By Carol Christian Published Friday, August 28, 2015 in the Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/life/pets/article/Federal-PETS-law-passed-in-Katrina-s-wake-6467236.php
CONTINUE READINGPBS by William Brangham August 29, 2015 It’s estimated that thousands of people refused to evacuate New Orleans in advance of Hurricane Katrina for one reason: they weren’t willing to leave their dogs or cats behind. At the time, most State and Federal rescue organizations had no formal policy on evacuating animals during disasters, and […]
CONTINUE READINGEXCITING NEWS!!!!! We are very excited to announce that our own Lauren Godail for ARNO was in the Top 5 in the Purina Cat Chow Shelter Volunteer of the Year Contest, winning ARNO $5,000. We would like to thank Purina Cat Chow for the contest, as the stories of the volunteers inspired us all to […]
CONTINUE READINGA big THANK YOU to Xplore Federal Credit Union for a wonderful adoption event yesterday! Xplore has one more week left fundraising for ARNO. Go to Xplore Federal Credit Union and you can donate $10 or more and receive an adorable plush ARNO cat or dog stuffed animal and help ARNO your no-kill shelter. This […]
CONTINUE READINGJanuary 1, 2009 ARNO’s work on the street is aided by more than our stalwart volunteers’ efforts. There are many residents, some very young, that we teach and put to work as our ‘eyes’ to watch movement of ‘nobody’s dogs’ when we cannot be there. These kids, and adults, learn what it takes to maintain […]
CONTINUE READING(April 4, 2009) —By Charlotte Bass Lilly Recently while attending a conference in our state’s capital I was surprised by a national organization representative’s comments about ‘rescue organizations.’ I could tell by her fervor that this was something long thought about and hashed over in her mind, and she probably had firsthand experience as well. […]
CONTINUE READINGA volunteer at our animal shelter gets back as much as he gives. A personal essay. April 4, 2009 By Michael Groetsch Mike’s edited essay to ARNO was published this week in Gambit, a weekly newspaper for and in New Orleans. You can leave a comment and thank Gambit for publishing and see the story […]
CONTINUE READINGBy Sheila Stroup | Reprinted from The Times-Picayune, Living Section, published July 5 , 2009. Sometimes, it takes a village to rescue a cat – and a woman who refuses to give up. Crystal Bell couldn’t stand the thought of the sweet orange kitty being sealed in beneath the bank. “I knew in my heart […]
CONTINUE READINGAugust 10, 2009 | by Lise McComiskey, ARNO Feral K9 Coordinator Editor’s Note: If you would like to see a short video of this rescue (the filmmaker got so involved in the actual rescue she got a lot of the ground that had to be edited out!) and see our efforts to trap a feral […]
CONTINUE READINGAugust 18, 2009 Clearwater Creek Apartments in the Elmwood area of Jefferson Parish will be the site of a huge adoption event with healthy companion animals up for adoption from ARNO and SpayMart. Both 501c3 organizations are combining efforts with their 1st Lake Properties host to feature cats, dogs, kittens and puppies suitable for life […]
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