LSU, UAN, and the ASPCA today have made available a new way to report trapped animals: BEGIN QUOTE Trapped Pets (within Louisiana): To report a pet missing within Louisiana, you can go to http://www.aspca.org/site/R?i=PulHzNRwszaevaFsMHWpdw [That now redirects you directly to the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/ who have been doing LOTS of rescue work during this crisis. BIG] This database is actively reviewed and given to the rescuers in the field. Trapped Pets (outside Louisiana): To report a pet missing outside of Louisiana, you can log your pet onto a database that is actively reviewed and given to the rescuers in the field. [ https://www.uan.org/secure/rescue.html ] END QUOTE At present local trained teams have reported that in N.O. they have been following the human rescue teams and removing animals found to safety. Please, see Chere McCoy's Ferret Mailing List post on this, and note the local contact information given in my previous post. There also at present are specially trained vet teams in the affected areas including New Orleans. I am sure that as the situation better stabilizes there will be increased improvements in access. Right now to make most efficient use of manpower to save as many humans as possible those who want to be removed are leaving first, to be followed by the more labor removal or those who refuse to leave. Helping the animals found is not only a kindness to the animals and to their human companions who have already lost so much, but is a public health issue, so directly affects human health and survival. Sukie (not a vet) Ferret Health List co-moderator http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth FHL Archives fan and regular user http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org International Ferret Congress advisor http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML issue 4995]