As much as we would like to give you
additional information, our office does not have any other
information then what is on our web site.
The information
on this page is provided to make it easier to access information
about organizations that exist to promote the safety and
well-being of animals in the Fresno-Clovis Metropolitan area and
the central San Joaquin Valley. Please contact the
organizations listed below for additional information.
Please see the Fresno Bee Home
& Garden section on Saturdays for information about these
organizations, as well as articles about animal care in the
Central Valley. On the Web, the Animals/Pets category of the Fresno
Bee's Community Calendar includes information about events
sponsored by many organizations whose purpose is to promote animal
welfare and humane education.
If you find a lost animal, the Fresno Bee will
print a Found ad at no cost. Call Classified at (559) 442-4442.
Lost ads (classification 1010) and Found ads (classification 1030)
are usually located on the first page of the Classified section.
LOCAL ANIMAL WELFARE LINKS (CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA)
IF YOU FIND AN INJURED ANIMAL:  Emergency and Veterinary Care in the
Fresno/Clovis Area:
(and other quick links
relating to animal welfare):
Veterinary Emergency
Service Doctor & staff on premises 24
hours a day, 7 days a week.
Phone:
(559) 486-0520. Address: 1639 N. Fresno St. (at
Mckinley off Fwy 41), on the west side of Fresno St.
|
Central
California Veterinary Specialty Center www.ccvsc.com 24-hour emergency care.
6606 N. Blackstone Ave., Fresno, CA
93710
Phone: ( 559) 451-0800.
Located on the east side of
Blackstone between Herndon and Sierra.  |
Fresno
Pet ER
www.fresnopeter.com
7375 N Palm Bluff Ave
Fresno, CA 93711
Palm/Herndon Center, near the BMW
dealership.
Phone: (559) 437-3766. |
Other Veterinarians Open on Saturdays
(as a precaution,
call to be sure they're open and can see
you):Allen Alperin,
DVM, 132 W. Nees, Saturday 9-2, Phone (559) 432-1110. Alta Animal
Hospital, 585 W. Shaw, Clovis, Saturday 9-1. Phone
(559)
298-6509. Banfield Pet Hospital, (www.banfield.com) 3220 W. Shaw,
Saturday 9-6. Phone (559)
271-0437. Dog & Cat Vet Clinic, 4338 E.
Shields, Saturday 8-3. Phone (559)
225-5233. Family Vet Hospital, 2745 W. Shaw,
Saturday 9-1, Phone (559)
226-6777. San
Joaquin Vet Hospital, 433 N. Blackstone, Saturday 8-3.
Phone (559)
227-3596.
All Veterinarians
in Fresno (74):
- Animal Hospitals in Fresno, (74)
 as listed in the
Yellow Pages, with phone, address, and maps to each
location.
- Yahoo Maps: Click here
and type in the address of the veterinarian or organization
you're looking for.
IF YOU FIND A LOST ANIMAL,
OR IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A LOST ANIMAL IN
FRESNO:
Check in person at the Central California SPCA
. The shelter is located at 103 S. Hughes and is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 6 days a week. The Shelter/Animal Control
phone number is (559)
233-7722, (233-SPCA), and 233-0115 for the
Education Department. On Wednesday the shelter is open from 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. Click here for a quick map.
IF YOU FIND A LOST ANIMAL,
OR IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A LOST ANIMAL IN
CLOVIS:
Check in person at the Clovis Animal Shelter. The shelter is located at 908 Villa
Avenue, Clovis, CA 93612. Phone (559) 324-2450. After hours or for injured
animals, call (559) 324-2800, which also is the Clovis Police
Department non-emergency number. The shelter is located at the
rear of Letterman Park on Villa Avenue between Barstow and
Bullard avenues. Hours are 2:30-6 p.m., Monday through Friday;
and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Click here for a quick
map. |
LOCAL ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS
- Animals At Risk Care
Sanctuary (Modesto, CA). We provide lifetime care
for domestic pets. PO Box 578763, Modesto, CA 95357-8763.
Telephone: (209) 527-AARC; Fax: (209) 527-8563.
- Aquarius Aquarium
Institute (Fresno, CA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3)
organization building the public aquarium for Fresno. The
Institute's mission focuses on education of our Central Valley
school children and aquarium propagation of endangered tropical
marine life. The facility will feature a 2 million gallon
Oceanarium as its centerpiece exhibit. Arthur Dyson, AIA, dean
emeritus of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture in
Arizona and Wisconsin, has designed a striking facility which will
overlook the San Joaquin River on 10 acres at Freeway 99.
