Kinship Circle is part of a unified response called the Animal Relief Coalition Of Haiti (ARCH, under the leadership of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

“Animals suffer in disasters just as people do,” says Kinship Circle president Brenda Shoss. “They are frightened, alone, injured and without food. Our organization has united with animal welfare groups worldwide under the banner Animal Relief Coalition of Haiti (ARCH) to offer direct rescue and veterinary care, as well as long term vaccinations and measures to prevent disease outbreak such as rabies and leptospirosis.”

Photos reflect early assessment efforts in Haiti that help animal teams formulate a comprehensive emergency response plan. As part of that plan, a mobile veterinary clinic is enroute to help the people and animals of Haiti. ALL PHOTOS (c) WSPA/IFAW

	LT PHOTO ABOVE: 1/24/10 - Dr Juan Carlos Murillo, WSPA’s longest serving disaster management veterinary officer and a member of the ARCH team in Port au Prince, checks a Haitian dog to determine the state of his health and treat any lesions he might have had. As Dr. Murillo says, "The animal was as normal as can be expected for a dog that survives day by day. We can say our friend "Lucky" really honours his name as he became another survivor of Haiti's earthquake." (c) WSPA/IFAW; photographers: Tomas Stargardter, Michael Booth
	LT PHOTO ABOVE: 1/22/10 - A man holds a chicken in devastated Port-au-Prince. In Haiti, confined animals such as pigs and chickens are in more danger post-quake, due to lack of feed and housing. Goats, cows, horses and donkeys. who only graze in Haiti and are not reliant upon feed, live in fields away from structures. Unlike U.S. factory farms, Haitian farming commonly occurs in backyards. (c) WSPA/IFAW; photographers: Tomas Stargardter, Michael Booth	RT PHOTOS ABOVE: 1/24/10 - Among the 150,000 “owned” and stray dogs in Port-au-Prince, the Ministry of Agriculture estimates that 70% of “owned” dogs are vaccinated against rabies. The line blurs between street dogs and those with caretakers, as all dogs roam freely and scavenge for food in Haiti. (c) WSPA/IFAW; photographers: Tomas Stargardter, Michael Booth
	LT PHOTO ABOVE: 1/24/10 - A dog makes his way through rubble and fire in the aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake. (c) WSPA/IFAW; photographers: Tomas Stargardter, Michael Booth	RT PHOTO ABOVE: 1/24/10 - A sad, emaciated dog wanders the through debris in the earthquake ravaged city of Port-au- Prince. (c) WSPA/IFAW; photographers: Tomas Stargardter, Michael Booth
	LT PHOTO ABOVE: 1/22/10 - Children huddle with a dog in makeshift tents, after Haiti’s earthquake. (c) WSPA/IFAW; photographers: Tomas Stargardter, Michael Booth	RT PHOTO ABOVE: 1/24/10 - Help arrives for animals, under the watch of armed troops. (c) WSPA/IFAW; photographers: Tomas Stargardter, Michael Booth