Leave No Man Behind / Leave No Pet Behind

While poking around the Three Dog Bakery web site, I found the following web page:

https://www.threedog.com/special/katrina.shtml

I hope they don't mind - I have taken the following from their site, and hope you will take a minute to read, write to our government, and consider buying a T-shirt that expresses what most pet-lovers feel.

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Support is on its way to thousands of companion animals who survived Katrina, but in memory of those who didn't survive, we need to insure that no pet is left behind ever again.

The animals need your advocacy.With the silent support of millions of companion animals behind us, we earnestly seek your help in publicizing an effort initiated in the aftermath of the disaster in the Gulf.

Leave No Man Behind
Leave No Pet Behind™

While the efforts to save animals are far from over, the movement to encourage shelter and rescue operations to include pets is just starting.

To this end, we have designed t-shirts to generate awareness and funds for this project, and 100% of the profit from the sale of these shirts will be used to provide food, clean water and a safe environment for the staggering numbers of animals left behind.

Secondly, we must address local, state and FEMA guidelines in order to allow the rescue of companion animals, and their subsequent shelter with their companions in times of disaster.

Forcing people to leave their frightened companions behind in a disaster is, simply put, inhumane.

The US Coast Guard was one very notable exception; they rescued companions whenever possible.

We are requesting your support in getting the word out to change policy. Disaster will strike again, and if we do not act now, people will once again be forced to leave their companions behind.

The sad irony is that "rescue dogs" flew in from all over the U.S. to rescue survivors, who were previously forced to leave their dog behind. The rescue dogs left no one behind, people did.

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

Mentioning "Leave No Pet Behind", please communicate your opinion to:

Coast Guard Headquarters (USCG) Commandant,
U.S. Coast Guard
2100 Second Street, SW Washington, DC 20593

President George W. Bush The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
Email: comments@whitehouse.gov

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
FEMA
Washington, DC 20528
Comment Line: 202-282-8495