The Humane Society of the United States Situation Report: Friday, Sept. 2, 2005

Filed  from reports by Laura Bevan, HSUS Southeast Regional Office Director and HSUS Animal Response Branch Director for Mississippi; and Lou Guyton, HSUS Southwest Regional Office Director and HSUS Animal Response Branch Director for Louisiana; compiled by Anne Culver, Director, Disaster Services

MISSISSIPPI:

HSUS DART members have been working their way south from Jackson, helping animals in areas from Jackson to south of Hattiesburg. Late Friday afternoon the team was given the go-ahead to proceed all the way to the besieged Gulfport area, which has been waiting for help since the storm finally ended.

The DART teams rescued and transported approximately 120 animals from the Gulfport area and gave relief to a DART volunteer living in Gulfport, who has been giving us situation reports when she can get communication.

Continuing and extending yesterday’s efforts in counties just south of Jackson, the DART took a strike team of HSUS, Humane Society of Missouri, and American Humane members, who joined with Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams to conduct assessment and support of animal needs in Jackson County, on the coast