More Expressions of Katrina's Heartlessness
posted by Think For Yourself at 9/07/2005 01:02:00 AM
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
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Hey !
Photo Credits :
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1- unknown
2- unknown
3- noahswish.org
4- Associated Press
5- noahswish.org
6- unknown
7- reuters news
8- Associated Press
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Luncindra,
The power of the 'words' speaks louder then abbreviations - in this case, for sure.
Airholes ! My 1st thought also. Can only assume there would be - or that someone would notice there wasn't, and say something to him.
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Hey Laura,
You found it today, and it will be here till the end.
It sounds like you're doing 2 or 3 times MORE then most people! I think that's admirable!(clapping hands icon here)
I'm glad you find the blog worthwhile.
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Picture 6 of the dog on the roof was taken by Chris Graythen. This picture was the reason that I got involved in the Katrina rescue effort. Wish I could find out if this dog was rescued. It's poor little soulful face still haunts me to this day!
My heart aches, and will continue to ache, for all the ones who waited in vain for first the people they loved to return, then someone, anyone, to let them loose, feed them, or just give them a drink.
50,000 affectionate, loving creatures, mostly dogs and cats waiting and waiting for someone to come and save them.
I cried then, and will cry again whenever I think of them. I, too, wrote letters, emailed and donated, far more than I could afford. But all the money in the world would not have saved most of them. Too many failed to think far enough ahead to what would happen if they could not return soon. Too many ASSUMED they would return soon. Too many did not realize that if they were having to flee for their lives, then leaving behind their pets literally condemned them to a slow, lingering death, if not being killed outright by the fury of the storm. There were warnings shown on a program on free public television 2 years ago, but it did not address what would happen to animals chained, tied or locked in houses, or even those left free to fend for themselves.
One woman begged rescuers to take her wedding ring to be allowed to take her dogs with her and was still refused.
I have a student who left behind her cat, because she wasn't allowed to take her to the Superdome. I haven't asked her about the horrors she saw there, but though I keep looking for her cat for her and I've told her not to give up, she is already talking about getting another one.
The story of the dog taken out with the trash after waiting 8 weeks for her owners to return tells the story in too many cases. To some, an animal is just a furry toy, existing for their pleasure, to be discarded when damaged or no longer wanted.
Animals die every day because someone had this viewpoint. I know, I've picked them up off the road, terrified, hungry, and sometimes pregnant. Because of having to get home to go to work the next day, for some I could only call the local shelter for in a town I was passing through, who promised me they would try to find them. Others were pitched out near my place, and each time, I took them in and cared for them, which included spaying when they recovered from neglect. I have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars saving the helpless victims of heartless, callous or just thoughtless people.
If people will dump children (and they do) what can we expect them to do with animals? My heart aches because there is no way all of them could have been saved. How many of us would be willing to give an indigent person a place to stay, let alone WITH his scruffy flea infested little dog? How many of us, who live in other disaster prone areas are ready for our particular disaster(earthquake,
flood, forest fire or what have you), let alone ANY catastrophe?
And the pic of the dead man and his crutch with his faithful little black dog on watch (for days) nearby? What happened to that faithful little mutt when they finally collected his owner's remains? What does that say for mankind?
Thanks for your blog, hopefully someone will see it who has authority to do something more than you or I can, and will.
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