Hurricane Katrina-animal rescues, even of a seal

Several rescue organizations have staff and volunteers in the disaster areas. Here is part of a report from the Humane Society of the United States:

"Sunday, September 4, 2005; 9:48 p.m.

In their first foray into the embattled city of New Orleans, members of the HSUS Disaster Animal Relief Team (DART), together with animal control staff from the Louisiana SPCA, targeted animals stranded at the Superdome as their priority goal. There, they rescued dozens of animals relinquished or abandoned by desperate evacuees who fled the city to escape Katrina’s rage."

"In Jackson County, Mississippi, they assisted the Sheriff’s Office with the capture of a seal, most likely one of those missing from the Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport."

Read full report here.

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