China’s Earthquake Survivors In Race Against Time
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Dear Brett,
We are in a race against time to help the people and animal survivors of the massive China earthquake.
The numbers are staggering: over 65,000 people have perished, over 12.5 million livestock have been lost, and countless dogs and cats are homeless, injured, and starving to death. They desperately need your help.
Please give what you can today.
The assessment by IFAW’s Emergency Relief team in the earthquake’s epicentre reports dire conditions for people and animals:
- Drinking water is polluted and there is a critical need for water purification tablets.
- In one county alone, one thousand water pumps are needed immediately for providing water to animals.
- There is a desperate need for tents, fencing for animals, food for companion animals, and livestock feed.
We have authorized an initial animal relief fund of US$200,000.
Can you please help us reach this goal?
<strong style=”font-size: 12pt”>Helping animals and people
IFAW’s Emergency Relief Teams are providing food, water, vaccinations and other supplies to animals and their owners in need. Our first shipment includes 10 generators, 100 water pumps, 10,000 square metres of fencing, 150 tents, medical and surgical supplies, and water purification systems. This is a good start, but much, much more is needed.
Our biggest task now is to prevent the spread of epidemic diseases between humans and animals … and over 300,000 livestock are still waiting for help.
Please help China’s earthquake victims.
Agencies in the epicentre are in desperate need of more supplies: 100,000 tonnes of livestock feed are needed. There is an urgent need of rabies vaccine for both animals and people in mobile hospitals set up in the quake-affected areas.
<strong style=”font-size: 12pt”>The animals are counting on us
Relief workers cannot do it all — they must help sick, elderly and injured people. It is up to us to help the animals. For people who have lost everything, their pets are all they have left.
There is no time to lose. The animal and people victims of China’s massive earthquake simply can’t afford to wait. Please make your donation today.
Thank you, from the suffering animals who wait,
Olivier Bonnet
