Pawprints of Katrina : Pets Saved and Lessons Learned

by Scott, Cathy; MacGraw, Ali; Myers, Clay

• ISBN13: 9780470228517
• ISBN10: 0470228512
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-16
• Publisher: INGRAM PUB SERVICES

Summary

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many animals had to fend for themselves because their owners lost them or were unable to care for them. In Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned, Cathy Scott documents her experience working with the Best Friends Animal Society triage center to rescue lost animals and reunite them with their owners. Over two hundred stories with accompanying photos describe dramatic and challenging rescue cases with details about the rescues, the examinations, treatment, and follow-up care by the selfless volunteers who worked to save beloved best friends.

Author Biography

Cathy Scott traveled to New Orleans at the request of Best Friends Animal Society to document the plight of pets displaced by Hurricane Katrina. She quickly became a rescuer as well as a reporter. Scott's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Las Vegas Sun, George magazine, and Reuters News Service.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

The Water

Poodle on the Rooftop

The American Can Company

Base Camp

On the Ground

Message in a Bottle

Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heaven's Door

It Takes Two to Make a Miracle

The Faces of the Volunteers

Red Gets His Wheels

Fifteen Minutes to Fame

The Twister Sisters

Other Homeless Critters

Animal Mug Shots

Reunions

A Dog Named Angel

Putting Haley First

Over the Rainbow Bridge

Picking Up the Pieces

Lessons Learned

Appendix: Pet Disaster Preparedness

Acknowledgments

Index

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