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Haiti Earthquake – IDA is On The Ground!

IDA's representative is in Haiti now, coordinating our animal disaster relief work. Together with the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH), which is coordinating with Sociedad Dominicana para la Prevención de Crueldad a los Animales (SODOPRECA) from the Dominican Republic, we have been responding to help animals since Sunday, Jan 24, when we entered Haiti. With the support of the Haitian government and international agencies, the team has been identifying the country’s most pressing animal-related problems, as well as exploring options for creating a wide-ranging, long-term plan to improve infrastructure for veterinary care, vaccination programs and animal population control services.

A 12-member animal disaster relief team of veterinarians, vet techs and disaster responders, including IDA staff, is traveling back and forth every day from a safe zone into the streets of the devastated city of Port-au-Prince, to rescue animals in distress and provide care for ill and injured animals. In addition to having veterinary support staff on the ground in Haiti to provide medical care to animals, IDA has sent funds through ARCH to help pay for a mobile veterinary clinic, medicine and supplies that are being used to help animals every day in Haiti.

IDA's representative on the ARCH team, Connie Durkee, reports: "Many animals need help on the ground. One of them was a dog who was rescued nearly two weeks after the quake. We are so glad we could be here on time to be able to treat him, provide much needed care and reunite him with his animal guardian."

As the team responds to help animals, they quickly realize the need for reinforcements - more veterinary assistance, medicine, and equipment. And IDA is ready to help.

Our immediate need is for your financial support. Help us help animals in Haiti, while also preparing to respond quickly to assist animals affected in other disasters. Support IDA’s Animal Disaster Relief Fund.

Learn more about IDA’s work in Haiti through our blog. For more information about how you can help IDA help the people and animals affected by disasters, please contact us at disasterrelief@idausa.org.

Thank you for your generosity and caring in this moment of crisis.

IDA Rescues Dogs And Cats From Overcrowded "Shelter"

IDA's Project Hope sanctuary led an investigation which resulted in the rescue of animals from a horribly overcrowded "shelter" in Clarksdale, Mississippi last week. 340 dogs and 40 cats were held in a space designed to accomodate 60 animals. "It was a living hell for the animals," said Doll Stanley, regional director of investigations for IDA, and director of Project Hope. Click here to read the news story in the Clarion Ledger, and click here to read Doll's blog entry about this case.

Victory! Florida County Votes To Prohibit Cruel Bullhooks At Zoo-Backed Elephant Center

 In a major victory for elephants, the St. Lucie County, Florida Board of Commissioners made it very clear that the use of cruel bullhooks on elephants is not welcome in their county. The Board this week voted to allow the National Elephant Center (NEC), an elephant holding and breeding facility developed by a consortium of zoos, to proceed, but applied strict conditions that prohibit bullhooks, limit the number of elephants held at the center, and encourage the formation of an advisory committee to monitor elephant welfare.

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"Animals have been regarded as property for way too long. It's high time we took on a more loving and responsible relationship with our kindred beings in the web of life on this beautiful planet. I always think and act as a guardian towards my kindred beings, never as their owner."

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