(5/1/06) by Charlotte Bass Lilly Photos by Pete Petitfils, ARNO Volunteer Photographer I always assume most who visit our website are familiar with ARNO. So many of you have already volunteered or serviced ARNO in some way, and so many of you dropped out of your lives to come and help animal rescue after Katrina. […]
CONTINUE READING(5/1/06) — Charlotte Bass Lilly ARNO gets messages from animal lovers all over the world — all want to help the animals in some way. One of the humane hearts who contacted us was Willie Nelson’s daughter, Amy. Seems Willie and his daughter got talking about the state of things in the aftermath of Hurricane […]
CONTINUE READING(5/26/06) — by Laura Dedelow True or False: It is not possible that anyone could be still looking for a pet at this point in New Orleans, eight months after Hurricane Katrina. “Bigtime FALSE!“, says Pee Wee, who was recently reunited with the Pelas family. Pee Wee and I first became acquainted when he accompanied […]
CONTINUE READINGby Gary Michael Smith Twelve-year-old Cody Allen lived in New Orleans East with his family when Hurricane Katrina struck its devastating blow on August 29, 2005. They evacuated with their beautiful 5-year-old black lab mix to Tyler, TX as their home was being flooded by 6 feet of water. However, like many others who fled […]
CONTINUE READINGby Debbie Reed, Foster Mom It’s a love affair pet owners know well. Scouring Petfinder, other online animal shelter pages or a making a trip to the local pound, someone falls head over heels. This case wasn’t any different. Diana Kraus who leads a rescue group, CastOff Cockers, in Mesa, AZ spotted Daisy online. She […]
CONTINUE READING(8/27/06) This “lucky” kitty fell out of the engine of a car on the highway, definitely not so lucky, but there were Department of Transportation and Development (DODT) workers — and animal lovers — in that area who saw the whole thing. The men rushed over fearing the worst, but Lucky seemed okay other than […]
CONTINUE READING2006 Yvette, a Katrina victim looking for her family’s cat, asked a wonderful pet detective, Denise, to send the following letter to all who are involved with ARNO. Yvette doesn’t know the people who have been feeding in Section 28 east and 31 south, but she wanted to personally thank them.Yvette lived at 3437 Elysian […]
CONTINUE READING(9/24/2006) Chance (once called “No Chance”) was found behind a business establishment in LaPlace, LA. The owner called Animal Control and the dog was taken to the shelter. They intended to feed him for five days in the hopes that he would be rescued before they would have to euthanize him. They couldn’t adopt him […]
CONTINUE READING(10/25/06) Why is ARNO is still feeding in the 650 square miles of Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes that were devastated by the storm? After all, residents are returning albeit at a very low percentage in most areas… the areas that were relatively affluent before Katrina have a higher rate of returning residents. But […]
CONTINUE READINGUpdated 8/20/08 ARNO Volunteer We need volunteers who can help us at the shelter. ARNO is very short of local help and need people who can assist us with animal care. Duties include ‘dishes’ (litter pans and food/water bowl scrubbing), laundry, cat cages cleaned, puppy pens cleaned, dogs walked, floors swept and mopped… but mostly […]
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