As if enough pets weren't already left homeless *solely due to inadequate evacuation laws* after the hurricane itself.

Yeah, but there are homeless pets everywhere, due to overpopulation and lack of neutering and spaying. What about the mass of humans that died or became homeless from this event?

That's not a garbage can lid. It's a rubbermaid lid for a rubbermaid box.

Poor things. I love cats, too. So because there are homeless pets everywhere, these animals don't matter? People cause these problems and people should fix them. I hope no one abandons them in trailers like they've been doing with house foreclosures, abandoning them in houses with no food or water and not telling anyone that an animal is still in the house.

When our town flooded and we had to evacuate, the first thing I grabbed was my cat and her carrier. Didn't even grab my stash of cash until after that. We were lucky that the National Guard let us bring our pets along for the lift out of a flooded area, although I would not have left my place without my cat. Period. Some of the people who died during Katrina wouldn't leave their pets because the pets were part of their family. Homeless or not, these cats are still living beings and should not suffer. If they were homeless dogs in the story and the picture, then more people would be upset but because it's cats, they don't seem to particularly care. I don't get that. I love all animals.

Sorry Heather, but my heart always goes out to the animals before people. 99% of the time people have a choice. Animals never do, they are always at our mercy. In addition, they never get bitter when we treat them horribly. They only continue to look for love and see the best in humans.