Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned

by Cathy Scott, Ali MacGraw (Foreword by), Clay Myers (Filmed/Photo by)

Overview

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many animals had to fend for themselves because their owners lost them or were unable to care for them. In Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned, Cathy Scott documents her experience working with the Best Friends Animal Society triage center to rescue lost animals and reunite them with their owners. Over two hundred stories with accompanying photos describe dramatic and challenging rescue cases with details about the rescues, the examinations, treatment, and follow-up care by the selfless volunteers who worked to save beloved best friends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470445037
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	06/15/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Cathy Scott traveled to New Orleans at the request of Best Friends Animal Society to document the plight of pets displaced by Hurricane Katrina. She quickly became a rescuer as well as a reporter. Scott's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Las Vegas Sun, George magazine, and Reuters News Service.

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Table of Contents

Foreword.

Preface.

1 The Water.

2 Poodle on the Rooftop.

3 The American Can Company.

4 Base Camp.

5 On the Ground.

6 Message in a Bottle.

7 Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heaven's Door.

8 It Takes Two to Make a Miracle.

9 The Faces of the Volunteers.

10 Red Gets His Wheels.

11 Fifteen Minutes to Fame.

12 The Twister Sisters.

13 Other Homeless Critters.

14 Animal Mug Shots.

15 Reunions.

16 A Dog Named Angel.

17 Putting Haley First.

18 Over the Rainbow Bridge.

19 Picking Up the Pieces.

20 Lessons Learned.

Appendix: Pet Disaster Preparedness.

Acknowledgments.

Index.