On standby for Joplin, Missouri tornado
5/22/11
READY TO DEPLOY FOR ANIMAL AID IN JOPLIN, MO TORNADO, AS NEEDED: A multiple-vortex EF-5 tornado ripped a wide stretch of Joplin, MO on 5/22/11. Some 700 homes and a hospital were in the storm’s path, with more than 150 dead. Bonnie Morrison, Kinship Circle Disaster Management Director, is in Joplin for assessment. She has spoken to Missouri’s State Emergency Management Agency to offer assistance for animals. The state designated animal NGO, Humane Society of Missouri (HSOM), has a 15-person team on the ground working with Joplin Animal Control at an emergency shelter on Missouri Southern State University campus. So far, guardians are reclaiming animals. Some without means have temporarily surrendered their companions. Animals Lost & Found from the Joplin, MO Tornado
TO VOLUNTEER: Additional volunteers aren’t needed right now. We are accepting standby volunteers, should circumstances change. State your availability to volunteer for Joplin, MO tornado on form. IF WE DEPLOY, a Kinship Circle representative will be in touch. We ask for your patience as we are still in Japan for animal victims of the tsunami-earthquake-radiation crisis and working separately with a U.S. government contact on an overseas cruelty case.
Bonnie Morrison, Kinship Circle Disaster Management Director
office: 513-797-1881 / cell: 513-604-5509 / dancnfeet1@hotmail.com
REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER FOR ANIMAL AID IN DISASTERS. WE SEEK:
- Independently trained volunteers with experience in disaster rescue, animal handling, sheltering, animal first aid, veterinary, photography and documentation, leadership skills.
- Flexibililty to travel to disaster zones for 1-2 weeks.
- Team players who follow FEMA Incident Command System and Kinship Circle protocol.
- Self-sustainability in rugged post-disaster settings.
- CLICK HERE to register as an disaster response volunteer.
Already on Kinship Circle’s Disaster Animal Response Team? Tell us about your new certs, training and experience so we can update your profile and contact you for future deployments. CONTACT info@kinshipcircle.org
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Kinship Circle
Animal Disaster Aid Fund
7380 Kingsbury Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63130 USA
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