Dogs die in Typhoon as well

I am simply reposting this. After the Taifun, dogs in shelters are unattended all over the island, lacking food and water. Of course stray dogs are drowning or are cut off from their usual food supplies.

THOUSANDS OF DOGS IN SHELTERS AFFECTED BY TYPHOON MORAKOT IN SOUTHERN TAIWAN
Platform created by ARTT to help dogs victimized by devastating floods and winds
by Central News Agency 2009/08/10 20:55:24

Kaohsiung, Aug. 10 (CNA) The Animal Rescue Team Taiwan (ARTT), a non-profit civilian animal rescue group, appealed to the public Monday for relief supplies to save dogs kept in shelters that survived the flooding triggered by Typhoon Morakot.

The group has created a new Chinese-language Web page at www.savedogs.org to provide updated information on typhoon-affected privately-run shelters in Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties, volunteers from ARTT told the Central News Agency.

At present, the group has received reports that at least 10 shelters were damaged, leaving over 1,000 dogs trapped by floods and more than 100 dogs drowned or missing.

"The survivors are mostly suffering from low temperatures after being rescued from the floods," ARTT said.

ARTT said other volunteers have visited the flooded shelters and taken pictures to document how they have been affected by Morakot's strong winds and heavy rains that pummeled southern Taiwan over the weekend.

They hope that through the Web page, animal lovers will know how badly the dogs and their caregivers need help, and what they need to survive.

The shelters' primary needs at present are medical supplies, old sheets, drinking water, dog food and financial support, as well as volunteers who can help shelter keepers rebuild the dogs' homes.

ARTT volunteers said humans have not been the only victims of the disaster. Stray dog shelters have been devastated and suffered great losses but the media and rescue personnel have ignored the dogs' plight.

Animal Rescue Team TAIWAN warned that more dogs will die if the shelters do not quickly receive relief supplies and help to restore and disinfect the shelters.

For more information, visit Animal Rescue Team TAIWAN's website - www.saveDOGS.org.

Note: the comparably small dog rescue organization which originated from this blog is http://stray-dogs.org