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Red Star Animal Emergency Services™
Amid the chaos of a mass evacuation -- when every second counts -- even the most beloved companion animals can be overlooked and left behind. If flood waters are rising, people typically cannot take the time to coax terrified cats out from under their beds. Even wild animals, despite their survival instincts, cannot always save themselves from a perilous situation.
Disasters -- whether manmade or natural -- can occur at any time, in any place. American Humane's Red Star Animal Emergency Services helps communities prepare for disasters -- before they strike. Once they occur, American Humane's Animal Emergency Services is on the scene to:
- Assess animal needs
- Care for injured animals
- Reunite animals with their families
- Ensure animal shelters are co-located with human shelters
- Distribute pet food and supplies
American Humane's Animal Emergency Services is available to help communities 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, thanks to a team of Animal Emergency Services Volunteers. These individuals are animal lovers committed to making sure animal needs are met during times of crisis.
Disaster Response and Animal Rescue
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Mississippi Puppy-Mill Seizure
On Feb. 4, nearly 100 dogs were removed from deplorable conditions in a Marshall County, Miss., puppy mill.
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Providing Help for Animals in Haiti
American Humane is part of the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) providing emergency response for animals affected by the devastating earthquake.
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Memphis Shelter Investigation
American Humane’s Red Star Animal Emergency Services™ team was in Tennessee helping care for pets in the Memphis Animal Shelter, which is under investigation for alleged animal abuse.
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Missouri Dogfighting Case
American Humane’s Red Star Animal Emergency Services™ team traveled to Missouri to help care for more than 500 dogs rescued this summer during the largest dogfighting raid thus far in U.S. history.
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Cazenovia, Wis., Animal Seizure
On May 19, American Humane’s Red Star Animal Emergency Services team began work in Cazenovia, Wis., to assist in the seizure of hundreds of animals from a local sanctuary.
Read our reports from the field. |
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North Dakota Flooding
Over the weekend of March 28-29, 2009, an American Humane Red Star Animal Emergency Services team deployed to North Dakota to potentially help with the care and sheltering of animals evacuated from the Red River flooding in the Fargo area. We helped with sandbagging and worked to set up an overflow shelter in Valley City; fortunately, levees held, and the additional shelter was not needed.
Read our reports from the field. |
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Sparta, Tenn., Puppy Mill
On Feb. 11, 2009, American Humane’s Red Star Animal Emergency Services deployed to Tennessee to support the seizure and sheltering of 250 dogs from a suspected puppy mill.
Read our reports from the field. |
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Hurricane Ike
In mid-September 2008, American Humane Red Star Animal Emergency Services deployed to the Beaumont, Texas, area to conduct disaster assessments, animal search and rescue, and sheltering operations.
Read our reports from the field. |
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Hurricane Gustav
In late August and early September, American Humane partnered with other animal welfare organizations to shelter, care for and ultimately reunite approximately 1,200 animals with their owners in Louisiana following Hurricane Gustav.
Read our reports from the field. |
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Operation "Noah's Ark"
American Humane's Red Star Animal Emergency Services provided animal rescue and sheltering operations in Denver, N.C., after 390 animals of numerous types were seized from a private property in August 2008.
Read our reports from the field. |
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Midwest Flooding
In June and July 2008, American Humane's Animal Emergency Services deployed to Illinois and Iowa to provide sheltering for animals displaced by the Midwest flooding and to rescue more than 60 pigs that were stranded on a levee.
Read our reports from the field.
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Red Star Emergency Grant Helps Shelter Ravaged by Storm
When a brutal storm ripped the roof off the dog kennels at a shelter in Payson, Ariz., American Humane stepped in with a Red Star Emergency Grant to help fund repairs.
Red Star Emergency Grant Aids Shelter After Deadly Fire
After a devastating fire killed more than 100 animals at a shelter in Killeen, Texas, American Humane provided a special Red Star Emergency Grant to help care for the surviving animals.
Red Star Emergency Grant Helps 30 Horses
When 30 neglected horses were seized from small, dirty pens on a Kansas farm, American Humane stepped in with a special Red Star Emergency Grant.
American Humane's Disaster Response Resources
Our Red Star Animal Emergency Services features an 82-foot “Rescue Rig” and a full line of capabilities to find and rescue animals affected by emergencies and disasters. When not deployed to emergencies, the Rescue Rig is on the road visiting animal welfare organizations across the country! We can help promote your organization's events and educate your community about animal rescue and care during disasters.
Learn more about the Rig and request an appearance.
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