Looking for people going to New Orleans to volunteer

[Guest guest]

See crossposted message below. I'm hoping to get down to New Orleans to

volunteer. I'm in the Central Valley of CA (according to maps, it would be

a 32 hour drive from here). If anyone knows of a group of volunteers headed that

way that I could join up with, please let me know. I have enough flyer miles to

fly anywhere to meet up with person(s) going there.

 

If you know anyone going or want to go with me, please contact me at

waternymph72178 asap. Time is running out for the thousands of animals

still trapped and starving to death.

 

Meredith

 

 

THEY NEED PEOPLE..Urgent!!!1000's of animals still trapped &

starving to death after 3

> weeks. THEY NEED PEOPLE.

>

>

>

> PLEASE COME NOW!!!!!!!!! we are DESPERATE for reliable people to

assist in

> > feeding and watering animals trapped in homes.

>

> We have thousands of animals still trapped WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER

AFTER 3

> WEEKS! We do not have enough rescuers to save them. Volunteers are

stressed

> and overworked and heading home. We need as many people as are able

to come

> down immediately with tents and sleeping bags. If you have a van,

SUV, ryder

> truck, ETC. you're expecially needed since you can ferry in supplies.

Report

> to barn 5 when you arrive or go to the 6am meeting to be deployed

with a

> rescue team. Just come, no need to respond to this email.

> >

> > THANK YOU!!!!!!

>

>

> M Catlow <amoca wrote:

> " M Catlow " <amoca

> Wed, 21 Sep 2005 01:40:43 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

> Katrina EMERGENCY: Special Reports

>

> This is from Gilda on

> Showdals, she just got back from Tylertown last Friday

>

> Mo

>

> I am telling you...... the animals need us NOW. They are

dying

> as I type this. We are so heart-sick. People are working until

they cry,

> drop, or suffer heat exhaustion. I help set up a 1st aid tent at

Lamar

> Dixon and there IS air conditioning in the building to get out of

the

> heat. I paced myself, drank fluids, and had no trouble.

>

> This is at Lamar Dixon staging area which is west of NOLA, close

to Baton

> Rouge. EVERYONE KNOWS where this is. Or I will get you

> directions....

>

> JUST GO ! PLEASE CROSS POST TO AS MANY PUREBRED

CLUBS,

> OBEDIENCE/AGILITY CLUBS, HUMANE GROUPS, ETC.

>

> > Now with evacuations coming for Rita.....

> > Official HSUS Urgent Request for Help

> > by selene2011, 9/20/05 20:49 ET

>

> > Crossposting with permission-

>

> > PLEASE COME NOW!!!!!!!!! we are DESPERATE for reliable people to

assist in

> > feeding and watering animals trapped in homes.

>

> We have thousands of animals still trapped WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER

AFTER 3

> WEEKS! We do not have enough rescuers to save them. Volunteers are

stressed

> and overworked and heading home. We need as many people as are able

to come

> down immediately with tents and sleeping bags. If you have a van,

SUV, ryder

> truck, ETC. you're expecially needed since you can ferry in supplies.

Report

> to barn 5 when you arrive or go to the 6am meeting to be deployed

with a

> rescue team. Just come, no need to respond to this email.

> >

> > THANK YOU!!!!!!

> >

> > PLEASE CROSS POST

> >

> > Lamar Dixon Coordinator

> >

> > Sep 20, 2005 12:08 PMURGENT Katrina Pet Rescue - La Mar Dixon

(National)

> > There is an urgent need for volunteers to come for three day shifts

in

> > Louisiana to help starving dog and cat victims of hurricane

Katrina. HSUS

> > and other organizations need people to staff what is now the

nations

> > largest animal shelter. Which is in truth, nothing more than a

makeshift

> > facility with over 2,000 animals. We also need people to go into

the city

> > and feed and rescue thousands of starving animals. Volunteers need

only

> > report to:

> >

> > La Mar Dixon Center Command Center 9039 S. Saint Landry

RoadGonzales, LA

>

>

>

> And From Best Friends.

>

> Speaking of rescues, time is running out for animals still in the

city.

> But we

> still look forward to more and more rescues - especially since many

> more

> people have now been finding their way into the city on their own,

and

> simply

> putting out food and water until more help arrives. That, in itself,

is

> a

> major blessing for animals who have been struggling to survive for

just

> on

> three weeks now.

>

> One other thing. If you missed the piece on NBC's Dateline on Sunday

> evening,

> it's up on our website at www.bestfriends.org. I may be biased, but

I'd

> say

> it's the best thing that's been on TV for the animals in the past

three

> weeks.

> Rob Stafford, the correspondent, and Olive Talley, the producer, went

> way

> beyond the call of duty in putting this piece together.

> To me, it captures the whole atmosphere of the animal rescue

operation.

> Many

> thanks to them and all the Dateline crew who worked on this. I met

Rob

> on

> Sunday evening when I arrived. He was carrying around a beagle-mix

> puppy whom

> he's taking home to Chicago as a foster. Of course, we want as many

as

> possible of these lost dogs to be reunited with their families. But

> this

> little girl looked as though she'd truly found hers!

>

> As always, many thanks to all of you who are making all of this

> possible

> through your support and generosity. There's more news every day on

the

> website at http://www.bestfriends.org. Thank you for being part of it

> all.

>

> Michael Mountain

> Best Friends Animal Society

>

> >

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