Contact information:
Tom Lang, Executive Director, AQUARIUS AQUARIUM INSTITUTE, 5541 Columbia Drive North, Fresno,
California 93727, (559) 930-3474, e-mail
tlang@aquariusaquarium.org.
- Animal Rescue of
Fresno. Animal Rescue of Fresno is a no-kill dog
adoption facility for dogs in Fresno, California. ARF is a
non-profit organization, run solely by hard working, dedicated
volunteers. Their purpose is to eliminate suffering and promote
the welfare of dogs through direct action and education. ARF is
committed to encouraging the humane treatment of all animals,
reducing the number of homeless, promoting the benefits of the
human/animal bond, and supporting spaying/neutering of all
animals. They have many happy, friendly dogs of all shapes &
sizes that need good homes! :-)
New address, map, hours, and phone: 4545 East Dakota
Avenue, Fresno, CA 93726. Hours: Wednesdays
from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sundays
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (or at other times by appointment). (559)
225-5715. Email: canine@arf-fresno.com
Web site: http://www.arf-fresno.com
- Bark
in the Park
(Fresno).
Promotes fun with dogs through the fast-growing sport of
Flyball.
 Our
well-cared-for athletes have competed in Flyball tournaments in
California, Nevada, Texas, Michigan and Canada; but are still,
first and foremost, our family pets. Our dogs also enjoy
entertaining at professional and college games such as football,
basketball, soccer and arena football. In fact, Bark in the Park
was voted one of the top 10 favorite halftimes by NBA fans! Some
of our most rewarding appearances have been at children's
hospitals, special schools and museums. Flyball is a sport for any
dog who wants to play the game. Our racers have ranged from 4
pounds to 160 pounds; from breed champions to rescued dogs of
unknown origins.
Contact information: Ali Martin - Vice
President. Email: alialioxenfree@yahoo.com
- Basset Rescue of
Central California (Fresno).
Basset Rescue is an organization dedicated to saving bassets from
death row. Our mission is to rescue, spay, neuter, vaccinate and
re-home Bassets as well as educate people on this beautiful breed.
Rescued Bassets come from kill-shelters, no-kill shelters, are
picked up as strays, or are relinquished by owners due to divorce,
incarceration, death or because they just aren't wanted any
more.
As a Rescue
Organization, we take in homeless dogs, spay or neuter them (no
exceptions), check for parasites, vaccinate and provide any other
medical care necessary to get them healthy. We then attempt to
match the right basset with the right home. Please check out the
adoption process for more information.
BRCC carefully screens applicants to ensure
the best home environment for our Bassets. Rescue dogs have lost
the security of their original homes and some have been abused,
abandoned or neglected. Our goal is to place our Rescues in stable
homes where they will be allowed to live out the rest of their
lives soaking up all the love and care the adopting family can
provide. We are a 501(3)c nonprofit. Donations are tax
deductable.
3443 N.
Parkway Drive, Box 31, Fresno, CA 93722;
1-800-273-2513, ext. 03. Email mulins@comcast.net
.
- California Feline
Foundation (Fresno),
The CALIFORNIA FELINE FOUNDATION is dedicated
to controlling the pet population through education and spaying
and neutering, not euthanasia. We believe that animals, as living
creatures, deserve to be protected, respected and given every
consideration morally and ethically. Our mission is to assist with
and provide for the health and welfare of the animals that have
been abused, mistreated, abandoned and injured: to promote the
bond between animals and people; and to instill an appreciation
and respect for all living creatures with whom we share this
earth.
The
California Feline Foundation has acquired 3.5 acres of land in
central Fresno and officially broke ground on construction for a
40,000 square foot No-Kill Shelter for Dogs & Cats and
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinc. Using the latest in advance technology
in animal care, this state-of-the-art facility will include
separate Adoption Center for Dogs & Cats, an Education Center,
a Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic & Surgery Center, Exercise Yards
and a Perpetual Care Sanctuary for Cats.
For more information
about the new shelter, please contact the Executive Director,
Christine Patterson at (559) 233-8690 or e-mail her at
valleyanimal@sbcglobal.net. Private tours of the construction site
and copies of the floor plans are available upon
request.
