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					Hurricane Harvey Call to Action				</h1>
			  			  				<div class="page-header-suffix">By <a href="/category/author/susan-tasaki">Susan Tasaki</a>, August 2017</div>
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	<div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox_5dmh"></div>	<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Disasters like those created by Hurricane Harvey in southeastern Texas have a way of bringing out the best in people: a desire to help, lend a hand, do something to make the lives of those living through them—both people and animals—a little less grim.</p>
<p>Here, we offer a few options to consider. Before making your donation decisions, visit the BBB and Wise Giving Alliance’s <a href="https://www.bbb.org/council/news-events/news-releases/2017/08/bbb-and-give.org-offer-tips-on-helping-texas-in-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-harvey/" target="_blank">“Tips on Helping Texas” </a>page, and check to see if your employer will match your gift.</p>
<p>•Charity Navigator, an independent watchdog agency that evaluates charitable organizations in the U.S., has a <a href="https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&amp;cpid=5239" target="_blank">page devoted to Hurricane Harve</a>y.</p>
<p>•NPR has<a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/28/546745827/looking-to-help-those-affected-by-harvey-here-s-a-list" target="_blank"> a dedicated web page</a> with ways to help both human- and animal-focused groups.</p>
<p>•Best Friends, whose emergency response team is on the ground in Texas, has compiled <a href="https://bestfriends.org/stories-blog-videos/latest-news/help-texas-animal-shelters-affected-hurricane-harvey" target="_blank">a list of shelters in need</a>.</p>
<p>•At the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster’s <a href="https://www.nvoad.org/hurricane-harvey/hurricane-harvey-how-to-help/" target="_blank">Hurricane Harvey page</a>,  you can find a list of <a href="https://txvoad.communityos.org/cms/node/104" target="_blank">Texas-specific groups</a> of all types.</p>
<p>•To help make space in local shelters for animals rescued from the floodwaters, the Livermore, Calif., group <a href="https://www.wingsofrescue.org/donate/" target="_blank">Wings of Rescue </a>is transporting adoptable animals from Texas to other geographic areas.</p>
<p>•The <a href="http://www.houstonhumane.org/" target="_blank">Houston Humane Society</a> is doing their part in regional animal-related disaster rescue and relief efforts.  </p>
<p>•The <a href="https://sahumane.org/hurricane-harvey" target="_blank">San Antonio Humane Society</a> is housing pets from families who were forced to evacuate as well as transferred shelter pets.</p>
<p>•The <a href="https://adltexas.org/programs-services/foster-care/prepping-for-hurricane-harvey/" target="_blank">Animal Defense League of Texas</a> makes it easy to lend a hand with its <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1G9EQVIYRYS0G/ref=cm_sw_su_w" target="_blank">Amazon wishlist</a>.</p>
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