[ SHOWGSD-L ] St Bernard Parish

  • From: RihadinK9@xxxxxxx
  • To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:58:33 EDT

This is just in from the Times-Picayune Animal Rescue Message Board. They  
are right on site of the situation. Not a rumor.
September 9, 2005 :  10:06 PM ET

Reports center around actions of police in St. Bernard Parish  Rumors have 
abounded over the past few days that police and the military are  shooting dogs 
in New Orleans, dogs roaming the streets, and even peoples pets in  front of 
their owners eyes.

However, military officials and the state  Wildlife and Fisheries Department 
deny they are playing any role in shooting  peoples pets. In fact, the 
military announced Friday it will begin to help with  animal evacuations, and 
there 
has been video footage of soldiers providing  animals with food until they can 
be rescued.

So, who is shooting  pets?

Most of the news reports seem to point to local New Orleans  authorities, in 
particular the police in St. Bernard Parish. St.
Bernard is  one of the areas hardest hit by Katrina -- and the area where 
Best Friends is  currently conducting boat rescues. (See complete story under 
Best Friends  Activities.)

Video shot by the Dallas Morning News includes footage of  members of the 
National Guard and Louisiana State Police helping the animals  they encounter, 
offering them compassion and kindness along with food and  water.

However, the video also includes evidence of animals being shot,  and an 
interview with Sgt. Mike Minton of the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff?s  office. 
Minton admits he has been shooting dogs, and says it is for their own  good. 
When 
asked if this is a difficult job, Minton merely shrugs. (See the full  video at:
_http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/photography/2005/katrina_video/straydogs.html
_ 
(http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/photography/2005/katrina_video/straydogs.html) 
  ).
Other stories have indicated that the local authorities in St.  Bernard
Parish are shooting animals.

A report from the Cox news  service details the forced evacuation of 
residents of St. Bernard. It includes  an interview with Marie Miller, who was 
forced 
to evacuate by the police of St.  Bernard Parish -- after the police shot her 
two mixed pit bulls while Miller was  in the next room.

"They shot our dogs!" Miller, a 54-year-old housewife,  said of her mixed pit 
bulls, Angel and Hooch. She had gone inside to collect  clothes and personal 
papers when she heard it.

"Boom! Boom!" Miller said.  "Hooch came in and had blood all over him."

(See complete article  at
_http://www.ajc.com/search/content/shared/news/nation/stories/09/08KATRINA_RES
CUE.html_ 
(http://www.ajc.com/search/content/shared/news/nation/stories/09/08KATRINA_RESCUE.html)
   .
Registration required.) 
 
Ginger  Cleary, Rome, GA
"Those who desire to give up freedom in  order to gain security, will not 
have, nor do they deserve, either one."  Benjamin Franklin.
_http://www.rihadin.com_ (http://www.rihadin.com/) 


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