Vermilion Animal Aid

2006-02-24T12:26:00.000-08:00

Click here for the official Vermilion Animal Aid web site.

Click here for an updated list of needed supplies.

Click here for local feed stores with accounts.

Click here for the supply shipping address.

2006-02-23T20:47:00.000-08:00

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Cajuns Put Their Lives on Hold to Help Neighbors Near Abbeville, LA
By Leann Phenix Hebert

How a Central Texas cowgirl ends ups up sleeping a night in a FEMA trailer in Southwest Louisiana is a story into itself, but it's the not the story that needs to be told. The vital story is how countless Cajuns are surviving with no homes, few trailers, little feed for their pets and livestock and dim hope of things improving in the future.

After a nine-hour trek from Bertram, Texas to Abbeville, LA with a 2,000-pound delivery of donated feed and supplies for Vermilion Animal Aid (www.vermillionanimalaid.blogspot.com), a 501-3c nonprofit, I was tired and grateful to have a place to sleep. My Shiloh Shepherd and I tried to get comfortable in one of the few FEMA trailers in the region.

As I was swatting the mammoth mosquitoes that were sharing the trailer with us, I heard a mother coyote howling and barking just outside my trailer door. Her puppies answered her, and I was relieved to hear them. The wild animals are very much present here, hungry but surviving, and so are the people. A handful of Louisianans are making sure those in need in Vermilion Parish don't go hungry, and they are just as protective of their own as the mother coyote is.
Vermilion Parish's Best Friends

I found Vermilion Animal Aid through animal welfare contacts in Austin. In normal times they serve Vermilion Parish, a large costal community west of New Orleans, by housing unwanted animals at their sanctuary and by investigating animal abuse cases.

They now serve as the last thread of hope for the hundreds of people and animals who were thrown into chaos thanks to Hurricane Rita. Daily they care for 2,500 head of cattle, 400 horses, 200 dogs and many cats, sheep, goats and chickens. Beth Trahan, the President of the organization, works side by side with Larry and Joelle Rupert and Brenda Hebert (no known relation to my in-laws).

Flash (the dog) and I drove into Abbeville after dark. We were met by Joelle, a charming example of why I love Cajuns so much. She's a self-pronounced Mother Hen, and her caring nature extended immediately to me.

"Have you had anything to eat?" The first words out of Joelle's mouth made me feel right at home. "How was your trip? Don't worry about anything, we'll take care of you."

I followed Joelle to Brenda Hebert and Cindy Greene's farmstead. Or what was left of it. We all went into Brenda and Cindy's cramped RV where they told me the story of their 18 hours stranded in hell.
The Night of the Flood

Brenda and Cindy told me they stayed in their home for simple reasons. Human reasons. They thought they were not in Rita's path until it was too late to get themselves and their animals out. They had lived through many hurricanes in the past. Mostly, they stayed to be with their animals.

"We fled to our large, heavy tractor when the flood waters got too high in our farm house," Brenda told me. "We were joined there not only by our friend Chip, but by snakes trying to get out of the flood. All of us were in the tractor cab for seven hours, watching helplessly as many of our horses drowned in the flood waters."

One factor made the group even more nervous: Brenda couldn't swim. When the flood waters threatened the tractor, Chip roped Brenda like she was a calf and then he and Cindy pulled Brenda behind them as they swam to reach the rooftop of a nearby house. "We got into the attic alive and even found our dogs swimming in the wreckage. We spent 11 hours or more up there until a rescue helicopter swooped down and the three of us became another image shown over and over on TV," Cindy said.

The Red Cross visited. Apparently they handed out bologna sandwiches and oranges. Then they left. The local authorities donated one item – bales of hay that were so wet that few animals could eat it.

