Katrina dogs are saved.

Check out this article on Steve White, a friend of mine since elementary school. He went down to the areas affected by Katrina to help save orphened animals. Some amazing stories. You do have to register, but it's worth a second & it's FREE! [I've quoted a bunch of it just in case you don't like to register.]

"Saturday, October 1, 2005
Story last updated at 11:04 AM on Saturday, October 1, 2005
Former Blue Springs resident rescues pets from Katrina peril
By Stephanie BootheThe Examiner
Steve White planned to take a vacation in Colorado until Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.

The former Blue Springs resident and 1987 graduate of Blue Springs High School decided instead to travel to New Orleans and help in the relief efforts - rescuing pets from abandoned homes.

"I saw the hurricane news, and it just kept getting worse and worse," White said. "Especially what was happening to the animals."
White, who recently moved to Prairie Village, Kan., and his girlfriend met up with a group out of Seattle called Pasado's Safe Haven. The group went into the area of New Orleans that was hit hardest by Katrina in search of animals. The group went door-to-door, looking and listening for animals.
When someone would hear an animal or see evidence of one, they'd find a way into the house to free the animal, who would be taken into a shelter until the owners could pick it up or until someone could adopt it.

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Steve White, a Blue Springs High School graduate now living in Prairie Village, Kan., holds two of the stray dogs he rescued on his trip to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. At left is a rat terrier/beagle mix he named Opal. At right is a mix breed he named Louie. They are both up for adoption. "We took in about 100 in the time I was down there," said White, who was in New Orleans for four days. "A lot of those pets were trapped in homes. Ones not trapped, were loose in the streets. Conditions were deplorable."

Most of the animals, White said, had gone without food or fresh water for nearly two weeks before the group found them. He said, some pets would drink their own urine just to stay alive.
One of the most powerful images was a pair of bulldogs running down the street at him. He could tell the animals were excited to see him. He'd tried to rescue the pair for more than two days from an abandoned apartment, but they wouldn't come out.
A more disturbing image was coming across a dog, who died on the roof of a truck.
"The water was so high, he just died on a truck," White said.

In another area of town, White saw a dog that had climbed up on a mountain of junk, while water surrounded him. The dog's companion dog, just next to him, had died.
Some of the animals White and his group took in were reunited with their owners. Many had dog tags, or the rescuers would leave notes for the family about where to get the animal. Many, however, were found in the streets without dog tags.
Those animals, White said, will go up for adoption Oct. 15. White even brought two of the dogs home with him. He hopes to find homes for the two dogs, Louie and Opal.
"They're both really sweet, very loving and great with everyone," White said.

More information on the rescued animals can be found online at pasadosafehaven.org or waysidewaifs.org. "

You can also check out his personal blog for more pictures and the tale in Steve's own words.