I just received a disaster update email from The Humane Society of the United States. More animals have been found and saved, but the rescue teams seem to be struggling as days go by. The following is what they say:

What we are finding is truly heartbreaking - animals trapped in flooded houses, caregivers wandering the streets desperately searching for their beloved pets, and nearly destroyed animal shelters where the surviving animals have spent days keeping their heads above water in their cage...Block after block, our teams are entering homes and apartments, sometimes forced to break into them, searching for stranded animals. Yesterday in Mississippi, one of our DART teams rescued a dog who had been washed into someone's attic; the storm surge had stranded the animal. The woman who owned the house was elderly; she had slipped some food and water into the attic for the dog, but hadn't been able to go upstairs to carry him out...We are finding and rescuing more animals as each hour passes - more than a thousand so far - but with many more thousands needing our help.

You can find more updates and stories on their website www.hsus.org

Here is another organization that is helping animals after the hurricane www.noahswish.org

If you have any family and friends who care about pets, please let them know what's happening to animals after the disaster. These animals are waiting for help from each one of us!