K.A.R.E.

Knapptime Adoption Rescue and Education.


Knapptime Emergency Rescue Team (K.E.R.T.) of K.A.R.E...

Courageous, prompt, self-sacrificing, tenacious, dedicated people is what it takes to be an Emergency Rescue Team member at Knapptime. KERT was formed in 2004 to be a disaster relief for the avian community.




Knapptime Emergency Rescue Team (K.E.R.T) team members, in New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005...We have a number of success stories, some we still await. We have been requested to deploy again and deployment funds are almost depleted. Due to these circumstances we appeal to your generosity, your humanity, and your love for your furred or feathered family member(s).
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Knapptime Emergency Rescue Team (K.E.R.T) team members, in New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005...
This is their story...




Departed Warren Michigan in response to the disaster Monday,
5 September 2005...


Gulf Port Mississippi...

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New Orleans Louisiana...

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. Coffins washed across the road... .


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Rescue...

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Someone had pulled dead birds from their cages before we arrived...
The water level in the store was up to here...
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Lamar Dixon Expo Center was the main location from which government and non-government animal rescue operations were launched... Another location was Louisiana State University (LSU)...


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LSU Small Animal Clinic...


Some battles you won...



while others you lost... . ...


1st Team picture...


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