Posted on 09/03/2005 9:56:20 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
Psst....over here;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1476804/posts
My pets are house-broken, but they do shed and that might be a problem for someone else that would use the room after us.
My sentiments exactly. Incidentally, can you imagine what it would be like at a crowded emergency shelter if everyone was permitted to bring his pet?
I was wondering about that. I called the local humane society to put my name on the list as a temporary "foster home" for pets of evacuees. I've yet to be called. Hopefully these people have found acceptable accomodations for them.
That's right. Shouldn't PETA be all over this? Shouldn't they be the ones setting up shelters and going door to door looking for abandoned "animal companions?" They are just one of many, many examples of leftist organizations that are so blinded by their ideology they no longer see the people or creatures they supposedly care about.
Yes, obviously that's the ideal solution, but not realistically available to everyone. Many of the people who ended up staying in the city had obstacles to evacuating in time -- no car, frail elderly people, etc. From what I can tell, there weren't any public buses taking people out of the city before it was too late, and it's not clear that they would have allowed pets anyway.
I am just amazed at how out of whack our priorities have become.
Yeah. Dogs and cats in the Superdome? No food for 5 days? BBQ, anyone?
Media Advisory -- Alert to Pet Owners in Slidell, La.: Come to Heritage Park to Claim Rescued Animals or Report Stranded Pets
Saturday September 3, 6:16 pm ET
NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Noah's Wish, a not-for-profit organization that works exclusively to rescue and shelter animals in disasters, is rescuing animals from evacuated homes in Slidell, Louisiana. The pets are being housed at a temporary animal shelter and Noah's Wish is working with Slidell Animal Control to coordinate the rescue of hundreds of abandoned and stranded pets in the city of Slidell. The Animal Control building sustained extensive damage during Hurricane Katrina. Noah's Wish staff and volunteers on the ground do not have phone, cell phone or web access at this time and are unable to communicate outside the Slidell area. Noah's Wish is asking that pet owners from Slidell not call or send email, as communication is limited. Pet owners who live in Slidell need to come to Heritage Park to report a lost or stranded pet. Noah's Wish staff will be at Heritage Park from 8am to 7pm every day for at least the next 3 weeks. Pet owners must come in person to determine if their pet is at the shelter, as the number of pets being rescued is expected to reach the hundreds.
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``Noah's Wish exists to help people as much as we do pets,'' says Crisp. ``Temporary shelter for pets will be offered to residents who lost their homes and are unable to keep their animals with them in shelters or hotels.'' Noah's Wish also cares for wildlife. Yesterday, a baby squirrel was found among the rubble and was fed every four hours overnight by a volunteer. Trained Noah's Wish volunteers from around the country are taking time off work and paying their own expenses to travel to Louisiana to assist with pet rescue.
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Priceless!
Pay attention please! Nobody's suggesting housing animals at the Astrodome. Texas animal rescue workers were on hand to take in pets from arriving people, and shelter them nearby.
I'm a little slow with technology, but when I go digital, I 'll post a pic of his 'fighting stance'......he's a stealth orange Ottoman with 3 inch legs.
The Pinellas County (FL) Humane Society is sending people to pick up as many stranded pets as they can and bring them back to Florida. The pets will be cared for (and hopefully returned to their owners or adopted) and will not be euthanized.
I learned this tonight from a friend whose co-worker is going the day after tomorrow.
Whoops! Need to clarify ... the Pinellas County Humane Society folks are going to Mississippi.
Yes, there are many groups doing that. But the chances of these pets being reunited with their owners are slim. Keeping the pets with their own humans until they are in a location that's under control, is the best approach.
We would do just fine. Next!
I understand that and that is the basis of my point.
One reason that people don't evacuate for a storm is because they can't take their pets with them. For every animal a person has, there is a 50% less likelihood of them evacuating. Most people don't see their dogs or cats as material posessions and even an emergency won't change that. It doesn't take much to accomodate pets if they are in crates and the owners look after them. Most counties in FL are starting to have pet friendly shelters because of this.
I hope you would. That is why you would get that response. You sound strong and determined. But not everyone would. If you can't take a compliment you have real problems. But you would have to live with the consequence of your decisions. I'm sure that you would do that as well, right?
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