Help Animals affected by Hurricanes
| You will no doubt have seen the terrible scenes caused by Hurricane Florence and wondered how you can help. Pets, working animals, livestock, wildlife, birds and marine life have all been affected by the event and many will have no habitat to come back to as they knew it, so nowhere to rest, nest and feed. The needs of the charities working to help animals affected by these hurricanes will change frequently - even daily. They do need financial support in the form of donations, however large or small. And many will be looking for forever homes for these animals. |
| Here are some charities working to help the animals affected by Hurricane Florence. Thank you to one and all for all you're doing. I will be adding to them, so please bear with me. I'll add those for the Philippines and China as soon as I can Two storms are happening right now - Hurricane Florence is affecting the US east coast. Typhoon Mangkhut is affecting the Phillipines. You can find out how the two storms compare and the damage expected from each of them here. If you live in the US, you may well find that one way of helping animals affected by the disaster is to actually help your local animal shelter; many pets previously in shelters in the affected area have been flown out to other States, to make room for those coming from the rescue area. Watch out for news on your local TV stations, your local shelters' website and Facebook pages. Network for Animals are working to help animals with the Charleston Animal Society. You can donate here The Humane Society has been helping animals affected by Hurricane Florence. It has lots of help and advice about preparing for natural disasters for pets and horses. It says No matter what the specifics of your plan are, follow this basic safety rule: If you are told to evacuate, leave immediately and take your animals. If it's not safe for you, it's not safe for them You can make a donation to their Emergency Animal Rescue Fund If you live in Birmingham, Alabama, there’s items you can donate to help the animals affected by Hurricane Florence. The Greater Birmingham Humane Society is ready to help and also transport animals affected by Hurricane Florence. ASPCA Urges Pet Owners to Include Animals in Emergency Plans as Hurricane Florence Approaches East Coast The ASPCA has advice for pet owners, mainly:
Getting involved and helping animals affected by hurricanes Donate money to local shelters working to house and rescue animals in the areas affected by the hurricane. Local shelters helping other shelters affected by hurricanes will have all sorts of needs such as food, veterinary supplies, (cat) litter and so on. They will need to pay for veterinary care and transporting animals. Many animal rescues will be taking in animals from shelters hit by the affected areas as those animals are evacuated and taken to safe areas elsewhere. Staff will need help with fostering – you could find out if yours is one which needs help fostering current animals looking for a home while they look after those arrivals from hurricane hit areas who will need special and particular care. Look at your local animal rescue centres to see if yours is one taking animals in and if not, look up websites and rescue centres and sanctuaries in the affected counties. Some charities need volunteers to help by preparing boats, supplies, and disaster-relief trailers so first-responders can help get animals to safety. Don’t forget that if your county has rescues who are involved in helping with the displaced animals who’ve been evacuated from the centres, the staff there will be working around the clock so you could always see if you can help by dropping something to sustain volunteers and staff – food, tea, coffee etc.
What’s happening to horses? Wild horses survive hurricane florence Horses finding refuge from hurricane hit areas Horse owners use social media to get help for somewhere for their horses to stay Aiken Equine Rescue has an equine disaster relief fund for horse lovers - you can visit their Facebook page or donate through their website Zoos The North Carolina Zoo reports that all its animals are safe and sound though it was closed Monday 17 September 2018 for a clean up after the hurricane. Similarly the North Carolina Zoo Society was also closed to clean up – it had moved 1,600 animals inside to keep them safe from the hurricane and zookeepers, veterinarians and park rangers stayed with them - and so was Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens who have 2,000 animals in their care. Virginia Zoo in Norfolk were also making preparations and you can find out more on their Facebook page. Fox News reported on how zoos were preparing. Livestock This is difficult. Many, many have drowned. I read one report of 3,000 pigs drowning in a barn. It’s horrible to take in. Please watch this page for more news and updates |