BAYOU RESCUE

Preparedness....

...along with legislation and well-planned rescue efforts did much to keep families with their pets, and to save large animals. See the HSUS slideshow from the San Diego fires.

Update on shelter at Qualcom Stadium

Update from Dianne Montague, Noah's Wish Coordinator, region 4, photos courtesy of Noah's Wish

As you may already know Noah's, Wish was asked by the City, and the County of San Diego to come in a set up a temporary shelter during the San Diego Fires at the Qualcomm Stadium.

Noah's wish volunteers sheltered and feed around 200 animals, including horses, goats, ducks, bunnies, dogs, cats, cockatiels, and an amazon parrot.  They provided supplies to hundreds of community members.

Due to the changing demographics of the fire many residences have returned home, therefore the Qualcomm shelter has been closed and the Noah's Wish shelter was closed Friday afternoon, October 26.

The remaining people will be housed in Red Cross shelters, and the remaining animals housed in Del Mar animal shelter.

Three cheers to the Noah's Wish Team which was in the field and three cheers to everyone else who offered time and/or support.

 

Southern CA Wildfires

Wildfires in southern California have combined to burn over 400 acres, which has resulted in the evacuation of an estimated 320,000 people.

ALL TRAINED BAYOU RESCUE RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN POTENTIALLY DEPLOYING TO CALIFORNIA, PLEASE EMAIL US.

For updated news related to animal evacuation in southern California, read the following:

United Animal Nation press release, which includes a list of emergency animal shelters,
Noah's Wish news, which includes frequent state of disaster updates every few hours,
American Red Cross, which as of TODAY is already providing shelter for 3,000 evacuees, with more likely to come.

Photo courtesy of Noah's Wish volunteer Josie Gavieres

And in this corner:

A fluffy white kitten!

Ring the Alarm

A noisy parrot that likes to imitate sounds helped save a man and his son from a house fire by mocking a smoke alarm, the bird's owner says. "He was really screaming his head off," the man said.

Malibu Animals Have Safe Havens

(from KNBC.com, 10/21/07 @ 6:30 pm)

Southern California pet agencies are offering their help as a result of the Malibu fire.

Kim Moore, owner of West Hills Pet Clinic, said the group is willing to take pets. The clinic is in the El Camino Shopping Center located at 23333 Mulholland Drive.She said they can house any small animals that need shelter due to the fire. The clinic can be reached at 818-222-7387.

Pierce College, the evacuation response center, is setting up an evacuation center for large animals at the Equestrian Center.The address is 6201 Winnetka Ave., in Woodland Hills. The phone number is 818-719-6401.

Melody Kohl, from Emergency Animal Rescue, is also offering help for animals, including larger animals like horses and cows. Kohl said the group is based in San Diego, but has trailers ready to help. The phone number is 858-583-6280

Ever Wonder?

Ever wonder who your mixed-breed dog came from? Not their previous owners, but who their real parents were? We have one whose heritage no one can put their finger on. We're not running out for a test, but this is interesting: a test that can look for up to 130 breeds in your pet's bloodline.