Sunday, March 13, 2011

Help Japan! Click Helps Dogs Rescue Quake Victims



The news from Japan just breaks my heart..but here is a way that we all can help... "Like" Dog Bless You on Facebook to help just a bit on this heartbreaking tragedy..
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this natural disaster..

SXSW News:  A challenge has been issued by Annenberg Weingarten, the Director of the Annenberg Foundation and founder of Explore.org.

Explore.org will donate $100,000 to National Disaster Search Dog Foundation if  Dog Bless You gets 100,000 fans on Facebook!

If Dog Bless You hits 100,000 fans by 2:00am EST Sunday March 13 (that’s tonight!) Explore.org will double the donation to $200,000.

Six Canine Disaster Search Teams are on their way to Japan as part of a larger team.
Six Canine Disaster Search Teams trained by the Search Dog Foundation have been activated to respond to the deadly earthquake and Tsunami in Japan as part of Los Angeles County Task Force 2.

The teams are in the process of getting health clearance for their dogs from their veterinarians, certifying that the dogs are in good health and able to deploy. They are then heading to the staging area near Los Angeles where they will meet up with the rest of the Task Force to await further orders.

The L. A. Task Force was mobilized along with Virginia’s Task Force 2 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) which has dispatched Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to help coordinate rescue efforts. According to USAID, each Task Force will be composed of approximately 72 personnel, including Urban Search and Rescue canines, and some 75 tons of rescue equipment.


Thanks Pet Project for sharing this...

2 comments:

  1. My prayers go to the people of Japan. They are close to my heart because I have some friends there. The animals should be saved too. We should all unite and help them.

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  2. Your friends will be in our prayers along with all the people and animals in Japan!..It is just so sad...

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