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Spotlight
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Leave Pets and Animals
in Peril |
In the
wake of the devastation left by Katrina and Rita, there is an
increased need for assistance to people who had to leave pets behind
during evacuation, and the organizations involved in the rescue
effort. The American Humane Society cancelled its Annual Conference
in Austin, Texas, Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2005 in order to focus on the
relief effort.
Anyone who can help, whether volunteering or by donations, can do so
by contacting the various organizations helping in the rescue of
animals in the hardest hit regions in the Gulf States. If you would
like to get involved, here are ways you can help the homeless pets
of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita:
1. Donate money
2. Donate pet food and supplies
3. Adopt a homeless pet
4. Provide a foster home for a temporarily displaced
pet
Here is a list of organizations helping with animal rescue and care:
• Humane Society of the United States:
800-486-2631
• American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals:
866-275-3923
• American Humane Association:
www.americanhumane.org
• Noah's Wish: 530-622-9313
• Hotline only for New Orleans residents who had to
leave their pets
behind: 225-578-6111
Two excellent sources for the latest hurricane news and links to
organizations involved in saving the animals:
Petfinder.com:
http://www.petfinder.com/disaster
Best Friends Animal Society:
http://www.bestfriends.org
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Photo Credits (from
left to right):
1. National Geographic News/Getty Images
2. National Geographic News/Getty Images
3. National Geographic News/James Neilsen/AFP/Getty Images
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