[RC] FYI from LSER on Rita & Katrina - Kristen A Fisher
As of Wednesday 9/21/05 at
12:00 LSER/HfH will be suspending the KATRINA SUPPORT. It has been reported
that Louisiana has all the items needed. We extend a sincere thank you to each of you who
helped, donated, called and did, in fact, make a difference.
Evacuation for Hurricane
Rita
As of Wednesday, September 21st, 2005,
LSER/HfH members are working to remove our horses slated to be in the path
of hurricane Rita. The ranch, located in Galveston County, is under a
mandatory evacuation order. 40+ horses are being removed and temporarily
relocated to the Travis County Expo Center in Austin to wait out the
storm. Additional horses from foster care living in the coastal areas are
also due to arrive there over the next few days.
All told, we may have over 100 horses at the
Expo Center for several days to a week. Until we know how properties fare
in the storm, we are unsure of any ongoing or
long-term needs.
We are in need of shavings, buckets,
mucking equipment and clipboards at this time.
Bags of Purina Senior or Strategy are also
most welcome since space was at a premium leaving the ranch and large amounts of
feed could not be transferred.
Horse owners still in need of a place to take
their equines, should consult the Horse Gazette's listing of emergency
holding facilities: http://www.horsegazette.com/emergency.htm
If you need more information, please email info@xxxxxxxx or horses@xxxxxxxx or call our main number
at 817-439-0412.
Thank you in advance for any help and we
especially thank the kind staff at the Travis County Expo Center for their
willingness to help with both hurricane Katrina and Rita.
