Animals not forgotten, after all
A very good article in the Boston Globe about the rescue of animals, and why it does make sense to save them.
This article approaches the problem less from an emotional, but more from a scientific angle.
(...) The decision to allow evacuees to bring pets stems from a larger concern about the fate of thousands of animals in waterlogged New Orleans and other hard-hit areas. Health officials and animal specialists fear stranded, abandoned pets could create a massive health problem by spreading disease, or by gathering together in packs to attack relief workers.
This is one reason why, while rescuers attempt to save every human they can, health officials are saying that saving animals is important, too. But there is also a sense that people who have lost everything should be allowed to bring their pets with them.
''People tend to look at this and say, 'Why are they getting dogs [while] all these people need help?' " said Brad Mitchell, director of bio-security and regulatory services for the state Department of Agricultural Resources. ''A lot of these people have lost everything. People who have pets know they're a lot of comfort."
''If they don't get fed, they die and [there is] a health issue with that," he added.
Word.
Erestor
This article approaches the problem less from an emotional, but more from a scientific angle.
(...) The decision to allow evacuees to bring pets stems from a larger concern about the fate of thousands of animals in waterlogged New Orleans and other hard-hit areas. Health officials and animal specialists fear stranded, abandoned pets could create a massive health problem by spreading disease, or by gathering together in packs to attack relief workers.
This is one reason why, while rescuers attempt to save every human they can, health officials are saying that saving animals is important, too. But there is also a sense that people who have lost everything should be allowed to bring their pets with them.
''People tend to look at this and say, 'Why are they getting dogs [while] all these people need help?' " said Brad Mitchell, director of bio-security and regulatory services for the state Department of Agricultural Resources. ''A lot of these people have lost everything. People who have pets know they're a lot of comfort."
''If they don't get fed, they die and [there is] a health issue with that," he added.
Word.
Erestor