Information on how to help equine flood victims in Washington state
Dec 06 2007
Information for those who want to donate:
Pasado’s Safe Haven has been called to respond to animals in need of water rescue in Lewis and Mason counties in Western Washington. According to Rita Laws, Pasado’s Safe Haven’s Animal Care and Disaster Relief Animal Aid Supervisor, “Boats have been made available to remove humans from homes but not the animals. We’re responding to DEM (Departments of Emergency Management) calls to provide water rescue for pets and livestock.”
ANIMALS RELOCATED Foster homes, shelters, and pastures are already arranged to provide temporary care of animals. The primary need as of this posting is to get the animals out of water and to provide dog and cat food, dry beds, and livestock feed.
WHAT WE NEED We do not need people at this point. The foster homes, shelters, and pasture owners will offer the hands-on care once we deliver animals to them. Since we only have one swift water boat, we cannot ask for more trained volunteers than we already have.
HOW YOU CAN HELP Please call in a donation to our feed store, donate a Costco or PETsMART Gift Card or simply donate on-line. We’ll head to the nearest, open stores in the Lewis and Mason County areas. We also need to put-up our rescuers in motels for the week, pay for gas for our trucks and boat, and for food. We’ll use your generous gift to support the people doing the work of angels.
DROP-OFF WELCOME! Barrier Motors (Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, Volvo) has generously offered their dealership to collect dog and cat food, new beds, and food/water bowls. Please drop off at: Barrier Motors 1533 120th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98005 New photos will be posted from the field tomorrow.
Call Monroe Farm & Feed to donate a gift certificate for livestock hay, feed and straw Tel: 360-794-4663
Go to pasadosafehaven.org to donate online
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I can’t afford much, but I’ll donate a little. If everyone who reads this donates just a little…that would be one heck of a contribution! I’m going to send word out to the horse groups around town – I hope it helps!
OK, I peeled some $ off the Christmas budget for the Pasado’s Safe Haven folks. Hope it helps.
What a soggy mess. And I see I-5 is closed.
Those of you up in that area, let us know how it’s going when you have a minute.
Dee1669, have you heard about your horses? Have they reached dry ground?
I donated. Can you imagine if everyone who reads/posts here gives something? Wow.
Yes, please help if you are able too. We flooded last year (I live in Snohomish, WA)and lost everything. We had to evacuate the horses last year and this year, the stress is unbelievable. Believe me, every little penny helps. My heart goes out to anyone dealing with this right now.
I’ve been so busy digging out of 20-somthing inches of snow that I didn’t even realize how bad it has gotten on the west coast! I made a donation, it isn’t much but every little bit helps!
eagleviewarabians I’m from Snohomish also!
I tried to donate online and it went so far and then kind of gave me a run around. So now I’m not sure if it took the donation or not. It never told me it did.
i’ll be able to give a lil tomorrow (payday)
We are still trying to find out if we can go and help…Pasado’s is saying they don’t need volunteers but you know, it’s like Katrina…everybody was saying “don’t come, we don’t need people!” I ignored that and just showed up and the reaction was “OMG thank God you’re here!” I think they just try to discourage the public for fear of getting someone with no real animal handling skills who is going to go cry and be useless the first time they see a dead animal.
here in washington it was bad. my horse’s stall was flooded and the driveway was a lake. Fortunetly, my barn is now dry, but unfortunetly, there are barns locally that are still having difficulties and their horses are still standing in water. Any donation possible would help our counties through the state of emergency our state called.
Donation made!
Donated to feed store, directed to “horse stuff”. Very nice lady on the phone, by the way. I can’t imagine how to deal with flooding. Maybe later those dealing with this could post tips or “wish I had dones” for the rest of us to learn from. And Enigma, I must confess to jealously. Could you send just a few inches of snow to KY? I much prefer snow to mud!
http://kitsapsun.com/news/2007/dec/05/crews-make-contact-with-stranded-tahuya-horses/
Above is a link to an article about one of the barns impacted by the floods. They were finally able to get to them yesterday. I’m not sure how far 100 pounds of pellets went for 25 horses.
I buy my hay out of the Chehalis area which was hit really hard when a levy broke. I-5 is still closed in that area. Our UPS man said tomorrow will be the first time they move packages out of Portland to head this way.
Kay said…
I tried to donate online and it went so far and then kind of gave me a run around. So now I’m not sure if it took the donation or not. It never told me it did.
December 6, 2007 11:24 AM
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I had trouble trying to donate online too so I mailed a check.
I think I’ll do that too. The worst that can happen is that I donate a small amount twice.
Thank you for posting this.
We’re in Lewis County, but up on a hill, so we weren’t flooded out.
There are so many animals that perished in the east end of the county… still others either stranded with no food/water or missing. I hope they can be rescued in time.
Many of the roads to the east end are opening up, but there are so many bridges and roads washed out that it may be impossible to get to those that need it most. Bless anyone willing to try.
There is some video footage and photographs at chronline.com that wasn’t shown on the news if anyone is interested.
