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A great many of you e-mailed about Friday's story regarding the rarity of owner/pet reunions in the hurricane zone. I receive e-mails all the time from viewers who continue to be concerned for the welfare of animals caught up in the Katrina/Rita tragedy. We continue to follow developments because we know many were not only touched but moved to action... offering themselves as volunteers. There are still groups patrolling the streets of New Orleans today looking for animals which they feed or trap and bring to shelter.
Many shelters in the area are still filled with animals rescued months ago... and time is running out. Some have extended care until the end of December, but after that a solution must be found.
Reuniting these pets with their original owner(s) is the preferred solution for all involved, barring that, finding a foster home until reunion is possible is the next best thing, animal rescuers say. Just as for humans, Katrina was an overwhelming disaster for those who care for animals. Mistakes were made, but lessons have been learned. This week in Washington, as animal welfare groups meet, those lessons are being turned into positive action, so that when next year's hurricane season comes all creatures will be better looked after.
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Has anyone learned anything further about Juan Cabrera and his dogs? We are still haunted by Martin's piece showing Juan crying as the Humane Society people took his dogs from him. It was heartbreaking. We felt so helpless. Thank you so much for having this site. It's good to have a way of interacting with others who share our concerns. Thanks, Martin, for your stellar reporting.
Patricia Loyd, Silver Spring, MD (Sent Dec 5, 2005 8:05:32 PM)
Please remind all people fostering katrina pets to post information about the animals on petfinder.com. This is a national registry which is the one of the few resources where displaced people can look for their pets. Humane Society of the US is doing an extraordinary job of reuniting these pets with their owners but many animals have yet to be found. I'm a volunteer helping these people and it is heartbreaking to hear their stories. (I heard Snowball was reunited with his owner).
Suzanne Richman, Bethesda, MD (Sent Dec 5, 2005 6:41:06 PM)
If you want to help animals affected by Hurricane Katrina, you need look no further than your local animal shelter. In the aftermath of Katrina, many animal shelters from around the country opened their doors to the animals from the affected parts who were already homeless and needed homes. This allowed shelter space in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas to be used for animals that were waiting to be united with their families.
Annabelle, Billie, Bobbie, Charlize, Chunky, Fiesty, Minnie, Muffin, Peter, Pollie, Thelma, and Troubles are all "Katrina Cats" waiting to be adopted at Capital Area Humane Society near Columbus, Ohio.
For more information, visit www.cahs-pets.org
Melissa McComas, Columbus, Ohio (Sent Dec 5, 2005 6:15:36 PM)
Andrew and Gelinda Smith should be ashamed of themselves!! How can you pack a car to flee a hurricane and leave no room for 2 beloved pets? Those two disgust me! How can you leave two dogs behind that depend on you for EVERYTHING??
Allison Charleston,SC (Sent Dec 5, 2005 5:23:58 PM)
This is the very reason I wouldn't have left my pet behind if I had to be rescued. My pet is my child and I know I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I'd had to leave her behind. And trust our government to handle the pet situation correctly? Get a grip! They couldn't get rescue efforts for the PEOPLE right. Thanks for continuing coverage on this terrible situation. Hopefully more pets and owners will be reunited because of your efforts.
Michael Masciopinto (Sent Dec 5, 2005 4:21:04 PM)
I am fostering a dog (rottweiler or doberman mix female) that came from New Orleans. I've been making phone calls to possible owners, but so far have not found the owners. Is there some kind of master list that is being kept by the government regarding people and their pets? I've been searching Petfinder.com, but so far come up empty handed. I would love to find the owners, but if I can't accomplish that, I would like to know this dog's name.
Les Algren, Grand Ledge, Michigan (Sent Dec 5, 2005 4:09:58 PM)
Does anyone have information about the outcome of the heartbreaking story of "Snowball" and the little boy who became hysterical when his dog was taken from his arms in New Orleans?
Susan Barnett, Pittsburgh, PA (Sent Dec 5, 2005 4:00:23 PM)
I am still haunted of images of survivors and their pets being separated right after Katrina. Not that it was enough that their homes were destroyed but now they were being separated from their loved ones, truly leaving them with nothing. Anyone who has had a pet knows that they are their best friend, a child even, and for those survivors to trust the government that separation was the right thing to do seems likes another tragedy. Outside of New Orleans it is easy to forget the promises the government and the President made to their residents but to someone who use to call New Orleans home, these promises and the trust given is all they have. In our free society it is up to the press to shed light on these injustices, as much as it saddens me to say - good job NBC News for not letting us forget.
Peter del Rio, New York, NY (Sent Dec 5, 2005 3:38:53 PM)
Somehow, someway, the government must find safe homes for these animals. If they can't go back to their original owners, they should at least be placed in new homes. I hope that that new 'solution' isnt euthenasia. There's been so much loss of life because of Katrina. It would be terrible if the government added to it, because it couldn't/wouldn't find homes for these animals.
Chris Brown, Chicago, IL (Sent Dec 5, 2005 1:55:06 PM)
I read several stories of people reuniting with their pets in the blogosphere, with some of them being people escaping with their pets from New Orleans (as they were in the begining not accepted for strange reasons). I've seen sites where people would post images of each other in order to find loved ones. I wonder if something could be done with pets as well.
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Nice layout. First time visiting and I am enjoying the site. Welcome to the blogosphere Brian!
Darnell Clayton, Greenville, South Carolina (Sent Dec 5, 2005 12:23:25 PM)
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