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I was there just last month. The happy sounds of people laughing and of jazz music still ring in my ears as I stare at the pictures on the television. The French Quarter and most of New Orleans is now underwater, and the air is now eerily silent. It all seems so unreal to me, so much like a bad dream that I can't wake up from. "Hurricane Katrina" is thought to be one of the worst natural disasters to to touch American soil. Thousands of people have lost everything, including loved ones; still many more people are missing.

There is a way that you can help.

1. Monetary donations to organizations such as the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Mercy Corps, and Catholic Charities USA. Your donations help to meet the critical needs of the victims by supplying items such as food, water, and medical supplies that are needed. Any amount that you can afford is greatly appreciated. At this time, these organizations are unable to accept "in-kind" donations such as water, used clothing, hygiene items, ect. Please click here for the reason why.

2. "In kind" donations are accepted by some organizations such as the Lone Star Equine Rescue.
The Lone Star Equine Rescue is an organization from Texas that is taking steps to provide assistance to the equine victims of "Hurricane Katrina."

Volunteers from Texas and Oklahoma will attempt to extract horses, donkeys, and mules, and transport them to the Louisiana State veterinarian Office where they will receive medical attention.

According to the LSER website, they welcome anyone with equine experience who wishes to join the effort. They are also accepting "in-kind" donations of lead ropes, halters, buckets, hay, feed, fencing materials, trailers, and medical supplies. If you wish to make an "in-kind" donation, please contact Rose Westover. Financial donations can be made at their website .

The Humane Society has launched animal disaster teams to attempt to save as many animal as possible. According to their website, the Humane Society has already saved and transported over 300 animals to special adoption programs in Texas. According to an outside source, the rescued animals are also being transported to animal shelters in the major Texas cities such as Austin, Houston, and Dallas. These shelters accept monetary and "in-kind" donations such as food, bedding, ect. The rescue of these animals is huge and costly, you may make a monetary contribution at the Humane Society website.

Several generous privately owned businesses, such as October Photography, are donating proceeds from sales to charities benefiting the "Hurricane Katrina" relief effort.

Several of the human refugees are seeking shelter further inland here in Texas. Upon speaking to my local shelter, they stated that they were taking "in-kind" non-perishable donations such as peanut butter, tuna, water, diapers, ect. Please contact your local shelter for information for your area.

Above all, what is needed the most? PRAYER. Please pray for the rescue workers, the ones still missing, and the survivors.

On this blog I have listed several ways to help with the relief effort. Please do not ignore this situation, these people need our help. They are all someone's mother, father, child, grandparent, ect.

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