Tails of Triumph

[Catherine]

I think if you couldn't have gone you would have found a way to be safe. You would have sought higher ground. People went into their homes and climbed up into the attics. Once the water was high enough there was no escape. People left pets shut in their homes because they had no idea that there could be flooding.

They were really not prepared for that big a storm and the levees broke because they were not well maintained.

During Hurricane Sandy people were better prepared and animals were looked after. whole sections of the east coast were evacuated inland. Up in Toronto we were on alert because we got the tail end of the storm. They warned us to stay inside and be prepared in case the power went out.
So we have learned from Katrina. It is just sad that such a high price was paid for the knowledge.

I am glad they are still talking about what happened. If we forget the animals of Katrina and fail to learn from them, then we risk having something like that happen again.

I like books on tape. It doesn't work if there are pictures, but I can do all kinds of things with my animals while I listen to a book.

I have an eReader, but I never remember to charge it. I should because I am sure I could put books on it and take them with me to read.