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HURRICANES GUSTAV AND IKE RESCUE

ADOPTION TRANSPORT SAVES 58 DOGS

Video of 58 dog transport Hurricane Gustav approached Louisiana while we were in New Orleans at the 3rd Katrina Memorial on August 30th, remembering the tens of thousands of dogs, cats and other animals who died during Hurricane Katrina .Mandatory evacuation got us out barely in time and we flew to New York, only to work 20 hours a day for the next 8 days to organize a major rescue effort, which we knew would now be necessary after three lucky years. Hurricane Ike was bearing down so we had to hurry back to New York, organize a convoy of rescue vehicles, board our own four legged best friends at our vet, drive to North Caroline to pick up our 24 ft. Mobile Vet Clinic, and make it to Louisiana in between Hurricane Gustav's passage and Hurricane Ike's tumultus arrival.

By September 8, 2008 we had organized a 4 state, 12 organization effort, involving five vehicles and over two dozen people. Our new mobile vet clinic was ready to deploy from North Carolina. All we needed was an invitation from one Louisiana parish to get underway. Since some Companion Animal Network members are both FEMA and LSART (Louisiana State Animal Resource Team) certified we expected the invite to come at any time. It did, from Ascension Parish, and on September 10th we deployed from three states, converging with groups from New Jersey, New York, Colorado and Florida .ALL THIS FROM VOLUNTEERS ! Our rescue transport was reported by and the .Our rescue partners who took these homeless dogs publicized them with their newsletters and with local media reports and got them adopted out. Great job all !!!

FREE and LOW COST RESCUE PROGRAMS

Click here to read the details of how we lobbied for for Louisiana

animal control agencies and rescue groups !!

To open or download our latest Microsoft Access or Word

databases, including pictures, for transported animals click on dates

 

TRANSPORT DATES and QUANTITIES OF ANIMALS

September 21, 2005 - - - - - updated August 15, 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 dog

October 15, 2005 - - - - - - updated August 15, 2006 - - - - - - 20 dogs, 3 cats

March 11, 2006 - - - - - - - - updated August 15, 2006 - - - - - -34 dogs, 9 cats

June 30, 2006 - - - - - - - - - - updated July 15, 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 dogs

July 17, 2006 - - - - - - - - - - updated August 1, 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 dogs

September 20, 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - to be updated - - - - - - - - - - - - - -56 dogs

September 21, 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - to be updated - - - - - - - - - - - - - -23 dogs

December 27, 2006 - - - - - - - updated December 27, 2006- - - - - - - -39 dogs

April 2, 2007, - - - -- - - - - - - - to be updated soon - - - - - - - - - - - - - -35 dogs

June 20, 2007 - - - - - - - - - - to be updated soon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 dogs

September 26, 2007 - - - - - - -to be updated soon - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45 dogs

Nov 23, 2007 - - - - - - - - updated Nov, 26, 2007 - - - - - -36 dogs

Jan 2, 2008 - - - - - - - - - - updated Jan 14, 2008 - - - - - -35 dogs

September 10,2008 - - updated September 20, 2008 - - - 35 dogs

December 8,2008 - - - - - - - updated June 9,2009 - - -- - - 41 dogs

February 10, 2009 - - - - - - - updated June 9,2009 - - -- - - 26 dogs

April 29, 2009 - - - - - - - - updated June 9,2009 - - - - - - - - 43 dogs

 

TOTAL SAVED SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA = 742 dogs and cats

FACES OF THE SAVED- birth of Katrina Lifeline

New Orleans to New York and New Jersey March 11, 2006

Click here to read what we did and how we did it on our 3rd trip March 1-15, 2006

FACES OF THE SAVED

New Orleans to NY, VA, FL, NC, October 15, 2005

Click here to read what we did and how we did it on our 2nd trip Oct 12- 22. 2005

FACES OF THE SAVED

New Orleans to New York September 20, 2005

Click here to read what we did and how we did it on our 1st trip Sept 9-23, 2005

Our first rescue we named "KATRINA" now with her new family

She was featured in major articles in the NY Daily News and NY Newsday and WBRZ TV in Baton Rouge.

House by house rescue First drink after 3 weeks

"My 7 Days In Hell With Angels"

-- Read first hand what it was like on the ground in New Orleans during Katrina--

-Know what the daily media did not report-

These events occurred between Sept 12 - 23, 2005

 

"Katrina" was the very first of over 200 dogs and puppies we have brought to NYC from Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina. We arrived in New Orleans on Sept 11, 2005, 11 days after the hurricane hit. She had been with no food or water in over 100 degree heat and 100 percent humidity continuously for that entire time. She now lives in Brooklyn with a wonderful family, whose 5 year old is hugging her in their 2006 family Christmas card . To read the details of our disaster experience and watch ABC and other news video of us rescuing "Katrina" and other animals CLICK HERE.

 

WATCH A REPORT ON WHAT THE MAJOR DAILY TELEVISION NEWS

DID NOT REPORT ABOUT NEW ORLEANS ANIMALS

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SOME OF OUR GROUP, OUR CAMP, AND COLLEAGUES WE MET

SAVING OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS' LIVES

 

NEW VIDEO RELEASE

OUR NEWEST VIDEO FROM NEW ORLEANS

"HOW TO USE A DOG CATCH POLE HUMANELY"

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MORE VIDEO FROM NEW ORLEANS

"HOW TO USE A DOG TRAP HUMANELY"

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