- Fresno Bully
Rescue www.fresnobullyrescue.org Fresno Bully Rescue is a not-for-profit, truly
no-kill center, volunteer organization dedicated to rescuing and
finding forever loving homes for bully breeds. The bully breeds
like the American Pit Bull Terrier, Bull Terrier, American Bull
Dog, etc... Have received a bad rap and we are here to demonstrate
that these breeds are loving, loyal dogs that need responsible
owners who will make them a member of their family. Because of
foreclosures in California many dogs are being surrendered to the
shelters. Bully breeds are the first to be euthanized if no one
adopts or rescues them. FBR understands we can't save them all,
even if we want to, however, we can try to save one dog at a
time!
- The Valley Animal
Center will provide life-saving care and safe refuge
for thousands of homeless, abandoned and abused cats and dogs
every year. Our goal is to control the pet overpopulation through
spaying and neutering, not euthanasia. New progessive and
innovative programs are being designed to make euthanasia a thing
of the past. Our education programs will work to change acceptance
of euthanasia as a means of controlling the pet population, and
will offer more humane alternatives, promoting precious life over
death.
Contact
information: 550 N. Van Ness Ave., (559) 233-8554. Cat
adoptions. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
- California Feline
Spay/Neuter Clinic (Fresno),
552 N. Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA.
(559)
650-3122. Spay/neuter services for cats of low-income
families, $20.
- Canine Rental Guide
lists apartments, condominiums, or house rentals in Fresno and Clovis that permit renters to keep
animals.
 According to the Humane
Society of the United States: "Moving" and "landlord won't allow"
are among the top reasons given by pet
owners when relinquishing their dogs or cats to animal
shelters. If more rental housing permitted pets, millions of dogs
and cats could be placed in homes-or stay in their homes when
their caregivers move.
If you're a landlord or
housing manager, you can play an important role in preserving
the bond between responsible pet owners and their companion
animals by instituting a pets-allowed policy. Read our advice on
how to address some of the concerns you may have about welcoming
pets into your community, and take advantage of the opportunity to
increase your market share. You will reap the financial rewards.
More information for landlords or housing managers can be found at
Renting With Pets: The Online Resource for
Rental Managers and Pet Owners, provided by HSUS.
 Cats
(video).
- The Cat House on the
Kings (Parlier, CA) is a
no-kill, nonprofit sanctuary located on 6 acres on the Kings River
near Reedley, 30 minutes southeast of Fresno. Our unique no-cage
facility is home to over 500 cats and kittens. We are also a
rescue and adoption center.
Contact Information: Pat
Miranda - Operations Manager. Telephone (559)
638-8696. Address: 7120 S. Kings River Road, Parlier,
CA 93648. Email: cathouse1@psnw.com
- Central
California Avian Society (Fresno). Located in the heart of
California's Central Valley, CCAS is dedicated to preserving and
promoting responsible aviculture. The club was founded in 1987 as
the Central California Hookbill Society. As membership grew it was
realized that members interests in aviculture extended beyond
hookbills, and the club charter was broadened to include all
species of birds kept and or bred in captivity.
Contact information:
CCAS, PO Box 5067, Fresno, CA 93755.
Crisis
Management Team Director, Bryce Evans, (559)
228-1737.
Email:
celeebryce@sierratel.com
Club email:
faw@ix.netcom.com
- Central Valley Cats
(Fresno) sponsers and promotes the welfare of cats in our
community. An annual cat show will be put on in February.
Contact information:
Candy Jacobsen - President. Email: candicats@juno.com.
Main Phone: (559) 226.1242. Address: 4852 N
Hulbert # 102. Fresno, CA 936705.
- The Chaffee Zoological
Gardens of Fresno The mission of the
Fresno Chaffee Zoo is to provide a fun, unique, and up-close
experience that strengthens the bond between people and wildlife.
Fresno Chaffee Zoo is accredited by the
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
(AZA). AZA accredited facilities are dedicated to providing
excellent care for animals, a great experience for you, and a
better future for all living things.
Fresno Chaffee Zoo is your central valley
destination for outrageous adventure! Journey to the Sunda
Forest , territory to our tigers, orangutans, and siamangs.
Explore the wet wonders of our tropical Rain
Forest. Feed a giraffe, howl with our red wolves and
be amazed by our Asian
elephants. It’s an experience of a lifetime, every
day at Fresno Chaffee Zoo!
