Stasia's Place Of Grace

Friday, September 02, 2005

 

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Companion animals are not accepted into shelters for human victims of hurricane Katrina. Families are enduring even more trauma as they are being forced to be separated from the beloved pets whom they've tried to rescue.

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The National Guard has set up a temporary shelter where pets are being given food and water.

Police officer Rebecca Ruspoli helps three dogs
stranded on a damaged roof on Wed.
(Photo by Andy Nelson/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images)

The Humane Society of the United States Disaster Animal Response Teams have depoloyed to the regions affected:

The HSUS DART team is working with the Mississippi State Veterinarian’s Office and gathering resources in Jackson. A pet-friendly shelter and emergency animal shelter have been set up at the Coliseum in Jackson, and have taken in dozens of companion animals, with many more rescues to follow. The Veterinarian’s Office and animal rescue teams plan to provide shelter for many more animals from the surrounding areas. Our teams are moving southward and working to reach the most troubled areas of Gulfport and Biloxi.

As New Orleans Superdome evacuees arrive in Houston, many of them will be sheltered in the Astrodome. The Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals is arranging accommodations for the pets of people who are staying in Houston-area shelters and preparing for the influx of more animals. HSUS volunteers are helping transport animals from evacuees arriving at the Astrodome and ferrying them to the temporary shelter, which will be fully operational by Friday.

The HSUS Southwest Regional Office has been in contact with the state veterinarian and is working closely with the Louisiana SPCA on the ground in Louisiana. Pets are now being accepted at several stations, with plans in place for others as the need arises.

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