Kinship Circle: IOWA FLOOD: Emergency Volunteers Needed
June 15th, 2008 7:39 pm by Kelly———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Subject: IOWA FLOOD: Emergency Volunteers Needed
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RELIEF GLOBAL
6/15/08: IOWA FLOOD: Emergency Volunteers Needed
KINSHIP CIRCLE is working with Iowa Dept. of Agriculture Veterinary Response Coordinator, Mark Shearer, and Iowa State Veterinarian David Schmitt. We have been asked to coordinate out-of-state volunteers at key counties where flooding has occurred or is anticipated. Anyone willing to deploy must be flexible and realize we have no control over how floods proceed.
TO VOLUNTEER:
1. RESPOND TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net -OR- pawsitivedirections [at] yahoo.com (DO NOT SEND YOUR INFO TO BOTH)
* YOUR NAME:
* PHONE NUMBER (cell you’ll have with you):
* FULL PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
* BRIEF, COUPLE SENTENCES RE: YOUR ANIMAL DISASTER AID EXPERIENCE:
* DATES YOU CAN BE IN IOWA NEXT WEEK:
2. YOU MUST CONTACT ON-GROUND ORGANIZER IN IOWA, LISTED BELOW, BEFORE SHOWING UP.
* DO NOT CONTACT THEM UNTIL YOUR ARRIVAL DATE IS FIRM
* They can answer questions about specific driving directions to staging area.
3. PRINT OUT ALL CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS IN THIS EMAIL.
* Have them with you in Iowa and be prepared to “float” from site to site.
* They are fairly close-by and emergencies are expected.
‘This is our version of Katrina,’ Iowa residents say. Cedar Rapids: Firefighter Jeremy Wagner saves a cat from a flooded attic on 6/13/08. www.newser.com/article/D91A1F880.html
* At least 24,000 evacuations so far
* 83 of Iowa’s 99 counties are declared disaster zones
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1. VOLUNTEER NOW: Johnson County Fairgrounds
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CONTACT MISHA GOODMAN when your travel plans are firm: 319-621-3274
— Staging area for evacuated Iowa City Shelter animals + flood rescues/drop-offs
— Could need volunteers up to 3 WEEKS from today (6/14), depending upon floods.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Johnson County Fairgrounds; 4265 Oakcrest Hill Road; Iowa City, Iowa 52246
VOLUNTEERS:
— Indoor area to sleep + cooking facility at Johnson County Fairgrounds.
— Recommended bring sleeping bags or pads (they might get cots).
— Can bring a tent, but not mandatory.
GENERAL DIRECTIONS FROM CEDAR RAPIDS AIRPORT:
CONTACT MISHA GOODMAN to find alternate routes to road closures: 319-621-3274
COMING FROM NORTH
From CR airport, get on Hwy 380 south
380 just south of I-80 turns into Hwy 218
Exit on Riverside Drive (rt) and will be traveling north
Johnson County Fairgrounds is 1/4 mile on left side of road
COMING FROM WEST
Take I-80 to Hwy 218
Exit on Riverside Drive (rt) and will be traveling north
Johnson County Fairgrounds is 1/4 mile on left side of road
COMING FROM EAST
I-80 between Iowa City and Tipton is washed over
VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN BE IN IOWA WEEK OF JUNE 16:
CONTACT MISHA GOODMAN + REPORT TO FAIRGROUNDS: 319-621-3274
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: A rescue worker brings a dog to dry land after rescuing him and his owner from their home 6/12/08. Getty Images
SUPPLY NEEDS AT THIS TIME:
Large, collapsible dog crates * Large wire dog crates
Small cat litter pans * Cat toys
Vaccine (dog and cat)
Ceramic bowls (prefer large rodent food bowls for cat food/water)
C/D cat food * I/D dog food
Leather gloves * Shampoo
SEND SUPPLIES TO:
DROP-OFF: Johnson County 4-H Fairgrounds, BARN #1
Contact Misha Goodman, if you intend to deliver supplies: 319-621-3274
MAIL: Johnson County Agricultural Association
4261 Oak Crest Hill Road SE; Iowa City, IA 52246
MARK PACKAGE: Iowa City Animal Shelter, Misha Goodman
SEND MONETARY DONATIONS TO:
DONATE ONLINE OR BY MAIL:
www.facf.org/support/
Friends of the Animal Center Foundation
(Support group for Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center)
PO Box 1345; Iowa City, Iowa 52244
ph: 319-887-6083; email: info [at] facf.org
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2. VOUNTEER: Washington, Iowa Staging Area
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GROUND CONTACT IS AMBER TALBOTT: 319-461-9708, 319-653-6713
— DO NOT CONTACT HER YET. Bring her phone numbers with you to Iowa.
— She is setting up a staging area at WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
— ANTICIPATED: Overflow of animals from Columbus Junction (18 miles east of Washington), where a levee broke.
— ANTICIPATED: Animals from Oakville (44 miles east of Washington) and Fredonia.
— Columbus Junction, Oakville and Fredonia have been evacuated. Latter two towns are only accessible by boat and under National Guard protection. We have conflicting reports that evacuees were ordered to release animals.
WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IS 30 MILES SOUTH OF IOWA CITY (#1 in this alert):
— Be prepared to MOVE from staging area in Johnson County to Washington County Fairgrounds.