The mission of the Fresno Chaffee Zoo is to
provide a fun, unique and up-close experience that strengthens the
bond between people and wildlife. The Zoo is open every day
of the year from 9 am to 4 pm and is located at 99 and Olive in
Roeding Park .For more information visit www.fresnochaffeezoo.com,
call 559-498-5910, or email info@fresnochaffeezoo.com.
Address: 894 W. Belmont
Avenue. Fresno, CA 93728.
- Clovis
Turtle & Tortoise Rescue (Clovis, CA). Yvonne Gomez,
director. (559) 298-7114. Email
emysemys@pacbell.net. "A good exercise for the heart is to bend
down and help another up."
- Valley Nature Education
Center (Clovis).
One of the more
exciting facets of the Center will be the opportunity for
rehabilitation of injured wildlife with the ability to reintroduce
these animals to nature onsite. To the best of the City's
knowledge, there is no other facility in the state with the
capacity to do what will be possible at this site. With the
experience of the nonprofit group Fresno Wildlife Rehabilitation,
the Valley Nature Education Center will be at the forefront of
wildlife veterinary services and will attract veterinary students
from across the state. In addition to providing a place for
semi-formal veterinary instruction, volunteers will have the
ability to take part in important community service by assisting
in the treatment of injured animals, all the way up to the
animals' release back into nature.
Contact information: 1033 Fifth Street,
Clovis, CA 93612. Phone: (559) 324-2340.
Fax: (559) 324-2866.
- Critter Creek Wildlife
Station (Squaw Valley, CA). Critter Creek Wildlife Station
is a non-profit rehabilitation center for wildlife, located in
Squaw Valley, near Kings Canyon National Park. The animals come to
us from Fish and Game, veterinarians, humane societies and caring
individuals.
Contact information: Critter Creek Wildlife
Station, 36760 Sand Creek Road, Squaw Valley, CA 93675.Email:
crittercrk@spiralcomm.net.
- The Fresno Audubon
Society, founded in 1966, is a chapter of the National
Audubon Society serving the central San Joaquin Valley of
California. Its mission is to promote the conservation of Earth's
biological diversity by encouraging an appreciation of birds and
other wildlife.
Contact information: The Fresno Audubon
Society, P.O. Box 9324, Fresno CA 93791-9324. Phone: (559)
222-2473.
- Dog Parks in Fresno as
listed in dogpark.com
1.
Fresno's First Dog Park: Map.
Alamos and El
Capitan at Shaw; open 6 am to 10 pm; fenced, tables, handicap
access, trees, clean-up containers, parking, water, trashcans,
lights, comments: park located in an industrial area so there's no
worry about noise; park entry is double-gated.
2. Woodward Dog Park: Map.
Woodward Park
at Friant & Auburn; open 9 am to 10 pm; fenced, benches,
tables, trees, clean-up containers, parking, trashcans, comments:
this is a temporary park so no lights or water yet; we are working
very hard to make this a permanent park
 From DogFriendly.com: Thanks to one of our
readers who writes "Woodward Park now has a wonderful, enclosed
area built specifically for dogs to play off-leash. It is located
inside the park area and contains toys, water bowls and plastic
bags."
3. Woodward Park:
From DogFriendly.com: Leashed dogs are allowed
at this regional park. There are over 280 acres for you and your
pup to explore. This park has some small hills, lakes and streams.
It is located on the north side of Fresno, near Hwy 41. Take Hwy
41, exit N. Friant Rd to the right. Turn left onto Audubon and the
park will be on the right.
Related Fresno park
information:
- List of all parks in
Fresno.
- Fresno City parks
map.
- DogFriendly
Fresno, California City Guide. We focus on listing places that
welcome ALL well-behaved dogs, regardless of size!
- Obedience
Training (video).
- Fresno Turtle and
Tortoise Association. An
educational and non-profit organization dedicated to the
advancement and welfare of turtles and tortoises. Turtles and
Tortoises are very unique animals which require minimal to maximal
care depending on the breed. We have formed our organization
to protect and preserve these precious animals. Feel free to
email us with any questions or information you may like to share
regarding these beautiful creatures. Our members care for many
different species and all sizes and are very knowledgable about
their animals..Together we work as a team to care for all of our
animals..We share with each other what we have learned and
experienced as turtle and tortoise caregivers..
