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September 10, 2005

Water World Saga: Shooting Snowball

The city that is below sea-level sinks lower

 

 

Shooting the pets of evacuees – that is what law enforcement has begun to do around New Orleans, rather than shooting looters and respecting the right of homeowners to remain.

 

According to this shocking video shot by the Dallas Morning News, family pets are being shot without any attempt to check for tags or find the owner.

 

In the video, jovial dogs are shot as they merrily approach law enforcement vehicles thinking they’ll find a friendly human to pet them and feed them. You then watch as the terrified dogs cower and yelp until they are finished off with a final bullet.

 

The tragedy is further brought home to us in light of the fact that many of these pets belong to families who were forced out – and forced to leave them behind. Now these lonely pets and the families who miss them must wait and hope to be reunited.

 

I’m sure we all remember the little girl who was evacuated from New Orleans last week and had her beloved dog Snowball torn from her arms. Fortunately, after much press and fanfare, snowball was reunited with his owner; but, will other owners not be so lucky?

 

While there certainly is a time for humane euthanization of animals, I certainly question the judgment and manner in which these shootings are being carried out here.

 

Related - BBC: Left Behind in New Orleans

 

 

 

Posted by Martin at September 10, 2005 04:52 AM

Comments

You know, there are a lot of SPCA and other animal welfare workers down in Louisiana trying to save these animals...and it's irritating to see that guy declare himself judge, jury and executioner.

The worst part...the owners of these pets will never even know if they're alive and in some neighboring state or something...or dead.

GRRRR.

Posted by: Stacy at September 10, 2005 08:18 AM

I think the number of people looking for animals to save is very small, & it's slow work. It is brutal, but in an empty city & the prospect of disease, hordes of abandoned animals roaming around has to be dealt with, no?

Posted by: beautifulatrocities [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 11, 2005 01:22 PM