1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: This is Pet Life Radio. Let's talk pets. 2 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,559 Speaker 2: Hello, Dla and friends, Welcome to Cautaitude. I have an 3 00:00:27,559 --> 00:00:32,560 incredible show today and I am just very excited to 4 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,759 speak to our next guests and express my gratitude for 5 00:00:35,799 --> 00:00:39,359 all they do. I want to start first by talking 6 00:00:39,399 --> 00:00:43,600 about the show. So this show came into my view 7 00:00:43,679 --> 00:00:49,159 by the NAVC. The NADC is the North American Veterinary Community, 8 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:54,479 and my guests today were recipients of NADC Gives, which 9 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,560 recognizes and supports organizations that make a significant difference in 10 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,759 the lives of veterinary professationals and animals. 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It varies a little twenty six to twenty 37 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,240 nine feet depending on where I research, but it rose 38 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,159 within forty five minutes. A lot of people probably remember 39 00:03:01,719 --> 00:03:06,039 that it was near campsite unfortunately by young children, and 40 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:10,039 it was just horrific to watch. But why I want 41 00:03:10,039 --> 00:03:12,280 to have this show today and I want to have 42 00:03:12,319 --> 00:03:15,719 it on Catitude. And you know, even though it's based 43 00:03:15,759 --> 00:03:20,400 in Texas, it's just one example of the amazing dedication 44 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:25,039 and commitment of nonprofits that support animal rescue during times 45 00:03:25,039 --> 00:03:30,639 of devastation. I live in South Florida, Hurricaneville. I've witnessed devastation. 46 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:35,280 So thank you for what you do. Your organizations are incredible. 47 00:03:35,479 --> 00:03:39,039 So Amy you are with the Rancher Navy. What does 48 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:40,400 Rancher Navy do well. 49 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,439 Speaker 5: We are an organization here in Texas and we offer 50 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:48,520 aid to those in the agricultural community during natural disasters. 51 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:52,039 We've worked Heleen, we did work some of the floods 52 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,479 that were in West Virginia. We've done the wildfires that 53 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,159 have been in Texas as well as the floods. And 54 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,280 we are here to assist those in our agricultural community, 55 00:04:01,439 --> 00:04:04,479 including those who have pets, to get them to aid 56 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:06,800 that they need during these natural disasters. 57 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,199 Speaker 2: Okay, thank you, And you know what, in a lot 58 00:04:09,199 --> 00:04:12,000 of my research and videos, one of the things that 59 00:04:12,039 --> 00:04:14,759 stood with me was a gentleman that it was horrific 60 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,920 of the devastation that he witnessed, but he escaped with 61 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,040 him and his cat, a tuxedo cat. That was it. Rick. 62 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,079 Welcome you are with Wings of Rescue. Can you tell 63 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:24,959 us what Wings of Rescue does well. 64 00:04:24,959 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 6: Wings of Rescues mission is to fly at risk pets 65 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,759 from disaster areas and overcrowded shelters to shelters where there's 66 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,720 empty kennel space and waiting adopters, and at the same 67 00:04:34,759 --> 00:04:38,399 time not displacing local shelter pets. And then we also 68 00:04:38,439 --> 00:04:41,800 provide free span uters to low income families pets. So 69 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:47,360 since our insection in twenty twelve, we've flun eighty two thousand, 70 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,279 three hundred and thirty seven pets to safety. We've delivered 71 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,360 nine hundred and six thousand pounds of humanitarian and veterinary 72 00:04:55,439 --> 00:04:59,959 aid to disaster victims, and we've responded to every natural 73 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,600 disaster in North America. We've let it in all fifty states, 74 00:05:03,879 --> 00:05:08,720 eight provinces in Canada, and about sixteen Caribbean nations. 75 00:05:08,879 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 2: Thank you for all you do. What is the largest 76 00:05:11,879 --> 00:05:14,279 pet you've ever transported for animals? 77 00:05:14,759 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 6: Animal is probably a pot belly pig. The weigh four 78 00:05:17,199 --> 00:05:18,240 hundred and fifty. 79 00:05:17,959 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 2: Pounds a pot belly pig. 80 00:05:20,519 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 6: Yeah, we've flown miniature horses, cockatoos, foxes, skunks, hedgehogs, cats, dogs, 81 00:05:27,439 --> 00:05:29,240 pretty much any small animal. 