Care Sheets are
provided to help you help your animal have a long, happy and
healthy life. Information is also provided about food for your
turtle/tortoise.
Contact information: 3286 N. Milburn Ave.,
Fresno, CA 93722.
- Hanford, CA, SPCA.
8084 Lacey Blvd, Hanford, CA 93230. Telephone:
(559)
584-8766
- HOPE Animal
Foundation.
The Fresno H.O.P.E. Animal Foundation is a
non-profit, low-cost spay and
neuter and vaccine clinic located in Northwest Fresno
. H.O.P.E. stands for “Halt Overpopulation with Prevention and
Education” and our mission is to help control the unwanted pet
population through spaying and neutering, not killing, and to
decrease the number of abandoned, injured, and abused
dogs and cats through prevention and education. It is
the Foundation’s belief that through prevention (spay and
neuter) and public education, we can save lives.
Low-Cost spay and neuter services are performed
Monday – Thursday by appointment only, and the Low-Cost Vaccine
Clinic operates Monday – Thursday from 12:30pm to 3:00pm on a
walk-in basis. For more information or to make an
appointment, please call
(559)
271-0209 or visit www.hopeaf.com.
- Heart Bandits American
Eskimo Dog Rescue, Inc. (Fresno) Heart Bandits is a dog
rescue organization devoted to the American Eskimo Dog. We rescue
American Eskimo Dogs in need, provide loving care, and find
qualified, permanent, adoptive homes for them.
Contact information: Heart Bandits, PO Box
4322, Fresno, CA 93744-4322. Email: info@heartbandits.com.
- Kings SPCA (Hanford,
CA). 8084 E. Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA, (559)
584-8766
or
(559) 582-0481.
- K9 Rescue Ltd.
(Woodlake, CA) We are a foster home network, made up of
dog lover's dedicated to the rescue and placement of purebred dogs
who are in need (through no fault of their own) of TLC and a new
family to love. At this point, our primary focus will be on the
American Pit Bull Terrier / American Staffordshire Terrier (and
the occaisional Staffordshire Bull Terrier). The bull and terrier
breeds so desperately need advocates helping them to survive and
there are not enough people/rescues willing to work with them.
However, if space permits, no dog will be turned away due to its
breed. We can be reached by phone from 10AM - 9PM Pacific time. If
no one is available, our voice mail system will pick up.
Contact
information:
K9 Rescue Ltd., PO Box 175,
Woodlake, CA 93286-0175, Phone: (559) 564-0907,
Fax: 559-564-0908 or toll free: 1-888-392-4832, ext.
291-348-1171.
Email: k9rescueltd@yahoo.com or our adoptions/intake
coordinator: dsmith@k9rescueltd.org.
- Madera County Animal
Shelter, 14269 Road 28, Madera, CA 93638, (559)
675-7891.
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8-5pm. View Animals, 10-5 pm
(Mon-Fri), Sat 10:00-2:00 pm.
- Noah's Friends Animal
Sanctuary (Orange Cove, CA), P.O. Box 238, Orange Cove, CA
93646, (559) 626-0738. Adoptions by appointment. Noah's
Friends Animal Sanctuary is a no-kill shelter located east
of Reedley,CA at the foot of the Sierra Nevadas. Although our
primary focus is to rescue and re-home dogs, we have been known to
also care for more than a few cats.
Noah's was established in January 2001, with
the belief that although we cannot save them all, we can make a
committment to those in our care to provide them with love and
kindness until a good home is found. Dogs & cats come to
us in many different ways: Owner relinquishment, strays and
when given the opportunity and the available space, from "death
row" at area shelters.
Every dog (or cat :-) adopted out is fully
vaccinated and spayed or neutered with a collar and a rescue ID
tag. All cats are combo tested for Feline Leukemia & Feline
Aids prior to adoption. We have many different breeds and breed
mixes of happy, friendly dogs that need good homes where they will
receive love and proper care for the rest of their natural
lives. These dogs have all been abandoned in one form or
another and deserve all the love in the world. We do our best to
find the right home for each and every one where they will receive
such love and devotion.
Adoptions:
Adoptions Team Member at rescuednoah1@aol.com
President of the Board: Lauren Novatne at RescuedNoah@aol.com
Shelter Director:
Kay Nelson at Noahsalpha@aol.com
(559) 626-0738
The Shelter: Please call (559)
626-0738 anytime during business hours (9 am-5 pm,
PST).
