Photo from Bill Haber I'm sending out good thoughts to the people in New Orleans and surrounding areas. Hurricane Gustav is coming their way, and evacuations are underway. You might wanna check out Slimbolala's blog. He's left (by now) for Alabama. No doubt it'll be a slow migration but hopefully will get to his destination before Gustav makes landfall.
During Katrina, 69-year old Thomas Reed and his dachshund Weezie lived on Vienna Sausages and slept in an attic. He didn't leave because the city had told him he couldn't bring his pet on the public transport out of town. (pictured at right, from Getty Images).This time around, the public evacuations included pets. Owners were allowed to bring pets to the evacuation centers. A bar coded tag was put both on owner and the pet, and the pet was transported on an air-conditioned trucks in a crate, and the owner on a separate bus to the same location.
If you'd like to make a donation, please do so to the Humane Society of the United States.
You can also make direct donations to the individual shelter such as the Humane Society of Louisiana, or the Louisiana Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals. Please pass these sites onto others via your blog or e-mail!
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