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WASART rescues pets and livestock in emergency situations: such as dogs over cliffs, horses in wells

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14/01/2025

If you, like us, wish you could help in California, here’s a list of animal-related organizations that we trust are doing the best work for animals in the fires. It’s short, but we also aren’t there to know much more than the rest of you. Money is the easiest way to get organizations what they need. Don’t send stuff unless you see on the organization’s actual official page a current request.

Pasadena Humane https://pasadenahumane.org/ They have a page up for current needs and information for residents needing food and supplies for their pets. They are definitely an organization doing the hard work. This would be our #1 recommendation.

Best Friends https://bestfriends.org/emergency-response/los-angeles-wildfires

ASPCA is also on the ground. https://www.aspca.org/investigations-rescue/aspca-disaster-relief-efforts

What else can you do? We have our own share of fires and other disasters. Take this as a good opportunity to make sure your own emergency bags are packed, including items and plans for your animals, large and small.

16/12/2024

🎄✨ A HUGE thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at this year's Battle of the Badges Holiday Lights in Renton! Over 30 public agencies were on display for a friendly holiday light competition along with food trucks, Santa, music and more.

Kids queued up to play the WASART inspired bean bag toss game and then got to be on a haul team and help save a dog. A cow and puppy pitched in to help too!

Your incredible support made this event truly special, and we couldn't have done it without the amazing community spirit and festive energy that you all brought.

A special shoutout to the City of Renton and the Renton Police Department for organizing this event.

03/12/2024

A big thanks for your support over the years! We're all donation supported, so if we are one of your organizations of choice to support (and we hope we are!), you can donate through our Facebook fundraiser or through our webpage (link below).
We have big plans for our future, including using drones and advanced trainings. We look forward to sharing exciting animal rescues made possible because of those plans with you!

www.wasart.org/donate
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02/12/2024

“Why we love, appreciate, am grateful for, and support WASART. This group of volunteers go WAY above the call of duty and are Crazy amazing. Dakota, our Search and Rescue Horse who has served to help rescue many people over the years, suddenly fell through a bridge and her life was in immediate danger. These folks pulled an incredible group of people together and with unbelievable skill, lifted and brought this horse to safety out of the wilderness. Today, thanks to WASART, she is able to live her life in happy, complete retirement. Thank You WASART! You're Incredible.” - DJ and Dawn, Dakota’s owners

Today is the day to get ready for the next Dakota who needs help. We are grateful for your support and donations over these years. We can’t do what we do without you!

www.wasart.org/donate

01/12/2024

WASART is a 100% volunteer organization. We're lucky to have members from many different backgrounds giving their time, energy, and skills to help animals in need. Today we'd like to introduce you to...

Jing - WASART Technical Rescue Team member.

“At WASART, I am surrounded by compassionate individuals and devoted animal lovers who continually inspire me to grow and become my better self. The comprehensive trainings, such as rigging and animal transportation, have provided me with invaluable skills to serve the community more effectively. WASART has profoundly enriched my life, and I am committed to giving back through my volunteering.” Jing, WASART Volunteer

We hope you're inspired to volunteer, donate, or just spread the word about your favorite nonprofit, and we hope we're on your list! Volunteering makes all our communities stronger.

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28/11/2024

As we celebrate Thanksgiving today, we wanted to express gratitude to our incredible community of volunteers, friends, and supporters who make our mission of helping animals and their owners possible.

We wish everyone a safe, warm, and happy holiday season.

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27/11/2024

Along with technical rescue, our volunteers help with emergency sheltering, community outreach and education, call coordination, duty officers, training, website maintenance, fundraising, vehicle transport, and base support - all with the common goal of saving lives.

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25/11/2024

After every deployment, it’s clean up time!

Every piece of gear that was utilized gets thoroughly cleaned, dried, and put back in its proper place within the equipment truck by our volunteers so we are ready for the next call.

24/11/2024

On the eve of Tuesday's bomb cyclone, WASART responders were called out in the late evening to help a 1300 lb mule, trapped in thick mud up to the torso and unable to self rescue, get back on its feet.

These types of rescues would not be possible without our dedicated volunteer responders and your generous donations that help us maintain our technical rescue gear and trucks.

Thanks for being there for us so we can be there for you and your animals!

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15/11/2024

Solid work by WASART’s Technical Rescue Team at last Sunday’s training. The team practiced using a guiding line with the twin tension lowering and raising system. This type of setup is used to keep the attendant and subject off the surface, often to avoid obstacles, or in difficult terrain such as slippery or loose rock. Great trainings lead to great outcomes in the field.

11/11/2024

This weekend's star was Ollie, who let us demo paw wrapping on her to some of the best search and rescue volunteers, fire department personnel, and law enforcement folks. Thank you, Pierce County Office of Emergency Management for having us out on a Saturday to talk about how we can keep helping our animal friends in Pierce County and some of the neighboring areas!

07/11/2024

October was a great month for WASART Training. Our Technical Rescue Team held two heavy systems (large animal) trainings including horse behavior and handling as well as a mock horse rescue scenario using our horse manikin, Joey. You will see Joey in many of the heavy systems trainings that we do throughout the year. This life-size horse manikin allows us to practice horse rigging and rescue in a wide variety of settings.

