Animals, Animal Care, Foster Homes For Pets of Disaster available at MuttShack

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notes: What Makes MuttShacks Different? We don't spend our money on buildings, staff and infrastructures. We don't maintain a work force to feed and walk animals. Instead our shelters are created in homes. Many people have already experienced a dog rescue. It is no different, except this time they have the support of experts, and a network of support to promote the re-homing of their rescued pet. -> What Makes MuttShacks Different? We don't spend our money on buildings, staff and infrastructures. We don't maintain a work force to feed and walk animals. Instead our shelters are created in homes. Many people have already experienced a dog rescue. It is no different, except this time they have the support of experts, and a network of support to promote the re-homing of their rescued pet. MuttShacks Urgently Needed: Many people in New Orleans are surrendering their pets. Even those who evacuated with their pets are finding it very hard. Some people have surrendered their pets because they have no homes to come back to, or find their homes no longer have fences to hold their pets. Others simply lost everything or have relatives who lost everything. They are giving up their animals because there is no room. A city that had 500,000 residents now only has 100,000. They do not have the population to adopt the animals from the shelters and many are being euthanized. Choose an animal from a shelter and bring him home. Socialize him, get him healthy, and promote him to find him a forever home. As soon as he is adopted, go back to the shelter and find another pet. For those not in New Orleans, pictures appear on this website of animals who are available for adoption from local shelters. Contact them, and the network on the MuttShack Bulletin Board to find people who will "pull" the animals for you from kill shelters and to work out transport to your home town. We will require a vet check... so let us know the name of your local shelter. Internet Networkers: Please promote the animals of Katrina. Their pictures appear on the website. Promote them to your friends, on your bulletin boards, to organizations that may be able to take in a breed specific animal, etc. Information is available from the blog, website and on the bulletin boards. Animals need one sponsor each... particularly the pit bulls and bigger dogs. Once you have a match of pet and owner, go to work on the bulletin board and have the animals sent to you! We need veterinarian health certificates for anyone leaving the state, so allow time for paperwork, processing and flight arrangements.