Luckily, Vermilion Animal Aid kicked it into high gear and became one of the parish's bright spots. Brenda and Joelle teamed up to store feed and supplies in a large trailer outside Brenda's RV. Donations come in and are usually dispersed in less than 24 hours. The supply truck stays empty for days on end. Brenda shared with me that she hasn't worked for a paycheck in five months. She has worked all day, every day, to help her neighbors and their animals. She fields as many as 60 calls a day from neighbors looking for help.
How to Help

As I sat alone in the FEMA trailer that night, I felt that humanity failed these people and the ones they love and have a responsibility to care for. Animals depend on us for everything and thousands of pet owners did just what Brenda, Cindy and Joelle did – they stayed put to stare down a Category 4 hurricane in order be there for their animals.

I thought of the homes, fields, fences and lives washed away. But I also had undeniable images of neighbor helping neighbor -- the kind of people who show up on your doorstep as you sift through the devastation of a flood-ravaged home, and they tell you everything will be alright. And then they help you get back to alright.

Be that kind of neighbor. Help Vermilion Animal Aid help those who are struggling to get a foothold towards being okay.

Students, teachers, community and civic groups can all help by raising much needed cash or by purchasing gift cards to nation-wide chains. Farming communities can help the farmers of Vermilion Parish put up thousands of acres of fencing that washed out to sea.

As I was leaving I promised Joelle that I would do anything I could to help people know about their plight. I said I wanted to especially help the animals. She reminded me of this truth: we cannot help the animals until we help the people who care for them.

To help the good people of Abbeville, call Vermilion Animal Aid at (337)893-7388 or visit their web site at www.vermilionanimalaid.org.

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Leann Phenix Hebert lives in Bertram, Texas with her husband on a ranch filled with four rescued dogs, seven donkeys and three horses. Her email address is Leann@Texas.net

Updated list of needed supplies

2006-01-26T07:05:00.000-08:00

Small Animal Needs:
Frontline, Advantage, Advantix
Heartgard, Revolution
Dogloos
Outdoor dog runs
Towels

Large Animal Needs:
HAY ! !
Sack feed – all types
Molasses blocks - horse & cattle
Feed supplements - incl Farrier’s Formula or Horseshoer’s Secret
Mineral blend with Altosid IGR for cattle
Altosid IGR cattle concentrate Premix
Feed scoops, buckets, hay nets, troughs
Vaccines: WN/EWT, and tetanus only
Horse wormer – prefer with Praziquantel – feeding on the ground
Fly spray/wipe for horses and cattle
3cc, 30cc syringes & 18ga 1.5” needles
Bute paste
Banamine
Nuflor
Penicillin
Halters, leads, hoof picks, brushes, combs
Clippers & blades for wound care
VetRap

Ranch Needs:
Hammers ! Pliers-type combination fence tool !
Pliers
Wire cutters
Bolt cutters
Saws
Wire stretchers !
Come-alongs
Jacks
Shovels
Pitchforks
Rakes
Work gloves
Posthole diggers !
Posthole digging bars
Drivers for steel fence posts
Sledgehammers
Crowbars
Hatchets/axes
Levels
Squares
Measuring tapes
Cordless drills for wood fence posts
Ladders
T-Posts and barbed wire
Wood posts for electric fence
Electric fence charger (solar are best, but appreciate ANY)
Electric fence wire
Insulators for electric fence
Nails - 8 penny, 16 penny and larger nails
Fence staples
Hinges
Aluminum gates
Bull panels
Panels
Garden/hay carts/wheelbarrows

PEOPLE NEEDS
Thanks to your generosity, clothing, pots, pans, dishes & silverware, no longer is needed!!
Bottled water
Linens--pillows, bedding, sheets, blankets
Small household appliances (coffee makers, microwaves, etc)
Household tools (things we take for granted everyday)
Cleaning supplies
Rubbermaid rough totes

Order Wal-mart Gift Cards here

Christmas -- a good time to give; a good time to receive

2005-12-20T04:31:00.000-08:00

Shop at Aid For Animals And Humanity and the animals at Vermilion Animal Aid will receive 30% of the sale.

