Signed.
And just ignore the torrent of tired predictables who are sure to wade into this thread telling you a)it's not breaking news, b)the animals aren't worth saving, c)there's nothing wrong with shooting them, and d)some variation of the above. They're guaranteed to show up.
It's not a zero-sum game; there are plenty of volunteers who'll work to save these animals, thereby detracting nothing from the volunteers working to save people.
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Really? Where are they then? No ay should we pay a crew with a machine that costs 18 million dollars, thjousands an hour to run and maintain, be flying dogs and cats out, only to pile them up and euthanize them anyways.
Bullets are NOT cruel. If you want to save one, by all means, go and get one then, pay the vet fees that will be required, take it home and feel good about yourself.
For up to date info, check out BestFriends.org under special report. There are two threads like ours detailing what is going on in the parishes and phone numbers to call. BestFriends has it's own boats and has been rescuing pets for several days. They have been on Fox News-Neil Cavuto and Hannity & Colmes. They, along with many other groups have rounded up many pets.
Now, the problem is the LA state vet won't let the trucks and vans filled with pets go to the shelter in Gonzales because it is full AND won't allow the animals in that shelter go on to others waiting to accept them because of a 15 day quarantine law. There have been many phone calls to the Gov. office to cut the red tape and allow these pets to move to neighboring states who have shelters at the ready. They have received thousands of phone calls. BestFriends is also being contacted by evacuees with their addresses to ask them to rescue pets left behind.
Gen. Honoree has a number that can be called. This gentleman is assuring people that the military does not kill animals and that they are leaving food and water. From what others have been told, they might be cutting off all private rescues and only allowing state or military animal rescue. This is probably due to the water toxicity.
If you go to the BestFriends site, you can read the posts and the see all the conflicting information. Typical of what we've seen, nobody's quite sure of what they can do. On one hand, there was a huge appeal for flat bottomed boats by several national rescue groups. I don't know whether they will be allowed in anymore. I'm sure there is a concern for liability and disease.
Sorry for the long post. Can't seem to get that picture of the little boy having to leave his dog Snowball on the highway overpass and crying so hard he vomited. I guess we still don't know if the dog was rescued, but that child has and will have so much heartache to go through, it's just a shame his best friend couldn't be there to ease some of it.