IF YOU CAN HELP, RESPOND DIRECTLY TO:
Jim, Alley Cat Allies
OR Pilara Felgate: 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.