Hurricane Katrina; After the Storm, Vermonters' Hearts Go to the Dogs
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"We've done transports before, but this is what you call a pooch clearinghouse," suggested Dana Starr, business manager for CVHS. She then went on to caution the crowd about the possible physical and psychological condition of the animals, and the sensitive handling they might need. "Expect the unexpected," she said. "These dogs have been through hell."
She then introduced three thirty something women from Project Starfish, a nonprofit hastily formed less than a week after [Katrina] struck New Orleans. "I kept watching the news about all these people being evacuated and losing their homes, and didn't hear anything about the animals," said volunteer Heidi Poor, explaining her motivation to get involved. She joined project founders Kara Peterson and Cynthia Sweet in traveling to Louisiana and Mississippi to rescue animals. Now the women, all from the Boston area, are focused on moving pets from two shelters to willing recipients across the country. So far they have transported more than 500 dogs, as well as a handful of cats and one pig.See the full content of this document
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Hurricane Katrina; After the Storm, Vermonters' Hearts Go to the Dogs
Like FEMA to New Orleans, the horse trailer filled with crated canines came late. But for would-be doggie adopters in central Vermont last Sunday, it was better late than never.
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