E-Mail: RescuedNoah1@aol.com
- Not So Purrrfect Angels
Cat Sanctuary (Fresno, CA) is a nonprofit humane
 organization and
operates a "care for life" sanctuary for homeless, abused and
abandoned cats. NSPA networks with the community in placing of
cats into proper homes. Educational material is also provided
regarding abuse, overpopulation and other related issues. Cat
adoption hours: noon-5 p.m. Saturdays and 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays.
A Non-Profit, NO-KILL,
Humane Organization and Sanctuary for Felines, 7312 E. Church Ave., Fresno, CA
93727. PO
Box 7679, Fresno, CA 93747-7679, (559) 255-1415,
Janice Rozzano - Executive Director. Email:
purrrfectangel@netscape.net.
- PROUD (Pet Rescue of
Unwanted Dogs, Kingsburg, CA). PROUD was founded in 1997,
to help make a difference for homeless dogs in Central Valley
shelters that were dying by the hundreds -EVERY DAY- ONLY
because they did not have homes. With heavy hearts we know that we
cannot save every dog, but we can make a difference for some of
them. The goal to save great dogs and place them in great homes is
what we work for everyday. PROUD is 501 (c) 3, non-profit
canine rescue located in Kingsburg, CA (just 20 minutes south of
Fresno,CA).
Contact
information: 13570 S. Academy St., Kingsburg, (559)
896-2026.
- Selma Animal
Shelter, 16097 S. McCall, Selma, CA 93662. Telephone: (559)
891-7387. We are a dog-only facility. Funding is
minimal. Adopters and volunteers are needed!
- Senior Pet Rescue Group
(Fresno, CA) specializes in rescue
& adoption of senior dogs and cats. Foster care is provided
until a permanent, loving home can be found.
Contact information:
Lisa Grusis - Executive Director. Email:
lisa@seniorpet.org. Main Phone: (559) 227-7111. Fax
Number: 559-227-7744. Address: P.O. Box 5558, Fresno, CA
93755-5558.
- SPCA of Eastern Madera
County (Oakhurst, CA). The
Eastern Madera County SPCA is a non-profit charitable organization
supported entirely by donations. Our mission is to promote the
humane treatment of and maintain the quality of life for all
animals whether they be domestic, exotic, wild, or livestock. PO
Box 1314, Oakhurst, CA 93644. Telephone: (559)
683-1266.
- Tulare County Animal
Shelter (Visalia, CA). We are
committed ot reducing overpopulation by promoting adoptions,
advocating for the welfare of animals by operating spay/neuter and
humane education programs, encouraging responsible pet ownership
and demonstrating respect for all living things.
Our focus is on
Adoption...Good Adoptions. We take
every effort to ensure the dog and its new family are a good
match. Guidlines must be met, and follow-up visits will be done
once placement has been made. There is also opportunities
available for volunteers who want to be advocates for good pet
placement.
Contact
information: 14131 Avenue 256, Visalia, CA. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Saturday. Call (559) 636-3647.
- United Animal Nations
(Sacramento, CA). (This site describe assistance given to
a family and their two dogs in the Fresno/Clovis area.)
UAN's AnimalAid Helps
Families in Crisis. Animals Not Forgotten During Time of
Tragedy.
During the past 18 months, UAN's
AnimalAid extended a helping hand to hundreds of animal victims of
the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. We created this program
because we knew animals would be directly and indirectly affected
by this horrible tragedy and, thanks to generous donations from
UAN members, we were able to assist animals who needed everything
from emergency veterinary care and temporary boarding to
transport, food and, sadly in some cases, a new home.
Now, UAN has decided
to continue the AnimalAid program to help other families in crisis
who have needs for their animal companions. As with those whose
lives were shattered by the terrorist attacks, there are families
facing sudden death, a house fire, a domestic abuse situation or
other tragedy who have emergency needs for their animals. Often,
assistance is available for the humans affected by these tragedies
but help is hard to find for the animals. AnimalAid will offer a
helping hand to these important family members.
Contact
information:
United Animal Nations, 5892A
South Land Park Drive, P.O. Box 188890, Sacramento, CA 95818. Tel:
(916) 429-2457 Fax: (916) 429-2456
Email: info@uan.org
- Valley Animal Center
(Fresno, CA) (Please see also California Feline Foundation above) is a
non-profit humane society dedicated to reducing the pet
overpopulation through spaying and neutering, not euthanasia.
