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DESCRIPTION:One Year After Hurricane Katrina\nDocumentary explores the pet tragedy and 
 asks “Are your pets safe?”\n\n(NOVATO, CALIF., August 17, 2006)  (OPEN 
 PRESS) Last year, the Bay Area responded with open arms to the devastation 
 caused by Hurricane Katrina by taking into their homes the bewildered dogs 
 and cats who had been abandoned and left to suffer the wrath of the storm 
 alone. In observance of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the 
 Marin Humane Society and In Defense of Animals present two special 
 screenings of Dark Water Rising: The Truth About Hurricane Katrina Animal 
 Rescues. The first will be at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco on Monday, 
 August 28th at 6:30, 8:00, and 9:30 p.m. The second screening will take 
 place on Wednesday, September 6, 7:00 p.m., at the Smith Rafael Film Center 
 (1118 4th St., San Rafael). Award-winning documentary film director Mike 
 Shiley will make a personal appearance to introduce his new film and answer 
 questions, and at the San Rafael screening, Captain Cindy Machado of the 
 Marin Humane Society will present information about disaster preparedness 
 for people with pets. Admission to the San Francisco screening is $8.50, 
 and a $10 suggested donation for the San Rafael screening will benefit 
 animals in need.\n\nMore than 2,500 of the four-legged Katrina survivors 
 were brought to the Bay Area for care prior to being reunited with their 
 families or placed in new, loving homes. They were the lucky ones — more 
 than 35,000 companion animals perished in New Orleans due to disaster 
 policies that didn’t take pets into account. Dark Water Rising introduces 
 us to the courageous people who traveled to New Orleans from around the 
 country and risked their own lives to rescue trapped and starving animals. 
 The film also begs the question: How can we protect our pets if something 
 like this happens in the Bay Area? \n\nHaunted by his memories of the dead, 
 frightened and emaciated animals he saw while filming in New Orleans, 
 Shiley says, “It’s my deepest hope that this film motivates people to 
 put pressure on Congress to pass the PETS Act so that never again will 
 anyone be forced to evacuate without their pets.”\n\nThe roles MHS and 
 IDA played in the aftermath of the hurricanes\nThe Marin Humane Society was 
 centrally involved with pet rescue efforts in the aftermath of the 
 hurricanes last fall. Leading the first-ever pet airlifts to transport 
 animals out of the disaster region, 2,500 rescued dogs and cats were flown 
 to the Bay Area as part of MHS’ Operation Orphans of the Storm. Animal 
 shelters and rescue organizations around the Bay cared for these animals 
 until they could be reunited or rehomed.\n\n“I will never forget the 
 looks of relief and gratitude in the eyes of the dogs and cats as they 
 emerged from their airplane crates into the arms of volunteers waiting to 
 care for them,” says Diane Allevato, executive director, Marin Humane 
 Society. “We were happy to help these animals, but they deserved much 
 better — they deserved to be evacuated with their families.”\n\nIn 
 Defense of Animals also played a key role in disaster relief efforts for 
 animals, sending volunteers to the hurricane-stricken area to rescue 
 animals and transport them to regional shelters with the ability to care 
 for them. IDA’s Project Hope volunteers are still involved in 
 transporting animals out of the affected areas.\n\n“This powerful film of 
 bravery and compassion documents the courage and dedication of caring 
 people to right the wrongs of others,” says Elliot Katz, DVM, president, 
 In Defense of Animals. “Viewing it made me more determined than ever to 
 advocate for disaster relief and preparation. I hope that the harsh lessons 
 we’ve learned from this disaster have not been in vain and that our 
 national leaders will commit to animal evacuation plans being part of all 
 future disaster planning around the country.”\n\nTickets for the San 
 Rafael screening of Dark Water Rising will be sold at the door beginning at 
 6pm. Space is limited. For further information, please call In Defense of 
 Animals at (415) 388-9641 or the Marin Humane Society at (415) 506-6256. 
 Tickets for the San Francisco screenings will be sold at the Roxie box 
 office prior to each show.\n\nPlease note:\nFilmmaker Mike Shiley is 
 available for interviews.\nThe film trailer can be viewed at: 
 http://darkwaterrising.com/trailer.html\n 
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SUMMARY:One Year After Hurricane Katrina: Documentary explores the pet tragedy and asks “Are your
LOCATION:the Roxie Theater in San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/08/17/18298221.php
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