Our Annual Exercise focused on small animal emergency sheltering. Participants got hands-on experience setting up and running a mock emergency animal shelter.

A big Thanks to all of our volunteers for your dedication to learning and perfecting skills needed to help animals and their owners.

WASART is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. For more information about us or to make a donation, visit www.wasart.org.

19/10/2024

On October 9th, WASART received a call about a dog named Pogo who was on a steep slope above the Puyallup river. A few days earlier, Pogo had managed to run off from his home. The owner contacted James Branson, of Three Retrievers Lost Pet Rescue, who located and reached Pogo after extensively searching. However, due to the hazardous terrain at Pogo’s location, it was determined that technical rescue would be needed to bring the dog up to safety. WASART’s Technical Rescue Team responded to help.

WASART arrived on scene and assessed the situation. James and Pogo’s owner had reached Pogo on the steep hillside and secured him with a leash. There were located about 100 feet down a slope, with a cliff below them. The terrain was steep, dense, with loose footing and unsafe to travel back up without technical assistance. A WASART team member was able to traverse to their location and stayed with Pogo, James, and the owner while the rest of the Technical Rescue Team got to work. We determined that the best plan of action would be to set up a steep angle rigging system and lower an attendant with rescue litter down to James and Pogo. Steep angle rigging is the term used in rope rescue when the slope is between 30 to 50 degrees.

We set up a twin tension rope system. The attendant was lowered down the steep hillside to Pogo who appeared alert. After placing a muzzle and harness on Pogo, he was secured in the rescue litter for the ride up. The rope system was changed from a lowering system to a pulley system to haul them both back up to the top. Once at the top of the hillside, the team hand carried the litter over a chain link fence to reach our base location. We unpacked Pogo from the rescue litter and placed him into the owner’s car for the ride home.

The team packed up the ropes and gear, debriefed, and headed home late in the evening.

We are glad to have been able to help Pogo reach safety and back to his owner.

A huge thanks to James Branson with Three Retrievers Lost Pet Rescue for his efforts and experience in locating Pogo, securing him, and making sure he made it back to safety. To learn more about Three Retrievers Lost Pet Rescue and the valuable service they provide, visit their website at www.3retrievers.com

WASART is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. For more information about what we do to help animals and their owners, please visit www.wasart.org

08/10/2024

Member dog Ruthie takes her role of Base Support very seriously. She is making sure no one takes inventory without signing it out. 🐾

04/10/2024

Congratulations to our newest Base and Operations Support class graduates! Last weekend, volunteer members learned about responder safety, small and large animal behavior and handling, working with the tripod and rescue litter, and water rescue practice. A huge Thank You to Foothills Veterinary Hospital for hosting us at their facility!

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#GivingTuesday A big thanks for your support over the years! We're all donation supported, so if we are one of your organizations of choice to support (and we hope we are!), you can donate through our Facebook fundraiser or through our webpage (link below). We have big plans for our future, including using drones and advanced trainings. We look forward to sharing exciting animal rescues made possible because of those plans with you! www.wasart.org/donate Venmo: @wasart-donations #washingtonstateanimalresponseteam #volunteers

WASART TRT Training

Late Saturday afternoon, we received a call about a Great Dane, named Luna, who was on the Lake Serene trail and unable to make it back down. Our team arrived at the trailhead along with our equipment truck. We packed up our gear, including rescue litter and wheel, and hiked 2 miles up the trail to Luna and her owner. On arrival, Luna appeared calm and bright and stood up to greet the team. However, she was trembling in her hind legs and was sensitive placing all limbs. It was quickly determined that she was unable to walk down on her own and needed to be carried in the litter back to the trailhead. We assembled the rescue litter, secured her in it, and then headed down the trail. Luna was calm and settled quickly into the litter for her ride. The first half of the trail was the most difficult with steps, fallen logs, rocky terrain, and stream crossings. The second half of the trail was easier terrain which allowed more efficient movement downhill. We offered her water on occasion during the ride down. On arrival back at the trailhead, we helped her into her owner’s SUV and they headed on their way. We debriefed, packed up our gear, and headed home in the late evening hours. We are thankful to have been able to help Luna and her owner get back to safety. We are always a phone call away when assistance is needed. Watch the full video to see Luna's rescue in action. WASART is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. To learn more about us and what we do, please visit www.wasart.org.

It’s Day 2 of GiveBIG. As an all-volunteer nonprofit, these rescues are made possible because of YOU!

It’s Day 2 of GiveBIG! As an all-volunteer nonprofit, these rescues are made possible because of YOU! We have no paid staff. Your donations help us buy technical rescue and emergency sheltering equipment, replace old and worn out equipment, keep our vehicles running safely, as well as our day to day operations. We are incredibly grateful for your donations and support. Just click on our GiveBIG fundraiser link to make a donation today www.wasart.org/givebig #washingtonstateanimalresponseteam #wasartresponse #wasart #GiveBIG

We were excited for the opportunity to help an alpaca get safely reunited with her owner this past week. We used safety fencing to corral the alpaca and then put a harness on her to bring her back to her home. (Sound removed from video) #washingtonstateanimalresponseteam #wasart #wasartresponse #technicalrescueteam

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