Public howling turns tide for four-legged evacuees

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NEW ORLEANS -- Two disheveled dogs and a cat flew with their people to Iowa on Friday, where they got food, a bath and a physical exam.

The scene, a far cry from the wrenching images of stranded pooches on rooftops, was a victory for pet lovers, who have beseeched the government to allow pets to remain with their owners during evacuations.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0509100056sep10,1,6901925.story

[aquart]

1. That we had to say ANYTHING is an abomination.

What heartless trolls we have in our government.

Republicans kill dogs.

[DELUSIONAL]

2. Republicans are JUST like Communist China

Communist China order the murder of people's pets -- just like the Republicans did in New Orleans.

Take that you damned Republicans -- we can compare you to communists.

[shockra]

3. Also in Chicago Trib that same day...

From a DawnWatch newsletter:

...an Associated Press story, appearing in many papers including on the front page of the Saturday, September 10 Chicago Tribune, ("U.S. recalls FEMA chief") quotes Michael Brown, who has been removed from his post as head of Gulf Coast relief efforts:

"I'm going to go home and walk my dog and hug my wife, and maybe get a good Mexican meal and a stiff margarita and a full night's sleep. And then I'm going to go right back to FEMA and continue to do all I can to help these victims."

With letters to the editor we can point out the disgraceful irony, given FEMA's animal policies, in Brown's acknowledgment that the comfort of walking his dog is high on his priority list.

Letters to the editor are part of the "public howling" that makes a difference.
The Chicago Tribune takes letters at http://tinyurl.com/4lsug