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Scott Leffler


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Like thousands of other Gulf Coast residents, Janice Hebbler was forced to leave her pets behind when she fled Hurricane Katrina.

"It was the saddest day of my life," Hebbler said.

She thought she'd never again see her dog, Heather Roux. But after six weeks, they finally were reunited.

Now, there is a movement in Congress to make sure no one has to go through that agony again.

Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., who encourages his staff to bring their dogs to work, has introduced legislation requiring state and local governments to devise emergency evacuation plans for pets, or else lose out on disaster grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

"We will save lives by this, because people will not be forced to choose between being with their pets or getting out of the way of a hurricane," Lantos said.

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It's official. Congress is loony.

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Did you notice he is a Democrat?

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Maybe they can hand out special harnesses so pets can carry family photos, important paperwork, or the DVD collection when they evacuate with the family.



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Evacuation plans for pets would be great, let's get to work on that--right after we develop a plan for EVACUTATING PEOPLE.


By the way, I heard that by tonight, Hurricane Wilma is going to be a category 14 storm, and by the time it reaches the coast, it will have become a Black Hole.



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It said on the news yesterday that the hurricane had split in two and become two distinct systems with two eyes, and that the National Weather Service had named the second system "Hurricane Pebbles".


I'm not making this up.



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Oh, what the hell, I was gonna let this one go, but...I have to admit, I sort of agree with this person in the article. I lost my dog, Mason, in the Rollin T. Grant Wildnerness Park last October...I always considered myself a sort of "go with the flow" dog owner, i.e. let your dog be a dog, but when he was missing after a (I swear to GOD) killer bee attack, I lost it. I had no idea that I would freak out like I did...so, after having that experience to build on, I can honestly say that an experience like that can change your perception of things...I am not radical, I don't belong to PETA, but I value the animal/human bond. I can honestly say I have no idea what I would do if I was given an ultimatum, either evacuate or stay with my pets...it would be a tough call, that I hope I never have to face. Obviously, in the aftermath of Katrina, we need a human evacuation plan first, but pets are an issue to a lot of people...


(Yes, I know I probably sound like the crazy old spinster with the rocking chair and eighteen cats!!!)



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I shot a man in Reno once for kicking my dog. Dog's fine.

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I don't know, I guess I can see the point behind this as well. In hurricane prone areas, pets aren't allowed into the hurricane shelters with people and I can see where this causes a lot of stress for pet owners. On the other hand, I wouldn't want to be sharing a sleeping bag with a pit bull. But what's wrong with exploring the issue in an effort to show a little compassion for our four-legged friends anyway? Of course, as MC wisely pointed out -- we do need to figure out how to evacuate the people too.



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I have an idea. How about people who don't have the means to survive a disaster in a disaster prone area move to a safer state...like Utah.

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It snow's there

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And there's Mormans.



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