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UPDATE: TN Animals Affected by Tornadoes

Posted Saturday, February 9, 2008, at 1:51 PM

I got a really nice e-mail from Mr. John LoDuca from American Pet Cross about how the animals are being helped after the Tennessee tornadoes last week and requests for items needed:

Hi Sheryl,

I'm with the American Pet Cross www.americanpetcross.com and this week we've been collaborating with American Red Cross, the Executive Director from your state's Humane Society, the State Vet, DART volunteers and Purina to help out in your state.

As you'd mentioned, kennels, leashes and all other pet equipment and materials (even blankets) will be needed for the folks who have lost everything....

But what may come as a surprise to some of your readers is that what's of dire urgency is that we need hey and land to house all the displaced cattle right now. It's actually a big problem.

Please help us spread the word, we need some help with hey and land to house cattle.

Thanks

Jon LoDuca

American Pet Cross

If anyone would like to help out, please contact any of the agencies listed above or The Nashville Humane Association at (615)352-1010. Also the Sumner County Humane Society is helping with displaced pets in the affected areas.

Sumner County Humane Society

16 Volunteer Drive

Hendersonville, TN 37075

(615) 822-0061

Shelters for displaced pets have also been set up at these northern Tennessee locations:

-Sumner County Animal Control (615) 452-2400

-White House Animal Control/Police Dept.(615) 672-4903

-Goodlettsville Animal Clinic (615) 859-1277

-Hillcrest Animal Clinic (615) 865-4413

-Metro Animal Clinic (615) 862-7928

-Nashville Humane Society (615) 352-1010


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Hi Cheryl, me again, Jon from APC. I have some great news - We've been raising money through our organization and have bought a load of hay (36 rolls) for a group of farmers in Lafayette. It's to be delivered this weekend. We hope it's the first of many.

Today, Fox News and some local news groups were on hand to do a story on American Pet Cross www.americanpetcross.com and to showcase Ashleigh Rutlege, a little girl from Charlotte, NC who's been raising money in her classroom for farmers and their cattle in your state.

We had the USDA, TEMA, farmers, the national news, and a lot of local people on hand and it's just a start. We want a lot of exposure on the problem and so we're doing everything we can to get press and more donations to buy more hay. We truly appreciate any help you can offer!

Thanks again!

Jon LoDuca

American Pet Cross

-- Posted by jloduca on Thu, Mar 6, 2008, at 11:22 PM


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