Haiti, A Year Later, Help for People and Animals.

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This CNN video can't be embedded, but you can see it by clicking here:

http://youtube.cf/watch?v=7c8KrHZN99Y&feature=featured

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Since last January, WSPA has been on the ground in the Haiti, addressing the needs of its surviving animal population and broken veterinary infrastructure. Because of the amazing, ongoing contributions from supporters, WSPA – as part of the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH)  – has accomplished the following in Haiti during the past year:

Treated More than 50,000 Animals in Need

• Last January, ARCH set up a mobile veterinary clinic, which allowed trained veterinarians to travel into earthquake-stricken neighborhoods and provide medical aid to tens of thousands of dogs, cats, goats, cattle, horses and other animals.
• To date, the team has directly treated and vaccinated more than 50,000 animals, therefore aiding in the economic recovery of the communities that depend on those animals.

Protected the Health of Humans

• By vaccinating animals against diseases such as rabies and Newcastle’s disease, ARCH indirectly protected humans in the Haitian community.
• By treating animals for parasites, the team prevented an outbreak of diarrhea, which would have exacerbated the Cholera problem.

 

More at: http://www.wspa-usa.org/latestnews/2011/oneyearlaterhaiti.aspx

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Frank Loftus/The HSUS
HSI spay/neuter training for Haitian vets.

HSI’s Haiti programs include the establishment of the first animal welfare center in Haiti, continuing education and training for Haitian veterinarians, nationwide spay/ neuter and vaccination projects to address the street dog overpopulation, providing medical care and owner training for horses and pack animals, and developing the first Haitian veterinary disaster response team. Each of these programs is well underway.

Each of our initiatives begins by training Haitian veterinarians, since helping to advance their professional skills and securing their dedication to these projects is integral to long-term success. We recently completed the construction of a veterinary hospital at our Haiti Animal Welfare Center that will provide low-cost services to the local community. This is the first facility of its kind in Haiti.  Veterinarians and technicians now have a central location where they can receive continuing education and technical training with a humane focus, something that did not exist prior to our investment of time, effort, and resources.
Of course, there are significant direct care components to our program as well. 
More at: http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/2011/01/haiti-one-year-later.html
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Today.





Just going shopping for a few parts, and have a gander at some thrift shops.

We aren't going to work on the cargo trailer, as it is too cold today.

Please Help Haiti ‘Rebuild Right’. Haiti Animals

Please don't forget your clicks every day.  The Rainforest, Child Health and Hunger sites are all donating their clicks to Haiti:
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1&link=ctg_ths_home_from_chs_home_sitenav

Business Week says this:
 "Paris Club members agreed in July to cancel their claims on Haiti, totaling $214 million, though some countries have yet to finalize the process. The Paris Club is an informal group of creditor governments from industrialized countries, and those who were owed money by Haiti are Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Britain and the U.S."
http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jan2010/ca20100115_880201.htm?campaign_id=related_AK    

So that Haiti isn’t burdened with repaying their debt which started nearly 200 years ago, plus trying to rebuild from this terrible earthquake, here is a petition to try to help them: http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/campaign.faces?siteId=1&campaign=NoHaitiDebt&ThirdPartyClicks=ETE_012110_NoHaitiDebt_m
As the country is already $1.9 BILLION in debt, they are going to need any funds they have available for rebuilding, and to do it right, not just shoddy makeshift dwellings.
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“Earthquake aside, such a prominent call for debt relief for the Caribbean nation is overdue. Haiti is a very poor country. It is also a very indebted one, part of a legacy extending back to the 1820s. Then, France required the former slave colony to pay something like $20 billion in today's dollars for its freedom. The country has struggled ever since, with former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier raiding the country's accounts and amplifying what it owes.
The debt hurts Haiti, horribly. As of last year, Haiti was paying $50 million a year just to service its debt, not even to pay down the principal. It owed hundreds of millions -- more than a quarter of its GDP. “
From:http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/01/19/the_three_entities_that_need_to_cancel_haitis_debt
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How Companies Can Truly Help in Haiti

