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By Katie
This hurricane season was projected to be a busy one by the NOAA guys back in June, and boy were they right. The Texas coast was hammered by Hurricane Harvey, and now Irma is trying to prove herself as she approaches Florida and the Atlantic Coast. I hope none of you have to use this, but here are some tips from past experience and lessons from Harvey on preparing for a flood or hurricane.
Image: Satellite photo of Hurricane Irma by NOAA
Preparing for a Flood
If you find yourself in rising water
Fire Ant Rafts/Floatillas
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9/1/2017 1 Comment Reuniting Pets of Hurricane Harvey - Shelters, Lost and Found Pages, and Other ResourcesBy Katie ***UPDATED*** There was a website created to help reunite the lost pets from both Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida. It has great resources and is much more comprehensive than mine. Feel free to go there if you need help finding your pet! Good luck! Find My Lost Pet Watching all of this unfold in the place where I grew up is so overwhelming. My family has been fortunate and, like all of you, I just want to help in some way. My pets have always been a huge part of my life and losing them is like losing a family member. Having our dogs with us when we went through disasters was a tremendous comfort in a very terrible time. There are so many people who were separated from their pets during this disaster and there are numerous places where the lost and found information is posted (It's a shame they can't all be merged!). So, I am pulling together information on all the lost and found pages, and the shelters in the areas of Texas affected with their website and Facebook pages so those who need it have an easy way to look for their furry companions. I started with the Houston area and will update this page as I collect more. Most shelters are posting their intakes on their Facebook pages. People who are finding stray dogs and cats are also posting on these pages, so make sure you check the visitor posts in the right column of their FB page. I am also including donation links from their pages and the Amazon Wish Lists I could find for each shelter, as many of them were damaged in the storms, or are completely overwhelmed with the sheer number of intakes. You can order goods from the Amazon Wish Lists and have them shipped directly to the facility. ***Please keep in mind that I gathered all of this info myself and I believe it to be correct, however, I am human and can make errors.*** My 4-legged family members. General Lost and Found Sites, Facebook Pages, and Facebook Groups:
Austin Pets Alive! has been helping relieve the shelters by taking some of the animals found after the storm. They have transports in place when they are able to reunite. I am including all of their info as well. Austin Pets Alive! Website Facebook Page Donations Amazon Wish List Houston (*Surrounding communities listed below in alphabetical order*)
***NRG Arena Downtown is serving as a makeshift shelter for Best Friends Animal Society, Austin Pets Alive, Houston Pets Alive and the Houston Pet Set!*** Address: 1 NRG Parkway Hours: 10am-7pm daily Link: Descriptions of animals
Beaumont
Conroe Galveston
League City League City Animal Control/League City Pets Alive Official Website "Friends of" Website Facebook Page Lost and Found Facebook Page "Friends of" Facebook Page Donations Amazon Wish List Port Arthur
Port Arthur Animal Control "Friends of" Facebook Page Sugar Land/Stafford Tomball
AAR - Abandoned Animal Rescue - Tomball Website Facebook Page Donations Amazon Wish List: Dog and Cat |