Now, teams are also ready to assist in Louisiana. The HSUS Disaster Animal Response Teams (DARTs) deployed immediately to the crisis, landing in Mississippi the day after Katrina did her damage. But there are also countless horses, wild animals, and farm animals who have been killed or are now facing threats to their lives.” We know that pets – owned and strays – have been victimized. “The story not as well known to the public is the devastation suffered by the animals in the stricken areas. “Katrina has devastated the Gulf Coast, taking human lives, destroying property, and crippling transport, water, and communications systems,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS. When the city’s famed levees strained and eventually buckled and broke under the pressure of the surging water, an unyielding flood enveloped the city, rendering the city uninhabitable and prompting a mass evacuation of all who did not flee the approach of Katrina. The second disaster concentrated its impact on one of America’s great cities – New Orleans. The storm, fed by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, barreled into the Southeast with its 140-mile-per-hour winds, 25-foot storm surges, and pelting rains. There were really two disasters at work on the Gulf Coast.
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