First hand account of Ike's impacts on animals

I found an interesting blog about life on one of the bayou's in Louisiana by "Bayou Woman". She has a page on her blog (with several photos she took) about the impacts of Hurricane Ike on the animals that I recommend reading.

Hopeful Haven bringing food to La stock

"Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:01:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Debra Barlow
Subject: Update! Needs for the rescue....Please crosspost! Warning! Graphic photos!
To: hopefulhaven@yahoo.com

Hello everyone! Thanks to many of you We were blessed with enough money to help 37 families feed their animals in Erath, La and help the AG center in Abbeville with feed for the 40 families on their list. Here it is over a week and our feed was the first that the AG center had received for the 40 families on their list. Thanks to all of your generous donations. I toured one farm that has raw sewage all over his pastures and in his destroyed hay..Hank Moss ranch was hit again pretty hard. Thankfully most of his livestock was evacuated. Attached are graphic photos. Be adviced not to open them if you aren't able to face You can see the oil slick on the water where the fish have died and raw sewage on the pastures. Fish are dead everywhere. The smell is atrocious. Please reach into your hearts to help us continue our plight to aid these ranchers with feed for their livestock! They need fresh feed and hay! Please help us assist these animals. I am working on 400 bales of hay that I can get at 8.00 a round bale 4X4 delivered to our distribution site. That is $3200. and will be able to help a lot of livestock! Please send in your donation today and help us to make that mark! Read on below the email from the RISPCA(RHODE ISLAND SOCIETY PREVENTION OF THE CRUELTY TO ANIMALS)"
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, Hopeful Haven website

MuttShack Animal Rescue

This is an excerpt from the MuttShack website on their continuing efforts in Loisiana, both in helping with the flooded shelter in Denham Springs and in animal rescue:


In the past few weeks, the most dedicated MuttShack volunteers were seen cleaning up 5 days of dog poop from the shelter zone and transporting a truckload of cats off to Little Rock Arkansas for shelter, driving 19 hours round trip. Carpenter/Animal Rescuers repaired a section of the roof - living the phrase "cats on a hot tin roof".> Read more and see photos at Mutt Schack webpage

Denham Springs Animal Shelter

Denham Springs Animal Shelter is a Louisiana no-kill with a huge influx of
animals due to Gustav and Ike. Hurricane survivors and pre-storm animals
MUST find a way out, if this shelter is to maintain its no-kill status.
Animals must leave Denham Springs, Louisiana for foster/adoptive homes, so
new rescues can move in.

TRANSPORTERS NEEDED AS SOON AS MON., 9/22/08, FOR ROUND TRIP:

* Excellent drivers who can walk and handle animals.
* Drivers come to Denham Springs Animal Shelter.
* Transport: About 40 dogs + unknown number of cats through Arizona to San Francisco area.
* MuttShack using 3 cargo vans for trip and needs 6 drivers.
* 5 drivers return cargo vans to Denham Springs.


CAN YOU HELP MOVE THESE DOGS & CATS TO A BETTER LIFE?
CONTACT IMMEDIATELY: MARY KARR, 206-947-3374

PLEASE HELP GIVE STORM SURVIVORS A SECOND CHANCE:

* Can you transport from/to elsewhere in U.S.?
* Can you help coordinate foster homes or no-kill sheltering?
* Can you transport animals in your own roomy vehicle?


Transporters & Foster/Adopt Coordinators, Contact:
Mary Karr: 206-947-3374 or Amanda St. John: 818-272-1671

NOTE: Denham Springs is the only No-Kill Municipal Shelter in Louisiana