Good thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by the flood.
The online donation page is tricky, but the second time I tried (using a different card), it went through. Once it goes through, you receive two emails – a receipt and a thank you.
Kay & Horsepoor, after I donated I got several confirming emails immediately after.
I think the problem may come in if you don’t put your zip code and state in the bottom (gift) part of the form… something to do with the way the credit card charge system works.
I couldn’t make the online donation through Pasado’s work. Does anyone know of anywhere else to donate online?
ok, just read those posts above. I’ll try again!
OT – anyone here know of a vet by the name of Worsham in the Athens GA area? He was also a high-ranking polo player? If so, would you e-mail me at
barstow853 @ hotmail . com
I have a friend who raises TB sporthorses north of Hoquiam and I haven’t heard from her in 3 days. Getting very worried. ;-(
Does anyone know of an online site that accept donations from outside the US? Can’t on the Pasado’s site.
Okay, it worked that time the donation is made. Thanks for your help Orangeelmo. The state and zip code is what I had missed.
For those who wish to donate to a specific person, a fund has been set up for Dream Morgans & Terry Johnson of Chehalis who has lost barn, fences, bridge to the road, and lower level of their house.
Make checks to: SHCFCU Acct #
997054
Mail to: Flood Fund
Box 658
St Helens OR 97051
This fund for Terry Johnson has been set up bny a private individual and every cent will go directly to her with no middleman.
There are many in need. With this fund you know exactly where your kind donation will end up.
WTF???!?!?! I am watching the news, komo 4. and wow the idiot who allowed all of his horses to DIE in padlocked and window barred box stalls SHOULD GET THE SAME DAMN DEATH!! you freaking MORON!! It is flooding, you live in a flood plain, this is not the first time your place has flooded, you DO NOT! padlock your horses in their stalls. you turn them out, paint your damn phone number on them and turn them LOOSE!! GOD DAMN IT!! they might have made it to high ground if you had you selfish POS. They had a much better chance of surviving out in the open instead of the damn death sentence you condemned them to in a nasty locked up box stall. some of them may not have had a chance at all but at least they wouldnt have drowned in your prison!!! They showed the busted out bars from the horses beating their heads on them trying to get out, I noticed in the background that every stall had a padlock on it…to the person that locked those horses in a flooding barn…your wasting my air, please do something about it and die…I am wishing and hoping that the same karma you bestowed on your horses comes back to you tenfold….bastards.
Fugly! go down there, take your trailer, haul them some hay, pasados means well but they are control freaks and media ..hounds and they hate to share the spotlight. They are not all powerful nor are they the little angels they want everyone to think they are. go help, I am stopping by monroe farm and feed saturday, I will give them what I can. wish I had a boat. I hate seeing the animals standing in water with no food.
Taldara said…
Does anyone know of an online site that accept donations from outside the US? Can’t on the Pasado’s site.
Taldara, how about calling the feed store and donating there?
5minpins…I totally feel your frustration. When I went to Louisiana, I was SO ANGRY at the ASSHATS who locked their animals in their homes to drown. It was so fucking AVOIDABLE.
Here is a clue: If it’s scary enough that YOU have to evacuate, TAKE YOUR PETS! I am not bashing people who were taken out by authorities that wouldn’t let them take their pets, but plenty of people left New Orleans under their own steam, in their car, and yet left their pets – usually locked inside to die. There is a special place in Hell for those people, as far as I am concerned.
I was evacuated once for a train derailment that had some dangerous chemical in it. At the time I had 12 dogs (fosters & personal dogs) and 3 cats. I didn’t even consider leaving the house without my pets. If the air quality was too bad for me to breath then obviously it was too bad my pets to be breathing.
Fortunately I have enough family that I had them keep my dogs which helped IMMENSELY. But even if I had to I would have paid to board them in a safe place.
I just couldn’t have imagined leaving them behind and they wouldn’t have died but they wouldn’t have been in the best circumstances. People that leave animals to drown KNOW what is going to happen if they flood. Why in the world would anyone padlock horses in a stall. Doesn’t make sense, even in case of a fire they gave them a death sentence.
I totally feel for the people that had no choice. I know I couldn’t evacuate my horses at home on a moments notice because I don’t have a truck & trailer. I know some dog people that lost a lot of their dogs and my heart goes out to them. One lady heard the dike break, tried to leave in her car but it was under water before she knew it. She grabbed a box and put her litter of puppies in it and stood on her kitchen counter all night waiting for someone to come save her and the puppies. She lost several of her adult dogs because she couldn’t get to them in time. I feel very bad for her.
From what I understand the water came rushing in at 3:00 am. It doesn’t give you time to go let the horses out. I know Terry Johnson and her barn flooded out. Her Morgan Stallion was stuck in 4 feet of water for 10 hours until they could get him into the horse trailer which happened to be protected by the side of the barn. I understand about not padlocking, but even a regular clip can be just as bad. When the water is rushing so fast and so deep, you are helpless as to what you can do. Letting a horse loose does not guarantee the survival. One news report, a stable did that and one of the horses went the wrong direction and died. You do the best you can in the situation.
