After Katrina, animal rescuers saved thousands of New Orleans’ cats and dogs — and in the process, elevated the status of pets in the eyes of the law. by David Grimm BuzzFeed Contributor READ IT HERE: http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidhgrimm/how-hurricane-katrina-turned-pets-into-people
CONTINUE READINGUPDATE: MARCH 2016 – THESE GIRLS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED TOGETHER!!!!!! BONDED PAIR RETURNED AFTER 8 YEARS: Monty and Cello: It was like a flashback to the past. The very beginnings of ARNO Post-Katrina. LiseMc going back down into the Monticello Canal back in late 2007, where we rescued so many dogs that were trapped there […]
CONTINUE READINGAugust 1-31, 2015: Charlotte’s Hope: Animal Rescue Thrift & Gift, 8299 Jefferson Hwy, Harahan, LA 70123 will be accepting donations (no appliances please) on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the month of August for this new people and pets thrift store to benefit Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO). They need […]
CONTINUE READINGWe made the society page of NOLA.com! A big THANK YOU again to Nola Bulls for choosing us as one of their charities this year! Read the article HERE
CONTINUE READINGFundraising || Awareness || Volunteering The Values Inside Out program helps match individual Sephora stores with local non-profits. Each store has the opportunity to choose a charity they feel passionate about and give back by providing funds, raising awareness, and volunteering, all to help that organization fulfill its individual goals over the course of 2015. […]
CONTINUE READINGA huge THANK YOU to the 433 AMAZING DONORS that contributed $24,690 to us yesterday during the #GiveNOLA Day event! YOU ROCK!!!!!!! This will help us pay vet bills and continue to help the animals in our area!
CONTINUE READING(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 […]
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