Fw: [H-O-W-L] St Bernard Parish - Police Shooting Dogs

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> This story is not a rumor and has been confirmed true. WARNING! This is

> a very difficult video to watch! This is not happening in the city of New

> Orleans - it is in St. Bernard Parish - the Chalmette region. The

> military is NOT involved in this action and has been working to feed and

> water the animals until rescuers can pick them up. The shooting is being

> done by the Louisiana State Police.

>

> RECOMMENDED ACTION: Contact the major news organizations who have

> reporters in the area - CNN, MSNBC, FOX, etc., and ask them to provide

> wide in-depth coverage of this story. Contact the Louisiana State Police

> to voice your objections.

>

> Sheila Leonard

> *****************

>

> This is just in from the Times-Picayune Animal Rescue Message Board.

> They are right on site of the situation. Not a rumor.

>

> September 9, 2005 : 10:06 PM ET

>

> Reports center around actions of police in St. Bernard Parish Rumors have

> abounded over the past few days that police and the military are shooting

> dogs in New Orleans, dogs roaming the streets, and even peoples pets in

> front of their owners eyes.

>

> However, military officials and the state Wildlife and Fisheries

> Department

> deny they are playing any role in shooting peoples pets. In fact, the

> military announced Friday it will begin to help with animal evacuations,

> and

> there has been video footage of soldiers providing animals with food until

> they can be rescued.

>

> So, who is shooting pets?

>

> Most of the news reports seem to point to local New Orleans authorities,

> in

> particular the police in St. Bernard Parish. St.

> Bernard is one of the areas hardest hit by Katrina -- and the area where

> Best Friends is currently conducting boat rescues. (See complete story

> under

> Best Friends Activities.)

>

> Video shot by the Dallas Morning News includes footage of members of the

> National Guard and Louisiana State Police helping the animals they

> encounter, offering them compassion and kindness along with food and

> water.

>

> However, the video also includes evidence of animals being shot, and an

> interview with Sgt. Mike Minton of the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff?s

> office.

> Minton admits he has been shooting dogs, and says it is for their own

> good.

> When asked if this is a difficult job, Minton merely shrugs. (See the full

> video at:

>

> http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/photography/2005/katrina_video/straydogs.html

>

> Other stories have indicated that the local authorities in St. Bernard

> Parish are shooting animals.

>

> A report from the Cox news service details the forced evacuation of

> residents of St. Bernard. It includes an interview with Marie Miller, who

> was forced to evacuate by the police of St. Bernard Parish -- after the

> police shot her two mixed pit bulls while Miller was in the next room.

>

> " They shot our dogs! " Miller, a 54-year-old housewife, said of her mixed

> pit

> bulls, Angel and Hooch. She had gone inside to collect clothes and

> personal

> papers when she heard it.

>

> " Boom! Boom! " Miller said. " Hooch came in and had blood all over him. "

>

> (See complete article at

>

http://www.ajc.com/search/content/shared/news/nation/stories/09/08KATRINA_RESCUE\

..html

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