A reasonable effort should be made to return rescued animals to the owners. If the animal is properly ID'd -- tags, tattoos, or chips, there is no excuse to not return them to their owners.

Anything else is no different than 'rescuing' an errant plasma TV.

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A person that has a 5 year supply of things and enough weapons/ammo to start a war, all buried in a bunker in the backyard so "big brother" can't find it is PARANOID.

I dont feel paranoid.How did you know about my bunker in the first place??

Your forgetting the gas masks and goggles for you and your dog and a radiation detector.

Yes, if they can find the evacuated owners and if the evacuated, now homeless, owners are in a position to take the animals.

The organizations I mentioned make an effort to reunite the owners and animalst. But in many cases (and maybe most cases; I don't know) they have to evacuate the animals to other areas and other shelters. My own opinion is that getting them out of flooded areas where thousands of humans are now homeless and in shelters with no foreseeable date for reoccupying their homes, and getting them into safer areas is all they can do. They can make every reasonable effort to find the owners, but how do they shelter the animals in the meantime as the plow through pieces of info? I believe that the bottom line in many cases is going to be that the only way to save the animal will be to get it somewhere else.

I do understand that the whole thing sounds (and is) terrible.

My oldest son is a commercial diver on oil rigs in the Gulf. He lives just east of New Orleans (30 minutes) in Slidell. When the hurricane started to come he was taken off the rigs and came ashore 4 hours west of New Orleans.

His apartment is gone - not damaged - gone. His truck was in the parking lot - its gone. So he has what’s in a small suit case that he had on the rig and nothing left. He went back off-shore last night because he could not get back to Slidell. He is lucky -if there is a good thing he has a well paying job, food and a place to sleep. He will have as much work as he wants and can stay off shore for a long long time. They need people with his skills in the oil fields.

If you want some good advice - make sure you have REPLACEMENT VALUE on your insurance. Check it tomorrow. Make sure your family has copies of those policies - video tape your possessions and keep the video some place else - a bank safety deposit box – or family in another part of the country. Think about a power of attorney with someone you trust.

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Ahh-Angela? I see your dogs mentioned, Beth and her dogs are taken care of, your hubby is accounted for....

How about the kids?! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Ha, ha. I said passenger, that would be one kid, the other would probably be with his girlfriend and their family :P but could always ride with dad.

Cheese an'Rice Ed, One son a diver another a combat veteran, I get my guts in a twist putting my sons on the bus for grade school. you must be very proud and a nervouse wreck at the same time <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

First I would like to say that my thoughts, prayers and donations are with the people affected by Katrina. Lots of good advice and wise words from all, especially Ed. Make sure your insured, over insured and able to document. You'd be surprised at how you can end up being underinsured in a hurry. (If we're all going to be able to afford insurance after this <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Ya'll lucky you can pack up and drive! No excuse not to get the important stuff and pets and get the heck out of dogde (for those who can). Unfortunately the most valuable knowledge is gained through experience.

Awww, Howard, only two weeks without services. We had no running water for 4 weeks and no power for 3 1/2 months. (Ivan 9/04 Cayman Islands). Talk about liking a rain storm! I understand 'gone', big time. When Emily reared her ugly head it was pure panic around here, lessons learned!

Let's pray this is it for this season.

This is going to turn out to be one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. I suspect some pets will be dinner for other pets before it's all over.

AMEN to that Maggie <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />