My owners have left - I have seen rising flood waters, heard 100mph+ winds.  I have no more food, all the water is contaminated with sewage, sea water and gasoline.  There are no lights, very few people around at all.

Here comes the cavalry!  Volunteers from around the country, from as far as San Diego and New York have come to help!  They will take care of me and feed me, and hopefully help me find my owners again! 

Hi all - Pam here from PetPoint.  I'm on the island ravaged by Hurricane Ike.  The trip here took over an hour and a half from the Houston SPCA, and it was quite a sight to behold getting here.  Debris lines up past the roof of our car, hours and hours of lines to get on to the island.  No residents are allowed back on the island - the only people here are emergency personnel and the people who did not evacuate.  And of course, hundreds and hundreds of pets.  There is no power, no water, no services of any kind.  Food here consists of power bars, water, and whatever dried supplies we can find.  Lots of PBJs! 

I have met a lot of familiar PetPoint faces here, like the crews from Atlanta Humane Society and Humane Society of Boulder Valley.  Teams from the Humane Society of Missouri are here, as are  teams from the Humane Society of South Mississippi, Denver Dumb Friends League and the Louisiana SPCA.  The Humane Society at Lollypop Farm and San Diego folks are coming in today.  Los Angeles is represented, too.  We're all working through the coordination of the Houston SPCA and in conjunction with Code 3 Associates, who are coordinating this amazing rescue efforts.

Over 100 animals are rescued every day.  Dogs and cats are rescued, but almost as many other animals are rescued, from prarie dogs and snakes to birds of all shapes and sizes.  There are also over 800 baby squirrels that are being cared for around the clock.  Animals are picked up in flooded waters, under beds, on roofs, and some just sitting in driveways.  Animals are brought in to a temporary shelter where they are vaccinated, documented and held until the next run up to the Houston SPCA. 

It is absolutely amazing to see all of these groups come together.  Many have not showered in days, most people aren't sleeping much, especially the Houston SPCA folks, many of whom still don't have power in their own homes.  Yet here we all are together, happy shiny folks, all willing to do whatever we can to save as many animals as possible and reunite them with their owners.

We've already reunited an animal with it's owner through it's microchip.  We wouldn't have been able to find the owner and reunited the two without the fabulous access to PetPoint.  Within 24 hours, PetPoint put together a website to help Houston and Galveston-area residents find their animals through www.pets911.com.  It's really touching to see how well everyone has put their own lives and needs aside, and are working to better the animals. 

Pictures are coming soon, as you can imagine our connection here is almost comparable to dial-up, but we'll start loading them on our way back from the island today (have to leave by 6pm due to the curfew).

Thank you all for the efforts you've provided and the well-wishes.  Watch for more updates!