September 25, 2005
Women, Children and Pets First
In a stunning example of efforts to promote pet equality states may soon be required to have pet evacuation plans.
As another killer hurricane was set to slam the Gulf Coast, Bay State Congressman Barney Frank signed onto a bill that would block federal aid to states without plans to evacuate pets.
The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act filed Thursday by Frank and four other congressmen would require states to submit plans to rescue animals or risk losing federal dollars for disaster preparedness.
``There was a serious problem with pets in New Orleans. People think it's trivial,'' Frank said. ``There are a lot of dogs crawling around New Orleans biting people. It's just not healthy having a bunch of animals prowling around. It can be dangerous.''I doubt he considers shooting them as being an acceptable plan. He means requiring their rescue which would endanger human lives as resources were diverted to saving pets. This is just another government representative requiring a compassionate response for a tragic problem with no intelligent plan on how to do it.
Posted by Sid at September 25, 2005 12:13 AM | Too Crazy to be Made Up
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And people wonder why the government can't stay within a budget. We elect idiots that are only looking out for their own interests.
Posted by: jeff at September 25, 2005 12:01 PM
