Disaster Preparedness Keep Your Animals Safe During a Disaster! Hurricanes, floods, wildfires, hazardous material spills — disasters can strike anytime, anywhere. If you think you will never have to evacuate unless you live in a floodplain, near an earthquake fault line or in a coastal area, you may be mistaken. It is important that you make preparations to evacuate your …
HSMO’s Disaster Response Team Returns from Louisiana with 37 Dogs Rescued from Areas Devastated by Hurricane Ida
Members of the Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO) Animal Cruelty Task Force’s (ACT) Disaster Response Team returned to their headquarters Monday evening with 37 dogs and puppies transported from Hurricane Ida-affected Southern Louisiana. The Taskforce had been in southern Louisiana at the request of the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to assist with animal rescue …
The Humane Society of Missouri’s Disaster Response Team Deploys to Louisiana to Assist Animal Shelters Impacted by Hurricane Ida
At the request of the Louisiana SPCA, this morning the Humane Society of Missouri’s (HSMO) Animal Cruelty Task Force (ACT) deployed four members of its Disaster Response Team to New Orleans to assist local animal welfare organizations affected by Hurricane Ida. The Disaster Response Team is expected to be on-site in New Orleans for 7 to 10 days and will …
Winfield, MO: Disaster Response Team Rescuing Animals
Humane Society of Missouri deploys Disaster Response Team to rescue animals affected by Mississippi flooding in Winfield, Mo. Team also partners with St. Charles County to provide temporary shelter to pets displaced by flooding The Humane Society of Missouri Disaster Response Team has deployed a four-person team to perform water and land-based animal rescue operations in the Winfield, MO area …
Disaster Team Responds to Hurricane Florence
Humane Society of Missouri deploys Disaster Response Team to rescue animals in wake of Hurricane Florence The Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force and Disaster Response Team is one of the largest animal rescue/disaster response teams in the United States. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 Incredible HSMO Dog Rescue Featured on National News! Good Morning America ABC World News …
Animal Cruelty Task Force
Animal Cruelty Task Force Established in the early 1960s, the Humane Society of Missouri’s Animal Cruelty Task Force is dedicated to intervening for animals at risk from abuse, neglect and natural disasters and emergencies in all 114 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis. Every year the Animal Cruelty Task Force (ACT) receives more than 20,000 reports of suspected …
Report Abuse or Neglect
Report Animal Abuse or Neglect If you suspect an animal is being abused or neglected, contact the Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force with the address (or detailed directions to location) where animal(s) can be found, and a detailed description of the neglect or abuse. Allegations of physical abuse require a witness name and contact number OR fill …
Flood Response 2017
The Humane Society of Missouri Disaster Response Team is providing temporary sheltering for pets of people affected by recent flooding. Pets may be dropped off at: Manchester United Methodist Church 129 Woods Mill Road (Highway 141 and Manchester Road) This site is accepting animals now through 6 p.m. May 3. After 6 p.m. pet owners may call the HSMO Hotline …
