[RP TownTalk] FW: [DC-Rescue] URGENT: Desperate need for volunteers to care for animal victi

[Regina Kreger]

> -------Original Message-------
> 
> From: DC-Rescue at yahoogroups.com
> Date: 09/21/05 16:54:21
> To: DC-Rescue at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [DC-Rescue] URGENT: Desperate need for volunteers to care 
> for animal victims of Katrina
> 
> As you saw in an earlier post, the animal care teams on the ground at
> the main animal rescue facility at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in
> Gonzales, Louisiana are completely overwhelmed, and the volunteers
> there are overworked and nearing collapse.
> 
> They desperately need more volunteers who can assist with cleaning,
> walking, feeding, intake, care and support of the nearly 2,000
> animals they have, with hundreds more coming in every day.
> 
> There is an urgent, immediate need for volunteers with the following
> qualifications:
> 
>         *    Willingness to work long hours doing vital animal support
> work like cleaning cages, walking dogs, feeding animals, and bathing
> oil-soaked animals
>         *    Good physical stamina
>         *    Highly self-motivated but willing to take all
> instructions from supervisors on site
>         *    Ability to leave quickly and dedicate several days or more
>         *    Ability to pay for your own travel to the site (depending
> on departure date, plane tickets currently range from $150 - $300 to
> New Orleans or Baton Rouge)
>         *    Large dog experience preferable (many dogs entering the
> facility are large breeds)
>         *    Current Tetanus and Hepatitis A vaccinations (please call
> your doctor if unsure -- shots can be given before departure)
> 
> They are in desperate need, but the work is dirty, long, hot, and
> very stressful.  The temperature has been over 100 most days, the
> cages are packed together, many animals have intestinal problems
> and/or diarrhea, and some dogs only get out of their cages once a day
> to go to the bathroom.
> 
> You will be cleaning cages, feeding animals who were on the street
> starving for days, taking dogs for walks, bathing oil and sludge-
> covered dogs and cats, filling and replacing empty or overturned
> water dishes, and trying to calm stressed and panicked animals who
> are brought into the shelter.
> 
> There is an air-conditioned tent with cots for sleeping, if space is
> still available in it, and more than enough food and water for both
> volunteers and animals, but not much else.
> 
> You will need long pants, covered shoes (boots or sneakers), rubber
> boots (ankle height is fine), personal first aid kid (band-aids,
> antiseptic, etc.), hat, sunglasses, sunblock, a fanny pack, hand
> sanitizers (like Purell), bug repellent, poncho or raincoat,
> comfortable work gloves, a leash, bathing suit (for showering), 2-3
> towels, pillow, and a light sleeping bag or blanket.  You will also
> need your normal medications, toiletries, and daily/multiple changes
> of clothing, esp. socks, as everything you own will be covered in
> muck.  Also, if you have a tent, you should bring it, just in case.
> 
> If you are able or interested in going to help care for the thousands
> of victims of Katrina who can't speak for themselves, you can
> transport yourself directly to the site directly following the
> instructions in the HSUS post, or you can contact me for additional
> information and contacts on the ground.  Just send me an e-mail at
> katrinarescue(at)aim.com with your name, contact information (both
> phone and e-mail), availability to travel, and animal experience, if
> any, and I can help you with travel logistics and connect you with
> the right people on the ground in Louisiana.
> 
> If you cannot go, please forward this e-mail to your friends and
> family members and ask them to do the same.  Finally, if you cannot
> go, but you and/or friends and family would like to sponsor a plane
> ticket for another volunteer to go (roughly $200), please let me
> know. Thank you so much for your help!
> 
> -- Andrew
> 
> Andrew Weinstein
> Vice President, Communications
> Washington Humane Society
> 
> PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST
> 
> 
> 
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