Red Rover (Formerly known as United Animal Nations) - 2012 HURRICANE ISAAC
Animal Disaster Response
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About this facility
- Mission
- Founded in 1987, RedRover focuses on bringing animals out
of crisis and strengthening the bond between people and animals
through a variety of programs, including emergency sheltering,
disaster relief services, financial assistance and education. RedRover is committed to: preventing animals from being in crisis by:
strengthening the common bond between people and animals
helping children explore the bond between people and animals
through stories and discussion
helping children share information about animals, reflect on the
roles of animals in their communities and determine our
responsibilities toward them
educating people about the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars
bringing animals out of crisis and into care by:
caring for animals displaced by natural disasters or rescued
from mass cruelty situations
providing financial assistance to pet owners and animal rescuers
to obtain urgent veterinary care
mitigating situations of animals in crisis by:
offering financial incentives to encourage witnesses to
animal cruelty to come forward
connecting volunteers and rescuers with opportunities to
help animals in need - Areas served
- Louisiana Gulf
- Service
- Temporary
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FROM THE SITE - LTEL 9/9/12:
RedRover 2012 Press Release
REDROVER PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTERING FOR PETS DISPLACED BY
HURRICANE ISAAC
RedRover deploys volunteers trained in emergency animal s
heltering to help disaster victims
August 31, 2012 – California-based RedRover (www.redrover.org)
has sent trained emergency sheltering volunteers from across
several Gulf states to care for animal victims of Hurricane
Isaac. These animals are pets rescued from the flooding or
brought to the emergency shelter upon evacuation with their
families.
RedRover Responders volunteers will provide sheltering assistance
for more than 200 animals who were displaced by the storm and
are now residing at a temporary shelter. RedRover has deployed
five volunteers to the emergency sheltering operation, traveling
from Texas, Mississippi and Florida to help the animals.
“Our volunteers are trained in emergency sheltering, and they
are ready, willing and able to travel at a moment’s notice to
bring animals out of harm’s way and to provide peace of mind to
their families,” said Nicole Forsyth, RedRover President and CEO.
RedRover was asked by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture
and Forestry via the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering
Coalition (NASRC) to provide assistance at an emergency
shelter in Alexandria, Louisiana. RedRover Responders volunteers
will assist evacuated pet owners with the daily care of their
pets, and provide food, water, comfort and care for pets whose
families are not located nearby until they can be reunited.
“We at RedRover were heartbroken about the devastation this
storm has brought to the people and pets of the Gulf Coast,
and we are happy we can step in to help,” Forsyth added.
Distinguished by their red shirts, RedRover Responders volunteers
are specially trained to care for and shelter large numbers of
animals. RedRover Responders volunteers provide manpower, free
of charge, that enables local animal control and law enforcement
agencies to care for people and pets when disaster strikes.
Volunteers take time off work and travel at their own expense
to help animal victims of disasters.
With nearly 3,000 trained volunteers in the United States and
Canada, RedRover can deploy its volunteers when communities
become overburdened by a crisis involving large numbers of
animals. In its 25-year history, RedRover has responded to
more than 130 natural disasters and other crises, including
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005; the Greensburg, Kansas
tornado in 2007; flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 2008;
flooding in Fargo, North Dakota in 2009; and the Joplin,
Missouri tornado in 2011.
To support RedRover’s work to provide temporary sheltering
for animals rescued from large-scale cruelty situations or
displaced by natural disasters, visit their website at
www.redrover.org.
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