Anyone know where that picture of dogs in the plane is? From Katrina...

[jilln]

Operation Pet Rescue, the plane rented by a Texas millionaire to fly dogs to California. There's a shot of the dogs sitting in seats inside the plane. Can't find it!

[RB TexLa]

1. Try NOLA.com

Go to the galleries links

[MissB]

2. You can definately find it on Snopes

(and yes, it is true).

It was also posted here yesterday. Let me search for it.

[TomPainesBones]

3. Here ya go

[Fla Dem]

Oh that is just to great....love it. n/t

[henslee]

6. Not to be a spoilsport but doesnt that look photoshopped? I mean

I am not exprt but why are they all orange? And why do they seem to be popping out of the background?

[Sequoia]

7. Oompa Lumpa (sp) Guard Dogs for Willy Wonka.

Looks pretty real to me, but it's almost too cute.

[MissB]

8. Here is Snope's discussion of the photo

http://www.snopes.com/katrina/photos/dogrescue.asp

[shireen]

10. love that photo, but it does not represent what's really happening

Those sweet flying doggies in the photo were the lucky ones. I am so happy for them, they deserve wonderful long lives filled with love and care.


But the truth about what's going on with animals is much much uglier. Many pets are already dead -- they died horribly, of starvation and dehydration, or drowning. But rescuers are still working desperately because some animals are still being found alive, all skin and bones. Like this little beagle girl... last I heard, as of 3 days ago, she was still alive.

Caption with photo from http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/NEWS/NEWS.htm
We still think about this little girl who we found. Weak. Unable to walk. She still managed to lick the face of the first rescuer who found her.


From bestfriends.org : Sept 22 - Three weeks after the hurricane, we come across a sad old poodle, an incredible portrait of survival.


I don't work for any animal rescue organizations, just been volunteering via the internet with research and data entry for various people who need help. Many rescuers on the ground still desperately need donations, either money or supplies. Please consider donating to them, especially the lesser-known groups that are doing heroic work there. Here are links to a few wonderful groups (there are many, I just happen to know more about these groups). Please browse these websites; you'll also learn a lot about what's really happening with animals in the Katrina Gulf coast areas.

Pasado's Safe Haven:
http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/NEWS/NEWS.htm

Disaster Response Animal Rescue
http://groups.msn.com/disasterresponseanimalrescue/

Best Friends Animal Society
http://www.bestfriends.org/

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control (run by Betsy Pittman, wonderful lady!)
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/LA32.html

Noah's Wish
http://www.noahswish.org/Hurricane%20Katrina.htm

Alley Cat Allies
http://www.alleycat.org/katrina.html

United Animal Nations
http://www.uan.org/ears/

North Shore Animal League
http://www.nsalamerica.org/

Project Starfish
http://www.projectstarfish.org/

If you'd like to help an animal shelter that's fostering and/or caring for Katrina animals in your state, or want to help rescue work with specific breeds, have a look at this list from the SPCA. (Also has some shelters that rescued horses.)
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_foster

[MissB]

4. Link to yesterday's thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4978337

[jilln]

5. Thanks everyone!!

[Der Blaue Engel]

9. That is so sweet

How sad that a couple of sourpusses on yesterday's thread had to make ill-informed comments about how they were the dogs of the elite.

What is wrong with some people?