The story is at the end of these links.
There is no explicit graphic violence shown, but the nature of what you will read or hear (unweaned puppies, small dogs, leashed dogs, and a dogs next to their owners being shot) is not suitable for children (in fact it turned my stomach, and I'm 50).
http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/phot...straydogs.html
http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/...dpets001.shtml
http://edition.cnn.com/video/player/....dogs.shot.cnn
http://www.oxfordpress.com/news/cont...NA_RESCUE.html
There is a movement to start a lobby effort to try to halt further shootings (of dogs that are not attacking anyone), and to have those who were doing the shooting prosecuted, fired, or at least moved to desk jobs.
Below I've summarized various fax numbers, email addresses, and webmail URLs that people have posted in other pet forums. Depending on how strongly you feel about what you've read and heard on the links above, or already seen on TV and in the newspapers, I urge you to consider contacting some of the people below.
I suggest including the above links in your emails, if you decide to participate.
president@whitehouse.gov ;
Fema-Correspondence-Unit@dhs.gov ;
contact@gov.state.la.us ;
comments@whitehouse.gov
LA Senator Landrieu's DC office
http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
Voice: (202)224-5824
Fax:(202) 224-9735
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/contact-us.html
AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
FBI New Orleans (covers St. Bennard)
Special Agent In Charge, James Bernazzani
2901 Leon C. Simon Dr.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70126
http://neworleans.fbi.gov
fax 504-816-3306
(504) 816-3000
Louisiana Governor Blanco
Fax: (225) 342-7099
http://gov.louisiana.gov/govemail.asp
Louisiana Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu:
http://apollonew.crt.state.la.us/ltg...r/contact.aspx
St. Bernard Parish LA Legislature Representative:
504-361-6684; email:
larep104@legis.state.la.us
Louisiana Attorney General's Office:
Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr.
Phone: 225-326-6000
Fax: 225-326-6797
http://www.ag.state.la.us/ContactUs.aspx
HON. JOHN F. ROWLEY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
34TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
P.O. BOX 947
CHALMETTE, LA 70044-0947
PHONE: (504) 271-1658
FAX: (504) 279-2874
Governor's Cabinet - Wildlife and Fisheries:
http://gov.louisiana.gov/cab_detail.asp?id=25
Louisiana has a Board, appointed by the Governor, called the Louisiana
Animal Welfare Commisssion. The Louisiana Revised Statutes indicates that they are under Office of the Governor, Dept. of Agriculture:
http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/contactus/default.asp
Louisiana Animal Welfare Commission:
http://www.legis.state.la.us/boards/....asp?board=715
Please keep in mind that members based in New Orleans, Metairie and Slidell cannot be reached as their is still no power or phone service in those areas.
HSUS Disaster Preparedness and Response
Field Operations
Pets and Pet Care
Exotic Pets
Tracey McIntire: 301-548-7793; E-mail:
tmcintire@hsus.org
AKC Canine Legislation
fax: (919) 816-4275
doglaw@akc.org
Louisianna SPCA
http://www.la-spca.org/forms/contact_us.htm
The political contacts are important, in addition to press contacts, because it usually takes a lot of determination to bring a police officer to justice.
The judge and the prosecutor know that the police are the only ones defending them from every crazy they ever conviced in their entire careers.
Those fellow officers who fear their own conduct is or might be questionable often pack the court room, and stare at the judge and prosecutor.
The only real hope for successful prosecution is if responsible police officers feel the need to shun and disown their criminal colleagues, as most of us civilians would shun and disown criminal colleagues who worked in our own professions and trades.
The Louisiana District Attorneys Association maintains a bulletin board here:
http://www.ldaa.org/