82 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:33,439 Speaker 2: Oh small, four five hundred pounds, okay if that fits small. 83 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,839 But it's amazing what you do. Let's talk about the 84 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:43,639 Central Texas flood that happened so quickly. Let's start with you, Amy. 85 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,680 What was your reaction and how were you able to 86 00:05:47,399 --> 00:05:51,480 mobilize and get this in gear just like this little snapshot. 87 00:05:51,519 --> 00:05:54,399 What was it like for your organization to know When 88 00:05:54,439 --> 00:05:56,800 did you realize, oh my gosh, this is horrific and 89 00:05:56,879 --> 00:05:59,319 we have to get rolling. So we're able to do 90 00:05:59,399 --> 00:06:00,560 what we do well. 91 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:03,199 Speaker 5: I will start with saying that my daughter was a 92 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:07,040 camper at Camp Mystic, which was the girls camp that 93 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,279 was affected by this flood. So she had been there 94 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,839 over twelve years, and so I had a lot of 95 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,319 ties to the camp and had been notified in the 96 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:19,120 middle of the night that there was a situation down there. 97 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:20,680 As a matter of fact, I got my phone call 98 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,600 at five am, and the minute I got the phone call, 99 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:28,560 I got out to our executive team, who put the 100 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:30,959 call out to our volunteers that we needed to be 101 00:06:31,199 --> 00:06:35,000 on standby. One of the things that our organization has 102 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:39,519 is a mounted search and rescue team. Knowing the terrain 103 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,000 down there, I knew that they would be needed. They 104 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,240 would be able to get into places that people on 105 00:06:45,399 --> 00:06:48,680 foot would not be able to access. 106 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 2: Mounted, meaning on horses. 107 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:55,079 Speaker 5: Mounted. Being on horses and having worked in east the 108 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,439 eastern part of the US and during Helene, we also 109 00:06:58,519 --> 00:07:02,480 had pies to some canine teams that we knew we 110 00:07:02,519 --> 00:07:04,720 would be able to access to help us as well. 111 00:07:05,439 --> 00:07:08,600 So half of our team deployed got ready to deploy 112 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:13,639 to go down to southern Texas to help with those efforts, 113 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,800 while the rest of our team started getting our lists 114 00:07:16,839 --> 00:07:19,959 together of potential items that we would need to be 115 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:24,519 able to help the farmers, ranchers, and pet owners, whether 116 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:30,639 that be fencing equipment or fencing supplies, water supplies because 117 00:07:30,639 --> 00:07:32,319 we knew that that was going to be critical in 118 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,720 a time like this, as well as feed feed for 119 00:07:35,839 --> 00:07:38,480 all animals, whether it be a dog or a cat, 120 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:42,120 or a horse or a cow. Chickens. We had lots 121 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,319 of need for chicken feed as a matter of fact, 122 00:07:44,399 --> 00:07:48,160 that was kind of unusual this particular disaster. So we 123 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:52,079 divided and conquered and started reaching out to our extensive 124 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,600 database of volunteers to get everybody on standby. 125 00:07:55,759 --> 00:07:56,079 Speaker 6: Wow. 126 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:01,279 Speaker 2: I am incredibly amazed you were so able to just 127 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,160 function and get everything done, especially with your personal ties 128 00:08:05,199 --> 00:08:05,800 to the camp. 129 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 5: I think a little background on me the way I 130 00:08:09,439 --> 00:08:12,680 got involved in Ranch or Navy is I was a 131 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:18,399 recipient of their help when my ranch in Texas burned, 132 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,879 ten thousand acres burned, including my home. 133 00:08:21,199 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 2: Oh wow. 134 00:08:21,639 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 5: So it seemed to be very calm in a crisis, 135 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,279 the animals and the people first, before you know, whatever 136 00:08:29,319 --> 00:08:33,120 personal ties I have. And it was interesting. I received 137 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,360 a phone call from my daughter and the first thing 138 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,840 she said to me she wasn't there, she had been 139 00:08:37,919 --> 00:08:40,639 a camper, but she called me and immediately she said 140 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,799 to me, Mom, all of these camps have horse programs, 141 00:08:44,399 --> 00:08:46,679 and I'm worried about the horses. Can you and your 142 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:47,519 group help them? 143 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 2: Somebody has to speak for them. They don't speak, They can't, 144 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,919 you know, pick up the phone. So okay, Well that 145 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,799 must have been definitely challenging. 