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Want
to Help Animals Harmed by
the BP Oil Disaster?
The
Gulf Coast Strategic Planning
Conference:Helping Animals
in Need
Presented
by the Humane Society
of Louisiana
Saturday,
August 7th
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
Gallery Ballroom, First
Floor
500 Canal Street
New Orleans 70130
Learn
What Actions Are Underway
to Help Area Wildlife
& Help Us Create a
Strategy To Reach More
Animals in Need.
CLICK
HERE FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
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VISIT
OUR PRESS RELEASES PAGE>>
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Activist
Files Police Report - Alleges
BP Criminally Abused Animals
(New Orleans, LA) –The
Executive Director of the Humane
Society of Louisiana, Jeff Dorson,
filed a police report yesterday
with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's
Department, alleging that BP violated
several Parish ordinances hundreds
of times since the April 20th
blowout of the Deepwater Horizon
Oil Rig. The report alleges that
BP violated the parish animal
cruelty codes and the ordinances
that specifically prohibit the
exposure of poisonous materials,
the avoidance of mistreatment
of animals, and the littering
of waterways.
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Workshop
Offered on Wildlife and Aquatic
Animal Care
Humane Society of Louisiana
Hopes to Increase Number of
Licensed Care-takers
The first introductory
workshop will be held on Monday,
July
12th, at Jefferson Feed and
Seed, located at 4421 Jefferson
Ave, Jefferson, Louisiana,
from 6: 30 to 8: 30 pm. Registration
fee is $10.00. For more information,
call 1-888-6-humane.
(New Orleans, LA) --
Due to the BP Deepwater Horizon
oil spill and the adverse effect
on the coastal region and its
marine life inhabitants, the
Humane Society of Louisiana
will be offering workshops in
the New Orleans area and throughout
the state to deal with the influx
of injured and displaced marine
and wildlife. Individuals who
wish to house and treat injured
marine and wildlife must be
licensed by the state, through
the Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries. To house and treat
migratory birds or federally
protected animals, caretakers
must also be licensed by the
US Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries.
"We have an immediate need
for more licensed and experienced
wildlife rehabilitators and
we must be ready and prepared
to handle tens of thousands
of animals and birds or more
during the next several years,"
says Jeff Dorson, HSL Director.
"I am in the process of
applying for a permit myself.
I need to learn the process
and try to help animals and
birds on our local level, since
the need is so great. I am converting
part of my garage to a modest
intake and recovery center for
injured wildlife. I can house
and treat 3-4 animals at a time,
and I will encourage hundreds
of other individuals to do the
same. I see this as part of
our personal duty, since the
oil spill has affected all of
our ways of life," adds
Dorson.
The first introductory workshop
will be held on Monday, July
12th, at Jefferson Feed and
Seed, located at 4421 Jefferson
Ave, Jefferson, Louisiana, from
6: 30 to 8: 30 pm. Registration
fee is $10.00. For more information,
call 1-888-6-humane.
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Help
Louisiana Wildlife
Clearwater
Wildlife Sanctuary is
setting up a Standby Wildlife
Transport Team, in coordination
with the Humane Society
of Louisiana,
as requested by U.S. Fish
and Wildlife in order
to transport supplies
and cargo from coastal
locations to supportive
wildlife care facilities.
CLICK
HERE TO DONATE TO HELP
WILDLIFE
IMPACTED BY THE BP OIL
SPILL DISASTER
OR
Donate
through PayPal by clicking
the PayPal logo below:
65%
of all oil spill donations
go to Clearwater Wildlife
Sanctuary
35%
of all oil spill donations
go to the Humane Society
of Louisiana
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JOIN
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF
LOUISIANA
Humane
Society of Louisiana
to Host Interfaith Blessing
on Grand Isle
Sunday,
June 13th at 5pm
Location: On the
beach next to Bridge
Side Marina, 1618 Hwy
1, Grand Isle
When: Sunday, June
13th, starting at 5 pm
What: Offering
prayers and support for
the wildlife, people,
and communities lost or
damaged by the BP oil
spill
Please join the Humane
Society of Louisiana in
an interfaith blessing
on the beach at Grand
Isle next Sunday, June
13th, starting at 5 pm.
This is an opportunity
for concerned citizens
to gather together and
hear from religious and
tribal leaders to reflect
on the wildlife, people,
and communities that have
been lost or damaged by
the BP oil spill.
Confirmed participants
include Brenda Dardar
Robicheaux, Principal
Chief of the United Houma
Indian Nation, and the
Reverend Mike Tran of
Our Lady of the Isle.
Carpool and caravan will
leave New Orleans at 1:
00 pm from 2040 St. Charles
Ave.
Please call 901-268-4432
for more details.
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The Humane
Society of Louisiana is in touch with
local officials, rescue groups, and
wildlife rehabbers, regarding the
oil spill in the Gulf. We are actively
monitoring the situation and will
keep you posted about ways to help
wildlife now threatened by this environmental
disaster.
Please check
in to our web site for updates and
to learn ways to help.
