Remembering the dogs of Katrina

Over 15,000 dogs were rescued after Hurricane Katrina

hit New Orleans 4 years ago. Only 3,000 have been reuinted

with their original owners. Almost all of the rest were placed

with new families, but for some, their original pack is still

looking for them and fighting to get them back. This struggle

has been profiled in a new documentary, "Mine."

There isn't really a bad guy here--the folk that left their dogs

behind did what they had to do to save their lives. At the time,

the rescue efforts would not allow people to bring their pets.

I am sure most of these folks consider it one of the most worst

things they had to do throughout this tragedy.

The people that rescued the dogs thought that they lost their

original pack for good, and wanted to give the dogs a new life.

It is a difficult and sad situation for the humans involved, but the

hidden blessing is that these dogs have lots of people that love them.

I have posted the trailer for the documentary, "Mine" but I will

warn you it is very sad. You can also read the MSNBC article about the

film.