Reply #110: As a rescuer

[flvegan]

myself, I can only try to not imagine the sorrow, but to focus on the efforts of the great folks doing the great work that they give so much of themselves to do.

A classic post, thank you again, Maddy:

"You know what? Just fuck you.

I was a survivor of Katrina AND I volunteered at the animal rescue shelter that was set up in Gonzales, Louisiana. That's where animals were taken after rescue from NOLA. The water at the Gonzales shelter came from tap. Humans and animals were allowed to have all they wanted. Indeed, part of the expo grounds where the animal shelter was located also housed humans who had been rescued from Katrina...many arrived with their pets in hand--and they were able to let the animal shelter care for their pets, which they could pick up after they made new living arrangements. You are pitifully uninformed on what happened after Katrina--or at least not informed enough to condemn one of the people who helped survivors by caring for their animals.

The shelter at which I volunteered had food, water, medicine, crates, collars, and other necessities donated by people all over the United States. None of it came from FEMA. None of it came from governmental entities. It came from people who love animals--including individual citizens and veterinarians from across the US.

Are you aware that many people died in their homes because they refused to leave their pets? If you have no heart for animals, then you cannot understand their decisions.

It is terrible of you to mar this thread with your stupid opinions--your attempt to degrade the work Shannon did is just disgusting.

If you've got a problem with the new legislation, then take it to another thread, but let the people who knew Shannon or who appreciated the work she did have this thread to mourn.

What a jerk you are. Really."