TEXAS EVACUATION -TAKING THE PETS WITH THEM

SEE, I TOLD YOU IT WOULD CHANGE IF WE ACTED TOGETHER TO CHANGE THINGS. Blessings to those survivors who refused to leave without their pets. Blessings to those rescuers who spoke out on TV about the bad policy that needed to be changed. Silence helps the abusers of animals and we were not silent this time!

Hurricane Rita evacuation update ----- Galveston, Texas is allowing people to take their pets when they are evacuated. Corpus Christi is evacuating - no word on pets. Call the Mayor's Office. WE MUST Call the Houston Mayor's Office . Make sure they do the RIGHT THING NOW! The Texas governor is Rick Perry.

Mayor Bill White
City of Houston
P.O. Box 1562
Houston, TX 77251
PHONE: 713.247.2200

Governor Rick Perry
Sworn in as the state's 47th governor on December 21, 2000, Rick Perry was elected to a four-year term on November 5, 2002. Fastest message would be by his on line form.
Telephone
Citizen's Assistance Hotline: (800) 843-5789[for Texas callers]
Citizen's Opinion Hotline: (800) 252-9600[for Texas callers]
Citizen's Assistance and Opinion Hotline: (512) 463-1782[for Austin, Texas and out-of-state callers]
Office of the Governor Main Switchboard: (512) 463-2000[office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST]
Citizen's Assistance Telecommunications DeviceIf you are using a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD), call 711 to reach Relay Texas
Fax
Office of the Governor Fax: (512) 463-1849

WE NEED TO CONTINUE THE PRESSURE FOR PERMANENT CHANGE - PRESSURE THE GOVERNMENT TO ADD THE KATRINA ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS TO THE HEARINGS ON WHAT WENT WRONG IN THE KATRINA EVACUATION.

PRESSURE FEMA TO CHANGE ITS POLICIES AND MOST OF ALL PRESSURE YOUR STATE'S GOVERNOR TO INCLUDE ANIMALS IN THE EVACUATION PROCEDURES.

I found a wonderful blog, MY SO CALLED LIFE that makes it easy for you to do so. I am going to repeat her excellent research below to make it easy for you and myself to do as she instructs but you must go to her website to get to the petition and the excellent links to photos and the latest information.


The following is from the blog MY SO CALLED LIFE:

Tell President Bush and Governor Blanco that Animals Need Their Help!

Time is running out for Katrina's animal victims. Please call these federal and state government officials today and ask them to help rescue animals before it is too late. Phone calls are the most effective way to bring attention to this desperate situation. Please note that phone lines may be busy and voicemail boxes may be full, so please keep trying. Some of these lines may have recorded messages.
President George Bush202-456-1111 Send the President an email
Tell President Bush: "Please take immediate steps to instruct all troops, relief workers, and other responders under the command of the United States government to take on animal rescue and relief missions."
Kathleen Blanco, Governor of Louisiana225-925-1938 Contact the Governor online
Tell Governor Blanco: "Please use your resources as the Governor of Louisiana to ask for full federal support in the rescue and relief efforts for pets and other animals affected by Hurricane Katrina."
Secretary Michael Chertoff, Department of Homeland Security202-282-8000202-282-8495 Contact the Department of Homeland Security online
Tell Secretary Chertoff: "Please take immediate steps to instruct all relief workers and other responders under the command of the Department of Homeland Security to take on animal rescue and relief missions."
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Department of Defense703-428-0711 Contact the Defense Department online
Tell Secretary Rumsfeld: "Please take immediate steps to order the more than 72,000 active and reserve component troops involved in Hurricane Katrina relief operations to take on animal rescue and relief missions."
Please ask your friends and family to make these calls, too.

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