September 9-14-08

After driving all night, the Code 3 team arrived at the Houston SPCA and hit the ground running. We were tasked with the management of field operations. Our first task was to turn the parking lot of the Houston SPCA into a Base Camp of operations for the other organizations and volunteers to operate from.

Teams from:
Code 3 Associates, Longmont, CO
The Humane Society of Missouri, St Louis, MO
Denver Dumb Friends League, Denver, CO
Humane Society of the Pike’s Peak Region, Pikes Peak, CO
SPCA of Texas, Dallas, TX
Humane Society of Boulder Valley, Boulder, CO
Larimer Humane Society, Fort Collins, CO
Louisiana SPCA, New Orleans, LA
SPCA of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

56 volunteers have arrived or are arriving today to assist Houston SPCA in their effort to support their own shelter staff, support for the wildlife shelter which is part of HSPCA, assist Galveston Island with establishing an Emergency Shelter, assessment of the animal needs and Search & Rescue Efforts.

3 Search & Rescue teams made up of members from the Houston SPCA field services and Code 3 Associates responded to calls for 46 animals.

All team members are taking turns helping with the more than 300 Baby Squirrels that are being cared.

The team has a busy April planned visiting Indiana, Ohio and Alabama to meet local emergency management and help educate the public on disaster planning.

BART @ Hoosier Horse Fair & Expo
Apr 4 – 6 2008, Indianapolis, IN

For more information see the web site www.indianahorsecouncil.org

BART @ Everything Pets
Apr 11 – 13 2008, Cincinnati, OH

Everything Pets Expo at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, OH
For more information please see the web site www.everythingpets.org

BART @ Alabama Animal Control Association Conference
Apr 15 – 17 2008, Hover, AL

BART will be at the Alabama Animal Control Conference Jim Boller will be speaking at the conference
Come and see the Code 3 team and BART if you are in the area of any of these events.

Watch for updates and pictures from these events.