Many animals lost their lives in Louisiana during Katrina and Rita. People abandoned their animals; others were forced to leave their pets behind when law
enforcement and rescue teams rescued pet guardians but, by law, couldn't take the pets. And worse yet was the case of animals shot by law enforcement.
Despite pleas from dog owners in writing scrawled across the walls of a middle school, fourteen dogs, left by their guardians in hopes of returning to them,
were cruelly murdered, shot in the body cavity, forcing the dogs to suffer a prolonged death. All were found dead at Beauregard Middle School in St. Bernard
Parish, New Orleans. According to Mimi Hunley, Asst. State Attorney General, Louisiana:
"The Grand Jury in St. Bernard Parish indicted former Deputy Mike Minton and presently employed Deputy Chip England for aggravated cruelty to animals related to the street shootings after Katrina. This is a felony and was the most serious of all the crimes they could have indicted them for. AAG Julie Cullen and I handled the presentation. We are still working on the school shootings. " - Mimi Hunley, Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division
Pasado's Safe Haven discovered 33 dogs and cats massacred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in St. Bernard schools and provided investigators the cost of necropsies (animal autopsies) on all 33 animals (costing $7700) and shot DV videotape of the dead animals as part of an Louisiana State Attorney General investigation in the school shootings.
Sadly, however, the Grand Jury dropped all charges against St. Bernard Sheriff's Officers in the street shootings of dogs.
Louisiana pet law has been stagnant for the past hundred years. These animals were not abandoned. Decisions had to be made taking that into consideration and a new pet law was created in the light of this disaster. This law proved that Louisiana pets are legally defined as more than property.
Almost three years to the day, another hurricane struck us again - Gustav. This time ... this time we were prepared and thousands of animals were given shelter. I'm proud of the stance that Shreveport, Louisiana took. This is the city where Craig and I both work, my beloved mother lives there, and where I lived for 30 years of my adult life. Craig and I live just a scant 7 miles from the Shreveport city limits in the small rural community of Keithville.
I would like to share three videos that HSUS took of our Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans animal shelters that were set up for Louisianans fleeing Gustav. There are a total of eight videos on the following link. The first three are of our shelters for our beloved companions:
http://video.hsus.org/?fr...bf20d4bf5c85728&rf=bm
I'm proud to be a Louisianan!
"The Grand Jury in St. Bernard Parish indicted former Deputy Mike Minton and presently employed Deputy Chip England for aggravated cruelty to animals related to the street shootings after Katrina. This is a felony and was the most serious of all the crimes they could have indicted them for. AAG Julie Cullen and I handled the presentation. We are still working on the school shootings. " - Mimi Hunley, Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division
Pasado's Safe Haven discovered 33 dogs and cats massacred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in St. Bernard schools and provided investigators the cost of necropsies (animal autopsies) on all 33 animals (costing $7700) and shot DV videotape of the dead animals as part of an Louisiana State Attorney General investigation in the school shootings.
Sadly, however, the Grand Jury dropped all charges against St. Bernard Sheriff's Officers in the street shootings of dogs.
Louisiana pet law has been stagnant for the past hundred years. These animals were not abandoned. Decisions had to be made taking that into consideration and a new pet law was created in the light of this disaster. This law proved that Louisiana pets are legally defined as more than property.
Almost three years to the day, another hurricane struck us again - Gustav. This time ... this time we were prepared and thousands of animals were given shelter. I'm proud of the stance that Shreveport, Louisiana took. This is the city where Craig and I both work, my beloved mother lives there, and where I lived for 30 years of my adult life. Craig and I live just a scant 7 miles from the Shreveport city limits in the small rural community of Keithville.
I would like to share three videos that HSUS took of our Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans animal shelters that were set up for Louisianans fleeing Gustav. There are a total of eight videos on the following link. The first three are of our shelters for our beloved companions:
http://video.hsus.org/?fr...bf20d4bf5c85728&rf=bm
I'm proud to be a Louisianan!
