Effingha Co. Humane Society

we are going to tylertown, missisippi.

We have 2 orphaned Katrina kittens who traveled with us, over 700 miles, to find a permanent home in Illinois. They are 'Missi'and 'Louisi'. They are 3-4 month old sisters and are cute as a button. The kittens will be on our website soon or you can visit them at our office in the mall.
Their adoption fee will be donated to the Animal Protection and Welfare Society (APAWS) of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Some people wonder why we brought back only 2. This was due to the restrictions with quarantines, and such. These 2 were in a Veterinary clinic during the Hurricane. In general only organzations who have the resources to foster a large number of animals are being allowed to take them out of state. They do not want them scattered everywhere because they are still trying to reunite pets with owners. Animal Ark reported that of the dogs they took back to their shelter about half of them have heartworms.

We are going back down South! We are leaving Friday, October 7th. We will be working with other rescue groups in Mississippi. If you have space to spare, please consider adopting a cat or dog. We are going to try to bring back some cats and dogs, but we will have to see what is available and how much space we have.

I really want to thank everyone for their support for our last trip. We really did some good work and everyone down there was so nice and appreciative.

There will probably be a few more emails coming up this week. After seeing what happened down there, we need to look at our Disaster Plan. We'd like some volunteers to help out with that. As they used to say on Johnny Carson, There's More to come.

Here is the press release about our upcoming trip.
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The Effingham County Humane Society wishes to thank the community for their generosity in helping the victims of Katrina. Effingham and Mattoon volunteers had a successful trip and were able to deliver needed supplies to four animal welfare groups in Louisiana. Local volunteers in Baton Rouge further distributed the donated supplies to the area shelters needing them.
Between local and national animal rescue organizations, a reported 6,000 animals are being cared for from the disaster area.

The Effingham Humane Society is now planning a second trip leaving Friday, October 7. This time the volunteers plan to travel to rural Tylertown, Mississippi, where the Humane Society of Louisiana, ASPCA, North Shore Animal League, Best Friends, and others have basically set up a mash unit for Katrina animal survivors. Volunteers there have been working out of
tents and trailers, as area hotels are full.

The Effingham County Humane Society, hopes to bring back some cats and dogs as well, so they can find new homes in Illinois. On the last trip, two kittens were brought back to Illinois from Louisiana.

The Effingham Humane Society is accepting supplies, which may be may be dropped off at their office located in the Village Square Mall in Effingham.

Monetary donations also can be mailed to: Effingham Co. Humane Society, 53 Village Square Mall, Effingham, IL 62401.

Some of the items currently needed for the emergency animal shelters include:
Tents and tarps
Humane dog and cat traps
Plastic storage containers
Wood shavings for small mammals
Heavy ceramic bowels and ice cream buckets
Litter scoopers and non-clumping cat litter
Heavy-duty garbage bags
Handi-wipes and Antibacterial hand soap
Folding metal dog crates and plastic carriers
Paper towels
cleaning supplies
laundry detergent
bleach
Pet Shampoo
towels and sheets
First aid supplies for pets and people
Office supplies such as printer paper, file folders
Large outdoor battery operated lights
Gloves (disposable and heavy duty work gloves)
Non-perishable food, energy drinks, and bottled water for the hard-working animal rescuers and volunteers
Gift cards for gas and building supplies from Wal-mart, Home Depot, Lowes, and major gas stations

Pet food is not needed at this time.

For more information about donating items, please call (217)347-7297 or visit www.effingham.petfinder.org. The Humane Society is open Monday through Friday from 3:30pm until 6:30pm.

posted by colby @ 3:06 PM