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Table of contents for Disaster Preparedness TipsAnimal Disaster Preparedness GuideHigh Tech Animal Disaster Preparedness TipsAnimal Book Review: Cat First AidAnimal Book Review: Dog First Aid First Aid books for pets have been slow in surfacing. Long overdue, the American Red Cross has partnered with StayWell to finally release a Dog First Aid book.

As I have written in recent posts here (as well as on the national American Red Cross’ Blog, Red Cross Chat, where I am a Guest Blogger this week), I have been following the Hurricane Gustav emergency preparations and response on several relatively new web sites set up to provide information to the public, the media and emergency responders during a disaster.

Animal Book Review: Cat First AidAnimal Book Review: Dog First Aid First Aid books for pets have been slow in surfacing. Long overdue, the American Red Cross has partnered with StayWell to finally release a Dog First Aid book. I discovered the book project while talking about disaster rescue in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gustav evacuees staying in Knoxville, TN., are complaining. Are their complaints legit? Is this a case of bad host or bad guests? You decide… From a Gustav evacuee: “Look. Look. It’s all sugar,” said New Orleans evacuee Wilmer Pappie, Jr. as he displayed a box of pastries and cookies.

Colorado College Republicans Channel Fundraising Efforts to Help Victims of Gustav Posted on September 2, 2008 Under News, The Daily Prereq | By Nikki Martinez Get ready to feel all warm and mushy inside. The Colorado Federation of College Republicans has ceased fundraising for the GOP to focus on helping the victims of Hurricane Gustav.

… wag! wag! … whew… It sounds like Gustav was not as bad as it could have been… that’s a relief…   both for all the people along the Gulf Coast but also for their animal companions.  … Unfortunately it doesn’t look like the US is through with Hurricanes yet….

All eyes were on the Gulf Coast yesterday hoping and praying for Hurricane Gustav to lose steam, and thankfully, particularly for the citizens of New Orleans, it did. And politicians of all stripes were smart enough to take a break from campaigning in light of the potential catastrophic repeat of Katrina.

All eyes were on the Gulf Coast yesterday hoping and praying for Hurricane Gustav to lose steam, and thankfully, particularly for the citizens of New Orleans, it did. And politicians of all stripes were smart enough to take a break from campaigning in light of the potential catastrophic repeat of Katrina.

While at this point it is apparent that Hurricane Gustav is not going to turn into another Katrina, at the end of last week it was not so clear. What was clear is that social media is playing a bigger role in disaster preparedness and response than ever before.

If you are interested in supporting the Red Cross’ relief efforts for Gustav (and, possibly in the next few days, Hurricane Hanna and Tropical Storm Ike), you can donate directly at http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_subsrc=RCO_LatestNews&s_src=DRF Thanks.