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[kylecassidy]

I'd posted a few days back about the fire at the Widmere apartment building and the pet rescue that was going on. Things have taken an ill turn. While a number of missing pets have been spotted inside the building, in the windows of their own apartments, and in the building by security guards, the city is refusing to let rescue workers into the

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[seticat]

Signal boosted! Is there somewhere/someone we long distance people can write to to protest this?

[kylecassidy]

there probably is. i just wrote to ask if they could put something up for out-of-town people who are concerned. thanks so much.

[kambriel]

I'm surprised none of the other mentioned as having gained recent access to the building bothered to save the animals themselves.

Some things might be worth getting arrested for, and trespassing those barricades (which I understand are likely there for human safety reasons) to get the pets, nurse them back to health (I'm guessing they'll at least be malnourished/dehydrated), and place them into proper homes if all other means fail, seems as good a candidate as any.

I hope some survivors will come out of this.

[kylecassidy]

Well apparently at the very least some of those people mentioned that there were still animals in there, which is better than just walking off.

[kambriel]

True. I'm glad to hear there's still survivors since where there's life, there's hope.

It reminds me of post-Katrina, when homeowners weren't allowed back in their own neighborhoods, even to rescue the pets they knew were still trapped in their homes. I know some managed to sneak back in (and thank goodness) some were still alive and able to be saved.

[kylecassidy]

One of those stories is in my Lower 9th Ward travel diary.

[thespian]

this is the first thing you've posted this week without the 'click here to post this in your journal' button - and the first that really needs it!

[kylecassidy]

fixed! thanks for pointing that out.

[kylecassidy]

Our city council woman is behind us on this, i'm checking to see if letters of support to her would help. thanks

[kylecassidy]

Some new info came up -- city has moved but shifting blame. The big thing to take away is "what is your cities plan for rescuing animals after a disaster?"

It seems philly has a plan, but nobody implemented it or knew what it was. City Kitties posted this today which is a good over-all of what's happened.

[ysobelle]

I can't be there, but to whom can I write? Call? Whatever! Jesus Christ!

[kylecassidy]

I'm checking on that.

[small_chicken]

Ditto, please post an addy to send bitter things out to.

[geekwitch]

The Managing Director's office is now in charge of Animal Control in Philly (it was the Health Department). http://www.phila.gov/mdo/Contact_Information.html

Call for an address, or just call.