Comments on: Pets and owners reuniting after Sandy

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:36:40 +0000

It is so easy to judge others, I do it too. But we don’t know what it was like. I’m so happy for the animals & humans that were reunited after such a horrible event.

By: Eighteenpaws

Eighteenpaws — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:51:57 +0000

Late in responding but I just have to say that I agree with STM above. Who in the world who loves their pets just abandons them during crisis? I simply cannot imagine any circumstance that would cause me do so. This is always a really big deal with me. Great tales of reunions….but c’mon folks, you left your furry friends alone and frightened and at serious risk.

By: KateH

KateH — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:25:45 +0000

No, almost no human shelters will let animals in, even now. The only change is that states are supposed to develop protocols for helping animals. Most states haven’t done so, because this needs to be a local efforts and local governments don’t have the money, staff, or places to set up shelters for animals. Some local animal shelters – the ones who are actually trying to help animals any other day of the year, do set up places where animals can be left before their people go to human shelters.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:53:28 +0000

I have never been through flooding or hurricanes but I will never understand how anyone could leave their dogs or cats behind. Would you leave a child? And after Katrina most relief and rescue groups chang
ed their policies on taking pets with the humans they were saving.

By: smoketoomuch

smoketoomuch — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:29:42 +0000

OK, I hate to judge, especially since these folks look so happy to be reunited with their animals, but why would anyone who was evacuating their home due to a mega-storm like Sandy intentionally leave a pet (who by definition cannot fend for themselves) behind? If I’m leaving, so is the Haley-Bear, and I don’t care where we have to sleep!