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Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:20:39 -0600Subject: Indiana Floods - Wildlife Groups Need AidFrom: kinshipcircle@...: kinshipcircle@...KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/RELIEF GLOBAL1/11/08: Indiana Floods - Wildlife Groups Need AidIN THIS ALERT:Indiana Coyote Rescue Needs Help In Aftermath Of Floods Exotic Feline Rescue Needs Help Out Of The Mud! Indiana Floods: Three Dead & Hundreds Of Homes Damaged Companion Animal Flood Victims?+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++1. Indiana Coyote Rescue Needs Help In Aftermath Of FloodsBRINGHURST, INDIANAINDIANA COYOTE RESCUE CENTER http://www.coyoterescue.org/ 7975E 300S * Bringhurst, IN 46913 765-566-3800 Cecilia Lambert, ceannicrc@... -- Due to the recent flooding across Indiana, the pens at Coyote Rescue are a muddy mess. We are in dire need of about eight tons on gravel. Total cost of about $600.DONATE TO INDIANA COYOTE RESCUE CENTER PAYPAL DONATION ONLINE: http://www.coyoterescue.org/ OR MAIL DONATION TO: Indiana Coyote Rescue Center 7975E 300S * Bringhurst, IN 46913PHOTO: Hotei was about 7 weeks old when he arrived at the ICRC on May 22, 2004... Hotei's mother and four siblings were killed by a car near highway 74. Hotei was the only survivor. When he was found by a man on a motorcycle, he was trying to dig a den underneath his mother, so that he could hide. The man took Hotei home to his mother who took very good care of him until we could pick him up one week later... http://www.coyoterescue.org/Hotei.html+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++2. Exotic Feline Rescue Needs Help Out Of The Mud!CENTER POINT, INDIANAEXOTIC FELINE RESCUE CENTER http://www.exoticfelinerescuecenter.org/ 2221 E. Ashboro Road * Center Point, IN 47840 812-835-1130, efrc1@... Joe Taft of Exotic Feline Rescue reports, efrc1@... -- Due to surplus rain, a severe mud problem. Just had 10 truckloads of gravel delivered and could use about 20 more. It costs $200 per truckload. The cats are in deep mud. Exotic Feline Rescue Center needs help... Big cats have complex needs and are more difficult to care for.DONATE TO EXOTIC FELINE RESCUE CENTER PAYPAL DONATION ONLINE: http://www.exoticfelinerescuecenter.org/gift.html OR MAIL DONATION TO: Exotic Feline Rescue Center 2221 E. Ashboro Road * Center Point, IN 47840PHOTO: Max and Kisa of Exotic Feline Rescue Centerhttp://www.exoticfelinerescuecenter.org/+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++3. Indiana Floods: Three Dead & Hundreds Of Homes DamagedNORTH-CENTRAL INDIANAFLOOD OVERVIEW COUNTIES/CITIES THAT DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY: -- Fulton County -- White County (Monticello, Blue Water Beach and Diamond Point) -- Jasper County (Remington) -- Carroll County -- Benton County -- Near-record flooding at Norway and Oakdale dams north of Monticello, a city of 5,700 people about 25 miles north of Lafayette. Northern Indiana flooding kills 3, including 2 kids trapped in SUV 1/9/08, By KEN KUSMER AP, REMINGTON, Ind. [EDITED FOR LENGTH] -- Heavy rain and melting snow pushed Indiana rivers and streams over their banks Tuesday, with floodwaters killing at least three people, including two children in an SUV that plunged into several feet of water. A mother was driving her five children along a flooded rural road near Rochester when her SUV stalled in deep water, the Fulton County Sheriff's Department said. The Chevy Tahoe then floated into even deeper water near the city 45 miles south of South Bend. The driver, 29-year-old Megihann K. Leininger of Fulton County, rescued three of her children, ages 3 months to 4 years. But she was unable to get to 5-year-old Shay Leininger and 2-year-old Pruitt, who died, the sheriff's department said. The rising waters forced hundreds to evacuate and turned dry roads into deadly flash floods in north-central Indiana. Jasper, White, Carroll and Benton counties declared states of emergency. , Jasper County Emergency Management director, said up to 150 people were evacuated in Remington and up to 30 homes were affected by water that reached waist-high levels in some places. Between 50 and 60 people were taken to the First Christian Church, many from a mobile home park on the edge of the city... In White County, rescuers in boats evacuated hundreds of people in Monticello, Blue Water Beach and Diamond Point about 80 miles northwest of Indianapolis, said county emergency management director Gordon Cochran. The weather service reported near-record flooding at Norway and Oakdale dams north of Monticello, city of 5,700 people about 25 miles north of Lafayette. Just outside of Delphi, waters below the Oakdale dam rose above the tops of cars on both sides of the Tippecanoe River. "We rescued a couple of people off the roofs of their houses," said Matt Tholen, a DNR conservation officer. "This was the most water I've seen ever." Flood warnings were in effect all along the Wabash and Tippecanoe rivers. The American Red Cross had set up shelters in Lafayette and Delphi, and smaller towns along the flood path also had places for residents to go... http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/LOCAL/301090008/-1/LOCAL17 PHOTO: Officers continue evacuation operations (background) on the Tippecanoe River Tuesday, 1/8/08, south of Monticello, Ind. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2008-01-09-ind-flood_N.htm?csp=34+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++4. Companion Animal Flood Victims?1/11/08: The two wildlife groups mentioned in items #1 and #2 of this alert contacted Kinship Circle for help due to Indiana floods. We have been unable to find calls for supplies, donations or volunteers for companion animal groups affected by the floods and evacuations. If you are aware of rescue orgs/shelters accepting evacuee pets that need help, please email information to: kinshipcircle@...'S WISH http://www.noahswish.info/CurrentRecentDisasters/ Update Friday January 11, 2008, 3:00pm The alert for Regions 3 [iNDIANA] and 7 have just been cancelled. After extensive assessments, it has been determined that local authorities have adequate resources to handle the situation.EARS (Emergency Animal Rescue Services) http://www.uan.org/indexcfm?navId=38 Disaster Type: None at this time Response Status: None at this timeBest Friends Rapid Response http://networkbestfriends.org/rapidresponse/news http://network.bestfriends.org/rapidresponse No information regarding Indiana floodsHSUS Disaster Center http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/hsus_disaster_center/ No information regarding Indiana floodsKAT 5 Animal Rescue http://network.bestfriends.com/kat5/news/ No information regarding Indiana floodsBOAH, INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH / SAVE Program CONTACT: Indiana State Board of Animal Health 317-227-0320 or (toll-free) 877-747-3038 ext. 320 animalhealth@... http://www.in.gov/boah/disaster/areThey.html SAVE (State Annex for Veterinary Emergencies) is the network is managed by the Indiana State Board of Animal Health. SAVE is comprised of state, federal and private animal health and care experts and others who are willing to respond to meet the needs of animals and their owners in governor-declared disaster situations.COUNTY ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAMS CONTACT: Tri-State CART President, Puls 513 313-5113 * CARTcaptain@... http://www.tristatecart.com/WebsiteNavigation.html+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Action Campaigns I Literature I Animal Disaster Aid Networkinginfo@... or kinshipcircle@...://www.KinshipCircle.org * http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters/PLEASE MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO KINSHIP CIRCLE:http://www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/***************************************************************************************************UNSUBSCRIBE: * Select a Kinship Circle ALERT received in your mailbox * Hit "FORWARD" * Enter kinshipcircle@... * Type UNSUBSCRIBE in your subject line and hit send***************************************************************************************************SUBSCRIBE: Kinship Circle Primary: subscribe@... 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