146 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:56,279 Speaker 6: Rick. 147 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,039 Speaker 2: What was it like for you when you first heard 148 00:08:59,120 --> 00:08:59,960 about this design? 149 00:09:00,799 --> 00:09:03,799 Speaker 6: Well, it was really depressing because I knew people in 150 00:09:03,879 --> 00:09:06,559 Kirk County, and you know, you just worry about their 151 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,080 safety first. But as soon as it happened, I think 152 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,399 it was the night of July fourth that we were 153 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:15,360 made aware of things going downhill. We just started reaching 154 00:09:15,399 --> 00:09:18,200 out to all the shelters there because we knew that 155 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:22,440 they were going to be receiving quite a lot of 156 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:26,879 pets that would be displaced by the disaster. And what 157 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:32,519 often happens in these situations is they euthanize all the 158 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,639 pets that are in the shelter prior to the disaster 159 00:09:35,759 --> 00:09:37,279 to make room for the ones that are coming in. 160 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,960 We didn't want that one to happen, so we reached 161 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,720 out to all the shelters that we knew of in 162 00:09:42,759 --> 00:09:47,879 that area and were able to arrange flights to safety 163 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,360 for over one thousand pets. Our first flight was on 164 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,159 July eighth, because we had to get heal certificates and 165 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:58,600 get these pets into San Angelo where we could land 166 00:09:58,639 --> 00:10:01,759 safely and transport the pads out, and so we just 167 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:05,240 kept coming in bringing in supplies. We brought in I 168 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:09,679 believe something just under twenty thousand pounds worth of humanitarian 169 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,799 and that Nary aid, so that people would have food 170 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:17,720 for their pets and other supplies, medicines and whatnot, and 171 00:10:17,799 --> 00:10:20,840 so we were able to just respond very quickly, and 172 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,679 for that next two weeks, we're just flying out pretty 173 00:10:24,759 --> 00:10:25,759 much every other day. 174 00:10:26,279 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 2: Thank you for sharing how you got involved, because that 175 00:10:28,879 --> 00:10:31,440 was interesting, even though I'm so sorry for your devastation 176 00:10:31,919 --> 00:10:34,720 and your loss. Rick, how did you get involved because 177 00:10:34,759 --> 00:10:37,440 you started Wings of Rescue right. 178 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,799 Speaker 6: I did not start Rings of Rescue. Coody else started it. 179 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:44,080 I came into Wings. It was started in twenty twelve. 180 00:10:44,159 --> 00:10:47,960 I came in in May of twenty fourteen, and I 181 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:52,759 was running the operations since twenty seventeen. We started out 182 00:10:52,759 --> 00:10:56,840 as just moving basically pats out of California, where I 183 00:10:56,919 --> 00:10:59,799 was living in the time, into the Pacific Northwest, and 184 00:10:59,799 --> 00:11:03,799 then we grew into you know, an international operation. It 185 00:11:03,879 --> 00:11:08,000 started with hurricanes Maria, Harvey, and Urma basically is what 186 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,919 really put us in the disaster business. And I think 187 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:16,120 we've responded to every hurricane, volcano, earthquake, and the flood 188 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:20,399 and wildfire since then. The LA wildfires were really big 189 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,039 for us this year. We had to do a lot 190 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,519 of flights out of there. I now live in South 191 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:29,679 Florida too, like you and it's you know, you're just 192 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,320 sitting there watching the weather all the time, just like 193 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,679 what's going to happen next. And we want to make 194 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,519 sure that with our flights that we move out the 195 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:41,759 pets that are in disasters prior to the disaster. We 196 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,080 