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9/19/08: After Ike: Animals Need You In SE Louisiana.FEW VOLUNTEERS HAVE RESPONDED.Who else can go to Lafourche, LA? IF WE’VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO YOU DIRECTLY, NO NEED TO REPLY AGAIN. Animals remain in distress. Volunteers may be needed for assessment, food/water drops, animal transports — in addition to shelter needs. As assessments are made, you may move from Lafourche into other areas in neighboring Terrebonne, etc. Register & Send Us Your Arrive/Depart Dates Register with Kinship Circle so ground coordinators know how many volunteers to schedule. If already registered, just send your arrive/depart dates... 1. REGISTER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE:
NO ONE SHOULD SELF-DEPLOY. All volunteers must register before deployment.
Send requested info to (one or other, NOT both): Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle Terri Kelly, Kinship Circle 1. Your First/Last Name: 2. Street Address: 3. City, State, Zip Code: 4. Phone Numbers (cell & land): 5. Email: 6. Driver's License ID#: 7. YOUR ARRIVE & DEPART DATES: 8. ARE YOU SUBSCRIBED TO KINSHIP CIRCLE’S DISASTER AID EMAIL LIST? 9. TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: IKE VOLUNTEER 2. IN LOUISIANA, REPORT TO: The home of Joe Dubois, COLAA and MuttShack Disaster Response Coordinator for LaFourche and Terrebonne Parishes:
Joe and Mary Dubois, 985-804-6186 113 Leighton Loop / Houma, LA 70360 Joe Dubois will find homes for volunteers to stay in. You don’t need a tent, but should bring a sleeping bag. Showers, bathroom and food for volunteers. ** New Orleans or Baton Rouge airports are closest. ** 3. THEN REPORT TO MUTTSHACK INCIDENT COMMAND: Lafourche Animal Shelter: 934 Highway 3185 / Thibodaux, Louisiana 70302 / Shelter: 985-446-3532
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW FOR: Shelter care / Animal handlers Construction experience** Admin (including organizers) Animal adoption and transport coordinators Animal transport (experience with animal care during transport) Runners (to pick up/deliver supplies) Assessments Food/Water Drops **Construction experience, including: Carpentry (rough and finished), masonry (foundation), drywall, electrical, HVAC, etc. GUSTAV/IKE SURVIVORS NEED TRANSPORTS NOW Denham Springs Animal Shelter is a Louisiana no-kill with a huge influx of animals due to Gustav and Ike. Hurricane survivors and pre-storm animals MUST find a way out, if this shelter is to maintain its no-kill status. Animals must leave Denham Springs, Louisiana for foster/adoptive homes, so new rescues can move in.
TRANSPORTERS NEEDED AS SOON AS MON., 9/22/08, FOR ROUND TRIP: • Excellent drivers who can walk and handle animals.
• Drivers come to Denham Springs Animal Shelter. • Transport: About 40 dogs + unknown number of cats through Arizona to San Francisco area. • MuttShack using 3 cargo vans for trip and needs 6 drivers. • 5 drivers return cargo vans to Denham Springs. CAN YOU HELP MOVE THESE DOGS & CATS TO A BETTER LIFE? CONTACT IMMEDIATELY: MARY KARR, 206-947-3374
PLEASE HELP GIVE STORM SURVIVORS A SECOND CHANCE: Can you transport from/to elsewhere in U.S.?
Can you help coordinate foster homes or no-kill sheltering? Can you transport animals in your own roomy vehicle? Transporters & Foster/Adopt Coordinators, Contact: Mary Karr, 206-947-3374 -OR- Amanda St. John, 818-272-1671 CAN’T GO? PLEASE HELP WITH SUPPLY NEEDS
SEND SUPPLIES TO: Lafourche Animal Shelter
985-446-3532 / 934 Highway 3185 / Thibodaux, Louisiana 70302 Building Supplies (lumber, cinderblocks, cement, hardware, etc.) Plastic/Rubberized Pallets Kennels (chain link - 4’X6’ - 100 Qty) Wire Crates (large and medium size - 200 Qty) Transport (Veri-Kennel) Crates (50-60 Qty) Frontline (large dog size) Vaccines Clavamox Alvox (diarrhea) Flagil Capstar (for fleas) Stainless Steel Bowls Bleach / Cleaning Supplies Rubber Gloves (large) Food (for dogs, cats, puppies and kittens) Cat Litter / Litter Boxes KMR Formula (for bottle fed cats) Tenting, Easy-ups or Tarps (for shade) Copier or Fax Machine Phone (hard wire) Ice / Ice Coolers Food and Drinking Water Coffee / Coffee pot Clipboards Offices Supplies (pads, pens, highlighters, markers, etc.) BE ON FILE IN KINSHIP CIRCLE'S ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK: Email Kinship Circle for a volunteer form to fill-out and send back.
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Kinship Circle and MuttShack are separate 501c3 organizations, working in agreement for hurricane season 2008. Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network was enlisted to coordinate volunteers for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike — evacuations and aftermath. DONATIONS are urgently needed to help cover our nationwide communications. Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible. DONATE ONLINE DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63130
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