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New York Post
2 days ago
- General
- New York Post
Texas animal rescue group helps ‘influx' of missing dogs and cats as floodwaters recede: ‘Thousands of pets out there'
KERRVILLE, Texas — Volunteers have been scouring the flood ravaged Hill Country landscape in Texas looking for lost and frightened pets, sometimes whistling in the wasteland in the hopes of encouraging a timid dog or cat to come forward. Rescue group Kerrville Pets Alive has already taken in 40 animals separated from their owners and received 100 reports of either lost or found pets since Friday's hellish floods. 'We are seeing an influx of animals because the water is receding,' Karen Guerrero, founding member of the nonprofit, told The Post on Monday. 'There are thousands of pets out there.' Advertisement 4 Kerrville Pets Alive is a volunteer organization looking for lost pets in the wake of the devastating floods in Texas. LP Media Kerrville Pets Alive is looking to reunite pets with their owners, and find pets whose owners may have died in the tragic flooding. Volunteers are also looking through wreckage to find the bodies of pets that didn't survive the once-in-a generation flooding. Advertisement Sadly, the group is already handling about 20 dead pets. But one that emerged from the devastation was a 'brave' Whippet whose owners were killed in the floods. 'She's by herself,' said Lauren Singleton, a 33-year-old Kerrville resident and teacher who is fostering the orphaned pooch. 4 Lauren Singleton, 33, is fostering a dog whose owners died in the Texas floods. LP Media Advertisement 'I have pets of my own so as soon as I saw they were needing help and support, the first thing I did was step up and foster.' 'She's so sweet, too. She's been giving me kisses,' Singelton said, adding the dog is skittish. Eventually, the Whippet will head to a breeder. 'I'm happy she's not going to be in the kennel,' Singleton said. 'She will have a safe space to go lay down and have a good night's rest.' Advertisement Volunteers expect there will be about 50 dogs and 50 cats up for adoption. There have been about 15 reunions so far. 4 Kerville Pets Alive expects to have 50 cats and 50 dogs who will be up for adoption. LP Media 'It's just incredible,' Guerrero said. The death toll from the catastrophic Texas floods surpassed 100 on Monday as rescue workers continue to sort through the destruction looking for survivors. Meanwhile, the volunteers from the Kerrville Pets Alive have been on the hunt for beloved pets. One of those volunteers, Kelly Kirby, 50, came from San Antonio to help look for lost animals. 'This was somebody's baby,' she said holding a dead Cockatiel after coming back from her search near the river. 'It's heartbreaking.' Advertisement 4 Kerville Pets Alive has reunited about 15 pets with their owners so far. LP Media Kirby, whose family lives in the area, said she's been hoping she can reunite pets with their owners. 'We have just been whistling and calling them out and seeing if we can see any pets that are alive or deceased,' she said. Looking for human victims of the flood, she said, was too much. 'I didn't think I had the heart to help on the human side, Kirby said. 'I just don't know if I can do that. But I know I can help on this side.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miranda Lambert pledges support to Texas via her animal foundation
Miranda Lambert has pledged to help the "pet community" in Texas following a devastating flood. The 41-year-old singer has been left distraught by the tragedy in her home state - which saw the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County to burst following heavy rainfall - and revealed her own non-profit organisation, MuttNation Foundation, is "working really closely" in the area to help bring aid to local residents and their pets who have been displaced as a result of the storms. Miranda said in a video shared to her Instagram account: 'Hey y'all. I just want to jump on here and say how devastated we are to hear about the floods in South and Central Texas. I can't even come up with any words for the loss that everybody's suffering. 'MuttNation Foundation is working really closely with Kerrville Pets Alive, as we speak to try to get more info and figure out where the needs are to support the pet community and pet owners in this disaster. 'We will have more info as it goes, but I'll post everything that I know to post right now. So y'all join with us and try to help out as much as you can, and keep sending prayers, and I'll keep you posted.' In the wake of the flood, the death toll has risen to 82 and 41 people are still listed as missing, including 10 young girls who were attending a Christian summer camp. And Khloe Kardashian - who has True, seven, and two-year-old Tatum with former partner Tristan Thompson - admitted her "heart is so deeply aching" as a result of the tragedy. She wrote on her Instagram Story: 'I can't stop thinking about the families in Texas and the overwhelming pain they're going through right now. 