Downplay the human tragedy? Hell no. Aren't we supposed to love all creatures? Now what the fuch is the problem with one damn dog on the bus? Or even a few. I know that if I were a victim I would feel a little better if there was a pet or two around to make the situation a little less dreary. It might even make me feel less violent. Dogs tend to have that effect on people. But what the fuch have we become when we take the kid's pet? I guess that dog was so dangerous that to traumatize the kid was a better solution right? Or maybe his dog was one of the folks who looted some gun out of Wal Mart and started shooting at the one of the helicopters. Or maybe the pet had some disease that could affect someone who just got done wadding through spilled sewage. I tell you, I am outraged by this whole thing. It is a royal screw up from the top to to bottom including the knuckleheads among the victims. But this kid and his dog is the cherry on top for me. If I am ever in a flood, I'll make damn sure that I am in either Germany, Austria or Switzerland where I know that if my pet is with me, than it will be safe as well. But anyway, I am sending some money to these folks because I know damn well that if people aren't getting help, than the pets are getting even less.
www.noahswish.org There are probably other organizations as well, but this is the only one I know of right now.