get those out of the shelters, and we don't touch 197 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,759 any of the pets that come in after disaster for 198 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,799 thirty days as you want them to be reunited with 199 00:11:49,879 --> 00:11:52,240 their families. And that's what we're trying to do, is 200 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:56,519 get that done so that nobody dies to may roup 201 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,240 for the incoming pets and that the pets will be 202 00:11:59,279 --> 00:12:02,279 reunited with the families who hopefully will come and get them. 203 00:12:02,399 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 2: Okay, wow, that's wonderful. How many pets can fit, so 204 00:12:06,039 --> 00:12:09,120 say if you just have dogs and cats, no, you know, 205 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,559 huge dogs. How many fit on a plane. 206 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:14,399 Speaker 6: Depends what type of flags and views. We did one 207 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,200 flight from Owaii. It had seven hundred pats using a 208 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:22,360 C one thirty hercules, which you know, was pretty big plane, 209 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,440 one of the biggest ones that's out there. Our normal 210 00:12:25,519 --> 00:12:29,039 planes will hold between you know, we do it on 211 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,600 a point system because there's no one size fits all. 212 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,559 The other day I had and seventy cats on one fly. 213 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 2: Was that like a course of mews. 214 00:12:36,919 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 6: It's kind of funny. They all fall asleep once we 215 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,720 hit ten thousand feet. They're in the same cabin than 216 00:12:41,799 --> 00:12:44,519 we are, but once we hit ten thousand feet they're 217 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,440 all quiet. And then we come down and it's like 218 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,759 having a you know, train, three year olds asking are 219 00:12:49,759 --> 00:12:50,440 we there yet? 220 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 2: Okay, we're going to take a quick break and we'll 221 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:53,399 be right back. 222 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:57,759 Speaker 6: Real people, real stories. 223 00:12:57,919 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 7: Our little dog have heloped this problem. At the chemotherapy 224 00:13:01,159 --> 00:13:04,799 lasted for six months, started developing more lymph nose, so 225 00:13:04,879 --> 00:13:07,159 I thought I'd just try carnivre at the lymph nose 226 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,240 started to go down. 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Okay, so I'd like 255 00:14:38,759 --> 00:14:42,120 to ask both of you, were there any moments during 256 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:47,600 the flooding, that's during this disaster that really surprised you. 257 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,559 That's a very hard question, just whatever you think of 258 00:14:50,679 --> 00:14:51,360 top of your head. 259 00:14:51,559 --> 00:14:54,639 Speaker 5: I think the thing that did surprise me about this 260 00:14:54,879 --> 00:15:00,600 particular disaster was how quickly the water rose, and it 261 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,639 was how quickly the water rose and it We have 262 00:15:03,759 --> 00:15:07,159 seen floods, and I've seen hurricanes, but because of the 263 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:13,200 terrain in which this river lies, the amount of devastation 264 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,799 and how quickly there was so much devastation, I was 265 00:15:16,919 --> 00:15:22,360 rather surprised. We had mostly worked with wildfires. We had 266 00:15:22,399 --> 00:15:25,879 worked a couple of hurricanes, but very few floods. So 267 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,039 that's probably what surprised me the most. 268 00:15:28,519 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 2: Wow, what surprised you the most? 269 00:15:31,159 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 6: Well, it was kind of interesting to me and surprise 270 00:15:34,559 --> 00:15:38,399 in a very pleasant way. Was we would land and 271 00:15:38,679 --> 00:15:40,879 we were landing in San Angelo, and there were people 272 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:45,759 that had lost their houses, lost every possession, and they 273 00:15:45,799 --> 00:15:47,919 were there to help move the paths out of the 274 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:52,320 shelters with no regard to their own situations. And not 275 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,799 only were they there, but they were cheerful and there 276 00:15:55,879 --> 00:15:58,759 was nobody talking about politics or anything like that. They 277 00:15:58,799 --> 00:16:01,159 were just talking about we want to save these pets. 278 00:16:01,559 --> 00:16:03,879 And it was kind of the triumph of the human 279 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,200 spirit that I thought you don't normally see in this 280 00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:11,080 you know, fractious days where people were getting together from 281 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,919 