Happy pic of N.O. pets...

[fudge stripe cookays]

My friend Carol has such an awesome heart. She helps run a dog rescue here in town called Tassie's Hope.

She even took in a kitty although she was allergic; and that is how we got Molly.

Here is a pic she sent me of Tassie's Hope folks airlifting out some babies! This made my day. The plane is completely full of dogs.



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[Mutley]

1. That is so cool!

Cute puppy dogs!

[fudge stripe cookays]

2. If someone wants to see more of these HAPPY pix....

Here is Tassie's Website: http://www.tassieshope.org/

And make sure to say that it's for Hurricane Relief efforts.

:hi:
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[REACTIVATED IN CT]

3. That picture is wonderful !

I know someone in Austin who is a pet sitter and trainer. In her Sept. newsletter she said that she and other trainers will be offering free telephone assistance for pets who have behavioral issues due to the stress of the hurricane, etc

Her website is

www.BuddysChance.com

[ET Awful]

4. I think that's a bus, not a plane :)

Unless they started putting escape panels/air vents in the tops of planes :)

It' still extremely cool :)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Unless they've started installing oxygen masks in buses...

it looks like a plane.

[ET Awful]

6. Those aren't oxygen masks, they're overhead lights and AC vents

that sit above each seat in a chartered bus . . . like so:









Trust me on this one, I ride on chartered buses about 12-15 times a year for day-trips to various New England ski resorts. . . . I know what a bus interior looks like :).

Also, see that really bright light behind the dogs, that's sunlight . . . through largish windows. Planes have small windows.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. You win. The buses I ride in aren't that fancy...

[ET Awful]

13. It's not a matter of "winning" :)

It's really not that important, it just looked like a lot of busses I've been in but no plane I've ever been on (granted I don't fly that often) :)

[SiouxJ]

9. Could be a bus; perhaps that's how they got them to the plane

the seats do look like charter bus seats. In either case, it's an awesome photo. They look a little sad (wouldn't you be) but they are dry and in good hands!

[ET Awful]

12. I don't know . . . some of them look pretty darned happy :)

They look like a bunch of furry kids going on a field trip :)

[ernstbass]

7. Your post made my heart soar!!

Rescue people are the best in the world!!!:bounce:

[fudge stripe cookays]

11. They ARE, I know.

Anyone that can open up their homes and do fostering and care for these babies (such as our own wonderful Lorien) needs a medal!

We got Fargo from the Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue, and he means so much to me. When I think of him wandering cold and alone through weeds and highways, I cringe!

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[ernstbass]

21. I currently have 4 rescues and a foster

I don't even want to imagine what thier lives were like before. I just wish I could take hundreds more and give them the attention they deserve.

[SiouxJ]

24. Lorien is my hero

For those who don't know, she hasn't been around much because she's been busting her butt getting ready to go bring back some hurricane survivors (the animal kind). She's been working with her local rescue group, cleaning, sorting and storing donations for weeks. She's doing this IN ADDITION to her kitten fostering.

[fudge stripe cookays]

25. Woo hoo!

:applause: Lorien!

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[SiouxJ]

8. Thank you so much for posting

all I've been seeing is the horribly tragic pictures. This is so cool! If you get any more, please post them! We could use some more happy images.

:yourock:

[fudge stripe cookays]

15. You're welcome!

I will!

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[Eurobabe]

14. Awesome! Sent to my doggie friends...

[SiouxJ]

23. I sent it to a bunch of friends too and almost everyone

replied to comment on it. I think everyone is just so burnt-out on the sad images. We need to see them so we can get the funds to rescue them but it does get depressing.

[flvegan]

16. Nice! Did the Alpha dogs go first class?

What's the airline (was this a donation)? Or was it Tassie's Hope chartering?

[fudge stripe cookays]

17. I'm not exactly sure!

I assume it was from donations and funds that they saved themselves.

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[Robeson]

18. What a great post. Thanks so much. We've all needed a post like this...

...:thumbsup:

[kittenpants]

19. Oh! That picture made my day. Thank you!

They all look so sweet. I hope they're on their way to their parents or good homes.

[calico1]

20. Oh thank you for posting that!

It is wonderful to see after all the sad stories I have heard.

[superconnected]

22. The commuter busses are much nicer than city busses

I used to commute by bus until my car got stolen at a park-n-ride last year. Got my car back .

Anyway, great pics!

[roguevalley]

26. I wanna a seat. :-D

[superconnected]

27. So those dogs are like -

"where's my master, where's my home?"

"awe forget my master, I wan't to go with these people!"

notice the smile on that dog's faces. :)

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

28. This picture appeared in GD today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4978337