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Animal Supply Needs List, 2016 Louisiana Flood

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By Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
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on August 15, 2016 at 4:56 PM, updated August 22, 2016 at 12:43 PM

With thousands of residents displaced across East Baton Rouge Parish and throughout Acadiana by the Louisiana Flood of 2016, there are countless pets and animals likewise in need of supplies and shelter.

Some of those pets landed at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center, which is serving as a shelter for thousands of people. Its stalls and rodeo area are now filled with horses, dogs and other animals displaced by the flood.

Jodie Summers, a volunteer who's helping to manage a Facebook page for coordinating relief efforts, told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune photographer Chris Granger that she and others are in desperate need of help and donations.

"We had to quit (after) 24 hours yesterday on rescues because our own area is starting to flood. We are running out of stalls. We are running out of hay. We are running out of feed," she said.

Summers said there were too many horses and not enough time to count them all at Lamar Dixon, making the need for supplies and volunteers dire.

"We need help. Some of them are past saving," she said of the horses still to be rescued. "If you can bring me buckets and hay, that's the main thing on our priority list."

Hurricane Katrina changed the way that animals are treated during emergencies thanks to the passage of the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards. In its approval, Congress compelled first responders to save pets just as they save their people.

Below, you'll find details about what shelters and organizations were affected by the rising mid-August floodwaters in Louisiana, and how to help them. If you're aware of other organizations or shelters in need, please email cbrasted@nola.com.

Looking for ways to help people, too? Click here for all the ways to do that.

Companion Animal Alliance, Baton Rouge's city animal shelter

Status: "The animals here at CAA are safe and sound," reads a recent Facebook update, "but many owners and pets have been displaced. Our shelter took in 90 evacuee animals and are expecting more."
Where: 2680 Progress Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70807
What they need: Leashes, pet treats, pet food, dog toys, cash donations, temporary fosters until transportation is available Wednesday, Aug. 17
How to help: Donations can be made in person or online by clicking here. Donations can also be mailed directly to the shelter.

Tangi Humane Society, a privately run shelter

Status: Flooded. The shelter's GoFundMe page gives this update: "The shelter was consumed by fast rising river water, and we had to evacuate all of the animals. Tangi operates on a donation-only basis, and needless to say, they have lost everything."
Where: 46219 River Road, Hammond
What they need: Supplies and a place to temporarily store them, plus bottled water, bleach, shovels, large trash bags, Shop Vacs, blowers and rubber gloves.
How to help: Donations can be made through its website, a GoFundMe account or directly via PayPal by using the email tangihumane@gmail.com.The society also has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.

Denham Springs Animal Shelter

Status: Flooded. The shelter's GoFundMe page gives this update: "The dedicated staff and volunteers fought to save as many animals as possible from the flood waters, eventually having to unlatch the kennel doors and let the dogs swim out and climb onto the roof. The rescue efforts saved many animals, but the shelter is in need of rebuilding and repairs after the flood waters recede. The cattery is totally demolished, and the kennel area and office space are severely damaged."
What they need: A dry, safe place to store supplies, fosters and supplies.
How to help: Those looking to foster a Denham Springs pet can fill out an application through Animal Rescue New Orleans by clicking here. Donations can also be made via the GoFundMe account, which PetCo is matching dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. The shelter also has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.

Lamar Dixon Expo Center, temporary shelter

Status: Being used as a shelter for animals and people.
What they need: Volunteers, hay, buckets, brooms, cleaning supplies, cat litter, plastic litter boxes, pet food for dogs, cats and horses.
How to help: Drop off donations to be delivered there at 921 Rue La Cannes Drive, Luling, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Donations can also be hand-delivered.

Zeus' Place

Status: Housing more than 60 pets that were evacuated from flooded shelters
What they need: Cat carriers, clay littler, square litter boxes, canned cat and kitten food. Also, fosters or adoptive pet parents.
How to help: Drop those items at 4601 Freret St., New Orleans, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Louisiana Bobcat Refuge

Status: Flooded. The center, which is located in Eunice, didn't lose any rescued animals, but water inundated the entire facility. See photos of the damage by clicking here.
What they need: Cash donations to replace damaged items, plus construction items to rebuild.
How to help: Donate online through the Refuge's GoFundMe page. You can also order items directly through the center's Amazon Wish List.

• Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter

Status: Serving as a back-up site for the LASPCA to manage the number of animals affected by flooding.
What they need: Leashes, pet treats, pet food, dog toys, cash donations, temporary fosters.
How to help: Donate online. Items can also be mailed directly.
Where: Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter, 1869 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072

• Livingston SPCA

Status: At least 75 percent of pet foster homes, supplies and medicine have been flooded.
What they need: Donations and foster parents.
How to help: Donate online or go to the PetCo at 1653 Millerville Road, Baton Rouge, on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to donate or sign up as a pet foster parent.

• Magic Happens Rabbit Rescue

Status: In need of supplies, fosters and adoptions
What they need: Donations and foster parents.
How to help: Donate online via PayPal or make a purchase through the group's Amazon Wish List.

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