From HelpingAnimals.com. This is truly incredible and horrifying...please read on. Thanks.
Emergency Update:ATTENTION: NO ANIMAL GROUPS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED IN TO HELP ANIMALS IN NEW ORLEANS, AND THE PROBLEM IS JUST WORSENING.
MEANWHILE, FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE FORCING EVERYONE, INCLUDING ELDERLY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE STAYED IN WATER-LOGGED RESIDENCES FOR 5 DAYS JUST TO SAFEGUARD THEIR BELOVED ANIMALS, TO NOW LEAVE THEM BEHIND TO STARVE. IN SOME CASES, PEOPLE ARE TOLD THAT THEY MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN BRINGING VITAL MEDICINE AND THEIR DOG. THIS IS ILLEGAL. IT HAS TO STOP.
PETA HAS ISSUED A NEWS RELEASE ADVISING THAT ANYONE FORCING A PERSON TO LEAVE AN ANIMAL BEHIND IS ENGAGING IN A CRIME, BUT THAT IS NOT STOPPING FEDERAL EVACUATORS FROM INSISTING THAT ANIMALS BE LEFT TO DIE. PLEASE, IMMEDIATELY CALL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS. LEAVE MESSAGES IN WASHINGTON AND AT THEIR HOME OFFICES AND GET EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO CALL.
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