Now under construction!
The California Feline Foundation has acquired
3.5 acres of land in central Fresno and officially broke ground on
construction for a 18,000 square foot No-Kill Shelter for Dogs
& Cats and Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic. Using the latest in
advanced technology in animal care, this state-of-the-art facility
will include separate Adoption Centers for Dogs & Cats, an
Education Center, a Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic, Exercise Yards
and a Perpetual Care Sanctuary for Cats.
Contact information: California Feline
Foundation, 550 N. Van Ness, Fresno, CA 93728, (559)
233-8554. Email: valleyanimal@sbcglobal.net. Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10 am-5 pm.
- Wildlife Rescue and
Rehabilitation in the San Joaquin Valley:
- Fresno Wildlife Rehabilitation.
Dedicated to the care of orphaned or injured wildlife.
Currently raptors and small mammals are available for classroom
visitations. Future plans include construction of a large facility
in Clovis, CA, for rehab, school-based programs, and veterinary
medicine. Contact
information: Cathy and Dave Garner, Directors, P.O. Box 9032,
Fresno CA 93790, Tel: (559) 298-3276. Email: fresnowildlife@psnw.com or
rsoppe@cybergate.com
Fresno Wildlife
Rehabilitation, Alyce Guest. Specialties: herons and small
mammals. (209) 225-4607. E-mail: brandyafter6@yahoo.com.
Lisa Dufur, specialties: mammals,
squirrels, pigeons and songbirds. E-mail: Dufurskeeter@aol.com.
- California Council for Wildlife
Rehabilitators, Region 4: San Joaquin Valley and Southern
Sierra.
ASPCA: American Society of
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Animals and shelters impacted by
Hurricane Katrina desperately need your help to rebuild facilities
and for disaster recovery efforts. Here is the link that provides the phone number, online
donation information, and the address to send checks designated to
assist with disaster relief for the animals. Please check the ASPCA's Rescue Diary to read about on-site
efforts, or check the ASPCA Hurricane Hotline to find out how to
volunteer, donate goods, report pets who may be trapped, or make a
donation
HSUS
DISASTER TEAMS  In response to the devastation caused
by Hurricane Katrina, The HSUS has launched a
massive relief effort to rescue animals and assist their
caregivers in the disaster areas. Our highly trained Disaster Animal Response
Teams are in Louisiana and Mississippi coordinating a
multi-state animal rescue and recovery effort. Last night we reached the
hardest hit areas of Mississippi, and rescued 89 dogs and 42 cats
from Gulfport.
Our
entire relief effort is funded by donations from people like
you, and we desperately need your support. Please make an emergency
contribution to our Disaster Relief Fund today! To
donate, please complete the information on our secure online
form.
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB
 NEW YORK, NY — In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the American Kennel Club (AKC®) and
affiliated organization AKC Companion Animal Recovery are working to
provide relief where it is most needed by animals and the people
helping them.
The AKC
is in contact with delegates, presidents and secretaries of AKC
Member and Licensed Clubs in the hurricane-stricken states and is
working closely with the American Veterinary Medical Association,
the Houston Kennel Club and the Florida Association of Kennel Clubs
to determine where shelters and staging areas will be established so
that supplies and assistance may be provided. Contact has been made
with the shelter director of the Louisiana State University
Veterinary School to provide an initial shipment of supplies.
Donation information. NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE
AMERICA. The North Shore Animal League America ERT
(Emergency Response Team) knew immediately our help would  be needed. Our goal will be to help
alleviate the shelter overcrowding by transporting homeless animals
to the League.
The
magnitude of this hurricane is devastating, and we need to act
quickly with your help. Last year, North Shore Animal League America
made multiple, successful, rescue missions to the southern states
after hurricanes devastated this area of the country in August and
September. We know it is possible to make this rescue mission
successful; however, we cannot do this without your help. Please
donate now to help support our Emergency Response Team.
The North Shore Animal
League America has an exemplary record of protecting animals in New
York and around the globe. I thank the organization for offering
their resources to help with the unprecedented natural disaster
facing the states near the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi Delta.
This is yet another example of New Yorkers' support and generosity
in times of need."
