Katrina Animal Relief, June 2007, Not Too Far From Here

June 30, 2007

Twenty-two months post Katrina. Less than half of the people have returned, while many who have returned, have decided to leave again, for good.




However, the forgotten Katrina refugees, the animals, have no choice. They remain, living in the debris, surviving on feeding stations or whatever food sources they can find. Most N.O. pets were not spayed/neutered, therefore, generations of additional homeless animals have been born over the past 22 months.

I have continued my journey to save these forgotten animals, a journey that I thought would last a couple of months; then 6 months surely would be it; perhaps I'll continue till the year anniversary; but 22 months later, I see no end. Groups have helped with TNR to control the population of homeless animals, but thousands remain. While some areas are thriving with residents and businesses, in many areas of New Orleans, as well as parishes such as St. Bernard and Plaquemines, one can travel for miles and see nothing but total devastation. Yet dogs and cats live among this devastation. To hear the animals cry, to see them watching as we fill food pans, and to see them waiting at f/w stations--it's heartbreaking.
The following video describes the devastated areas of New Orleans and the animals who live there. Most of the animals shown are not emaciated, or even very skinny. We provide healthy food for them, food that lasts approximately 3 days. They must learn to search for food, and they do so during the remaining 4 days. However, by feeding day, they are starving, and they wait at the feeding stations.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Katrina
• Animal
• Rescue
• New
• Orleans
• Pam
• Leavy
• PamLeavy

[dolcevitausa]

God truly bless these individuals that take care of these poor animals

[jerrysproehlich]

seeing all those cats around outside together makes me worry there must've been a good deal of unwanted kittens being born...

[ladyvictoria8]

those owners left notes not to kill their animals...they must of been threatened by the police before everything went down....This still bothers me years latter......It will catch up with them when the men stand infront of god.....

[zekeandcharlie]

I left New Orleans about 2 years before Katrina with my dogs. My friends are all rescuing animals...it is neverending. I agree: this was a national disgrace at proportions I never thought I'd see in this country.

[kikiidoggie]

This is sooo sad, but true. A lady that does snip & clip told me she finds so many kittens dead from starvation and sickness. She says trapping never stops, it just goes on & on. The sad thing is so many of the spay and neuter programs are starting to end, and it cost too much for the average Joe or Jane to do on their own. Poor babies, God bless them all.

[ccirishplaya]

that i ssad.if i went there i would take almost all those abandon animals

[timecaptured]

Pam: Thank you for always being there for the animals of New Orleans. Two years later and a major national city is still decimated, and no one complains. It is a national disgrace.

[beeleevitonly]

this is just so powerful and moving

[mycatranch]

We were in New Orleans last month, and I was amazed at how much was still devestated, and how many animals were still running all over repopulating. It's a shame there are not a lot more people involved, and that the public has forgotten about the Katrina victims that still need our help. Keep up the great work! =^..^=

[Imsocool1004]

this is so sad, these poor animals =(

great video, 5 stars