There have been hundreds of e-mails forwarded to me by some terrific activists and organizations on how best to help the non-humans effected by the devastating hurricane and its aftermath. Instead of reprinting all of the alerts, I am offering the most up-to-date links for organizations who are doing stellar jobs in marshalling resources and executing plans to help those in need:

• The Humane Society of the United States: http://www.hsus.org/
• Best Friends: https://www.bestfriends.org/donate/index.cfm
• The Houston SPCA (Taking donations on behalf of the Louisiana SPCA): http://www.spcahouston.org/spcahouston/Default.asp
• The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: http://www.ASPCA.net/
• Noah's Wish: http://www.noahswish.org/index.htm