Cats at NO trailer park rescued from bulldozer, but calls to FEMA needed for people, pets

11/16/05: 50 Cats Rescued from Bulldozer
?Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO) and Alley Cat Allies (ACA) rescued 50 cats today from a trailer park in Kenner (near the New Orleans airport). FEMA plans to bulldoze the park in order to put up trailers for displaced Katrina victims. People, many of whom are disabled, are still living at the trailer park, and now face being displaced themselves. They have to be out by Saturday, November 19. The 50 cats rescued today were tame and able to be put in carriers. A total of approximately 100 animals including dogs, bunnies and many more cats are still in need of rescue there. Please contact FEMA at FEMAOPA [at] dhs.gov, (202) 566-1600, and Governor Blanco's office at (866) 366-1121, Fax: (225) 342-7099, and insist that they rescue and provide care for the people and animals currently living at this trailer park. Alley Cat Allies needs cat caregivers at the base camp in Bogalusa. See http://www.alleycat.org for more info. on volunteering.