This resource list has been compiled from various sources and some information was not able to be verified by The HSUS.
This list will be updated often; please check back frequently.
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Emergency Animal Shelters in Louisiana
Emergency Animal Shelters in Mississippi
Emergency Animal Shelters in Texas
Other Resources
Emergency Animal Shelters: Louisiana
Abbeville, LA
Boys and Girls Club
337-893-0235
Abbeville, LA
Vacant "Fruit of the Loom" factory
337-893-0235
Alexandria, LA
Farmer's Market
225-578-9900
Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana State University (LSU)
John M. Parker Coliseum
225-578-6111 and 225-578-9900
Open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.
Animals from the following veterinary clinics and evacuation areas are currently being housed at this location:
- Belle Chasse Animal Hospital
- Causeway Animal Hospital (some pets)
- Metairie Small Animal Hospital
- St. Tammany Animal Shelter
- Southern Animal Foundation
- The Cat Practice (Metairie)
- VCA Airline Animal Hospital
- Companion animals owned by people who were in Red Cross-associated evacuations (Causeway and I-10 bus staging area)
Franklinton, LA
Fairgrounds
Gonzales, LA
Lamar-Dixon Horse Expo Center
9039 St. Landry Road
Exit 177 off I-10
Lafayette, LA
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Blackham Coliseum
Corner of Cajundome Boulevard and Johnston Street
337-291-5644 and 337-981-8387 and 337-265-2100
Lake Charles, LA
Calcasieu Parish Animal Services
5500 A. Swift Plant Road
337-439-8879
dmarcantel@cppj.net
Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles Civic Center
900 Lakeshore Drive
337-491-1256
Monroe, LA (small animals only)
Monroe Civic Center (Equestrian Pavilion)
400 Lea Joyner Memorial Expressway
225-578-9900 and 318-329-2225
Shreveport, LA
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
Louisiana State Fairgrounds
3701 Hudson Avenue
318-219-7387 and 318-635-1361
Shreveport, LA
Louisiana State University
Health and Physical Education Building
225-578-9900
Slidell, LA
1325 Bayou Lane (next to Heritage Park)
West Monroe, LA (large animals only)
Ike Hamilton Expo Center
501 Mane Street
225-578-9900 and (318) 325-9160
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Emergency Animal Shelters: Mississippi
Gautier, MS
Jackson County Animal Shelter
4400 Audubon Drive
228-497-6350
Hattiesburg, MS
Forrest County Multipurpose Center
925 Sullivan Drive
1-888-722-3106
Jackson, MS
Mississippi State Fairgrounds
Intersection of 1-55 and High Street
1-800-252-0923
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Emergency Animal Shelters: Texas
Austin, TX
Austin SPCA
124 West Anderson Lane
512-646-7387
Open 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Houston, TX
900 Portway Drive
Houston SPCA
713-802-0555
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Other Resources
The HSUS Hurricane Katrina Hotline: 1-800-Humane-1
To find animal shelters outside of the disaster area or to report a lost pet visit www.pets911.com or www.petfinder.com or call 1-888-PETS911.
File a rescue request online with the United Animal Nations: https://www.uan.org/secure/rescue.html
If you have information about stray or feral cat colonies in the disaster area contact Alley Cat Allies at 240-482-1997 or alleycat@alleycat.org.
For humans in need: If the person has a serious medical condition, call 911 and The American Red Cross at 1-866-438-4636. For non-emergencies, contact the Red Cross at 1-800-4357-669 or www.redcross.org
Louisiana State Animal Rescue Information
www.vetmed.lsu.edu
Katrina@ldaf.louisiana.gov
Louisiana Horse Hotline: 225-578-9501
Alabama Emergency Management Contact Information: http://www.ema.alabama.gov/County%20EMA%20Directory.asp
Mississippi Emergency Management Contact Information: http://www.msema.org/documents/publicEMAlist.rtf
Louisiana Emergency Management Contact Information: http://www.loep.state.la.us/parish/parishoepnumbers.htm
Mississippi Animal Rescue League, Jackson, MS: 601-969-1631
Lost Pets Mississippi: 800-252-0923
Humane Society of South Mississippi: 228-863-3354
Mississippi Board of Animal Health Emergency Hotline: 1-888-722-3106
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Information compiled from: HSUS field reports, www.uan.org, www.vetmed.lsu.edu, www.noahswish.org, www.petfinder.com, www.alleycat.org and www.arkanimals.com.
