Help for pets in New Orleans

I received this from one of my animal rescue group lists.

Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:02 PM
Please crosspost widely... Help for pets in New Orleans....

Cross-posted - please share!
Please just let all members know that we have opened a pet shelter at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, right next to the Cajundome. Evacuees may bring their pets there for housing. We have PLENTY of food, water, crates, cages, bedding and newspaper. BUT the owners are responsible for feeding,watering, walking and medicating their own pets.

Interested parties may call Lafayette Parish Animal Control at: 337-291-5644 for more information.

Also many area vets are accepting animals right now, until they fill up. Get the
Yellow Pages out!

Please help me to get this word out. I've been working non-stop!

THANKS!
Nancy Marcantel ARF of LA

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for the animals and the ones who love them.

This needs to happen more often...too many people refuse to go to shelters because they don't want to leave their pets to die alone. Evacuation compliance would shoot up, I think, if more of these side-by-side shelter situations could be developed.