you know, all nationalities, because there were Hispanic people there 282 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,919 as well. Everybody was getting along and everybody was there 283 00:16:18,279 --> 00:16:20,600 for the pets, and it was just a lot of 284 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,840 selfless effort and that really surprised me because I've seen 285 00:16:24,879 --> 00:16:27,879 a lot of that dissipate in America over the last year. 286 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,159 Speaker 2: That is good to hear. As you were talking about this, 287 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:35,639 I could feel just the emotions of what you're describing 288 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:39,440 and trying to actually be there, and the selflessness of 289 00:16:39,559 --> 00:16:43,840 these people was incredible. We need more of that. So, Rick, 290 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:47,720 how do you stay calm during moments of crisis? I 291 00:16:47,759 --> 00:16:48,720 mean naturally calm? 292 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think it's a natural thing. You know, I've 293 00:16:51,759 --> 00:16:54,600 survived in airplane crash once. I guess I figured once 294 00:16:54,639 --> 00:16:57,679 I did that, I could do anything, you know, and 295 00:16:58,039 --> 00:17:01,879 remain calm, because there's use and tannic. Quite frankly, it 296 00:17:01,919 --> 00:17:05,039 doesn't achieve anything. So, you know, if you try and 297 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,920 detach yourself a certain way and not allowing yourself to 298 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,240 be caught in the emotion of a situation, because you know, 299 00:17:11,319 --> 00:17:13,240 you're there to do a job and to do a 300 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:17,079 job quickly and efficiently, and you want to also be 301 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,720 able to do it with compassion for the people that 302 00:17:19,799 --> 00:17:23,000 are affected, and you know, so you just have to 303 00:17:23,039 --> 00:17:24,039 stay within yourself. 304 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:27,279 Speaker 2: Well, thank you, Amy, how do you say come during 305 00:17:27,799 --> 00:17:31,160 you know, times of crisis. This is you know, your home, 306 00:17:31,319 --> 00:17:32,759 your area, how do you do it? 307 00:17:33,079 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 5: I have to agree with rig. You do compartmentalize everything 308 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,680 when you get there. You you have a job to do, 309 00:17:41,559 --> 00:17:45,039 and the people that we are working with it's it's 310 00:17:45,279 --> 00:17:48,039 quite possibly the worst day of their life. And I 311 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,039 agree with him. We're there to do a job. We 312 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:55,680 have tasks to do, and you know, we have to 313 00:17:55,759 --> 00:17:58,759 do it with compassion. Everybody that is there that is 314 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:03,359 being affected, they are truly in crisis and they need 315 00:18:03,599 --> 00:18:08,200 a calming, soothing voice, and so we try to we 316 00:18:08,319 --> 00:18:11,319 try to be those people as well. That's kind of 317 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:13,400 what we have learned. You know, we a lot of 318 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,000 times when we come to a crisis like this. You 319 00:18:16,079 --> 00:18:18,640 know a lot of us have been there, We've done 320 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:22,559 this before, and so we try to be the calming voice, 321 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:26,200 the one who is forward thinking because they can't think 322 00:18:26,279 --> 00:18:28,880 at that moment in time about what are the next steps? 323 00:18:29,319 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 2: Okay, thank you Amy. What would you say is the 324 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,920 number one thing for our listening audience? So we have 325 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,319 most of our listeners are in the US, cat levers, 326 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:42,119 they might have dogs. Also, what would you say is 327 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,359 the most important thing that they need to be aware of, 328 00:18:46,079 --> 00:18:49,960 just in case there's a natural disaster, because with global 329 00:18:50,039 --> 00:18:53,240 warming and all that kind of stuff, there's strange things 330 00:18:53,319 --> 00:18:56,359 happening everywhere. I'm waiting for a blizzard in South Florida, 331 00:18:56,519 --> 00:18:59,319 tell you the truth, because I mean floods in the 332 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,960 mountains and there's all kinds of crazy. So what would 333 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,559 you tell people, which you know, like I said, mostly 334 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,359 cat lovers, that they should This is what you should 335 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,160 do just in case anything happens. 