2008 ASPCA Disaster Preparedness Updates
Tropical Storm Gustav
August 28, 2008:
The State of Louisiana has asked the ASPCA to assist in pre-storm evacuation and sheltering in advance of Tropical Storm Gustav. They are predicting that Gustav could become a Category 3 Hurricane and make landfall by Tuesday morning, September 2. The state has declared a pre-storm State of Emergency and would like a team of ASPCA responders to deploy to the site of their Mega Shelter in Shreveport, LA.We have received numerous requests for assistance from local parish shelters and other animal welfare organizations in Louisiana. We will be working with Laura Lanza, ASPCA Southern Regional Manager, and the Louisiana State Animal Response Team to best determine how to assist and provide resources.
A team of responders and one Disaster Response trailer will be mobilizing and are expected to arrive in Shreveport, LA, by tomorrow, Friday, August 29. We have also contacted our partner agency, the Saranac Technical Rescue Team, and have asked them to be on standby for post-storm activity.
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