Rescue groups respond to animals trapped in Midwest floods
2008年6月23日
(Yarmouth Port, MA) - Severe flooding in the U.S. Midwest which has already claimed the lives of 24 humans and countless animals continues to threaten wildlife, livestock, and pets in Illinois. In response to the disaster, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), American Humane Association (www.americanhumane.org), and Animal Rescue League of Boston (www.arlboston.org) have teamed together to aid local animal control which has surpassed capacity.
Staging at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Quincy, Illinois, the three groups
– the first to enter Illinois to assist in animal relief – have set up a
temporary shelter, which is growing each day. Twenty fawns, rescued by local
groups from atop an overflowing levee, where they tried to escape rising
floodwaters, are now being cared for at the shelter. Other residents include:
two horses, one sow, three chickens, three dogs, and two
kittens.
“These fawns cannot be more than four weeks old, and with their mothers assumed dead, they are completely reliant on us for their survival. We have constructed temporary sheltering for the animals and will continue to bottlefeed,” says Dick Green, Disaster Relief Manager for IFAW. While these animals will be cared for until they can be turned over to a wildlife rehabilitator for eventual reintegration into the wild, Green reminds that countless other animals will not have been so lucky.
The county Animal Warden, Jenny Benjamin, has fully welcomed the assistance as according to Benjamin, all local shelters have reached capacity. Tracy Reis, American Humane’s Manager for Animal Emergency Services, who has worked with the group since Hurricane Katrina, is the Head of Shelter Operations on-site.
Residents and volunteers continue to frantically work in sandbagging operations to contain the Mississippi River as experts forecast record-crests along the Illinois and Missouri border. The floodwaters in Quincy have yet to fall, now standing at a record 30-plus feet.
About IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare)
Founded in 1969, IFAW works around the globe to protect animals and habitats promoting practical solutions for animals and people. To learn how you can help, please visit www.ifaw.org
About the Animal Rescue League of Boston
Founded in 1899, The Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Boston is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing domesticated animals and wildlife from suffering, cruelty, abandonment, and neglect. In addition to the organization’s animal rescue, law enforcement, shelter, and veterinary headquarters in Boston, the ARL of Boston operates shelters in Boston, Dedham, and Brewster, Massachusetts. The ARL of Boston also maintains a fleet of animal ambulances, a mobile Spay Waggin’ providing subsidized spay/neuter services throughout Massachusetts, and operates the state’s only Mobile Adoption Rescue Vehicle (MARV).
www.arlboston.org
About the American Humane
Founded in 1877, the American Humane Association is the only national organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals. Through a network of child and animal protection agencies and individuals, American Humane develops policies, legislation, curricula and training programs to protect children and animals from abuse, neglect and exploitation. The nonprofit membership organization, headquartered in Denver, raises awareness about The Link® between violence to people and violence to animals, as well as the benefits derived from the human-animal bond. American Humane’s regional office in Los Angeles is the authority behind the “No Animals Were Harmed”® end-credit disclaimer on film and TV productions, and American Humane’s office in Washington, D.C., is an advocate for child and animal protection at the federal and state levels. The American Humane Certified™ farm animal program is the nation’s original independent certification and labeling program for humanely raised food. Visit www.americanhumane.org to learn more.
メディア関係者のお問い合わせ先：
Colleen Cullen (IFAW, Headquarters)
Tel: 1-508-648-3586
Email: ccullen@ifaw.org
Christopher Smalley
Tel: 1-617-908-7812
Email: csmalley@arlboston.org
Kelley Weir
Tel: 1-303-925-9418
Email: kelleyw@americanhumane.org
“These fawns cannot be more than four weeks old, and with their mothers assumed dead, they are completely reliant on us for their survival. We have constructed temporary sheltering for the animals and will continue to bottlefeed,” says Dick Green, Disaster Relief Manager for IFAW. While these animals will be cared for until they can be turned over to a wildlife rehabilitator for eventual reintegration into the wild, Green reminds that countless other animals will not have been so lucky.
The county Animal Warden, Jenny Benjamin, has fully welcomed the assistance as according to Benjamin, all local shelters have reached capacity. Tracy Reis, American Humane’s Manager for Animal Emergency Services, who has worked with the group since Hurricane Katrina, is the Head of Shelter Operations on-site.
Residents and volunteers continue to frantically work in sandbagging operations to contain the Mississippi River as experts forecast record-crests along the Illinois and Missouri border. The floodwaters in Quincy have yet to fall, now standing at a record 30-plus feet.
About IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare)
Founded in 1969, IFAW works around the globe to protect animals and habitats promoting practical solutions for animals and people. To learn how you can help, please visit www.ifaw.org
About the Animal Rescue League of Boston
Founded in 1899, The Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Boston is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing domesticated animals and wildlife from suffering, cruelty, abandonment, and neglect. In addition to the organization’s animal rescue, law enforcement, shelter, and veterinary headquarters in Boston, the ARL of Boston operates shelters in Boston, Dedham, and Brewster, Massachusetts. The ARL of Boston also maintains a fleet of animal ambulances, a mobile Spay Waggin’ providing subsidized spay/neuter services throughout Massachusetts, and operates the state’s only Mobile Adoption Rescue Vehicle (MARV).
www.arlboston.org
About the American Humane
Founded in 1877, the American Humane Association is the only national organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals. Through a network of child and animal protection agencies and individuals, American Humane develops policies, legislation, curricula and training programs to protect children and animals from abuse, neglect and exploitation. The nonprofit membership organization, headquartered in Denver, raises awareness about The Link® between violence to people and violence to animals, as well as the benefits derived from the human-animal bond. American Humane’s regional office in Los Angeles is the authority behind the “No Animals Were Harmed”® end-credit disclaimer on film and TV productions, and American Humane’s office in Washington, D.C., is an advocate for child and animal protection at the federal and state levels. The American Humane Certified™ farm animal program is the nation’s original independent certification and labeling program for humanely raised food. Visit www.americanhumane.org to learn more.
メディア関係者のお問い合わせ先：
Colleen Cullen (IFAW, Headquarters)
Tel: 1-508-648-3586
Email: ccullen@ifaw.org
Christopher Smalley
Tel: 1-617-908-7812
Email: csmalley@arlboston.org
Kelley Weir
Tel: 1-303-925-9418
Email: kelleyw@americanhumane.org
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