336 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,039 Speaker 5: My best advice for those of you who have pets 337 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:16,240 at home is to make sure that your animals are chipped, 338 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:22,160 were well identified. When they do get separated from their humans, 339 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,640 people like Rick and myself are trying to reunite them, 340 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,799 and with cats and dogs it's very easy. You can 341 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:33,240 chip them. With larger animals, whether it be a hot 342 00:19:33,279 --> 00:19:37,400 belly pig or a horse, if a disaster is impending, 343 00:19:37,599 --> 00:19:39,319 you know, if you do not have a way to 344 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:43,160 brand your horse or tattoo your horse, make sure that 345 00:19:43,279 --> 00:19:46,039 they have a neck band on or a halter on, 346 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:50,480 or some kind of something on them that identifies them 347 00:19:50,519 --> 00:19:52,720 so that we can try to reunite them or at 348 00:19:52,799 --> 00:19:55,359 least house them. Until we can find them proper home. 349 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,200 Speaker 2: Okay, thank you, Rick. What would you tell our listening audience? 350 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,559 Speaker 6: Well, I think and you spot on what you said 351 00:20:01,559 --> 00:20:04,480 about microchips, there's so important. Another thing that you have 352 00:20:04,599 --> 00:20:07,559 to remember is if you move, you change your telephone number, 353 00:20:07,599 --> 00:20:11,160 you have to update that on your microchip registration because 354 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,039 they won't find you otherwise. And the other thing is 355 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:18,000 in natural disasters. The one thing I've learned is, especially 356 00:20:18,079 --> 00:20:21,079 if you've got cats, you need to have crates ready. 357 00:20:21,839 --> 00:20:24,119 Everybody should have a crate so that you could put 358 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,279 your cat in a crate, because it's really hard to 359 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:30,279 wrangle a cat in a hurricane or in a flood, 360 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:32,960 and you want to be able to transport them quickly 361 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,559 out of if you have to evacuate, So having supplies, 362 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:41,279 having some food around, but making sure that you have 363 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,319 a plan and a fact of where you're going to go, 364 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:46,839 how you're going to get your pet to where you're 365 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,839 going to go, and knowing what's within your region. You know, 366 00:20:51,079 --> 00:20:54,160 is there a church that's a central place that you 367 00:20:54,319 --> 00:20:56,799 and your family can meet up with your pets. If 368 00:20:56,960 --> 00:21:00,519 let's say your wife or your husband is somewhere else, 369 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:02,559 Is there a place that you can meet. In the 370 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,240 LA wildfires, we found that so many people just couldn't 371 00:21:06,279 --> 00:21:09,079 find each other because a lot of the cell phone 372 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:12,119 towers were out. So you just have to be prepared, 373 00:21:12,599 --> 00:21:17,200 and especially for cat owners, that's the hardest thing to 374 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,880 just plan for. It is you just have to have 375 00:21:21,279 --> 00:21:25,039 a microchip, neck band, would a caller would be great, 376 00:21:25,319 --> 00:21:28,880 but also keep your registration up to date, and please 377 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,279 have a crate buy then you can transport your cat 378 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,119 in because don't think you can carry your cat throughout 379 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:34,920 a disaster. 380 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: You can't. 381 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:40,559 Speaker 2: And for everyone listening I've learned from other shows, worst 382 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:42,960 case if you have that cat that you just cannot 383 00:21:43,279 --> 00:21:46,839 get hold of pillowcases, help put them in the pillowcase, 384 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,279 then get them loose in the crate. But it helps 385 00:21:49,799 --> 00:21:52,279 you know because during the time of natural disaster, if 386 00:21:52,319 --> 00:21:54,519 you have to leave, you want to get your cat. 387 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:56,720 And it doesn't matter if you scare your cat a little. 388 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,079 Your cat's already probably freaked, but you want to get 389 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,119 your cat in the crate. Any with Ranch or Navy, 390 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,960 do you have any numbers on how many supplies were 391 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,160 delivered to those in need? 392 00:22:07,079 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 5: We do, Actually we did deliver eight thousand pounds of 393 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:17,319 animal feed to local small animal shelters. They're in the 394 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:22,000 Central Texas area. We did sixty five pallets of livestock feed, 395 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:26,079 five hundred square veils of hay, one hundred