Philanthropy expert Timothy Ogden says the best advice for corporate givers is:

"Don't just do something, stand there." Allow him to explain:

That sounds contradictory, but here is the article:
http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jan2010/ca20100115_880201.htm?campaign_id=related_AK
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“Haiti has suffered from the slings and arrows of outrageous debt to the West since its creation. Haiti, the first black republic in the West, was not always the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. It was once one of the the richest colonies of the Caribbean. After defeating Napoleon's forces in a slave rebellion, Haiti declared itself a nation on Jan. 1, 1804. The victory was short lived however. By 1825, Haiti was forced under threat of invasion and exclusion from international commerce to pay France, it's former colonial master, $21 billion to compensate French slave-holders for their loss of "property." It took Haiti 120 years to repay that disgraceful loan.
The United States also played a part in Haiti's economic tragedy. Thomas Jefferson, an enthusiastic slave owner, feared that Haiti's success in the hemisphere would give millions of black slaves in the southern states dangerous ideas about freedom and human rights. Congress soon passed a law prohibiting all trade with Haiti, signed by Jefferson at the turn of the 19th century, furthering that country's isolation. Between the shattering debt to France and the trade isolation, the new republic hardly stood a chance. America also occupied Haiti from 1915 until 1934, then supported a series of dictators until 1990.
Debt relief may prove to be a more earth-shattering than the earthquake, but it is the right thing to do.” From:http://airamerica.com/news/01-19-2010/no-more-debt/

Now, we will see if the countries that pledged to release Haiti’s debt, follow through.
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Now, you know me, I am going to be equally concerned about the poor animals in Haiti. Please help them, too, even if it just by clicking   http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3&ThirdPartyClicks=ERA_090309_ARS     E V E R Y   day.

Haiti, Straight From The Horse’s Mouth.

Our friend Phyllis’ daughter Carmen sent this.  Phyllis doesn’t have a journal so I am posting this for her:     Sent: 1/14/2010 7:08:01 A.M. Pacific Standard Time

“Good Morning, This is a forward from one of my friends at work, Claudia.  We have been trying to support her for several months because she has been so upset about her son, Peter, and his wife who sold everything to go on a mission trip to Haiti for 5-10 years - with their two grandsons! Besides the fact that she would miss them so much, she has been so worried about their safety. Anyway, they flew to Ft. Lauderdale the day before the earthquake, and were supposed to land in Haiti the day of the earthquake!

Here is a link to their blog http://ourordinaryjourney.blogspot.com/   - it's kind of interesting, but below Claudia's note I pasted an entry from Chris Rollings - he is in charge of the project that Peter and Sarah were/are involved in, and he's their contact person there. - It really makes the whole situation seem closer to home when you read first hand someone's experience.

Claudia thought this might deter them from wanting to go, but it actually makes them feel they are need in Haiti even more now! She kept praying for something to change their minds - but she didn't expect an earthquake!
Peter and his wife so much wanted to do this: http://cleanwaterforhaiti.org/   But were delayed from going because of the earthquake. 
Below Claudia's note I pasted an entry from Chris Rollings - he is in charge of the project that Peter and Sarah were/are involved in, and he's their contact person there.”

Please read Chris Rollings’ account of that first day:  Earthquake Day in Port au Prince  It really shows one what it is like there, and the terrible decisions they have to make.

Claudia says:
“The facilities and people at Clean Water for Haiti are all safe, and unharmed; they sustained no damage as far as I know. They are about 30 miles north of Port-au-Prince. The staff there is heading into Port today to help out in whatever way they can.”
Love, Carmen

This is so sad for a country that needed an enormous amount of help before the quake, and now this.

We have so much to be grateful for, and here we are, going about our chores as if nothing earth shattering had happened today.