[Steppes] OT -- Houston Pet Refugee Needs

[Esther]

Gerita, can you confirm this?

Esther

>
> ---
>>>Subject:
>>>Animal Shelter help needed at Astrodome (Houston)
>>>Friends & Family,
>>>
>>>I am copying below an email I received from Colleen
Hodges with Harris
>>>County Animal Control regarding the situation with
misplaced animals from
>>>Hurricane Katrina. They are hoping that as a united
community, we can
>>>handle the influx of animals displaced by the
devestating storm.
>>>
>>>I wanted to put this out to you and find out who
might be willing and
>>>available to help. Colleen is going to put together
a schedule of sorts
>>>but is right now is just polling to see who, if
any, might be able to
>>>gather some volunteers. She has asked that I try to
put together a team
>>>of volunteers so please let me know if you can
help. Feel free to pass
>>>this along to anyone you know that might be
available to help and ask
>>>that they contact me.
>>>
>>>If you are in the Houston area and available to
help, please let me know.
>>>It's going to be a huge undertaking here in the
Houston area but I know
>>>we have the manpower and more importantly the heart
to do it.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Debby Smith
>>>
>>> >>>>I thought you would like an update on the
animal situation at the
>>> Dome. Yesterday we had about 30 animals
transported to the Dome. This
>>> morning we have 300. We have asked the Incident
Commander for a
>>> temporary shelter for 500 animals at the Dome. We
are in the process of
>>> gathering volunteers to take shifts to do intake
on the animals.
>>>
>>>We are fortunate in that the SPCA has mutual
agreements with other
>>>agencies out of the area to help take animals and
that Harris County PHES
>>>employees have been trained in Public Health
Preparedness. If anything
>>>brings home the need to plan for pets in a disaster
--- this should do
>>>it. Right now we're waiting to see if the Dome will
be taking in any more
>>>refugees or if they will be diverted to Dallas &
San Antonio. We'll keep
>>>you posted....
>>>
>>>Colleen T. Hodges
>>>Education/Public Relations Coordinator
>>>Harris County PHES Rabies/Animal Control
>>><http://www.countypets.com/>www.countypets.com

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