“Animal welfare activists urge Australia to let evacuees take pets - Monsters and Critics” plus 1 more

Animal welfare activists urge Australia to let evacuees take pets - Monsters and Critics

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:06 PM PST

Sydney - Australian officials were Friday accused of being heartless and inhumane for insisting family pets must be left behind when people are evacuated in natural disasters.

'I think down the track the whole situation in regard to domestic animals in particular will probably need to be reviewed,' Michael Beatty, a spokesman for animal welfare group RSPCA, said Friday.He urged the federal government to follow the example of the United States, which in the wake of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina floods in New Orleans passed laws ensuring that pets are provided for when disaster strikes.The issue has come to a head because some of those stranded by flooding in the north-eastern state of Queensland refused evacuation because they were not permitted to take their pets with them on the helicopters, barges and buses.'I think people need to understand how important pets are to people, particularly in a crisis situation,' Beatty said. 'And particularly with older people, or people who live alone, often that pet is either part of the family or their entire family.'In most of Australia, dogs and cats are not allowed on public transport or even in taxis. Locals who travel to Europe say they are appalled to see dogs in shops, cafes and restaurants.

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Pets fed on woman who was dead in her home - AZCentral.com

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:19 PM PST

Jan. 6, 2011 06:19 PM
(Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A woman who had been dead for 22 days was found in her home Wednesday, and it appeared her pets had been feeding on her decomposing body, according to the Jefferson County Coroner's office.

Ida Robinson, 68, of Louisville died of natural causes, said Jack Arnold, a deputy coroner.

Robinson had four dogs, one of which was dead in the home as well.

Arnold said he was able to determine how long Robinson had been dead because of the dates of the newspapers and a calendar she kept in her home.

Neighbors alerted police after they saw newspapers piling up in her driveway, Arnold said.

The living dogs, a female pug mix, a female black Labrador mix and a male black Labrador, are under the care of Metro Animal Services, said spokeswoman Jackie Gulbe. The dogs were in "relatively decent" health, she said.

The fourth dog, another female pug mix, appeared very emaciated when authorities found her body, but it is unclear what caused her death, Gulbe said.

Animal Services is working to put the dogs up for adoption or transfer them to another animal rescue group.

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“Animal welfare activists urge Australia to let evacuees take pets - Monsters and Critics” plus 1 more

“Animal welfare activists urge Australia to let evacuees take pets - Monsters and Critics” plus 1 more

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