Pets suffer from the oil spill too

[SocialistLez]

http://animals.change.org/blog/view/pets_suffer_from_the_oil_spill_too

"At Plaquemines Parish Animal Welfare Society in Louisiana, the shelter is full and the waiting list is 20 percent longer than it was before the spill. Shelter director Jacob Stroman says out-of-work fisherman are struggling to support their families and reluctantly choosing to give up their pets. "We want to help as much as we can, and brace our self for the future because it's probably only going to get worse."

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The Humane Society of the United States heard of the inland animals suffering in Plaquemines Parish and St. Bernard Parish. They coordinated a shipment of pet food to the area, specifically designated to help fishermen and others directly impacted by the spill. With a driver's license to show residency and documentation to prove they work in the fishing industry, pet owners can pick up a bag of free food. The hope is that these donations will help keep pets with their families. Because the last thing anyone needs when they've hit a rough patch is an uncertain future for one of their family members, and the last thing the Gulf coast communities need right now is more homeless animals."

:-( :-(

[hlthe2b]

1. God... it just doesn't end--the compounding tragedy

I wonder if it will ever be possible to feel "healed" after this debacle...

[blondeatlast]

2. Let me just take this opportunity to say--adopt a shelter dog and fuck Tony Hayward yet again.

The Gulf spill has me discovering my most basic instincts.

[Kurt Remarque]

3. as expected, it's only getting worse

as happens with grossly selfish short-term thinking

[flvegan]

4. Thanks to HSUS. Sad as this is, I'm glad an AR juggernaut has stepped in.

[intheflow]

5. The Humane Society of South Mississippi stopped taking animals on Friday.

They're 100 animals over capacity. The website doesn't say why, but I'm sure it's for this same reason. Heavy, heavy fishing town. :cry:

http://hssm.org/press-releases/hssm-will-not-accept-animals-until-further-notice/