Dear Jane ,
Over the past three days alone, our Disaster Animal ResponseTeams in Louisiana have rescued more than 700 animals --bringing the total number of animals we've helped save acrossthe region to more than 7,000.
While our work in the areas hitby Katrina and Rita will continue for months, perhaps years, ourdisaster teams' efforts have been truly remarkable -- thanks toyour support.
But even as you read this, we know that pets -- animals who, forsome reason, haven't yet made any rescue lists -- remain trappedin their homes or out on the streets. Many remain stranded orhomeless for one tragic reason:Their caregivers, when forced to evacuate, were not allowed totake their pets with them. Government officials and human reliefagencies did not have an emergency plan in place to accommodatepeople and their pets.With your help, we can change this for future disasters: Takeaction NOW and ask your U.S. Representative to support the PetsEvacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS Act) to ensurerelief agencies plan for pets and that a tragedy of thismagnitude never happens again.https://community.hsus.org/campaign/pets_act_house/u6sxkwrq5ww86x?
Last Thursday, Congressmen Tom Lantos (D-CA), Christopher Shays(R-CT), Barney Frank (D-MA), Don Young (R-AK), and JamesOberstar (D-MN) introduced the PETS Act to ensure that in futuredisasters, people will not be forced to leave behind theirhousehold pets and service animals such as seeing-eye dogs, asthey were in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.The PETS Act requires local and state emergency preparednessauthorities to include pets and service animals in theirdisaster evacuation plans. Local and state authorities mustsubmit these plans to qualify for grants from the FederalEmergency Management Agency.
With your help, we have a chance topass this bill and save pets during future disasters: 1. Take Action and urge your U.S. Representative to co-sponsorH.R. 3858, the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act,and do everything possible to get it passed SOON. It will onlytake a minute using our easy online tools.https://community.hsus.org/campaign/pets_act_house/u6sxkwrq5ww86x?
2. Spread the word. Urge your friends and family to contacttheir representatives about this bill. We cannot win unless wehave a large, loud majority urging our legislators to protectpets during future disasters.https://community.hsus.org/campaign/pets_act_house/forward/u6sxkwrq5ww86x?
When a disaster strikes in the future, The Humane Society of theUnited States wants to work hand-in-hand with governmentresponders. Animal rescue is an enormous task, and we can't doit alone.As The HSUS and other animal groups continue to search for,rescue, and shelter animals in Louisiana, Mississippi, andTexas, it's heartening to know that you're standing with us.Please contact your Representative today and urge him/her toco-sponsor and unequivocally support the PETS Act so it can beadopted before Congress adjourns for the year. This law willsave the lives of both pets and the people who love them.Thank you for your swift action and for all you do on behalf ofanimals.Sincerely,Wayne PacellePresident & CEOThe Humane Society of the United StatesP.S. Our teams are continuing to rescue and shelter animalsacross the devastated region. For the latest update on ourresponse to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, please see this page:https://community.hsus.org/ct/47aYJ9S1gXt4/********************************************Copyright 2005 The Humane Society of the United States AllRights Reserved Humane Society Disaster Relief Fund 2100 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 disaster@hsus.org 202-452-1100 https://community.hsus.org/ct/4paYJ9S1gXtr/ ********************************************
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