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Rats who Have Been Rescued to Date
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- First Group: ten rats and family evacuated to Florida. Sadly, one rat did not survive the evacuation. The rats and their human family (and one cat) are now refugees in Florida, and have nothing. If you would like to make a contribution, there is a PayPal account accepting monetary donations under the e-mail address: smarsh97@aol.com
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- Second Group: family with rats evacuated from New Orleans to Florida. Details unknown at this time, except that owner's name is 'Eve'. Any additional information would be appreciated.
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- Third Group:
seventeen eighteen rats are currently being held at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) staging area in Hattiesburg, MS, in need of rescue. Status unknown - still trying to make contact with Hattiesburg.
UPDATE: 10 males and one female rat are now on the road with a HSUS volunteer heading for Small Angels Rescue in Maryland, where the rats will be fostered until forever homes can be found. Please consider a donation to Small Angels to help cover the care of these stranded animals.
UPDATE: 9/18/2005 - 2 males (one agouti hoodie, one quasi-PEW) have been adopted by their new forever home! Word from a 'source on the scene' is that nine males are left at Small Angels, 3 grey/agouti hoodies and 6 PEWs with brown smudgy noses. . .
UPDATE: 9/23/2005 - 6 males in total have now been adopted into forever homes, leaving one grey/brown agouti hoodie and two New Orleans PEWs (white with a smudged nose). These boys are beyond adorable and sqooshy, with sweet temperaments. For photographic proof, check the top of this page!
Seven ten PEW females are still left in Hattiesburg and need rescue as soon as possible - room is at a premium! Seven females were taken from Hattiesburg and are at Small Angels Rescue now; however, we do not know what happened to the other three females. If you have any information, please contact us.
UPDATE: 9/28/2005 - to the best of our knowledge, all of the female rats at the Hattiesburg shelter were removed at the same time from the horse stall they were housed in. The seven females were driven to safety at Small Angels by a volunteer who was struck by their plight while picking up other animals.
Thank you!
UPDATE: 10/11/2005 - Small Angels Rescue, located in Frederick, Maryland, still has the following Hurricane Rats up for adoption who could use a helping paw:
Five Males: one black/white hoodie and four New Orleans PEWS. Still a little shy, the boys will need some TLC, and a few have respiratory issues, which is to be expected considering the stress they have been placed under.
Four Females: all New Orleans PEWS, also a little shy with the same respiratory issues as the males.
All of these rats have improved enormously after being sheltered by Small Angels, and there is no reason to believe they will not make a complete recovery both mentally and physically.
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- Fourth Group: 10/9/2005 - one small, grey, male rat at the Humane Society of Central Illinois, in Bloomington. Petfinder No. PF48702. No further information.
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- Fifth Group: 10/11/2005 - one brown and white rat, presumed female, in Springfield, Illinois. Petfinder No. PF51336. No further information.
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