Fw:HURRICANE APPROACHING GULF -Help evacuate animals!

August 30, 2008

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apesman2727 <apesman2727[AR_Activists] HURRICANE APPROACHING GULF! - HELP NEEDED!arn9 , ahimsa108 (AT) googl (DOT) com, AR_Activists , ARAlertsNational , animalrightsactivistresources , arubyrogers , VeganWay Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 6:04 AM

_http://www.care2. http://www. carhttp:/ /www.ca_ (http://www.care2. com/c2c/share/ detail/862706) andHURRICANE ALERT! PLEASE CROSSPOST! CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!ARNO (Animal Rescue New Orleans) is on ALERT as of 6pm CST Wednesday,August 27, by HomelandSecurity.This is a call for all willing and able-bodied volunteers to be onALERT and ready to be in New Orleans no later than Saturday a.m.This is a call for pre-disaster ARNO volunteers to assist withpet/people evacuation, for residents of Orleans Parish who have petswith no transportation out of the city. There were an estimated 50,000(pre-Katrina) citizens with pets who needed this service. The currentnumber is approximated at 25,000. This

includes 'special needs' humanswith their pets.The alert is also in effect for Volunteers needed PRE- andPOST-PET/PEOPLE EVACUATION at ARNO's shelter in Jefferson. ARNO's evacplans are to take effect AFTER evacuation of parish residents. IFthere is need for the shelter to evacuate, we will be using statehighways out of town, not the interstate, so contraflow will noteffect our evacuation.Anyone who can volunteer for either or both situations, please send anEMAIL to disastervolunteer@ cox. net (disastervolunteer @ cox.net) Include your name, address, city/state, contact phone (cell), andarea of service preferred, i.e.animal handler, animal care, clerical/processing , logistics/communications, driver/w or w/o truck/van, and/or any special skills.Volunteers will receive all updates as soon as we have them via email.If you are coming from out of town via airline service, we will

payparticular attention to make sure you are alerted in the case of anycancellation due to change of course of TS Gustav, including by cellphone.Remember you can also fly into Baton Rouge, LA, 90 miles northwest ofNOLA.If you can come, or are here for the Katrina Memorial festivities,please know that, AT THIS TIME, the city is preparing to be evacuatedand we will conduct the pet/people evacuation at least 72 hours beforelandfall with the Louisiana SPCA. Since ARNO has decided (because ofour position on the outskirts of Jefferson Parish) to evacuate, ineffect, last... we may be able to avoid evacuation if the storm's36-hour out prediction has it making landfall east of Louisiana.Ifthe storm is predicted at 36-hours out to be west of Louisiana, it maystill mean evacuation because we will be on the wet side of the storm,i.e. gulf and lake waters drawn into the city overwhelming

drainagefacilities if accompanied by large amounts of rain from the storm.God bless us all, keep the animals and the people safe!p.s.please solicit fellow animal lovers for even a small donation to helpus with preparatory expenses, i.e. gas, food, and extra supplies.************ **It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information. travel.aol. com/deals? ncid=aoltrv00050 000000047)