Gulf
oil spill phone numbers and websites
are available
By Times-Picayune Staff
May 02, 2010, 9:09PM
The Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint
Information Center offers these numbers
and websites for further information
about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill:
To report oiled shoreline or request
volunteer information: 866.448.5816
To submit alternative response technology,
services or products: 281.366.5511
To submit your vessel as a vessel
of opportunity skimming system: 281.366.5511
To submit a claim for damages: 800.440.0858
To report oiled wildlife: 866.557.1401
To contact the Deepwater Horizon
Joint Information Center: 985.902.5231
For information about the response
effort, visit www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com.
For information about validated environmental
air and water sampling results, visit
www.epa.gov/bpspill.
*May
1, 2010 UPDATE 1:35 p.m.
Source: wwl.com
Volunteer your
vessel
All people with vessels who want to
help with the deployment of booms
or in any way they can are asked to
call 425-745-8017.
Be prepared to give the dimensions
and specs of your boat and your location
when you call.
Or you can use the following email
to volunteer to help deploy booms:
vince.mitchell@lamor.com
grant.johnson@bp.com
To report oiled or injured wildlife,
please call 1-866-557-1401.
To discuss spill related damage
claims,
please call 1-800-440-0858.
To report oil on land, or for
general Community and Volunteer Information,
please call 1-866-448-5816.
LOCAL JOBS: 500
PEOPLE WANTED TO HELP WITH OIL SPILL
CLEANUP
Advanced Industrial Services
is looking to hire people to help
with
the cleanup. Get
more information and download the
application here.
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Other Volunteer
Opportunities:
* Coalition to Restore Coastal
Louisiana
Visit www.crcl.org
and fill out a volunteer form or call
the
1-800-LACOAST
(1-800-522-6278) or 225-767-4181
* Tri-State
Rescue: 866-557-1404
to volunteer
*National Audubon Society:
To get to the volunteer page, use
this link: www.audubonaction.org/SpillResponse
*April
30, 2010 UPDATE 2:35 p.m.
Volunteer
Form with Coalition
to Restore Gulf now ready! Sign
up now to volunteer:
http://www.crcl.org/coalitionprograms/oilspillrecovery.html
ALSO
Sign
up for updates with DEEP WATER HORIZON
RESPONSE
EPA
establishes Web site on BP oil spill
http://www.epa.gov/bpspill
*April
30, 2010 UPDATE 9:23 a.m.
Five staging
areas are in place and ready to protect
sensitive shorelines. The staging
areas in Louisiana are in VENICE
with another being set up in PORT
SULPHUR.
Other staging
areas along the coast are in:
Biloxi,
MS / Pensacola, FL / Pascagoula, MS
/ Theodore, AL
For more
information visit
www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
SIGN
UP FOR UPDATES WITH DEEP WATER RESPONSE
Deepwater
Horizon Response Online Resources:
Twitter
at http://twitter.com/RobertLAJIC
Facebook
at Deepwater Horizon Response
*April
30, 2010 UPDATE:
The
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
is mobilizing volunteers starting
today.
Registration
forms will be online on 4-30. From
their web site:
http://www.crcl.org/coalitionprograms/oilspillrecovery.html
Volunteers
can fill a variety of needs from oiled
wildlife recovery, to monitoring and
photographing oil movement, to providing
a boat and driver for response activities.
No specific training or experience
is necessary, although you must be
at least 18 years old to volunteer.
Some tasks, such as food preparation,
may require no training. Other tasks,
such as washing oiled birds, may require
specific certifications or skills.
We encourage pre-veterinary students,
veterinary technicians, and anyone
with HAZWOPER training to volunteer.
Anyone with experience in dealing
with wildlife handling, rehabilitation,
or hazardous materials clean up is
also strongly encouraged to register.
Learn more
at: http://www.crcl.org/coalitionprograms/oilspillrecovery.html
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Governor
Bobby Jindal Surveys Oil Leak Response
(read more)
Animals
Most at Risk from the Oil Spill (CBS
News)
IMPORTANT
NUMBERS
(As listed on
www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com)
SIGN
UP FOR UPDATES WITH DEEP WATER RESPONSE
Deepwater Horizon
Response Online Resources:
Twitter
at http://twitter.com/RobertLAJIC
Facebook
at Deepwater Horizon Response
To
volunteer to help protect wildlife,
please
call:
1-866-448-5816
To
report oiled or injured wildlife:
1-866-557-1401
Messages will be checked hourly.
You can also email us at info@humanela.org
if you want to help and we will give
you updates as we get them.
READ
THE DAILY COMET ARTICLE ON THE IMPACT
OF
THE OIL SPILL ON ANIMALS>>
To
volunteer in Alabama contact:
The Alabama Coastal Foundation
at (251) 990-6002
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
at (251) 431-6409
Mobile Baykeeper at (251) 433-4229
Alabama
Blog Volunteer Information
To
volunteer in Gulf Port, MS contact:
Register
to be an emergency volunteer with
The Institute for Marine
Mammal Studies. Volunteers must
be at least 18 years old. http://www.imms.org/deep_water_horizon_oil_spill.php
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