Hurricane Katrina Rescue Diary

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	September 05, 2005

Monday, September 05, 2005 (Labor Day)
From Debbie Hill, director of Rescues & Investigations

Power and water at the Jackson County Animal Shelter in Gautier, Mississippi (near Pascagoula) had been out since the storm, but dedicated local animal shelter volunteers had been bringing food and water to the shelter animals as best they could. Those same volunteers assisted the Humane Society of Missouri rescue team remove the 34 cats and 20 dogs from their shelter and load them into our rescue vehicle.

John and Linda will transport them to the Forest County Fairgrounds (five miles south of Hattiesburg) where a temporary animal shelter has been set up. It takes two hours to get to Hattiesburg from Gautier.

John (left) and Brett remove dogs from the Jackson County Animal Shelter in Gautier, Mississippi.

Our six experienced investigators are part of a 12-person team (with HSUS) who will spend the rest of today going door-to-door looking for stranded pets. John and Linda will return to Gautier for another pick-up late this afternoon/evening. I think we will be in this mode for at least a couple of days.

 

 

 

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