HSUS UPDATENew Orleans:In the past three days, rescuers at the Lamar-Dixon facility have pulled nearly 700 animals out of the New Orleans area. The state of Louisiana ruled on Wednesday that routine animal rescues must end at Lamar-Dixon on September 30. But that’s not the end of animal rescues in New Orleans. The state also [...]

Resources for Hurricane Katrina rescue workers, pet owners and those involved in rescue in disaster zones. American Humane AssociationEffective 9/2/05 call: (303)925-9484 Group is working from Jackson, Mississippi. Read the daily hurricane Katrina animal rescue update here. Be warned–it won’t be pretty. This group ROCKS! Humane Society of the United StatesDisaster Assistance Email: disaster@hsus.org or [...]

The losses of life and property in recent hurricanes are staggering but the stress and trauma remains for both human and animal evacuees. Animal expert and author, Diana L. Guerrero says that pets will be traumatized and shares tips for helping animals get over their post disaster trauma. Pet problems are likely to be on [...]