MuttShack Renews Its Katrina Promise
at the Jefferson Parish Hurricane Summit
New
Orleans, May 30, 2008
“No animals will be left behind” was the clear message to the
public at the Jefferson Parish Hurricane Summit.
Jefferson Parish
residents attended demonstrations and presentations on State and
Parish preparations for the 2008 Hurricane Season at the
Eastbank Regional Library, 4747 West Napoleon Avenue in Metairie
on Friday, May 30th.
Parish
President Aaron Broussard
say the Parish is the best
prepared it has ever been for a hurricane.
Jefferson Parish Animal
Control Director LeAnn Matherne, talked in earnest on preparing
animals for evacuation stressing the importance of
the microchip
identification system and pre-registration of pets.
Kaye Harris
of MuttShack, an organization that helped rescue over 3,000
animals in the aftermath of Katrina, renewed their Katrina
Promise to never let animals be left behind again.
“MuttShack will be there to support Jefferson Parish and
transport pets to pet shelters during an emergency.”
[Kaye Harris pictured right.]
MuttShack
operates under the Louisiana Department of Transportation &
Development and the Animal Services division of the Department
of Agriculture and Forestry and in cooperation with the
Louisiana State Animal Response Team.
Muttshack will
provide over one hundred temperature controlled vehicles to
assist in transporting dogs, cats and other household pets
during an emergency and
ICS trained volunteers will assist at Jefferson Parish pet
evacuation points.
Levees Safe
Parish
President Aaron Broussard said many of the Parish's levees have
been armored and upgraded ahead of the 2008 Hurricane Season.
This includes a new floodgate and levee improvements at the
Harvey Canal, and also has safe houses at Parish Pumping
Stations so that personnel can remain safe and on duty during a
hurricane and would not need to be evacuated.
Aaron
Broussard, was a very different man today from the one who
appeared on National television after Katrina, pleading for
help.
"In every aspect of our agency, and multi agencies that effect
Jefferson Parish in storms and times of need, we're prepared,"
said Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard.
MuttShack's Kaye
Harris helped wrap up the week-long events today, May 30th with
the Jefferson Parish Hurricane Preparedness Summit. The full
program included: United State Army Corps of Engineers - 100
Year Flood Protection Project, Law Enforcement Issues,
Preparing Animals for Evacuation,
Preparing the Elderly and Handicapped for Evacuation, Business
Re-entry Placards, Emergency Alert System and Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) Registrations, Emergency
Management Plans for 2008 Hurricane Season, Jefferson Parish
Continuity of Operations Plan for Business and Government,
Status of Pump Stations, Safe Rooms and Automation, and
Generator Safety.
The Hurricane Summit
was recorded by COX and will be aired regularly so that
residents can review the information in preparedness.
Martin St.
John, Director of MuttShack and the MuttShack organization have
been officially recognized by the Parish President, Aaron
Broussard "For the invaluable service they provide to Jefferson
Parish."
When the going gets tough ~ the tough go
shopping...
MuttShack Joins with
FetchDog to
put even more joy back into giving.
Shopping helps
fund the amazing animal rescue project ~ The Katrina Promise!
MuttShack is gearing up for Hurricane season with several training
events planned in Louisiana. We made a promise that we will
never leave pets behind again.
Shop to your heart's delight with Fetchdog
and a percentage of all your purchases goes to MuttShack. You can even jump in
and help us purchase emergency shelter crates directly sending them
to MuttShack!
Making your purchases count for charity is easy. Just start shopping
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will track ALL your purchases—whether from our recommendations or
not—and will donate a percentage of those proceeds to MuttShack
Animal Rescue. There is no added cost to you—just do your routine
shopping and FetchDog donates a portion of the sale, on behalf of
Amanda and Marty, to animal disaster response nationwide.
You can make a difference!
Amazing Animal Rescue Project !
The Katrina Promise
When Katrina hit, an incredible group of dedicated volunteers came
to East New Orleans. Facing devastation and hardship they
rescued over 3,000 pets. MuttShack operated a MASH unit, pet
shelter and an aggressive dog clinic run by Jim Crosby, the leader
in canine aggression.
MuttShack stayed and lobbied in support of Senator Fontenot's Pets
Act, winning the right for people to evacuate with their pets.
But the crisis is not over
The Act does not provide for all the supplies, equipment and
training that is necessary pre-storm.
Even though people will be evacuated with their pets, supplies and
trained volunteers are still desperately needed. Watch the
video and see how you can play a part.
Four Dogs and Wedding Party
Evacuated by Helicopter from Advancing Sierra Madre Fire
A wedding party for Ken and Julie Grady consisting of 45
people and four pets were asked to shelter in place at Sturtevant Camp;
the party was safely evacuated Sunday morning. When the airlift
came, all pets were evacuated with their humans.
MuttShack Animal Rescue visited the Red cross Shelters and spoke with
several evacuees who had brought their pets.
Martin
of MuttShack with Rumbero - evacuee looking for steak.
St. Bernard Saved
from Death Row
Was it fate? Who knows,
but whatever made Jessica look on Craigslist this morning must be
the hand of Clunky's guardian angel. There he was, the St. Bernard
she had to give up in college two years earlier. Frantic, Jessica
jumped into her car and drove to Los Angeles from San Diego, only
to find that the previous owners had labeled Clunky aggressive,
and therefore he was not adoptable to the public, only to Rescue
Organizations.
Jessica hugs "Clunky" rescued hours before his euthanasia.
Volunteers in Korea Fight to Rescue Dogs to be
Kept as Pets and not Food
MuttShacker, Young Lee is doing groundbreaking work in South Korea
establishing the first MuttShack dog rescue safe houses in Jang
Yu, South Korea. The houses are staffed by volunteers who
take care of the rescued dogs, socialize them and get them healthy
and then promote them and find them new homes.
Courageous
Rescuers Rush to Save Goats on Farm
Seattle, WA
Rescue arrived in time for some, but too late for others
The owner was a rescuer who had taken on many animals and had collected
a large number of unwanted goats, geese, ducks chickens and one Llama
but it appears it all got out of hand when she herself became ill. READ
MOREWATCH VIDEO
Dog rescued from California fire
Zone to get new knee
CARR - Jack, a
2-year-old Shiba Inu/dachshund mix rescued after this summer's
California wildfires, can now get a much-needed knee replacement
after a local animal rescue raised enough money for the surgery.
After three weeks,
Denkai
Animal Sanctuary raised
$2,200 to cover the cost of Jack's surgery, as well as an emergency
surgery required by another dog rescued after the fires, said
sanctuary priesdent Floss Blackburn.
READ MORE
Pony gets
Rare Prosthetic Limb
Surgeon performs rare surgery giving pony a new limb. A pony whose life
was doomed when her leg was irreparably damaged now walks with an
artificial limb. Thanks to Kaye Harris her amazing owner and the unprecedented surgery
by Drs. Rustin Moore and Dr. Vidal of LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.
Kaye Harris, ran the MASH triage in New Orleans, at the Lake Castle
School rescuing over 3,000 animals.
Parish
President Aaron Broussard
say the Parish is the best
prepared it has ever been for a hurricane. 
VIDEO:
MuttShack talks to Val
Kilmer who supports and feeds 100 animals daily in
Mexico. Thanks Val!