After disasters the general response of saving people soon filters into pets, cultural treasures , business interests etc. The New Orleons zoo was destroyed. I believe one sea otter and a few marine birds survived and are recovering at our marine center in Monterey. These disasters often wreak havoc on entire ecosystems and rare domesticated breeds. Your mom AND her group would be more effective, and honestly less of a hindrance by organizing a support infrastructure outside of the impacted region. Those Coast Guard helicopter crews will all receive a crash helmet full of air medals, and deservedly so. Back at base there are a lot of other rates who got those guys airborne, from a cook with a pot of hot coffee and omelets to the barracks MAA who has clean sheets to crawl into. It's that organization that saves lives- and parrots.