Jeannette Ferro, President
Aid For Animals, Inc., DBA, Aid For Animals And Humanity
P. O. Box 990
Baker, LA. 70704-0990
225-261-6764
http://www.aidforanimalsinc.com/

For holiday shopping and all year long, please remember the Aid For Animals, Inc, now DBA, Aid For Animals and Humanity, online store as 30% of all sales is donated to our participating nonprofit organizations, and 100% of our year end net profit will be donated via annual grant funding as such funds are accrued.Aid for Animals

Lost St. Bernard Parish Horse

2005-12-05T18:10:00.000-08:00

DECEMBER 8, 2005

This is a cross-post---a Lost and Found for a beloved horse.

"i had to leave my 28 yr old thoroughbred gelding behind in chalmette due to a wrecked truck.we have not found him dead but we have had no word otherwise.he is black with a brown nose, a star,a lot of white hairs now on his face and a right rear sock.he had a halter with my name and home phone. my vet is Dr. Allison Barca.we are going crazy trying to find him-- please if anyone has any information call me at 985 448 0239 OR 504 451 6360.MY name is RENEE WINESKI. Teddy was stabled in Chalmette at Dembruns barn. Contact Renee at wineskil@bellsouth.net "

Teddy lived in St Bernard parish which was hard hit by Katrina. Please cross post to any one who may be able to help keep a look out for Teddy.
Thanks.
Cheryl
www.savethehorses.org

Recycle Cell Phones to Help Vermilion Animal Aid

2005-12-05T05:53:00.000-08:00

How can I help

You collect and recycle as many used mobile cell phones as possible and VAA gets paid cash for every phone you collect. By participating, you will help keep a cleaner environment, help out your worthy cause and put the cell phones back into good use.

What kind of phones are you trying to collect?

Current wireless (cellular) phones models are most in demand, however, makes and models of mobile phones from all over the world, and pagers and PDAs (like Palm Pilots) are also accepted. Every mobile phone can be recycled.

Cordless phones meant for home use are not accepted.

All wireless or PCS hand-carried (not vehicle-installed) phones will be accepted, but outdated wireless phones are discouraged.

Smaller, newer phones generate the most funds

The collected phones need not be in working order.

Mobile-installed telephones (including so-called "bag phones"), two-way radios, pagers, walkie-talkies, etc. are accepted but do not carry any value.

Wireless phone accessories will be accepted, but do not qualify for payment.

Donors should deactivate their phones before turning them in.

To qualify for free shipping, you must collect at least 30 phones.

What do I do when I have collected at least 30 phones?

E-mail misnya@yahoo.com and include the following information:
Number of phones collected
Contact name and address

We will get back to you on the pick up date.

And hey, thanks for your help!

A Special Thank You

2005-12-03T14:29:00.000-08:00

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

To Marnie for the desperately needed pet supplies and for being our Austin contact.

To Bruce for doing the marathon supply run from Austin to Abbeville, LA over the weekend not once, but twice!

The animals and farmers of Vermilion Parish humbly thank you and appreciate all that you do!

Update

2005-12-03T14:28:00.000-08:00

Thank you so much for your help! We have been using the donations that have come in to the feed stores to buy the much needed molasses blocks, feed, and processed alfalfa. We are currently trying to reach everyone that has not received any feed or hay for their animals especially before it turns cold. Our load of feed is almost gone. The supplies we have received from the feed store will help give the animals some nutrition. We have also been informed that the HSUS is sending the rest of its prior promised load. This feed and your donations are what motivate these people to keep going. Although what's given out is not enough to get the animals up and running, our goal is to reach as many of the animals as possible to keep them alive.

Vermilion Parish STILL needs your HELP

2005-12-03T13:58:00.000-08:00

December 2, 2005: Vermilion Parish -- its people, their animals--pets and livestock-- STILL NEED YOUR HELP NOW--'cause "It's Gonna Be a Rough Winter."
Although the waters receded, it first destroyed homes and farms, and ruined the pasture land.

Residents of Vermilion Parish are the forgotten victims of Rita and Katrina. They hosted and continue to host Katrina evacuees -- but Rita roared in on the heels of her sister -- and left them decimated, in need of help themselves. Click here to see what the salt water left behind.
A few recent pictures were uploaded, above, and more are here. See pictures under previous posts located in right-hand column for more pictures of flooding.
R I T A continues to impact Vermilion Parish, after striking blow after blow - - -

The road to recovery: But, the People of Vermilion are resilient.
Animal Aid of Vermilion also is coordinating its efforts with Harvest Time Tabernacle and Glad Tidings Church to ensure humanitarian aid is given to the people of afflicted area.

