1.) SUNDAY (10/16) CONVOY FOR RITA’S STRANDED & STARVING
Nothing from the government or Fema. Cows and horses still in marshes. We
bottle fed a calf born the day of the hurricane. They are all so thin... We
tried to nurse a cow who has been down for 10 days. Their lives depend on
you. Please bring supplies and join our convoy!
CONTACT:
Debra Barlow, president
Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue Organization
cell: 318-286-3116 *
[email protected] P.O. Box 17763; Shreveport, La 71138
VOLUNTEER NEEDS/SITUATION:
Local ranchers lost everything. Cows and horses are in dire need of the
supplies (listed below) to sustain life. The region is devastated...Erath,
Henry, and Abbeville farmers. Please get on my convoy! Get your friends
together, and put together a horse trailer full of the following supplies.,,
Boats and houses have floated into pastures. The surge was 14 feet above sea
level. They have nothing for winter.
NEXT CONVOY - SUNDAY, 10/16/05
3:00 a.m.
Convoy meets at Summer Grove Baptist Church, in Shreveport, LA
(on Jewella where the old South Park Mall used to be)
by 6:30 a.m.
Arrive in Lafayette, LA at OMNI Energy Building
4500 NE Evangeline Thruway
On I-49 at exit 4
Go north on service road
OMNI Energy Bldg. is blue, on right side of road
Pull into parking lot; onsite contact: Lisa Simmons
by 7:30 a.m.
From Lafayette, will leave as day-long convoy with supplies into devastated
regions.
SUPPLY NEEDS:
Get with your friends and fill up a horse trailer with these items and jump
on board. It's an experience you will never forget.
CATTLE FEED
RANGE CUBES
HORSE FEED
HAY
T-POSTS FOR FENCING
BARBED WIRE
VACCINES & SYRINGES
-Debra Barlow needs inventory of what is in your trailer by 10/15.
-IF bringing donations, specify donator’s name and address on inventory paper.
-Call & email Debra Barlow ASAP before Sunday, 10/16:
318-286-3116 *
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2.) VACCINES FOR HORSES
CRITICAL SUPPLY NEED:
EEE/WEE West Nile & Tetanus
Desperate request for equine vaccine donations from veterinarians. No limit
to amount needed. Fed Ex delivery is ideal. We do not currently have enough
to vaccinate all horses.
CONTACT:
Debra Barlow, president
cell: 318-286-3116;
[email protected]SEND VACCINES TO:
Dr. Prejean
1101 West Port Street; Abbeville, LA 70510
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3.) HAY, HORSE/CATTLE/SHEEP FEED, FENCING
CRITICAL SUPPLY NEED:
CATTLE FEED
RANGE CUBES
HORSE FEED
SHEEP FEED
HAY
T-POSTS FOR FENCING
BARBED WIRE
VACCINES & SYRINGES
CONTACT:
To send supplies with Hopeful Haven convoys--
Debra Barlow
cell: 318-286-3116 *
[email protected]CONTACT:
To send supplies directly to Abbeville or Sugarena Shelters--
Joelle Rupert: 337-277-4239; Larry Rupert: 337-277-1235
Rupert home: 337-893-0235
SEND VACCINES TO:
Dr. Prejean
1101 West Port Street; Abbeville, LA 70510
*Hopeful Haven also has room for evacuees with horses. Arenas and foster
homes available. If evacuees have an RV or living quarters in their horse
trailer, they will be able to stay with their horses.
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GRASSROOTS EFFORT
FOR ANIMALS OF THE STORM
KINSHIP CIRCLE
7380 Kingsbury Blvd.; Saint Louis, MO 63130
Katrina relief contact Brenda Shoss:
(desk) 314-863-9445; (cell) 314-795-2646
http://www.kinshipcircle.orgANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION (ARF)
771 Holcombe Ave.; Mobile, Alabama 36605
Katrina relief contact Julia Fischer:
(cell) 251-455-9377; (home) 251-645-8605
http://www.animalrescuemobile.org *DISCLAIMER:
Information in all alerts is verified with original sources, to the best of
our ability. We cannot assume responsibility for the consequences of its
use. Call or email contacts at specific locations before going.
Grassroots Effort for Animals of the Storm
Kinship Circle * Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)