round veils 396 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:30,519 of hay, and we did thirty tons of essential supplies, 397 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:35,279 whether that would be water, buckets, fencing supplies, electrolytes for 398 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,559 the animals. And we were very very lucky that our 399 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,279 National Guard helped us transport a lot of these these 400 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,640 items across Central Texas for US. 401 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 2: Oh, yes, that's wonderful. Wick. How many pets were displaced 402 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:53,359 and that you helped reunite with their families through Wings 403 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:54,319 of rescue. 404 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 6: That was done by the ones that stayed in the area. 405 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,880 We took the pets that were in the shelters prior 406 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,079 to the disaster. Those are the ones we flew out 407 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,279 so that these pets that were coming in had a 408 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:08,480 safe place to go to without anybody dying to make 409 00:23:08,599 --> 00:23:10,680 room for them. So we took about one thousand and 410 00:23:10,799 --> 00:23:12,599 sixty seven of pets out. 411 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 2: I understand what you do, but if you hadn't removed 412 00:23:16,039 --> 00:23:18,079 the pets from the shelters, the ones that were there 413 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,119 that went to the shelters wouldn't have a place to go. 414 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: It would have been killed. 415 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 2: My bad, I should have word the question better. But 416 00:23:24,079 --> 00:23:28,200 one thousand and sixty seven, in much respect, would you 417 00:23:28,319 --> 00:23:31,759 have done anything differently with Wancho Navy? Is there anything 418 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,440 looking behindsight and saying I wish we would have done this? 419 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 5: Not in this particular situation. The thing that I don't 420 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:43,880 think we were quite prepared for being an agricultural organization. 421 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:49,559 The agricultural need wasn't as large as the need for pets, 422 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:56,839 so we normally would bring in large animal supplies, hey, livestock, feed, 423 00:23:57,279 --> 00:24:01,279 fencing supplies, items like that. There the need, and this 424 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:05,920 particular situation was more for household pets. That we were 425 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,680 very very fortunate that we have a very large reach 426 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:12,880 and we were able to get from a lot of 427 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:17,319 those supplies donated and transported to help those people out, 428 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,759 as well a number of animal rescues as well as 429 00:24:20,799 --> 00:24:22,960 the Humane Society who did take in a lot of 430 00:24:23,079 --> 00:24:24,160 large animals as well. 431 00:24:24,759 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 2: Okay, thank you, Rick. Is there anything with Wings of 432 00:24:27,559 --> 00:24:29,079 Rescue that you would have done differently? 433 00:24:29,559 --> 00:24:33,799 Speaker 6: Not really, because we have already laid in a supply, 434 00:24:34,079 --> 00:24:37,359 you know, an emergency supply, so we had crates ready, 435 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,480 We had our friends at Kudley were you know, very 436 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,839 generous with donations of dog foods. We had medicine. The 437 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:50,119 Humane Society in North Texas is an amazing organization and 438 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:54,799 they brought so much stuff, you know, made medications available 439 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,480 and so much other stuff that we were able to 440 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,519 just going in right away. So it was almost as 441 00:25:00,559 --> 00:25:03,039 if we had planned the whole thing out. We were ready. 442 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,240 We were ready within twenty four hours. 443 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:08,839 Speaker 2: Incredible. I want to thank you both so much for 444 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:12,240 coming on Catitude. Where can our listeners find out more 445 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:16,960 about your organizations? You're both nonprofit and I would like 446 00:25:17,039 --> 00:25:20,119 our listeners to know more about you and if they 447 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:24,400 want to donate possibly volunteer, Amy, can you go first? 