[jhny7]

well you have 14,000 people to care for and if every one took a pet you can imagine the waste.
does anyone know the condition of the water in lake ponchatrain(sp).is it fresh still can it be boiled for water?
is this a source?

[cwiz24]

I just saw a wonderful segment on WWL-TV about the animal shelter being set up at the LSU Agricultural Center for displaced pets. I think this is so important, since many people stayed behind because their pets were not allowed into shelters. Plus, many people whose pets survived are more worried about their pets than themselves; getting their pets to a place where they will be well cared for is the first step toward their owners getting the care they need. Many "non-animal" people may balk at this, but I know that, if I did not have children, my pets would be my first concern during this disaster. Getting that concern off my chest would allow me to focus on what I needed to...

[over3Owithabrain]

I don't blame the policy of not allowing pets - it just sums up the wretchedness of this situation in one sense.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Lake Ponchartrain is brackish to salt. Not potable, even if cleaned.