They are giving people until Monday, and then they are going to start adoptions.. They have been on 2-3 different TV stations, the radio, and a couple of websites.

To let people know that even if they were unable to come pick the animal up, as long as they could varify it was their pet through pictures, etc, they would either bring the animal to them, or find temporary placement for the pet for people who are unable to get them right now, but definitely want the pet back.

I understand sometimes people don't have a choice, because 211 (the transportation service) was turning people down if they did not have a "small crate", but there is alternatives.. And some people just blatently left their animals and basically didn't care if they were ok..

We rescued a dog in the neighborhood behind ours that was left when his family evacuated. He is a larger dog, and they also have a smaller min-pin mix.. The small dog was taken with them to evacuate, but the larger boy was not. He was sitting on the peoples porch in flood water with no food or clean water. We waited for the flood waters to go down, and gave him some food/water.. Then we fed him for 5 days there after and the family still didn't come home.. We brought him to the HS, and I left notes on the peoples door to let them know he is there. I have drove by their house several times, and they are home now.. Yet their poor dog still sits in the cage at the shelter.

There is groups of chihuahuas at the shelter that were swimming inside their homes that were rescued by volunteers at the Humane Society.. With one particular group, there was 2 others that had drowned before they could be rescued..

My opinion is, if you can't take your pets, you shouldn't evacuate either.. I know most people don't hold their animals to the same regard as their own safety, but these dogs/cats didn't ask to live with you.. So I think its your job to do everything you can to protect them.