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Best Friends Helping Reunite Pets With People Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Best Friends Animal Society is working with local officials and animal rescue groups in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina to help reunite people with their pets.

People who lost their pets or left them behind in the Katrina flooding should call 435-644-3965 x4455 or e-mail hurricane@bestfriends.org. Best Friends will coordinate this information with other emergency workers out in the field, who will make every effort to get to homes where pets have been left behind or otherwise spotted.

People calling should provide their name, current contact information, address of animal's location, the pet's name, detailed pet description and electronic photo if they have one.

"Local authorities are prohibiting or strongly discouraging people from returning to homes they have evacuated," said regional coordinator Paul Berry, who is directing Best Friends efforts in the devastated areas. "So as we
gather details of where pets were left behind, we'll be working with all the other rescue teams and organizations to pick them up and reunite them with their families."

Thousands of Best Friends members are also helping coordinate local rescue and fostering efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. To join the volunteer effort, visit the Best Friends website at http://www.bestfriends.org, and follow links to the Hurricane Relief Effort. You can also e-mail hrf@bestfriends.org or call 435-644-2001 ext 104 to find out how you can help.

You can donate funds through The Best Friends Hurricane Relief Fund at http://www.bestfriends.org. All funds are being directed in full to the local rescue efforts for animals in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

There are continuous news updates from local animal groups and individuals on the Best Friends website at http://www.bestfriends.org.

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