Hurricane Recovery Update

Alley Cat Allies is in New Orleans helping local groups and individuals re-establish Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs for feral cats within the city and surrounding areas.

Alley Cat Allies Katrina Recovery Plan

Photo by
Valerie Schumacher

 

Our Goals

To create a safety net for feral cats in local communities in the New Orleans area by working with local groups and animal control departments.

To provide consulting, training, and resources to enable local groups to implement sustained TNR programs.

 

Here’s how we plan to meet these goals:

  1. Working with local groups to create a safety net for feral cats in the community.
  2. Building capacity for local groups.
  3. Developing and hosting networking/training sessions to meet local needs.  
  4. Creating and hosting a joint, very low-cost (or free), high-volume cat spay/neuter event.

 

What is it really like doing rescue work in New Orleans? 

Read this first hand account of a cat rescue and reunion by Jim Davis.

Time was running out. As rescuers, we were keenly aware that animals still trapped inside houses in New Orleans had been there for a month (more)

 

Feline Hurricane Survivors Aided by US Army and ACA

Photo Credit: Jim DavisFrom the battle zones of Iraq to the mean streets of flood-ravaged New Orleans, the soldiers of Alpha Company A have seen some of the worst that life has to offer. 

Yet these battle-hardened soldiers proved to be soft touches when a stray kitten strolled their way. (more)

 

Mimi's Attic Rescue

Photo Credit: Jim DavisWhen Sylvia Joseph returned to her rental house a month after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans, she found that floodwaters had destroyed everything. Making matters worse, there was no sign of her beloved cat, Mimi.

Get the full story of Mimi's dramatic rescue by an Alley Cat Allies rescue team here.

 

Creating a Disaster Plan for Animals in Your Community
and Your Pets

Does your community include animals and pets in their disaster plan?

Get this information from your state’s Emergency Management Agency or Division. You may find it online by searching for “State Animal Response Team” or “Animal Response Team.”

If your state does not have an animal response team in place, get the ball rolling with humane groups in your state.

Plan now for the worst that can happen and you may save many, many animals’ lives.

The following websites can get you started:

Intermountain Humane Society offers this brief, but helpful advice on community and neighborhood disaster planning. Also click here.

Are you prepared to care for your pets in an emergency?

If you’re not sure, check out the following advice online:

FEMA information on caring for your pets and wildlife in a disaster.

For children to plan for their pets

American Humane’s advice on disaster preparedness for pets

Cat Fanciers’ Association’s advice for planning for your pets

 

 

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