— Have a working cell phone with you.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS FOR VOLUNTEERS WHEN/IF STAGING AREA IS OFFICIAL:
PAWS & More Animal Shelter
1004 1/2 West Madison Street; Washington, Iowa 52353
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: www.pawsandmore.petfinder.com
VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN BE IN IOWA WEEK OF JUNE 16:
— CONTACT MISHA GOODMAN + REPORT TO JOHNSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS: 319-621-3274
— BE ON STANDBY TO MOVE TO WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS:
AMBER TALBOTT, 319-461-9708
Brandon Smith carries his cats Fry and Bender to dry land from their flooded home 6/11/08. Getty Images. Evacuations ordered in Columbus Junction, Fredonia: www.kcrg.com/news/local/19944364.html
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3. VOLUNTEER: Lee County Fairgrounds
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PRE-STAGING AREA IN DONNELLSON, IOWA – WHERE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST
— THIS STAGING AREA IS NOT YET SET-UP. Iowa Ag Dept. officials are assessing flood course and ANTICIPATE heavy flooding here.
— Donnelson, Iowa is on the southern border, near Missouri.
— IF ALREADY IN IOWA, you may check about needs at this potential staging area by contacting Rich Crook: 435-689-1162
— Please DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT call Rich on the ground unless you are already in Iowa on standby to move to these expected emergency zones.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS FOR POTENIAL LEE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS STAGING AREA:
Hwy. 218, Lee County Fairgrounds
(North edge of Donnellson, Iowa, on Highway 218)
City: Fort Madison, Iowa
www.leecountyfairiowa.com
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4. Possible Volunteers Needed Week Of June 23
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KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EQUINE CENTER
— Overflow staging area for CEDAR RAPIDS ANIMAL CONTROL
— UAN/EARS and HSUS are already here. DO NOT NEED VOLUNTEERS WEEK OF 6/17.
** May need volunteers following WEEK OF JUNE 23. **
— I am in touch with head coordinator there and will keep you posted.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS + ADDRESS FOR MONETARY DONATIONS:
Kirkwood Foundation
C/O Friends Of Cedar Rapids Shelters
6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW; Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406
www.iowaequestrian.com/directions
From I-380, take Exit 13 and go East to Kirkwood Blvd. Then turn left and go
North until 76th Ave. and turn right.
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5. NEWS: Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter Evacuated
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Cats await transport from evacuated Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter..
ANIMAL SHELTER EVACUATED:
www.kcrg.com/younews/19883114.html
6/13/08: The evacuation of the Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter began around 1:30pm Wednesday (6/11). Staff had been boated in for days previously by the CR Fire Department to care for the animals… Volunteers were alerted and streamed down the only road left to access the area laden with carriers. At this time, cats were brought by boat to a raised piece of road where trucks waited to take them the rest of the way through a channel of water crossing the road. From there they were put in a stock trailer and transported to KCC who had offered their beef cattle barn as a make-shift shelter.
Next came the small dogs. With 27 big dogs left to bring out, the fire department decided that the water crossing the road was too deep for animal control trucks to drive through safely. Hearts sank with the fear that animals would be left behind, but…CRFD and CRAS staff new it was time to get creative. The rest of the dogs were boated out through a neighboring farm field that was now part of the river. It was slow going even with 3 boats operating non-stop as the larger dogs had to be brought out virtually one by one so as not to cause an incident between two animals…
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6. NEWS: Indiana Flood Dogs “Pour” Into Wisconsin
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Indiana flood survivors arrive at Wisconsin Humane Society for baths, kisses and comfort.
WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY - DOGS FROM FLOODED AREAS IN INDIANA:
www.wihumane.org/news/default.aspx
Forty canine flood victims arrived this week at the Wisconsin Humane Society from areas in Indiana. Due to heavy storms, Indiana shelters have been inundated with victims displaced by the flooding. Some shelters are surrounded by flooded streets that have become impassable, as well.
ADOPTIONS:
Like all the dogs at WHS, the puppies will be vaccinated, microchipped and sterilized… As soon as they are ready, they will be featured on our adoptable dogs web page: www.wihumane.org/animals/dogs.aspx
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7. NEWS: Indiana/Help Morgan County Humane
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UPDATE - 6/14/08, INDIANA FLOODS:
www.mchumanesoc.org/
Monetary donations are needed for veterinary costs, medication, and grooming of animals that are displaced due to Indiana flooding.
DONATE TO MORGAN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY:
ONLINE: www.mchumanesoc.org
BY MAIL: Morgan County Humane Society
690 West Mitchell Ave.; Martinsville, IN 46151
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June 16th, 2008 at 11:03 am
If we send mail donations, will the mail get there due to the flooding?
Also, are the animals on high ground where waters can’t get to them? We are praying for all.
June 16th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
What I find really horrifying is this farm,
that may be one of many such types, and seemingly
did nothing to help their livestock survive.
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When the waters rose Sunday in Oakville, a town of 400, Bob Lanz and his family tried to move their pigs out of harm’s way. But they could only save a few. Most of their 350 sows and their 800 piglets were lost.
The family ripped out canvas ventilation curtains in the barn so the pigs “could at least have a chance,” said Logan Lanz, Bob Lanz’ grandson. “They were screaming. They were on top of each other. We had some big sows in there. They’re frantic, and they run you over.”
He said the water was choked with dead piglets.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080616/ap_on_re_us/midwest_flooding
June 17th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Stella - The USPS has an area where they list interruptions in mail delivery, here: http://www.usps.com/communications/news/serviceupdates.htm
Though I’m not too familiar with the area, it looks as though interruptions in mail service were anticipated by rescue orgs, such that they’re accepting donations in areas that aren’t as hard-hit. If in doubt, you can try calling ahead to ensure that your donation will get to the intended recipient.
It looks as though many of the companion animals made it to higher ground; either their owners were able to take their animals with them as they evacuated, or they left them in the care of local humane societies, which as you can see from the alert, set up camp in secure areas.
But as Wynn notes, the “livestock” didn’t receive that kind of consideration.