Please
disseminate widely!!!Everyone
has been asking for ways to assist the evacuees and their animals – this
is it!!!
This is an effort spearheaded by the AVMA
VMAT teams to reach out to individual owners……and THANKS SO MUCH TO
the EDITOR AND STAFF OF THE HORSE
Magazine, who worked on Labor Day and until midnight last night to make this
happen after a suggestion that morning – I was THRILLED to see their
wholehearted support and efforts thrust into this effort.
TheHorse.com Creates Emergency
Database to Report Animals Stranded By Hurricane Katrina
Lexington, Ky.--In
response to a request from the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Veterinary
Medical Assistance Teams (VMATs), www.TheHorse.com has created a database for
citizens to report stranded animals in Louisiana,
Alabama, and Mississippi. This list will be used by the
VMATs to direct their searches for large and small animals for rescue.
If you were forced to leave pets or livestock in hurricane-stricken
areas, please visit www.TheHorse.com and
fill out the available form. These submissions will be reviewed by our staff,
then posted ASAP on the web site, where VMATs will access them.
Be as complete as possible about the location, number, and types of
animals left stranded and include current contact information so team members
can contact you if they recover your animals or have questions.
Remember: Most signs are gone. Help rescuers find your pets and
livestock by being thorough in your directions; include crossroads, firegate or
911 identifying markers, and GPS coordinates if you have them.
