Gulf Coast Animal Alerts
Story: Hope And Despair
A wheat-colored dog runs toward our vehicle. A curious Shepherd mix follows. A man walks behind. We are at his Chalmette warehouse, where he's lived since police evacuated him for Katrina. He had refused to desert Buddy and Baby Girl. "These dogs are my family," he says. But an officer aimed his gun at Baby Girl, forcing the man to leave or watch his dog murdered. So he left both dogs on an upper level with water and food. Water rose 8 feet… go to story