A background of Animal Aid's efforts is set forth in a post below. Read a bit about Joelle Rupert, one of the founding members.

They can use your help in their quest to help others: supplies and assistance are needed.

2-12-06 UPDATED LIST OF SUPPLIES NEEDED
Vermilion Animal Aid: 2/12/06 Updated List of Needed Items

Please use the paypal link in the right-hand column for monetary donations to Animal Aid of Vermilion Area and advise Beth via email: mailto:bethtrahan@bellsouth.net of any such monetary donations so she can forward tax receipt with tax i.d. information to you.

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Please direct monetary donations for humanitarian aid to:
Harvest Time Tabernacle
901 Wildcat Drive
Abbeville, LA 70510
Phone 337.893.6279
Fax 337.898.3365

The paypal link for Harvest Time Tabernacle is located in the right-hand column. The distribution of these funds are overseen by a coalition of local pastors.

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Q & A with You Bet Your Garden, 12/3/05

2005-12-03T08:27:00.000-08:00

Question: to Mike McGrath of You Bet Your Garden:
"Hurricanes Rita and Katrina brought salt to the lands of South Louisiana---damaging the pasture lands. The water has receded, but it left behind dead grass and salt contaminated soil. Is there such thing as a plant that can be grown pasture or field style that will help regenerate the soil, lifting the salts out of the ground?

Thank-you on behalf of the livestock, the horses, and the bayou cowboys of South Louisiana."

Participating in Mike McGrath's show were Andrew Granger, an extension agent in Vermilion Parish from LSU, Kathryn S. Bloomfield, and Dr. Elaine Solowey, a researcher at the Arava Institute of Environmental Studies in Jerusalem. Dr. Solowey is an expert at growing useful plants in saline waters.

Part One of Q & A with "You Bet Your Garden," Mike McGrath host, 12/3/05

There's a slight delay at the beginning.

Part Two of Q & A with "You Bet Your Garden," Mike McGrath host, 12/3/05

Part Three of Q & A with "You Bet Your Garden," Mike McGrath host, 12/3/05

2005-12-03T08:16:00.000-08:00

"Well i went back to ohio
But my family was gone
I stood on the back porch
There was nobody home
I was stunned and amazed
My childhood memories
Slowly swirled past
Like the wind through the trees
A, o, oh way to go ohio"

Chrissy Hynde and the Pretenders, "Ohio"

2005-12-03T08:15:00.000-08:00

2005-12-03T08:05:00.000-08:00

"School's been blown to pieces"

Alice Cooper

2005-12-01T08:52:00.000-08:00

In the words of Chrissy Hynde and the Pretenders:

"Trudging slowly over wet sand
back to the bench
where your clothes were stolen
this is the coastal town
that forgot to close down
Armageddon - come Armageddon"
Everyday Seems Like Sunday, from the Boys on the Side Soundtrack

BACKGROUND by Joelle Rupert

2005-11-26T19:00:00.000-08:00

Thank you for your concern about the situation in Vermilion Parish. Vermilion Animal Aid is a very small non-profit 501(c)(3) in a rural part of southern Louisiana. During “normal” times we investigate abuse cases, and are a sanctuary for all of the old unwanted pets. But these aren’t normal times. In the area we serve, what hurricane Katrina didn’t damage, Rita did.