- Governor
Pataki
LOUISIANA
SPCA. Shelter Closing; Animals are Being Moved as Katrina
Approaches
 NEW ORLEANS (8/27/05) – The
LA/SPCA will be closing at 5pm today and plans to reopen on Tuesday,
weather permitting. The shelter only evacuates for Category 3 or
higher hurricanes.
Twenty-five dogs that are being held pending
court cases are on their way to Baton Rouge Animal Control to ride
out Hurricane Katrina. Approximately 250 animals, strays and
adoptables, will be moved to the Houston SPCA this evening in two
16’ climate-controlled trucks. Moving large number of animals is
labor and time intensive and requires tremendous planning. The
animals will return to Japonica Street on Tuesday, weather and
building permitting. (Note: Japonica Street shelter floods extremely
easily and may not be ready for inhabitants immediately following
the storm.) Donation information. HOUSTON SPCA. THE HOUSTON SPCA ESTABLISHES
ANIMAL EMERGENCY HOTLINE AND OPENS ITS DOORS TO THOUSANDS OF
HURRICANE VICTIMS.
The Houston SPCA has established an animal
emergency hotline (713) 802-0555 and is preparing to
receive hundreds more animal victims.
Since Sunday, the
Houston SPCA has received more than 600 animal victims of Hurricane
Katrina. On Sunday morning, we opened our doors to 263 canines
and felines from the Louisiana SPCA. On
Thursday, we accepted almost 400 animals from refugees at
the Houston Astrodome and Reliant Arena. And, we
anticipate hundreds more in the coming days and weeks.
We will continue to make
space for the animals of our neighbors to the East. The
Houston SPCA is offering free temporary board, shelter, and care to
the pets of people streaming out of those states hardest hit by
Hurricane Katrina. To make room for the anticipated flood of
refugees, we are working with our dedicated adoption
partners throughout the area, state, and United States to place our
adoptable animals in other shelters. All owned animals will
remain with the Housotn SPCA to offer a central place for their
famialies to reclaim them.
People needing
pet-related information are urged to call the Houston SPCA Hotline
at 713-802-0555 from 9 am - 5 pm daily. Volunteers are
standing by to take calls and assist pet owners.
The Houston SPCA will
also provide free pet food to anyone needing
assistance. Pet owners can come by the shelter
at 900 Portway Drive, Houston, TX 77024. Pet owners
must show photo identification.
Monetary donations are most needed to help
us care for the hundreds of extra animals in our shelter
now and those we will be taking in and caring for in
the coming weeks and months. Click here
to donate now to the Houston SPCA. The Houston SPCA is asking
Houstonians to help by bringing donations of newspaper zip ties/
cable ties, rolls of paper towels, foil roasting pans (to be used as
litter boxes), travel crates for animals, bowls, towels and
blankets,1-gallon bottles of water, waders, gas cans, D, C, and AA
batteries, walkie-talkies, ice chests, tarps, duct tape, rope,
gloves, hand wipes, first aid kits, masks, general office supplies,
trash bags, trash cans, clip boards, spray bottles, dishwashing and
laundry soap, scrubbing brushes, can openers, cat litter, life
jackets.
INTERNATIONAL
FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE has now set up the first of its
temporary emergency bases in Houston, and will be supporting the
establishment of temporary animal shelters in coordination  with the Houston SPCA.
IFAW has also
provided some urgently needed support for medical supplies
to the Mississippi Animal Rescue League (MARL). The shelter is
currently overflowing with evacuated animals and with our
support MARL will be able to get the vaccines and other medical
supplies necessary to take care of the them.
“The demand for
assistance is growing daily as this disaster deepens,” said IFAW
Program Director A.J. Cady. “We at IFAW are committed to assisting
local animal groups through this tragedy.”
In response to the devastation
caused by Hurricane Katrina, IFAW is sending
a 78-foot mobile disaster-relief and response unit to rescue
animal victims of the hurricane. But we can't do it without your
help.
Please
help us raise $130,000 to ensure that the animals are not
forgotten in this disaster. We want to rescue every dog
and cat we can to provide them with immediate shelter, food and
medical care. Your tax-deductible contribution will also help
rebuild animal shelters destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Our entire relief
effort is funded by your contributions. Please make an emergency
gift to our Animal Rescue Fund today! To donate, complete
the secure
online form.
ADDITIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE
ORGANIZATIONS working to provide hurricane relief for animals can be
found on the Network for Good Web site, listed under the
Animals category.
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