http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center on the ground Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:23:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi everybody, Ike here reportin’ from North Shore Animal League America in New York! I’m havin’ just the best time ever over here. Everyday I get to play and walk and run and eat and get special hugs and kisses. I was a little worried when they told me I was ... http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center/?p=104 Howdy Friends, Little Ike here with another Hurricane Rescue Update. Today they told me that we’re hittin' the road again – but this time, we’re making our way back home! All the folks at the Nashville shelter sure were nice. We couldn’t ask for a better group of people. They helped ... http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center/?p=101 Ooooh boy! What a long journey. It’s all been goin pretty good too, no hitches – except for that needle shot they gave me. I didn’t like that much at all, but they said it would keep me from gettin sick, so I guess that’s good. I got a bath, ... http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center/?p=98 Hi it's me, Little Ike, if you haven't met me yet, see my September 9th blog! So here is an update from me… Tuesday was a bunch of planning and paperwork. Diane, Mike and Claire were buzzin around like honeybees making sure to get as many animals onto the big ... http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center/?p=97 Monday morning, it is a beautiful day here in Texas. As we were traveling through the state we noticed how nice the scenery was with huge ranches all full of horses and cows. We stopped along the way at a gas station and were greeted by a Good Samaritan that ... http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center/?p=93 Riding through Ike today was a little challenging. We had some wind gusts in Tennessee and rain for a while driving through the outer bands. We continued on all the way just over the Texas border. We touched base with the shelter in San Antonio who informed us that they ... http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center/?p=92 We are closing in on our destination…San Antonio, Texas. These roads are all too familiar to Claire and me as this is our third emergency rescue in the South in the last three weeks. Mike Novellino one of our top drivers is also en route with us. While our ... http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center/?p=91 Well, no sooner did we return with dogs rescued from Hurricane Gustav, and then we’re on the road again. Our mobile rescue unit is traveling to Texas to answer a call from our shelter partner, the Humane Society SPCA of Bexar County. Four shelters in the area where Ike is expected ... http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center/?p=86 Hi y'all. My name is Little Ike. I'm a puppy. I reckon I'm only about 10 weeks old, but I've already had more excitement than you could imagine. You see, I got caught up in a big storm! Dust and branches were flyin' everywhere and the roads looked more like ... http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center/?p=95 Live in the Tri-State Area? A Note to Local Adopters: Seventy-nine homeless animals evacuated from high-risk Gulf State shelters in the path of Hurricane Gustav are now safe at North Shore Animal League America, and several of the animals are ready for adoption. Meet some of the new Gustav ... http://www.animalleague.org/blogs/hurricane-rescue-center/?p=64