They would have to shoot me first before they could shoot my dogs or cats!
This whole situation is a complete fiasco to say the least. Evacuation should have been mandatory 5 days before the hurricane hit. If people had no transportation, then that should have been supplied. Their pets should have been taken along as well. The SPCA would have set up shelters for pets if folks did not have anywhere to go with them.
As far as shooting anyone, those nursing home employees who left those elderly people in their beds to die should be the first ones shot!!!!
A faithful dog who stays by your side during such a nightmare should be given an award, not shot!!!
That is my opinion and I am sticking to it. As an R.N., I would never have abandoned my patients to die.
As a pet owner, I would never allow my pets to be in such danger, just as I certainly would not allow my family members to remain in danger.
However, the mayor is bringing in the horse long after the cart is gone. He should be removed from office immediately!
Old Dog Saves Owner From Katrina
George Mitchell's dog may be one of the most unlikely heroes to emerge in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Mitchell, 80, tells CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers that Frisky saved his life as Katrina was devastating the landscape.
The mutt, who's nearly blind now, is a schnauzer-poodle mix and, at 19, is the equivalent of 133 in human years.
He showed up on Mitchell's doorstep in Biloxi, Miss., as a pup and has been a member of the family ever since.
Bowers met Mitchell in a Biloxi hospital, and found Frisky in Mitchell's bed with him.
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