I'm afraid it is true. Bringing my post on another thread over here:
http://www.oxfordpress.com/news/content/shared/news/nation/stories/09/08KATRINA_RESCUE.html
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Despite such political wrangling in the city, cops in St. Bernard Parish made it clear Wednesday that they weren't interested in taking no for an answer. Nor were they taking dogs they deemed too big or dangerous.
That left forced evacuee Marie Miller on the verge of tears.
"They shot our dogs!" Miller, a 54-year-old housewife, said of her mixed pit bulls, Angel and Hooch. She had gone inside to collect clothes and personal papers when she heard it.
"Boom! Boom!" Miller said. "Hooch came in and had blood all over him."
Miller, husband William and 20-year-old daughter Shannon were taken to a local warehouse dubbed Camp Katrina, where they received tetanus shots and other medical treatment from Mid Georgia Ambulance Co. of Macon, Ga., a private company that volunteered to help.
Shannon sat on her red Marlboro duffel bag, clutching her Chihuahua, Sassy, who was small enough to save. Crying, she recalled what had happened less than an hour before. She didn't see the shot. She just knew it was to Angel's head.
Yeah, just as I was reading your posts, the NO police chief totally declined to comment on that. Unbelievable.
Oh, man. This just breaks my heart. This is not the country I love. These are not the authorities I respect. This is something else. You know, we came SOOOO close to moving to New Orleans when dear hubby retired--so very grateful that we didn't. I thank God daily in prayer that we didn't. However, we should all take note: if they can do this in New Orleans (and remember Waco and Ruby Ridge), they can do it anywhere.
Not only did they shoot the dogs but they didn't even know how to get an instant kill. ASPCA should be all over those mangy mutts that pass for a police force.