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Please help animals in the Gulf

We've all heard about Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita that is barreling down on Galveston, TX at this moment. There were many people that would not leave their homes because FEMA would not let them take their pets during rescue efforts. This is a tragedy on many levels.

Losing a pet is very depressing. Losing a pet because you cannot take your pet with you is something completely different. Usually, when one loses a pet, there is closure. When you have to abandon it, then you just don't know.

Finally, there is legislation proposed by Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) and co-sponsors Christopher Shays (R-CT), Don Young (R-AK) and James Oberstar (D-MN) and Barney Frank (D-MA) to ensure that in the future, people will not be required to abandon their pets. According to reports, the bill will require local and state agencies to submit plans for how they will accomodate pets during emergencies in order to receive FEMA funding.

If you haven't already, please donate to the Humane Society of the United States to help pets and animals. As of September 20th, 2005, they have rescued 6,031 animals and reunited 400 with their owners.

Rescued pets are being listed at http://www.petfinder.org

Posted by blur at September 23, 2005 10:19 AM | TrackBack