Search for Lost Katrina Pets Continues, Evacuees' Shocking Tales, & Petition for PETS Act

National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" Friday, October 14, story on the Katrina animal situation is on line now at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4957783
You can read a little of the text, and listen to the whole 7:45 minute story.

Most shocking is the tale of Kathy Graff, looking for her dog, who her husband had promised not to leave behind. He was not allowed to take, or remain with, their dog. Kathy says that when "rescuers" arrived, "They forced him to get into a boat. They said, 'you can't take her. We'll either slit her throat, shoot her, or you can leave her on the porch.'"

Please thank Morning Edition for the coverage at http://www.npr.org/contact/

If you have not yet signed the petition to support Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, designed to protect companion animals in federal evacuation plans, please go to http://go.care2.com/e/gfO/bR/oco4 and sign. There are currently about 85,000 signatures, with 100,000 being the goal.
You can find out more about that bill, and even send a letter to your representatives in support of it, at the HSUS website at https://community.hsus.org/campaign/pets_act_house/explanation


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