NEW ORLEANS (AP) At the front of the line, the weary refugees waded through ankle-deep water, grabbed a bottle of water from state troopers and happily hopped on buses that would deliver them from the horrendous conditions of the Superdome.
At the back end of the line, people jammed against police barricades in the rain. Refugees passed out and had to be lifted hand-over-hand overhead to medics. Pets were not allowed on the bus, and when a police officer confiscated a little boy's dog, the child cried until he vomited. "Snowball, snowball," he cried.
His dog is all this little boy has left and after surviving the SuperDome, I am sure he thought that he had saved his buddy.
Please ping me or governmentshrinker with any ideas or help from dog lovers here on reuniting this little boy with his dog. Yeah, I know, I know its a long shot but miracles do happen
Please NO posts about humans being more important than animals, the rules are rules etc.
I realize that people are more important than animals and that's why I would like to help this little person, who has seen more tragedy more most of us will see in a lifetime, regain something that he loves with all his heart.
Some on this thread throw out the predictable "It's just an animal. Save the people!!"
That's all fine and dandy, but the story about Snowball is not about a dog. It is about a little boy.
So screw all of you who think saving these animals is about putting people second. Saving the life of a pet, and reuniting them with their owners, is about people. You think after having lost everything they have known it would not mean the world to these people to get their pets back?
I hate to ask, but does anyone know what is being done with the confiscated pets?
That's heartbreaking. I can tell you now, I don't think I would be able to leave my dog.
I agree with you whole heartedly, but there are too many callous people in FR. The rescuers sure made a good impression with this kid. It really is sad and sadness is not a liberal vs. conservative thing.