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Hurricane Katrina 3,000 Pet Rescue (The MuttShack.org Story)

http://www.MUTTSHACK.org/donate.htm
This is the MuttShack story. Volunteers from around America that rescued 3,000 pets in New Orleans over the first 8 months of Hurricane Katrina.

http://www.YouTube.com/podcastingneworleans
(Watch the video here.)

Martin St. John, co-founder and director of MuttShack.org, who was also one of the most dedicated volunteers during Hurricane Katrina 2005-2006, and selflessly continues in the effort that helps rescue pets well into 2007, brings awareness to the pet crisis in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Gulf Coast.

MuttShack.org stayed for months rescuing thousands of animals in the New Orleans area, setting up stations at places such as a local Winn-Dixie parking lot, and Lake Castle School with blessings from the principal. They worked tirelessly without city electrity, air conditioning, food, and water. Everything had to be shipped in. They showered in cardboard boxes, slept on air mattresses and floors - while devoting every waking minute to saving 3,000 pets left behind in the disaster. Vets, techs, drivers, pet behavior specialists came from around the country to become MuttShackers. And they have come back on many occasions even 2 years after Hurricane Katrina to still rescue, care for, and check up on pets still left in these disaster zones.

Furthermore, MuttShack.org has been igned the important job of pet transport and rescue for all of Louisiana’s and New Orleans’ natural disasters. To this day, they rehearse combined side-by-side evacuation transport for pets and owners, to make sure the widespread mistakes made by others during Katrina never happen again. However, MuttShack, the official pet transport/rescue for Louisiana must still fund most of these tremendously important pet/owner evacuation rehearsals themselves.

This is their story.

Please DONATE to MUTTSHACK.org and SUPPORT PET RESCUE!

http://www.MUTTSHACK.org/donate.htm

http://www.YouTube.com/podcastingneworleans
(Watch the video here. Directed by Ride Hamilton.)

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