The small animals are starting to emerge from their hiding places. The cats seem to have made it better than the dogs and livestock. We are feeding over 30 cats that have turned up in Pecan Island alone. We are feeding the dogs and cats while waiting to see if any of the owners are coming back, or at least until we can gain their trust. We are providing dog, cat, and other small animal food to local residents. We are also trying hard to get donations for the large animals. The need for livestock is overwhelming. There were over 10,000 head of cattle and several thousand horses affected. It is difficult to know how many have been sold at this time, due to continuing difficulty of communication. Some have been sold and some have died, but hay and feed are still the biggest needs they have. Some livestock are also injured, have hoof rot, or lung ailments. The small family farms are trying not to sell all of their cattle and other livestock, and are trying to hold on to them because this is all they know. Their owners in many cases are middle age or older and do not have any other form of income. In fact, many of the families have been ranchers for several generations. Their pasture is covered with salt from the surge. A lot of the people are living in tents and campers, many without electricity. They had well water, but salt water and oily sludge have overflowed the wells. The land is unfit to replant. Everything is either covered with goop or salt. There has been little rain so the salt just stays there. The rye grass can not be planted because of the salt, the hay that flooded is lost, the barns are lost, the fences are gone, many of their homes are destroyed or damaged. Many of the ranchers who have smaller herds cannot afford the feed because they are struggling to survive and provide for their families the bare necessities that are so often taken for granted.

Vermilion Animal Aid received a load of blankets, bleach, water and towels for the animals from Indianapolis Humane Society, but many of the people do not have any means of staying warm, etc....so many blankets and towels have gone to the human victims. The people we are helping are used to taking care of themselves and do not like asking for help, but who now have no choice. Some of the people in our area have seen no support at all since the storms, and have no prospect of seeing any. Imagine having to start over without your home or anything in it and you have a good idea of what they need. We know that they would be very appreciative of anything that is sent to them.

We received a donation of one load of hay that was 2 or 3 years old, and it was falling apart, but the people were thrilled to get it. Since then we received a 17 ton shipment from HSUS, for which we are grateful. Vermilion Animal Aid is working out of an 18 wheeler trailer that we are renting and the residents come up and ask for essentials for people as well as feed for pigs, chickens, goats, and horses. We have none of this food, but have told some to go to the feed store and charge a bag of feed to Vermilion Animal Aid. We’ll figure out how to pay for it later. The people we are helping are deeply thankful for any thing they receive.

Please help us to help the people in the outlying areas keep their remaining animals alive as well. We have had very little exposure of our needs on a national level and are extremely grateful for any help we receive.

FEMA on Rita and Vermilion Parish

2005-11-25T10:20:00.000-08:00

National Situation Update: Sunday, September 25, 2005
Rita Batters Gulf Coast With High Winds and Water
"Rita roared ashore at 3:30 a.m. EDT Saturday morning, close to the Texas-Louisiana border as a Category 3 hurricane with top winds of 120 mph and warnings of up to 25 inches of rain. It knocked out power for more than 1 million customers, sparked fires across the hurricane zone and swamped Louisiana shoreline towns with a 15-foot storm surge that required daring boat and helicopter rescues of hundreds of people.

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"Some of the worst flooding occurred along the Louisiana coast, where transformers exploded, roofs were torn off and trees uprooted by winds topping 100 mph. Floodwaters were 9 feet deep near the town of Abbeville; farther west in Cameron Parish, sheriff's deputies watched appliances and what appeared to be parts of homes swirling in the waters of the Intracoastal Waterway."

Joelle Rupert Critical in Rescue of Service Dog from New Orleans

2005-11-25T06:18:00.000-08:00

the La-SPCA and ASPCA called on Joelle Rupert to assist in rescuing a stranded service dog.
See stories at Service Dog Rescued and Reunited, by Gloria Dauphin and ASPCA Story on Rescue of Molly, by Anita Kelso Edson

2005-11-23T05:42:00.001-08:00

Stranded cattle--remember, that water is brackish and toxic --salt content dehydrates the animals. Many animals were standing in water for days on end ... severe hoof problems result when animals left in water and mud.

2005-11-23T05:42:00.000-08:00

Heroes wading through work -- these bayou cowboys lost their homes, too

2005-11-23T05:41:00.002-08:00

The salt water receded leaving Devastation--graze on what? trash? ruined hay? ruined pasture?

