We were on the ground Tuesday, the day after the hurricane hit, but we were excluded from going in by state and federal authorities for the first several days. We've received 2,000 e-mails and phone calls from people who evacuated from New Orleans, who left animals in their homes and are pleading with us to rescue them. That's just in New Orleans. It doesn't count surrounding areas.
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They just need the cue to go ahead and do it and help before it's too late. We have literally now just a few days left.Wayne Pacelle
We alone at the Humane Society of the United States, through our 1-800 number, logged 1,500 calls from people who lived in New Orleans and said they left their pets there,
Wayne Pacelle
Puppy mills create misery for dogs and pain for the unwitting purchasers of the animals, and they indirectly deny suitable homes for animals in need. There are millions of healthy, adoptable animals available from shelters and breed rescue organizations.
Wayne Pacelle
We aren't big enough to handle the magnitude of this crisis.
Wayne Pacelle
The animals we are finding now are emaciated and sick and lonely, but we are still finding them alive.
Wayne Pacelle
We need the federal government to say that, when it doesn't conflict with human needs, federal responders can rescue animals and cooperate.
Wayne Pacelle
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