Emergency Contact List
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:46 pm
We all know the risks of sharing personal details on the Internet, but in some situations, this can make one powerless to help when urgently needed. More specifically, it makes calling emergency services simply impossible. This is understandably traumatic for all involved in a life-or-death situation.
Since the South African furry community is very close-knit, inclusive and supportive, we have decided to take it a step further by implementing a structure that will allow us to intervene should we have good reason to believe that someone is in danger.
This is an online input form accessible to all, on the forum and not, to enter their (real) personal details and an ICE (In Case of Emergency) contact, to be used only if and when absolutely necessary. All responses are confidential, and are viewable only to a select few members of the community who have volunteered to be reachable should you suspect somebody to be in danger. In such a case, they will then get personally involved and take any necessary actions, such as contacting emergency services, without revealing your details unless there is literally no other choice.
I would like to encourage each and every person reading this to sign up, even if you don't think you will ever need it. You never know what could happen.
The input form is available here.
Should you believe that somebody is in need of immediate assistance, please contact any of the following by any means possible (PM, e-mail, phone, WhatsApp, etc.). Their contact information is available in The Furry Pages:
Adagio, Faanvolla, Ivic-Wulfe, Leeward, Tocs.
Update: just to clarify, this is not a contact list, it's an emergency contact list. There's no point adding yourself without entering an emergency contact. The whole point is that we can reach someone who can help you, and not have to make them guess who you are based on your online handle.
Since the South African furry community is very close-knit, inclusive and supportive, we have decided to take it a step further by implementing a structure that will allow us to intervene should we have good reason to believe that someone is in danger.
This is an online input form accessible to all, on the forum and not, to enter their (real) personal details and an ICE (In Case of Emergency) contact, to be used only if and when absolutely necessary. All responses are confidential, and are viewable only to a select few members of the community who have volunteered to be reachable should you suspect somebody to be in danger. In such a case, they will then get personally involved and take any necessary actions, such as contacting emergency services, without revealing your details unless there is literally no other choice.
I would like to encourage each and every person reading this to sign up, even if you don't think you will ever need it. You never know what could happen.
The input form is available here.
Should you believe that somebody is in need of immediate assistance, please contact any of the following by any means possible (PM, e-mail, phone, WhatsApp, etc.). Their contact information is available in The Furry Pages:
Adagio, Faanvolla, Ivic-Wulfe, Leeward, Tocs.
Update: just to clarify, this is not a contact list, it's an emergency contact list. There's no point adding yourself without entering an emergency contact. The whole point is that we can reach someone who can help you, and not have to make them guess who you are based on your online handle.