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As an avid animal lover I was called by a friend to join in the mission to help with the rescue and care of lost and abandoned animals from the effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisianna. There are no words to describe what had to be done.These pictures will barely touch on the emotion and tremendous work that needs to be done for the innocent victims of this natural disaster. I volunteered for a group called Best Friends Humane Society they had a MASH camp set up in St. Francis Animal Sanctuary in Tylertown, Mississippi where the animals were trucked to from New Orleans. For information on Best Friends and how you can help log on to www.bestfriends.org.
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| St. Francis Animal Sanctuary, Tylertown, Mississippi - Best Friends Humane Society |
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Photo by: Joanne Thompson | |
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Photo by: Joanne Thompson - Entering camp area | |
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Photo by: Joanne Thompson - Here I am after giving a soothing bath to take all the toxic sludge off of a little dachshund, he really needed some cuddles. | |
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Photo by: Joanne Thompson- This guy had to chew his foot off to get from under a fallen object. He is doing very well. | |
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Photo by: Joanne Thompson - This guy needed a special medicated bath and as you can see how emaciated he is. | |
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Photo by: Joanne Thompson - This is the intake area for the animlas who needed to be checked over by the veterinarian. They received vaccines, flea treatment, microchipping and identification. | |
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Photo by: Joanne Thompson - This is the veterinary clinic for the dogs, on the front porch of the hospital. | |
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Photo by: Joanne Thompson - This is one kennal are called the Back 40. | |
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Photo by: Sylvia Koczerzuk - This was referred to Toy land for where the little dogs were housed. | |
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Photo by: Sylvia Koczerzuk - The grooming area. Whatever we did not have we needed to build from scratch with materials that available at camp . Here Deven and Rick are buiding a grooming table using a crate and making a wood table top. | |
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Photo by: Sylvia Koczerzuk - Pet food supply tent. | |
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Photo by: Sylvia Koczerzuk - Large dog housed as pairs for social contact with plenty of fresh water, splash pool and igloos. | |
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Photo by: Sylvia Koczerzuk - This guy came in so emaciated he could not get up by himself, he is feeling pretty good now after some intervenous fluids and food. | |
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Photo by: Sylvia Koczerzuk - Unfortunately some were severly traumatized, this guy has sores on his pads and just would not come out of his crate. He could not deal with anything else. | |
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Photo by: Sylvia Koczerzuk - Mates were always housed together. These two were leaving for foster care together. | |
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Photo by: Sylvia Koczerzuk - Here the animals arrive late at night after being rescued in New Orleans and then a 3 hour drive to Tylertown. They were anxiously unloaded but little did they know they would finally have comforts like clean water, food clean bedding and people who ready to give them TLC, this will now be home. | |
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Photo by: Sylvia Koczerzuk - This is the foster dog I brought home. I have named him Mississippi Joe since that is where St. Francis was. After 3 months foster and rearing back to health he will be deserving of a very special home | |