2005-11-23T05:41:00.000-08:00

A farm under water

2005-11-23T05:40:00.003-08:00

cows---even the "green" grass is salt ater damaged and can't be grazed. Cattle were found as far as seven miles inland from their ranches. It's been seven weeks since Rita and they are still coming out of the marshes. Some cattle have lung ailments now....need meds.

2005-11-23T05:40:00.002-08:00

Devastated pasture---even grass that "appears" green can't be grazed due to salt water encroachment and need to ensure growth in coming years

2005-11-23T05:40:00.001-08:00

Bayou cowboys--no shelter for them---their homes are gone

2005-11-23T05:40:00.000-08:00

Flicka--stranded (sad, but the water was prettier than what was left after it receded)

2005-11-23T05:39:00.001-08:00

Nice pasture, huh? This land is salt damaged due to encroachment of salt water--nothing will grow. Looks like Mars

2005-11-23T05:39:00.000-08:00

More of the same---no feed, no grass, ruined earth, stranded dogs

2005-11-23T05:38:00.001-08:00

Heroes--South Louisiana cowboy-style--working with no shelter for them as they lost their homes. This is high ground--pic taken more than a week after the storm. Cowboys had to use horses with severe inflammation but didn't have any banamine. Had to use the horses anyway...no choice.

2005-11-23T05:38:00.000-08:00

Dogs left to forage on . . . Note the ground--no pasture remains

2005-11-23T05:37:00.001-08:00

help Flicka and Friends--stranded in undrinkable water

2005-11-23T05:37:00.000-08:00

Aerial view salt water encroachment

R I T A strikes blow after blow

2005-11-06T09:18:00.000-08:00

Rita keeps striking blow after blow- - -
First,-- R I T A strikes:
From Erath: “Here's why Rita was so bad. She hit the Louisiana coast around high tide, so the water was already elevated when it was pushed as much as 30 miles inland. That surge caused the Vermilion River to overflow its banks, flooding towns like Abbeville, Perry, and Erath.

From Forked Island: “. . . even the dead have been disturbed, tombs lifted out of the ground. Cattle lie dead or dying. This herd has found a hill surrounded by miles of water too deep to cross and full of alligators looking for a meal, home after home, building after building, flooded.”

From Pecan Island: “What we find in the city of Pecan Island is true testimony to Rita's ferocity. This is what forecasters warn about when they describe a storm surge, the entire town devastated, homes picked up by water and slammed against trees, other houses simply dragged hundreds of feet several blocks. Those homes... have literally been picked up and moved miles.”

Rick Sanchez, CNN Correspondent reporting
To read the full transcript of Rich Sanchez' report, click here

From Grand Chenier: “Of the small town, only the water tower and part of the church remain. There is not a single house standing. The foundations bear mute witness to their existence, brick steps leading up to nothing.” Zachary Richard

Second, RITA left the people stranded without aid--
Hope came and went: “Father Bill…his smile was weary, his clerical collar undone (which I have never seen on a Catholic Priest) and he nodded telling me that the Red Cross and the National Guard were scheduled to pull out on Monday and that they had been feeding 800 people and that obviously, that support was going to go away. He told me that the water was laced with arsenic even before the storm although they had been successful at getting a filtration device in the past year... that device was now gone so the water was not potable. He told me that most of the cattle was missing and even if they weren't they was no land for them to graze and no money for people to buy feed. He said he was glad to see the America’s Second Harvest trucks but that what they had delivered would be gone in three days.” The Greater Boston Food Bank

Third, RITA left long-lasting devastation behind--
Starting over: “Mr. Ménard shows us his rice combines and tractors, $150,000 of farm machinery completely ruined. His crawfish ponds are dry, the earth scorched and crackled. . . . "At my age it will be hard to start over, it took all of my life to build up my farm, but what choice do I have?" His herd was relatively small, less than 50 head. He was able to save a dozen cattle but was forced to sell them at distressed prices not having enough hay to keep them alive.” Zachary Richard

