Defending animals since 1988
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Dear Paws Cause Member:
When we sent out last month's alert, we were busily preparing for several planned observances and fundraisers marking the third anniversary of Katrina, in conjunction with the unveiling of the National Katrina Animal Memorial. As many of you probably know, our Yappy Hour fundraiser had to be postponed, as we rushed to aid evacuation efforts and organize a disaster response to Hurricane Gustav. We'll fill you in on some of the highlights in this alert. We hope that you, your families, and your animal friends successfully weathered the storm. We hope to see you at our Bad to the Bone fundraiser on Thursday, Oct 16th!
Laurel and Hardy and the rest of the canine crew at Tylertown will soon be getting wonderful new doggie houses, complete with front porches. They'll be extra warm and cozy this winter, but like us, they're still holding out hopes they'll find loving new homes
in time for the holiday season!
Napoleonville Shelter Investigation Reveals Horrors
Some of the most heinous instances of animal mistreatment we've documented over the years in Louisiana have been perpetrated by facilities purporting to care for homeless animals. That's because all too often, animal pounds and 'shelters' are set up to deal with 'nuisance' animal complaints and are run by workers with a callous indifference towards animals. HSL has had particularly bad experiences with one such facility over the years--the abysmal Napoleonville pound. As a result of our ongoing disputes, they've made it increasingly hard for us to gain access to their facility. Nonetheless, we recently set up an undercover operation at their site. Our four teams of investigators posed as local citizens; they still
had difficulty gaining access to the facility, which is located on the
property of a parish detention center. After our investigators were
treated rudely and rarely given an opportunity to adopt, they
documented awful conditions for the animals. Kennels were filthy, and
multiple cats and kittens were apparently being housed for days at a
time in small wire cat traps; such cages are of course only designed to hold only one cat for a few hours. Dogs were sometimes crammed into small cages, as well. There was one report of a pile of cats and kittens held in a trap tilted to one end, so that the poor animals were suffering in a pile at the end of the trap, in their own filth. One day, a poor Chihuahua was observed stuffed in one of these cages, as well. Litter boxes, food or water bowls were not present. Our agents managed to take out three puppies and a cat during this period-one puppy died immediately, and the cat was found to have a recent, untreated cigarette burn on her face. Our report blasted the pound, which thankfully stopped taking in cats just before Gustav and vowed to make changes. Now that one storm has passed-this one is brewing again. This inexcusable mistreatment of animals must finally be stopped--once and for all. Stay tuned!
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 Tickets are also available at the door and at
Miss Claudia's Vintage Clothing4204 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA504.897.6310Looking for a last minute costume? Contact our friends at New Orleans
Party and Costume, at 705 Camp Street, who can provide you with some
great Halloween makeup for the party. They can do anything--from
prosthetics to animal makeup! Call 504-525-4744.
  Please don't forget to vote everyday!
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P.O. Box 740321
New Orleans, Louisiana 70174
info@humanela.org
1-888-6-HUMANE
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"Howl at the Moon"
Dare to Join us on Halloween Night?
Halloween Costume Party
for Creatures of the Night!
OLDE POINT BAR
IN ALGIERS
545 Patterson, 7-9 pm
Friday, October 31st
No Cover Charge
Frightfully fun costume contests for people and their dogs. $10 per category + Raffles, Silent Auction, Tricks & Treats
Visit our web site for details or learn more in your next alert!
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UPDATE: GUSTAV DISASTER RESPONSE
In the immediate aftermath of the storm, we rushed to secure our own animals, fearing the worst-case scenario situation, as everyone hurried to escape the killer hurricane. We were able to provide shelter for an additional 26 animals from New Orleans, whose guardians had nowhere else to go with their pets. We coordinated the transport and evacuation of another 38 dogs and 13 cats to another organization, as well. It became clear that the Tylertown shelter would be spared the brunt of the storm's wrath, but our chapters and other small Louisiana shelters and rescue groups were directly in harm's way.TANGIPAHOA PARISH CHAPTER: HSL chapter volunteers were able to set up a temporary shelter for their rescued animals in Hammond, thanks to the generosity of local businessman, Howard Wager, who provided the building. Another kind donor contributed mobile kennels. Great job, guys!ACADIA PARISH CHAPTER:Our star volunteer representative in Acadia parish, Janet Lyons, rescued 16 puppies from a local pound; they were going to be killed, as workers prepared to evacuate for Gustav. During the storm, Janet lost the roof of a barn, where dogs are generally housed, as well as perimeter fencing and several kennels. Rain got into her damaged storage shed and ruined her dry pet food, as well. She has received some grants for recovery assistance, and we are hoping more will soon be coming her way!
Needed supplies have been streaming through our Tylertown shelter since Gustav, on the way to help area animals in need.
Our supply distribution program has been coordinated by HSL volunteer, Jennifer Rowan, who has lived on site at Tylertown, since the initial evacuation! As a result of her efforts, we've had a very successful campaign, building on HSL's work to aid small rescue groups in harm's way, which our group initiated during Katrina.
In recent weeks, we've been able to facilitate the distribution of more than 37 pallets of animal food, litter, leashes, collars, bowls, flea preventative, and formula for infant animals. 500 microchips, registrations and scanning equipment were donated, as well. Apart from distributing aid to our chapters, we've directed needed supplies to more than a dozen other shelters and agencies in the impacted area, including Spay Mart, St. Francis Sanctuary, Animal Rescue New Orleans and others.
Special thanks to Diane
Albers, President of the Florida Association of Kennel Clubs, who
contacted the Companion Animal Recovery (CAR) and the Nestle Purina
PetCare Corporation on our behalf. We would also like to thank our
friends at Kenneth's Studio for Hair in Metairie, for organizing a
one-week supply drive for us and holding a 'Hurricane Pet Rally and
Reception', to help raise additional funds. Thanks to everyone who
donated needed supplies; we were able to collect five car loads of
food and other needed goods for groups in Plaquemines, Terrebone and
Lafourche parishes!Franky is recovering very nicely at Tylertown
and was happy our relief efforts helped horses, too.
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