AP - Wed Sep 14, 1:57 PM ET
Animal shelter volunteer Sharon Spann plays with a ShiTzu puppy,
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, in the Hurricane Katrina Emergency
Animal Shelter at Louisiana State University's John M. Parker
Coliseum in Baton Rouge, La. As of Wednesday, the shelter was
housing over 1,000 companion animals, including 641 dogs, 391 cats,
and assorted pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, hamsters,
gerbils, mice, tortoises, and birds. Since the shelter opened
during the days following the hurricane, almost 300 pets have
already been reunited with their owners although the number of
admissions is still surpassing the number of discharged animals.
(AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