448 00:25:24,559 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 5: And yes, the Rancher Navy does have a website, It's 449 00:25:28,319 --> 00:25:32,480 Ranchernavy dot org, as well as we are on all 450 00:25:32,519 --> 00:25:35,799 of the social media platforms. Again, we are a five 451 00:25:35,839 --> 00:25:41,039 oh one C three. We mostly do emergency response in 452 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:45,759 the state of Texas. However, we have recently in the 453 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,880 last two years, responded to disasters in other parts of 454 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:49,359 the US. 455 00:25:49,799 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 2: Okay, thank you and Rick. Where can people find out 456 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:53,640 more about Wings of Rescue? 457 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 6: When you can get it Wings Rescue dot org or 458 00:25:56,799 --> 00:25:59,160 you can do it our Facebook page which has about 459 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:04,160 a half million five and we have Instagram and threads 460 00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:07,640 and I think we might have a TikTok then going 461 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,839 as well. Just you'll learn about it. There are lots 462 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,720 of videos on YouTube and you can see what we 463 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:14,680 do in real time. 464 00:26:15,079 --> 00:26:17,519 Speaker 2: I want to thank you both so much for what 465 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:21,599 you do, thanks to your organizations. We appreciate it so much. 466 00:26:21,759 --> 00:26:26,000 So thank you, and congrats on your NAVC Gives award. 467 00:26:26,279 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 6: Thank you, thank you very much. 468 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:32,279 Speaker 2: What an incredible show, I mean truly amazing to find 469 00:26:32,319 --> 00:26:35,559 out what these organizations do for those of you listening. 470 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:40,400 This occurred July fourth to seventh and twenty twenty five 471 00:26:40,759 --> 00:26:45,039 in Central Texas. It was the Guadalupe River. You can 472 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:50,440 view it, you know, the devastation of course on YouTube 473 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:54,559 or something to see the just the devastation that was done. 474 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,160 Thank you, WANs Or Navy and Wings of Rescue. I 475 00:26:58,279 --> 00:27:01,359 also want to just put out a little this climber 476 00:27:01,599 --> 00:27:03,960 if you will. I know we're a cat touted and 477 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,279 we're about cats, but many of us have ties to 478 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:11,359 other animals in our lives. You know, we might have horses, 479 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:15,160 as well or dogs. But it's important to be aware 480 00:27:15,519 --> 00:27:20,799 of organizations that would do what they do during natural disasters. Aaron, 481 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,559 we have some great tips as well as micro chipping 482 00:27:23,599 --> 00:27:26,720 and having a crate available for your cat. You would 483 00:27:26,759 --> 00:27:30,000 not believe how many people I've run into that have 484 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:34,079 like six cats two crates. How do you do that? 485 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:35,480 Three cats and a crate? 486 00:27:35,599 --> 00:27:36,559 Speaker 6: That's not going to happen. 487 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,799 Speaker 2: So great advice even you know though it was not 488 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:45,319 specifically cat based, So I hope you have enjoyed the show. 489 00:27:45,759 --> 00:27:48,680 I want to find my cats, Dennis, Charlotte and Mollie. 490 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:53,039 Dennis walks into his crate. Mollie would be a challenge, 491 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,599 and Charlotte I would have to run all over the 492 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,480 place to try to get her in a crate. But 493 00:27:57,599 --> 00:27:59,720 I would do it if it was ever a disaster. 494 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,119 And yes, I do have enough praise for all of them. 495 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,240 Actually I have an extrap for so thank you, and 496 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:08,519 thanks to my guests and me from wind Maybe and 497 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:12,240 Rick from wins A Rescue for coming on Catitude. Thanks 498 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,319 to my listening audience. I know we aren't just focused 499 00:28:15,319 --> 00:28:17,920 on cats, but I appreciate you listening to this episode. 500 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:22,480 It's important to be aware of these organizations that help 501 00:28:22,559 --> 00:28:26,079 us out during devastation, please be sure to visit their website. 502 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,079 You can learn a lot of great information and of 503 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:32,200 course thank you to my producer Mark Winter for all 504 00:28:32,279 --> 00:28:36,720 the magic keyworks to make every episode sound amazing. And remember, 505 00:28:37,079 --> 00:28:39,359 lose that attitude, have catitude. 506 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 4: Let's Talk pets every week on demand only on Petlifradio 507 00:28:45,799 --> 00:28:46,279 dot com. 508 00:29:00,079 --> 00:29:00,119 Speaker 2: M