Homes are being volunteered in every state in this country to house these animal victims of Katrina, just like there are homes being volunteered to house the human victims. In Oregon alone, there are over 3000 foster homes registered to take Katrina pets.
And one other thing: Many HUMANS needed rescuing in the first place because they couldn't find hotels or shelters that would accept their pets when they wanted to evacuate. If hotels and shelters had allowed pets, the HUMAN rescue effort wouldn't have been so HUGE. I'm sure many humans died because they stayed behind because of their pets. Additionally, I'm sure some humans died because valuable rescue resources were spread too thin. Perhaps the 36 people from the nursing home could have been rescued if so much time wasn't spent rescuing humans who stayed behind to stay with their pets.
Now how much of your rationale is conjecture?
Citing 3000 homes in OREGON is fatuous. What kind of resources need to be expended to get 3000 LETTERS to Oregon from Louisiana?