Hurricane Katrina Dog Rescue in 9th Ward
In this podcast, we follow several pet-rescue volunteers through the devastation of the Ninth Ward and Gentilly neighborhoods of New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
http://www.YouTube.com/podcastingneworleans
(Watch the video here.)
They climb over houses, cars, debris, and run through a city that looks like Hiroshima, carrying 40-pound sacks of food and buckets of water… all to feed and rescue pets left behind. It is horrific, and heart-lifting to see these valiant, selfless efforts… volunteers giving their heart and soul to save animals in the disaster zone…
However feeding is not always enough. And there is too little support for these volunteers to do more.
http://www.YouTube.com/podcastingneworleans
(Watch the video here. Directed by Ride Hamilton.)
http://www.RideHamilton.com
Duration : 0:8:51
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:34 am
@Indio156 a …
@Indio156 a thousand thumbs up
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:34 am
@Indio156 In a …
@Indio156 In a disaster state, there are not always resources to allow the evacuation of animals. If the owners are going to a shelter, many do not allow pets. It becomes the burden of organizations like Muttshack to rescue who was left behind.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:34 am
excellent work in …
excellent work in horrible conditions. thank you.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:34 am
@Indio156
The …
@Indio156
The were forced to leave their pets behind b/c there wasn’t enough room at the Astrodome and everywhere else they randomly sent the evacuees. They even split up families sending them to different shelters around the country. Get your facts straight before you criticize.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:34 am
@Indio156
Good …
@Indio156
Good comment. I totally agree with you <3
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:34 am
I really want to …
I really want to rescue animals in disaster. But in my country, they don’t care about pets, they just rescue people. I cried when i watched this video.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
they should have …
they should have rescued the animals first before the people.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
waw that is …
waw that is dipressing
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
i’m sorry to hear …
i experienced a similar tragedy after katrina…since that happened I’ve chosen to make animal rescue my career. It was the best decision I have ever made
i’m sorry to hear that
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
my dog was almost …
my dog was almost 100 pds so we couldn’t take her and shelter wouldn’t and she had just 4 puppies we came back we couldn’t find her or the puppies.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
Hey Folks;
I’m …
Hey Folks;
I’m about ready to drop out of a certain relief group over pet issues. They run shelters … then tell people to leave the critters BEHIND. CRAZY
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
I lived in …
I lived in Louisiana and the troopers were told arrest anyone who gives you trouble.
Most pets were removed from their owners at evacuation points.
We learned after this to openly lie about having a pet in the car.
To never tell them the truth about anything due to the pets safety.
Why because people lie to each other kill each other and are just horrorific to each other.
Pets are the support many of us rely on during the rough times in our lives.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
=( poor babies
=( poor babies
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
wb7ptr, if “most …
wb7ptr, if “most pet owners” considered their pet a part of the family, those who evacuated would have ALL taken their pets with them, just as they took their kids, husbands, wives, parents. It is SICKENING to be that anyone would leave a pet behind. I have 6 cats, and I take care of a Pitbull when his owner is away. NO WAY WOULD I LEAVE ANY OF THEM BEHIND. NO WAY, NOT EVER. THEY DEPEND ON ADULTS, JUST AS INFANTS DO, WHO CANNOT SPEAK OR CALL FOR HELP.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
You are obviously …
You are obviously an idiot.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
Everything …
Everything destroyed. Houses, cars a lot of people died. Pets interest you;
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
I am white, and …
I am white, and American, and I believe they planned it. Racial cleansing. It was a very dangerous area before the storm. All black and very dangerous and very poor. So it was to the gov’ts benefit that the levee “accidentaly” broke and flooded their homes. And incase anyone was planning on coming back, just leave them for a week, with no food, water, bathrooms, ets. And THEN they will really go wherever the bus takes them. BUSH IS A PIG.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
All over the world, …
All over the world, there are too many unwanted pets in shelters that are killed, if they don’t find homes. Nobody should ever buy pets, until it’s possible for every shelter pet to find a home, so no shelter pets will be killed. Everyone should ADOPT PETS and save a life that way.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
There’s no excuse …
There’s no excuse for leaving pets behind in a disaster, and the relief groups that ask you not to bring your pets to a shelter should change their tune. Most pet owners consider their pet a part of the family ….
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
i wish i could do …
i wish i could do more then what i did i adopted a katrena dog
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
Omg thats so sad. i …
Omg thats so sad. i hope they try and save some and not leave them there i love dogs so much i have 3 thats so sad hearing dogs under wood crying in pain god i wish i can help you know i wish i an save them all but im only 1 person
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
Haven’t you heard? …
Haven’t you heard? The government didn’t know what was happening. George Bush was in Crawford giving a birthday party for John McCain.
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
aw this is bad! …
aw this is bad! people should care for the animals they buy!
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
I don’t know how …
I don’t know how this American Govt could allow this to happen to the people and animals. This is like in a 3rd world country. Sickening.