Lost Katrina Pets

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These are only some of the pets that became separated from their owners after Hurricane Katrina or Rita. Some were definitely rescued and either adopted out or "lost in the system,"some escaped and are believed to be roaming in their neighborhood, and others fate is uncertain.

If you believe that the pet you adopted or rescued might be a Katrina pet whose owner is missing it, please look through these images, and the images at various sites at the "More Pets" link above. There was much confusion in Katrina/Rita's aftermath and not all pets identified as as "owner surrender" when they were adopted out actually were. Some animals classified as "stray" were actually owned and had become separated from their guardian.

In Memoriam:

Shannon Hartwick Moore

CLEO

Update February 26, 2006:

A Stealth Volunteer has received word from Cleo's owner that a firefighter friend spoke with a person who removed bodies from Saint Bernard Parish two weeks after Katrina and they are pretty certain that Cleo was among the deceased dogs. She was found 100 feet from where BJ was forced (at gunpoint) to leave her.

We are heartbroken to learn of yet another needless and tragic loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with Cleo's family. Rest in peace, beautiful Cleo.

DESCRIPTION:
Cleo is an older large, female great dane who weighed about 130 lb. before the Hurricane. She is not spayed, and is female. She is black with white on her chest, almost to her neck, and she has white on the tips of her toes. She has grayish white around her nose from age (the photo is a few years old). Her most distinguishing feature is a bump around the size of a quarter by her ribs. She had on a 1" brown leather collar, and may have lost some weight.

Cleo's owner says "we got out of the house and swam to a neighbors upstairs apt. I accidentally pulled Cleos tags off of her collar while trying to get us to safety on higher ground. We stayed on the top of my truck and roof of house till thursday morning. When we swam to St. Bernard highway. From there we walked up the road, about 3 miles into Violet. We stopped to rest outside of Mutts Restaurant on St. Bernard Highway. St. Bernard police came by on a duece and a half to rescue residents. They would not allow me to take Cleo with me. Thats where I had to leave her. "