'As a mother, this kind of tragedy hits in a place words can't reach. The loss of those sweet, innocent children is something I can't fully process, there are just no words for this. 'My heart is so deeply aching for every parent, every family member, and every community. Please know that so many of us are carrying you in our hearts right now and I'm praying with everything I have in me for those still missing. Texas, we are holding you close." Hilary Duff, who hails from Texas, is "praying for a miracle". She wrote on her own Instagram account: 'Heartbroken doesn't begin to cover it. Consumed. Obsessed. Praying for even a shred of a miracle — to find a child alive in the wake of this boundless disaster. "Tears fall every time I imagine one of these families receiving bad news … waiting … or entire families lost. Just gone. It's just too much to comprehend. 'Beautiful Texas, I love you. To all the boots on the ground — I love you" The former Lizzie McGuire star reflected on her own younger years attending summer camp in the state. She added: 'I was — and forever will be — that girl with a wild hearted, fierce love for my barefoot summers at camp in the Texas Hill country. 'It imprints on your soul. It changes your identity. It's a realm of true magic. You could never imagine an ending this tragic. I'm just so deeply, absolutely sorry. Your loss is felt across the world.'
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Miranda Lambert pledges support to Texas via her animal foundation
Miranda Lambert has pledged to help the "pet community" in Texas following a devastating flood. The 41-year-old singer has been left distraught by the tragedy in her home state - which saw the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County to burst following heavy rainfall - and revealed her own non-profit organisation, MuttNation Foundation, is "working really closely" in the area to help bring aid to local residents and their pets who have been displaced as a result of the storms. Miranda said in a video shared to her Instagram account: 'Hey y'all. I just want to jump on here and say how devastated we are to hear about the floods in South and Central Texas. I can't even come up with any words for the loss that everybody's suffering. 'MuttNation Foundation is working really closely with Kerrville Pets Alive, as we speak to try to get more info and figure out where the needs are to support the pet community and pet owners in this disaster. 'We will have more info as it goes, but I'll post everything that I know to post right now. So y'all join with us and try to help out as much as you can, and keep sending prayers, and I'll keep you posted.' In the wake of the flood, the death toll has risen to 82 and 41 people are still listed as missing, including 10 young girls who were attending a Christian summer camp. And Khloe Kardashian - who has True, seven, and two-year-old Tatum with former partner Tristan Thompson - admitted her "heart is so deeply aching" as a result of the tragedy. She wrote on her Instagram Story: 'I can't stop thinking about the families in Texas and the overwhelming pain they're going through right now. 'As a mother, this kind of tragedy hits in a place words can't reach. The loss of those sweet, innocent children is something I can't fully process, there are just no words for this. 'My heart is so deeply aching for every parent, every family member, and every community. Please know that so many of us are carrying you in our hearts right now and I'm praying with everything I have in me for those still missing. Texas, we are holding you close." Hilary Duff, who hails from Texas, is "praying for a miracle". She wrote on her own Instagram account: 'Heartbroken doesn't begin to cover it. Consumed. Obsessed. Praying for even a shred of a miracle — to find a child alive in the wake of this boundless disaster. "Tears fall every time I imagine one of these families receiving bad news … waiting … or entire families lost. Just gone. It's just too much to comprehend. 'Beautiful Texas, I love you. To all the boots on the ground — I love you" The former Lizzie McGuire star reflected on her own younger years attending summer camp in the state. She added: 'I was — and forever will be — that girl with a wild hearted, fierce love for my barefoot summers at camp in the Texas Hill country. 'It imprints on your soul. It changes your identity. It's a realm of true magic. You could never imagine an ending this tragic. I'm just so deeply, absolutely sorry. Your loss is felt across the world.'
