Noah's Wish

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Noah's Wish is a charity that rescues and sustains animals endangered by natural disasters.

Noah's Wish is a charity that rescues and sustains animals endangered by natural disasters. The charity travels to areas recently affected by disaster and evacuate pets, livestock and wildlife. They then shelter, feed and care for the animals until they can be returned to their owners or otherwise housed more permanently. Based in El Dorado Hills, California, they have helped relief efforts internationally, such as after the Boxing Day Tsunami hit Sri Lanka in December 2004, and after the August 2005 flooding in Romania. Within North America they have assisted in the wake of a number of forest fires and hurricanes since being founded in 2002. Outside of relief work, they train volunteers to deal effectively and practically in disaster situations. Most famously they set up a rescue operation in Slidell, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in September 2005. As of 25 September 2005 they had cared for 700 animals during this situation and reunited more than 150 lost pets with their owners. They attempt to remain separate from issues of animal welfare and neglect, concentrating solely on their mission statement: "We exist to keep animals alive during disasters."