Chris, it kills me to think of all these people looking for their pets to this day. I volunteered during the Katrina crisis at a local shelter, H.O.P.E. Safehouse, in Racine, Wisconsin. They didn't have a lot of resources, and I know they listed some but possibly not all of the animals on PetFinders. There were days when they had massive numbers of "incomings" to evaluate and vet, they may have fallen behind in some aspects. I did ask someone there about whether the pets might have people waiting for them somewhere, but they said the pets they got were from shelters down there, sorry I don't know which ones, but were animals that had already been surrendered by owners. I doubt that they had the time or resources to do a detailed search of the databases set up by people trying to get their pets back, so it's very possible a wanted pet slipped through the cracks on H.O.P.E.'s end. They're wonderful, caring people but operating on a shoestring. I do know that one gorgeous boy's human was able to reconnect with him, and we all wept copiously over him on the day he left to go back to his family in New Orleans. When H.O.P.E. finally had to shut down its temporary shelter, many of the pets had gone to foster homes and some went to other shelters in the Midwest. Diane R.
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 3:25 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Lost Katrina Pets Thank you so much... I just realized what a job your shelter did! They were there very early on---did they work with anyone in particular or did they work out of Lamar Dixon... I'm always interested in talking to folks who might have been at some of the staging areas or doing rescues-sooooo many people found notices on their houses that their pets were rescued but then could never find them! We've actually found a few of these 'lost in system' pets by finding & talking to rescuers who could help us track the animals from day one! Sounds like your group worked hard for reunions-BRAVO to you. Sadly, too many groups went out of their way NOT to return animals... I guess disasters bring out the best and the worst in people! Christiane Biagi 914-632-4672 Cell: 914-720-6888 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) www.findkpets.org Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Kachur Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 3:36 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Lost Katrina Pets Our shelter, ALL CATS INC, rescued and return to families more than 3,000 Katrina pets. I have forwarded your message to as many people as I know of. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 3:29 PM Subject: RE: Lost Katrina Pets Thank you so much... These are just a handful of the hundreds of pets folks have never stopped looking for. Many owners lost any pictures of their pets they had in the flooding. What's maddening is that for many of them, there are pictures AFTER the pets were rescued but no can tell them where their pet went to! Christiane Biagi 914-632-4672 Cell: 914-720-6888 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) www.findkpets.org Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sally Davis Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 3:25 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Lost Katrina Pets Hi Chris, Thanks for the link. I posted the You Tube clip on my web page. With a little blurb about Hurricane Fran in 1996 that came aboard Topsail, NC as a Cat 3 direct hit to a fragile little island. Sally http://www.lostkatrinapets.com <http://www.lostkatrinapets.com/> Thank you, Kind Regards, Susan Bongiorno Reuniting Families and Pets St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Christiane Biagi 914-632-4672 Cell: 914-720-6888 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) www.findkpets.org <http://www.findkpets.org/> Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals -- Sally, Eric (not a cat),Junior, Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little Black, Lily, Daisy, Silver, and Spike Visit my BB for some pictures post your as well. http://www.k6az.com/ki4spk/index.php?sid=c57c00cf5804ef13853ed6e77a68eed 3 This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
