Fw: Urgent Petition to New Orleans Mayor

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Amaratunge, Chandi M.

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Wednesday, September 07, 2005 10:14 PM

FW: Urgent Petition to New Orleans Mayor

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Weintraub [weintraub]

Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:48 AM

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Fw: Urgent Petition to New Orleans Mayor

Importance: High

 

 

Please go here and sign, only takes a few seconds. This petition was

forwarded to me from a caring person in Europe and comment below from S. Africa,

the world can't believe what is happening here and neither can we. thanks,

 

 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/840979272?ltl=1126071044

 

Petition states: To insure that all animals are included in the

evacuations occuring as a result of the Emergency Order issued on Tuesday,

September 6, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and that those animals are

provided adequate supplies and shelter until they are reunited with their owners

or adopted.

 

A Petition to Protect the Animal Victims of Hurricane Katrina

We, the citizens of the world, hereby urge you, Mayor C Ray Nagin, to

amend your Emergency Order to include the pets of the evacuees.

 

Effective immediately, any public safety officer within the boundaries of

the Parish of Orleans, including, without limitation, members of the New

Orleans, including, without limitation, members of the New Orleans Police

Department, the New Orleans Fire Department, the National Guard and any branch

of the U.S. Military, is hereby instructed and authorized to compel the

evacuation of all persons [and their pets] from the City of New Orleans,

regardless of whether such persons are on private property or do not desire to

leave, unless such persons are determined by such public safety officers to be

specifically engaged by the City, the State or the U. S. Government in providing

assistance in the remediation and recovery effort.

 

 

 

TEXT OF EMERGENCY ORDER

 

New Orleans, LA, Sept. 6, 2005

 

Mayor orders forced removal of all in city

 

Mayor Nagin today released a declaration of Emergency Order for the City

of New Orleans. The declaration reads as follows:

 

Whereas, the presence of individuals not specifically engaged by the City,

State or U.S. Government to assist in the remediation and recovery effort would

distract, impede, or divert essential resources from the recover effort.

 

Now, therefore, I as the Mayor of the City of New Orleans, pursuant to the

authority granted by Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:727 and: 730.2, do hereby

promulgate and issue the following mandatory evacuation order, which shall

supercede the Order issued by me on August 28, 2005, which shall remain in

effect for thirty days from this date, unless extended by my order or earlier

terminated by my order:

 

Civil District Court District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of

Louisiana City of New Orleans

 

Promulgation of Emergency Order

 

Whereas, Hurricane Katrina has caused catastrophic damage to the City of

New Orleans, including, without limitation, several breaches in the levee

system, loss of power and water service and the collapse and or loss of

structural integrity of roadways, building and other structures;

 

Whereas, the above referenced damage necessitates an immediate and

unimpeded recovery effort by the City, the State of Louisiana and the Untied

States Government;

 

Effective immediately, any public safety officer within the boundaries of

the Parish of Orleans, including, without limitation, members of the New

Orleans, including, without limitation, members of the New Orleans Police

Department, the New Orleans Fire Department, the National Guard and any branch

of the U.S. Military, is hereby instructed and authorized to compel the

evacuation of all persons from the City of New Orleans, regardless of whether

such persons are on private property or do not desire to leave, unless such

persons are determined by such public safety officers to be specifically engaged

by the City, the State or the U. S. Government in providing assistance in the

remediation and recovery effort.

 

Those persons who are currently located in Algiers on the West Bank side

of Orleans Parish are hereby excepted from this Order.

 

The City Attorney is hereby directed to file this Order with the Clerk of

Court.

 

Mayor C. Ray Nagin

 

 

Below forwarded comments forwarded from 1. Belguium

Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans has stopped all animal rescue now that

mandatory evacuation has begun. Please sign this petition, and forward it to

anyone you can to sign, to make sure animals are included. Animals can survive

on this water, but they are going to starve to death and the contaminated water

will shortly start to kill them. Some are chained and cannot get food.

 

Please sign the petition, even here in South Africa we see the visuals on

CNN and Sky News. It breaks my heart, they don't understand why they're left

behind - neither do I.......please help save them. Humans shouldn't be the only

priority - we're the ones responsible for them and now they're dying with each

passing moment.

 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/840979272?ltl=1126071044