Animal rescue mobilized for Katrina pets and farm animals
Washington Post reports nationwide animal lovers mobilize to save horses, cattle, and cats left homeless by Katrina and floods. Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society appeals for federal and local help with rescuers to pull animals from ruined homes and provide feeding and shelter before many perish.
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Cheney visits Katrina rubble as NATO aids rise
Vice President Dick Cheney tours flooded Gulfport and New Orleans vowing progress and rejecting tax hikes for Katrina recovery. NATO allies discuss expanded aid using AWACs and possibly NATO Response Force ships to ferry relief amid widespread devastation in Louisiana. Louisiana courts flooded with evidence boxes destroyed and civil proceedings disrupted across parishes.
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Five of eight FEMA executives lack disaster experience
Washington report shows five of eight top FEMA officials had little disaster handling experience before taking posts. The agency’s crisis leadership has thinned since the September 11 attacks as leaders with crisis management backgrounds depart. Directors Brown Rhode and Altshuler joined from White House or Bush campaign ties.
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Mexican Army Crosses Into United States With Aid Mission
About 200 Mexican soldiers crossed the border at dawn headed for San Antonio to deliver food water and medicine to Katrina displaced families. Mexican officials called it the first army cross into U S soil since 1848 while President Fox hailed it as a moment of solidarity.
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