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Hay is needed for horses in Montgomery and Waller Counties. Around 200 horses are currently displaced due to the fires. 

Donations of hay and other items such as halters, lead ropes, etc. can be dropped off at:

The Waller County Fairgrounds
22000 Fairground Road
Hempstead, TX 77445
(979) 826-2825

Magnolia Livestock Auction Barn (Great Western Auctions)
30822 Nichols Sawmill Rd.Magnolia, Texas
281-356-2165

Donations can also be purchased at: (purchases of donations by credit card may also be phoned in)
Steinhausers in Magnolia
18821 F.M. 1488
Magnolia, TX 77355
Phone: (281)356-2530 Fax: (281)356-5264
Hours: Monday – Saturday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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Steinhausers in Hempstead
820 Business Hwy 290
North Hempstead, TX 77445
Phone: (979)826-3273 Fax: (979)826-3255
Hours: Monday – Saturday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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For those of you wishing to make donations to an organization doing “hands on” work of helping the many rescued and injured horses in the massive Bastrop fire,  you can mail donations to:
Texas Lost Pines Riding Club
PO Box 309
Elgin, TX  78621
www.tlprc.org

Volunteers are needed in Elgin, Texas to feed, clean stalls etc, for around 85 head of equines and other animals.  Horses are being fed at 7am and 5pm.

Horses are being shelters at:
Julius Marek Arena (Elgin Rodeo Arena)
186B Hwy. 95 S. next to VFW
Elgin, Texas

 The Waller County Fairgrounds is currently open as a fire shelter for livestock.

22000 Fairground Road
Hempstead, TX 77445

We may need places to go with some Grimes and Waller County horses. If folks have a place, please send them our way. Check to see if they need coggins papers or not and also need to know if it is pasture or stalls. Thanks. Cd

Currently 42 horses at 2 shelters in Waller County as well as some dogs and cats.

Cody Dennison, M.S.
County Extension Agent- Agriculture/Natural Resources
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Waller County Office
846 6th Street
Hempstead, TX 77445
Phone: 979.826.7651
Fax: 979.826.7654
E-Mail: cdennison@ag.tamu.edu
Website: http://waller-tx.tamu.edu/

Educational programs of Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion,age, or national origin.

Cody Dennison
979.826.7651 work

New E-mail:
cdennison@ag.tamu.edu

Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Waller County Horse Council
Texas Animal Health Commission
Waller County Animal Control
and
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
present
Animal Disease Response Training AWR 206-1

Responders play a critical role in containing and recovering from an animal disease outbreak by assessing the local emergency, assisting in response efforts, coordinating resources, and assuring that all components of the response are carried out quickly and accurately to prevent further contamination. Animal Disease Response Training provides the critical information needed to minimize the affects of an outbreak on your community.

Responders to whom this course is targeted includes, but is not limited to:
• Agriculture Producers and Workers
• Law Enforcement
• Firefighters
• Veterinarians and Animal Health Technicians
• Emergency Medical Services
• Emergency Management Personnel
• Public Health Officials
• Public Works Personnel
• Elected Officials

Participants will learn the importance of preparing for a potential outbreak and be trained on the concepts of:
• Biosecurity and Quarantine
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Euthanasia and Disposal
• Cleaning and Disinfection

For additional information or to register for a class, go to AgPreparedness.org

Barbara Carpenter Building at the Waller County Fairgrounds
FM 359 South
Hempstead, TX 77445

Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010
8:00 am – 5:00 pm

For more information contact:
J. Cody Dennison
cdennison@ag.tamu.edu
979-826-7651

Class size is limited, so register early!

NO REGISTRATION FEE!

Veterinary CEUs available (8.0) Animal Control Officer CEUs available (8.0)