A few friends of ours, Gary and Elaine, have been working to help pets who were separated from their owners in Hurricane Katrina. The dynamic duo left Pittsburgh last Saturday en route to Mississippi and stopped at our place in Knoxville for a rest before continuing on to Mississippi.
They had a pair of dogs with them — Taz and Pokey — who had been taken to Pittsburgh after the storm and were going to be returned to their owners. After returning the dogs, Gary and Elaine stayed in Mississippi this week to help with other animal rescues. We’re expecting them to come back through tomorrow night on their way back to Pittsburgh, perhaps with more refugee dogs in tow. Great stuff. It’s pretty heart-warming to know that at least a few animals are being reunited with their people after the storm …