Fugly, I was pretty ticked at some of the crap I saw on the news about katrina, even more so when I read and saw what the big name rescue groups were doing, one in particular dumping a large number of pits in a field with no shade and water all locked in crates…uh yeah that is how you operate in a crisis…not. Hats off to you for actually getting in there and helping. good to know that there was actually someone with a clue down there.
Dog breeder…the foxhound lady was on the news, she will be ok, she did lose her dogs with the exception of her puppies and maybe one or two who got out of their kennels. I show dogs, and have seen her at the shows. and like you, no way am I leaving without my dogs and the dang barn cat if I can catch him. I have a van and in it are crates and x pens and it would only take a few minutes to get them all in and be burning rubber down the road.
and maybe I am wrong but when you live in a flood zone and this is the third time in 17 years that a 100 year flood is hitting, the 3 1/2 inches of rain that day and evening would have been enough for me to go to the barn long before 3 am and get prepared for the worst. Its what you do when you have animals and you most certainly do NOT ever padlock your horses in their stalls, that guy stood right there on the news and SAID when he drove up, one of the horses smashed the bars from the window and crawled out of the window and ran to his pickup, right in front of him, he turned around and left it followed him and he watched it get swept away in the water, HIS OWN WORDS…I am thinking if you can drive up to the barn, you can open the damn doors….
I live in a flood zone here in Washington, last year we flooded close to record level. I had to wade my horses (all 7) out thru waist deep water at 2 am to get them out. I don’t own a trailer and it took me that long to find neighbors to help me but there was NO WAY I was leaving ANY of them behind. We loaded 4 dogs and a rabbit in the car and took the horses to the fairgrounds (where all were welcome). This year when the rain started and the river started rising I immediately started trailering my horses out. It ended up being unnecessary as the river didn’t get as high as predicted here but better safe than sorry. My horses all had a field trip and spent the night at the fairgrounds and ALL WERE ALIVE!!! When you live in the flood zone, you have to be prepared. There is NO EXCUSE as far as I’m concerned for an animal to be left behind. I would have personally led every single one of my horses down the road before I left them to drown. I understand sometimes things are unavoidable but that tends to be a small percentage.
Honestly I think no matter how you look at it these people were/are in a horrible situation. Having to chose whether you’d rather have your animals swept away by the currents and possibly crushed by debris or locked in a building to possibly drown? I’m thanking my lucky stars I’m not in their shoes. And unfortunately its a fact that not everybody thinks ahead or reacts well under pressure. What we can take from this is making our own plans for that ‘what if’ scenario of natural disasters, so that we’re not left to make hasty decisions ourselves.
On a more snide and snarky note, I just came across the following ad.
http://forums.hcbc.ca//
YaBB.pl?num=1197006750
Cute little mare. But is it just me or does she have a major case of ‘coon-foot’ going on front right? Following the ad she also has no accomplishments on the track, is currently unrideable and has no noteworthy pedigree. She’s also pregnant and underweight, but they’re not sure when she’ll give birth (between Jan-March?! Why so vague??). I’m sure with some patient training and love she’d make someone a cute mount, but why are we breeding her when adult trained horses are selling for $800? There’s just no lack of examples of this is there.. *sigh* At least she doesn’t look like an okapi?
I have to agree with Eagleview, we live in an area that periodically floods in the spring and when one of my friends lived in a house near the river as soon as the water started coming up her horses were moved to another friend’s place up in the hills. She stayed in her house and had to go in and out by boat for a week but the animals were safe.
Wolfwatcher,
I’m sure I know who your friend is and maybe she has power by now, maybe not. I hope no trees fell on her house or barns. I’m near Aberdeen and I just got power this morning. It’s a mess here but I’d rather have this than the floods to the east.
The story about the horses drowning in padlocked stalls will haunt me the rest of my life. Horrible, horrible.
The people who took down the fence and had one horse run the wrong way, that couldn’t be helped in the emergency situation they had. It was too bad, but at least the horse had the chance of going the right way. Not like those poor stalled horses. My head hurts. My heart hurts.
My kid knows that if we ever have to evacuate, the animals we can catch come with us and the animals we can’t catch aren’t left locked in the house or corral.
God have mercy.
Hi,
I’m from the Twin Cities of Minnesota. We have about a foot of snow but what I’ve seen on tv and heard on line you folks really have been hit way too hard. We got flooded bad in 1997 in N. Mn. and that’s when we formed our Mn. Horse Council Disaster Response Team. I work for Cargill which is a huge grain company and I will see if my contact knows of any Cargill dealers or eleavators out there that can help with donations. If you folks see any grain elevators go in and ask for donations. I’m sure they will be more than happy to help out…whether it’s a Cargill elevator, Archer Daniels, Peavey or other grain company.
Eagleview – your horses are lucky to have you. That’s all I can say.