. 11. Katrina-Affected Animals Still Need You
A.R.K., Animal Rescue After Katrina YOU CAN HELP THEM BY DONATING MONEY OR SUPPLIES: Traci Kestler / ARNO & independents’ Kathy Sweeney / Lakeview Ramona Billot / Plaquemines Parish OR, send checks (no gift cards) via Kinship Circle, a nonprofit org. BY MAIL: Send check made out to Kinship Circle to — Kinship Circle • 7380
Kingsbury Blvd. • Saint Louis, MO 63130 Kinship Circle, nonprofit, registered in the state of Missouri To volunteer for FOOD/WATER DISTRIBUTION, contact ARNO’s volunteer coordinator to tell her you want to do food/water while in New Orleans: Jimmie Jenkins - ph: 770-789-9266 • email: jjenkins88@bellsouth.net HURRICANE DIRECTORY: Missing/Found Animals, Rescue, Reunion 
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