So many blessings....

Anthony Stipelcovich loads up his cats at his home in Arabi, La. in preparation for Hurricane Gustav. Gay/AP
I was away this weekend so I didn't get the chance to update much. Lots of things happening on my end as you know. Some good things have happened regarding pet adoptions, but that's for another post. Last night we were watching updates on Hurricane Gustav, and I couldn't help but notice the difference in evacuation efforts to that of Katrina. I'm just so glad that people have been allowed to either bring their pets with them or arrange for separate rescue rather than leave them there. That was one thing that really got to me during Katrina. Though it still bothers me that something like the horrible mishandling of Katrina had to happen for people and governments to shape up. Pets are family! They are not just pieces of furniture that you should leave behind.

And second of all...I'm so glad that the storm is not as severe as originally thought although the gulf coast isn't completely out of the woods yet. That is definitely something to be thankful for.

Here's a wonderful article by Stephanie Gaskell of the New York Daily News.