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	Some public spirited company like Pet Smart should donate carriers 
because you know there are lots of folks without them!
Laney

Truman Prevatt wrote:
> rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Just talked to my farrier. The American Farrier's Association (or
> > something like that) recruited him along with 16 others to go down and
> > trim the horses who are still unclaimed from Katrina...230...or was it
> > 280? He said at last count. Soon they plan to put them up for adoption. I
> > thought that was interesting. Looks like they'd start a website for
> > claiming them or something.
> >
> > Also, just read that for hurricane Rita they said they'd "learned their
> > lesson" and are allowing people to take their pets in carriers with them
> > as they evacuate in busses...that refusing the pets was what had kept
> > many people in New Orleans.
> >
> > Angie
> >  
> It's about time. Normally shelters don't take pets and people stay in 
> their homes rather than leave their pets.
>
> Hopefully the trend catches on.
>
> Truman


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