Animal Evacuation Shelters, WA State, Pet/Livestock Shelters Updates/Locations, INDEX

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EMERGENCY NEWS/Response
Washington State
For immediate release
News Release No. 5
Jan. 8, 2009, 12:30 a.m.
Contact: Mark Clemens, public information officer
Media Line: 800-688-8955
www.wadisasternews.com
Flooding Storm Update #5

CAMP MURRAY, WASH.—Significant rainfall on top of recent snowfall is causing flooding throughout the state. Seventeen counties, ten cities, and two tribal emergency operations centers (EOCs) are open. Chelan, Clallam, Columbia, Cowlitz, Jefferson, Kittitas, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Spokane, Thurston, Walla Walla, Wahkiakum and Whatcom Counties plus the cities of North Bonneville, Orting, Shelton, Snoqualmie, South Prairie, Spokane, Sumner and Wilkeson have declared emergencies. The Governor’s Proclamation of Emergency signed Dec. 24, 2008 continues supporting local jurisdictions in their response to this storm emergency.

Livestock shelters have opened in Pierce County at Frontier Park and Puyallup Fairgrounds, plus a pet shelter at the Sumner Veterinary Center. Snohomish County opened a livestock shelter at the Evergreen Fairgrounds and Thurston County has opened the Thurston County Fairgrounds. Please contact 2-1-1 regarding livestock and pet shelter status.

Frontier Park
21800 Meridian South, Graham, WA 98338

Sumner Veterinary Center
16024 60th Street E, Sumner, Washington 98390
(253)863-2258

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Whatcom Humane Society (733-2080 ext 3002) is providing "temporary housing" for animals due to home evacuations. If you cannot take your animals to the shelter call 911 and ask for an animal control officer and they can arrange to pick them up.