Updates from the two groups providing relief to the Animals In Haiti.
1. Humane Society International (HSI) / Humane Society United States (HSUS) /Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association
From the Humane Society International Site:

“The Haitian earthquake was not like Hurricane Katrina, with time ticking away against the minutes and hours of the lives of thousands of pets [...]

From Humane Society International Reports from the Field
American Pets, Rabies Vaccinations: Jan. 27, 2010; 5 p.m. EST
The HSUS and HSI are also working to solve the problem of restrictions on the evacuation of pets owned by Americans leaving Haiti to return to the United States, reaching out to the American Red Cross, the Centers for Disease [...]

From the Humane Society International Reports from the Field
Children’s Hospital: January 26, 2010; 9:30 p.m. EST
“Today, the team went to the U.S. Embassy and found some soon-to-be evacuated families concerned about their pets; we will do what we can to help.
The organization Save the Children learned we were here in Haiti and asked for our help [...]

From the United Animal Nation Blog
On its second day of operation in Haiti, the ARCH (Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti) field team traveled South of Port-au-Prince to the towns of Leogane and Jacmel. Unlike the capital city, these two rural areas have many farm animals.
On the way, the team encountered goats, pigs and dogs near [...]

Today,  the  United Animal Nations blog has a set of photographs taken  in Haiti by the WPSA / IFAW  ARCH Team.  The photo below is one of them.

From the Humane Society’s  Blog by Wayne Pacelle .
“Perhaps because of its chronic poverty, Haiti does not have the level of pet-keeping seen in many other nations. We [...]

Photos
We will start off this update with some photos  of dogs in Haiti taken after the earthquake.

An injured dog walks the streets of Port-au-Prince after the earthquake. PRESS PHOTO: Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times
(found at Kinship Circle)

1/18/10: A crippled dog roams the streets of Port-au-Prince. PRESS PHOTO: Carol Guzy, The Washington Post
(found at Kinship Circle)

Dogs [...]

1/23/10 7:25 PM Update Humane Society International Reports from the Field
“Today, the team visited a local zoo and found it had escaped major damage during the earthquake. Our partner, Veterinary Care & Human Services, Caribbean Project of the Dominican Republic, is hoping to work with the zoo to improve conditions for the animals there.
Before our [...]

Updates on Haiti:
1. The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) has released a SITUATION REPORT (pdf file) on the Haiti Earthquake.
2 . News story from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) on Haiti situation

“Veterinary and animal relief efforts will focus first on providing emergency care to the livestock population, which is considered critical to [...]

Mutt Watch is taking the week off.
The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH)  has been created to address the needs of animals in Haiti following the earthquake that devastated the country.
ARCH is headed by The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).
Other animal welfare groups part of the [...]