MuttShack Animal Rescue Reports From The California
Sierra Madre Fire Zone
April 27, 2008
A fixed wing water tanker drops
fire retardant on the ridgeline above the City of Sierra
Madre .
Photo:
Amanda St. John
Four Dogs and Wedding
Party Evacuated by Helicopter from Advancing Sierra Madre Fire
A wedding party for Ken and Julie Grady consisting
of 45 people and four pets were asked to shelter in place at Sturtevant
Camp; the party was safely evacuated Sunday morning. When the
airlift came, all pets were evacuated with their humans.
The
party had driven up Saturday night to camp and celebrate the nuptials.
Sierra Madre Search and Rescue led the evacuation operation coordinating
with LA County Sheriffs. It took five helicopter trips to take the
party back to their cars at the Chantry Flats Ranger Station where Los
Angeles County Sheriffs Escorted everyone back down the mountain safely.
Evacuees who came to the Red Cross shelter with pets were very ably
assisted by Pasadena Humane Society, the lead animal rescue agency for
Sierra Madre.
MuttShack Animal Rescue visited the Red cross Shelters and spoke with
several evacuees who had fled the fires with their pets.
While most were happy to have their pets
taken to Pasadena, some evacuees did not want to be separated from their
pets and chose instead to stay in their
vehicles overnight.
Caroline Ingles and her four year old golden retriever Jay were relaxing
on a blanket under the big shade trees.
Mark Crawford was hoping to sleep in his
car for the night with his little black lab Glory who he rescued on the
Fourth of July.
Shannon M. a disaster veteran (having lost two homes in the Ninth ward,
during Katrina) and "Rumbero" a little "Blonde Havanese" said that her
cats were safe with friends, and that the only complaint Rumbrero had
was that he did not like the orange chicken the Red Cross was serving.
Did we have steak?
The American Red Cross has opened a
shelter at the Hart Park House and at the Congressional Church.
MuttShack met with Shelter IC Cesar Aviles and John and Mary Valencia
who had been working since dawn to set up the shelter. They were very
helpful and were very comforting to evacuees who had brought their pets. Leashes, dog food,
cat food, crates and bowls were on hand at the entrance to the shelter.
The Santa Anita fire began on
Saturday, April 26th in the afternoon and has currently burned under 400
acres of wild land urban interface. Two firefighters had been injured,
one was stung by a bee Saturday afternoon; the other strained his knee
working in the steep terrain Sunday morning.
Approximately 1000 people
have been evacuated from Oak Crest Drive across Carter Avenue to East
Mira Monte Avenue, continuing down Mountain Trail Avenue, across
Grandview Avenue to Santa Anita Avenue.
The American Red Cross
has opened a shelter at the Hart Park House, 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
The number for the American Red Cross is 626-799-0841.
John Valencia and Martin St. John at the Red Cross Shelter
Evacuee Caroline Ingles and Joy relax under the trees.
Martin of MuttShack with Rumbero - evacuee looking
for steak.
Strategy Meetings under the trees.
Amazing Animal Rescue Project ! The Katrina Promise
The Katrina Promise
When Katrina hit, an incredible group of
dedicated volunteers came to East New Orleans. Facing
devastation and hardship they rescued over 3,000 pets.
MuttShack operated a MASH unit, pet shelter and an aggressive dog
clinic run by Jim Crosby, the leader in canine aggression.
MuttShack stayed and lobbied in support of Senator Fontenot's Pets
Act, winning the right for people to evacuate with their pets.
But the crisis is not over
The Act does not provide for all the supplies, equipment and
training that is necessary pre-storm.
Even though people will be evacuated with their pets, supplies and
trained volunteers are still desperately needed. Watch the
video and see how you can play a part.
St. Bernard Saved
from Death Row
Was it fate? Who
knows, but whatever made Jessica look on Craigslist this morning
must be the hand of Clunky's guardian angel. There he was, the
St. Bernard she had to give up in college two years earlier.
Frantic, Jessica jumped into her car and drove to Los Angeles
from San Diego, only to find that the previous owners had
labeled Clunky aggressive, and therefore he was not adoptable to
the public, only to Rescue Organizations.
Jessica hugs "Clunky"
rescued hours before his euthanasia.
Volunteers in Korea Fight to Rescue Dogs to be
Kept as Pets and not Food
MuttShacker, Young Lee is doing groundbreaking work in
South Korea
establishing the first MuttShack dog rescue safe houses in Jang
Yu, South Korea.
The houses are staffed by volunteers who take care of the rescued
dogs, socialize them and get them healthy and then promote them
and find them new homes.
Courageous
Rescuers Rush to Save Goats on Farm
Seattle, WA
Rescue arrived in time for some, but too late for others
The owner was a rescuer who had taken on many animals and had collected
a large number of unwanted goats, geese, ducks chickens and one Llama
but it appears it all got out of hand when she herself became ill. READ
MOREWATCH VIDEO
Dog rescued from California fire
Zone to get new knee
CARR - Jack, a 2-year-old Shiba Inu/dachshund mix rescued after this
summer's California wildfires, can now get a much-needed knee
replacement after a local animal rescue raised enough money for the
surgery.
After three weeks,
Denkai
Animal Sanctuary raised $2,200 to cover the cost of Jack's
surgery, as well as an emergency surgery required by another dog
rescued after the fires, said sanctuary presi-dent Floss Blackburn.
READ
MORE
Pony gets Rare Prosthetic Limb
Surgeon performs
rare surgery giving pony a new limb. A pony whose life was doomed when her leg was irreparably damaged now
walks with an artificial limb. Thanks to Pony Paradise and the
unprecedented surgery by Drs. Rustin Moore and Dr. Vidal of LSU School
of Veterinary Medicine. READ MORE...
Strategy Meetings under the trees.
VIDEO:
MuttShack talks to Val
Kilmer who supports and feeds 100 animals daily in
Mexico. Thanks Val!