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Kinship Circle Joins Bravo TV's Top Chef in a Celebrity/Dining event to aid human and animal victims of Haiti's earthquake

Port-au-Prince: Animals huddle with humans inside "tent communities," where they are treated for for gashes, broken bones, mange, malnutrition, dehydration, worms, parasites or other illness.
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We've pledged time, volunteers and funds to Haiti animal relief.
Help Kinship Circle be there for them - now and tomorrow.

March 2010: Animal Relief Coalition Of Haiti (ARCH) announced a $1.1 million agreement with Haiti's government to improve animal welfare conditions in the aftermath of January's ruinous earthquake. The ambitious long-term plan covers:

• DISEASE PREVENTION NETWORK: To protect people and animals from disease outbreaks, a laboratory and staff will carry out targeted vaccination campaigns for Rabies, Anthrax and other diseases.

• VETERINARY TRAINING: Our goal is to train at least 200 Haitian veterinarians and vet technicians for current/future animal welfare issues.

• VACCINATION COLD STORAGE: A "cold chain" is crucial to keep vaccinations fresh and stable through delivery.

• ANIMAL POPULATION STUDIES: Haiti's animal demographics have changed dramatically in recent disasters. Data is vital to reach animals.

As of 3/4/10, ARCH has treated over 4000 animals, including many dogs, goats, sheep, cats, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys and domestic fowl. Kenny, 10, said his dog Vito had "been sick for a long time, but I don't know any vets and don't have money." ARCH gave Vito antibiotics and vitamins and will check the dog's progress...

ARCH's mobile vet clinic makes rounds to underserved areas such as Pelerin where Haitians line-up to have animals vaccinated. According to the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture, there are some 5 million farmed animals in Haiti (not including domestic fowl), and about 500,000 dogs in Port-au-Prince. The Dominican Republic's Dominicana para la Prevencion de Crueldad a los Animales (SODOPRECA) also works in Haiti to medically assist, comfort and rescue animals.

field notes & reports

3/9/10: Hope Has Wheels...For Haiti’s Animals

2/17/10: We Won't Give Up On Them

2/14/10: Kinship & Hollywood, Hearts For Haiti

1/2010: Hearts For Haiti: Survivors Need Us!

1/19/10: We Can Be There For Animals!

1/18/10: Haiti's Animals: We Hear Their Cries

1/14/10: Mass Quake - Responders On Alert

kinship circle and haiti animals
Kinship Circle — a nonprofit network of animal disaster responders in the U.S. and Canada — has assembled an expert Haiti team, including a veterinarian, firefighter, ACO, and more experienced first responders.

After Haiti's 7.0 earthquake and aftershocks left Port-au-Prince and nearby areas in ruins on January 12, 2010, Kinship Circle joined forces with top animal protection groups worldwide to form Animal Relief Coalition of Haiti (ARCH), led by International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).

WHY AM I HERE? We highly recommend you view Tom McPhee's extraordinary short, Why Am I Here? Tom, Executive Director of World Animal Awareness Society — and creator of the Katrina animal rescue film, American Opera — explains why he traveled to Haiti to film animal aid with SODOPRECA. The film's rich texture and breathtaking scenes will make you feel as if you went with him.

Animals in Haiti need you —
now and tomorrow.

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"animals need aid...
But they are sometimes 'unseen collateral damage' in disasters. They are frightened, disoriented, injured and hungry," says Kinship Circle president Brenda Shoss. "Helping them lets stricken communities return to normalcy as quickly as possible. Animals play a key role in the rebuilding of communities."

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