While Blog-Surfing yesterday, I came upon a poignant post over at Scholastic Scribe. The terrible flooding in the Midwest and fires in California have brought serious consequences to victims beyond the people who are flooded and burned out. I'm re-printing some of Melissa B.'s post here, with permission.
Much like in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of household pets are now homeless. Fortunately, volunteer organizations are stepping in to help. The United Animal Nations is one such group.
In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, almost 1,000 household pets have passed through UAN's temporary shelter. Hundreds more dogs, cats, birds and other pets are still in the Cedar Rapids shelter, waiting to see what will become of their humans' homes.
What can we do? UAN has only 10 paid staff, and 2,600 animal care volunteers in the field. They are accepting donations from concerned folks like us, to keep their critical operations afloat when disaster strikes.
Thanks to Melissa B. for bringing this important issue to our attention. Please consider donating to UAN's Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS). No contribution, I'm sure, will be too small.
