St. Bernard Parish

Transport Rescue

On A Friday afternoon,3/28/2008, Ronnie Graves was asked to replace an HSUS team member who had a family member in failing health. Ronnie drove one of the transport rigs to New Orleans to rescue 43 dogs and 8 cats from the St Bernard Parish animal shelter. These were leftover casualties of Hurricane Katrina. Owners had not returned to claim them or others had simply turned them in.

On Sunday morning, an entire team effort was started to load, count, recount and photograph each pet before their long trip to Florida. Driving near 700 miles in 11 hours, Ronnie and Bruce, a member of the Emergency services team with HSUS, arrived in Pinellas County Florida where all of the animals were unloaded, fed, walked, and bedded down. We got up early the next day and reloaded 34 dogs into our trailer headed for Broward County animal shelter. There they accepted the balance and we returned to Bushnell Fl. Ronnie had driven 1800 miles from Friday to Monday night. 43 dogs and 8 cats now had a chance at getting adopted.
   

Time to Go. Please get in the Kennel

Pet carriers were lined down the middle on the floor

Waiting in line to go

 Sometimes it's just easier to be picked up than walk on a leash
Try closing a door on 3 young cats that want to play!!! Empty carriers waiting for the dogs to come out
1 pet at a time is allowed in. This keeps the confusion down Scotland Haisley, Ronnie Graves, Froggie, and Bruce Earnest
Unloading in Pinellas County Florida The group that loaded in New Orleans

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