The sea salt destruction: “The flooding in Vermilion Parish became something I could touch and feel today. You pick up a leaf, a twig, anything on the ground that was covered by more than 24 feet of water, and white powder flakes off. That powder is sea salt, other minerals, toxic sludge and who knows what else was in the water, and it dried on everything... Grass, rice fields, houses, fence posts, dead animals, everything. It's annoying, it looks like snow on farm fields, and it well and truly kills everything green it touches, perhaps for years. It will take huge amounts of rain to dilute the poison enough to let crops grow or to let cattle graze. With no crops and nothing to feed cattle, you don't make any money, and you go out of business. Unfortunately, usually a family business.” Al Henkel, NBC News Producer

The sugarcane crop: We had homes that were moved into the middle of cane fields. When the wave came in it brought marsh grass, reeds and all kinds of trash — trampolines, telephone poles, acetylene bottles, whatever could be carried from homes. Massive debris fields were left over 5,000 to 7,000 acres. If you look at it from overhead — and I flew over the area with the Minnesota National Guard three days after the storm — some fields were 50 percent covered with 3 feet of debris. It looked like a river of trash running through the cane acreage. Those fields won’t be harvestable this year. The Delta Farm Press

Aftermath

2005-11-04T07:02:00.000-08:00

Humanitarian Supplies

2005-11-03T19:13:00.000-08:00

Please direct Humanitarian supplies and shipments to:
Glad Tidings Church
Pastor Emma Lou Winch
27520 West Hwy.82
Kaplan,Louisiana
70548

Contact information:
Gerry Winch
337-886-5210

Donna Winch
337-643-8520

Humanitarian Supplies Needed:
Everything but clothes
Wal-mart and Lowes are reasonably close--gift cards would be very helpful for these people.
Order Wal-mart Gift Cards here
Order Lowe’s gift cards here
Bottled water
Linens--pillows, bedding, sheets, blankets
Small household appliances (coffee makers, microwaves, etc)
Pots, pans
Dishes
Silverware
Drinking glasses
Household tools (things we take for granted everyday)

Animal Medicinal and Other Supplies

2005-11-03T12:06:00.000-08:00

Pet and animal medicine supplies
Vermilion Animal Aid
c/o Joelle Rupert
and Brenda Hebert
14312 W. Hwy 82
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 893-5008

You can email bethtrahan@bellsouth.net with "Animal Aid Donation Sent" in the subject line and indicate what is being sent in the body of the e-mail.

Animal Medicinal Supplies Needed:
Penicillin for livestock infections from barb wire
Clavamox
Encephalitis meds
West nile virus meds
Deramax
Frontline
Heartgard
Rimadyl
Zubrin
Worm meds
Hoof rot med
Tetanus meds
Iodine
Clorox
Cotton rolls
20cc syringes

Other Pet Supplies Needed:
Outdoor kennels (dogloos would be helpful as the weather is getting colder)
Blankets
Warm bedding
Towels
Pet carriers

Livestock Supplies

2005-11-03T12:00:00.000-08:00

Address to ship livestock supplies:
Vermilion Animal Aid
c/o Brenda Hebert
14312 W. Hwy 82
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 893-5008

Livestock needs
HAY ! !
sack feed ..all types
vaccines ...ALL
antibiotics
wormers ! !
Supplements
20cc syringes
Buckets
Tubs
Troughs
Blankets
Hay nets
Halters
Leads
Hoof Picks
Brushes
Curry combs
Mane combs

Feed Stores with Vermilion Animal Aid accounts

2005-11-03T11:51:00.000-08:00

Premier Farm and Ranch Supply
11307 LA Hwy 35
Kaplan, Louisiana 70548
(337) 643-8179

Thibodeaux's Feeds, Inc
2003 S. State Street
Abbeville, LA 70510
Main Phone: (337) 898-1829
Fax: (337) 898-6654

G&H Seed Co.
705 East 1st Street
Kaplan, Louisiana 70548
(337) 643-2108

Donation shipping address

2005-10-12T16:35:00.000-07:00

Vermilion Animal Aid
c/o Brenda Hebert
14312 W. Hwy 82
Abbeville, LA 70510
Please contact us for a donation form to include in the shipping package

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2005-10-08T19:04:00.000-07:00