As of this morning, according to the coordinator for volunteers deployment to the Gulf Coast for the Humane Society of the US, the HSUS is still fighting the LA veterinarian's mandate to halt rescue activities as of 9/30. They are asking for an extension, but only of one week, unfortunately. They are being allowed to maintain the shelter until October 15. If they don't win, RESCUE OPS WILL BE HALTED FROM THE HSUS FACILITY. They are continuing to export animals to other facilities. The shelter will continue to house until Oct 15 when all animals should be in other no kill shelters.

Apparently, the LASPCA is going to be taking over the remaining rescue activities and running those operations.

Editorial from Laura: This is kind of scary because they are a pretty small organization and I haven't seen too much involvement from them to date. Everyone is working under the blanket of LASPCA but they don't have the same funds. My former rescue partner who went out this morning called me and told me that people have been pretty unhappy about rescuers breaking into homes and damage it's caused. I'm not sure how we would have gotten into these homes since they didn't provide keys and they didn't initially take their animals with them. So, my rescue partner Cathy, thinks its probably a small number of dissatisfied "customers". Nonetheless, it's an excuse being used to halt operations by the state.

As for the pit bulls and other similar animals who are harder to get rescued, a group will be going to Bad Rap in San Francisco. A very high quality, pit bull rescue and advocacy group. The remaining pits will likely be going to a program in Angola Prison, which is going to be starting a program.

I'm not a particularly religious person, but I'm praying for the thousands of animals who have been kept alive through feeding and watering programs, but who we were told not to rescue due to space.

WHO IS GOING TO FEED AND WATER THEM NOW? WILL COPS ON THE STREET DIRECT TRAFFIC AROUND THESE POOR BEINGS WHO WERE RELEASED FROM THEIR HOMES WHEN THEIR HOMES FLOATED AWAY OR NATIONAL GUARD BROKE DOWN THE DOORS INITIALLY? I PERSONALLY FED SOME OF THESE CRITTERS AND AM BROKEN HEARTED THAT THEIR FAMILIES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN ANYTIME SOON AND THEY'LL BE LEFT ONCE AGAIN TO DIE.