OT Texas has such heart

I assume, as a long time dog owner, you are aware of the "hazards" of givin= g a dog too much turkey? ;-) Thank you and blessings to you and the Texa= ns for caring for the QIs.

Leslie & The Furbabies > This hurricane has been so much worse than Katrina for so many. One of th=

e heart-hurting problems is that evacuating if you have a pet is tough. Mos= t motels and hotels ( IF you can find a vacancy within 200 miles) will Not = accept a QI ... some if the pet is 10 lbs or less ... and most shelters are= just not equipped to take them in. Just nobody has a big heart like Texas.= They are taking in pets from Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana whose fami= lies HAD to evacuate and Could Not take their best friends with them. Mr. E= sther and I are still able to take in a few and we do; even a rather cranky= old fellow who wasn't used to strangers ( roasted turkey won him over). I = know rctq is not my personal platform for thank you's - but how wonderful t= he hearts of the Texans are. God's blessings surely do arrive in surprising= ways. Polly

Texas definitely has big hearts (witness what they did after Katrina, even though they were hard hit, too), but I suspect yours is just as large, if not larger. :)

Rescue locally is really something to see. The church vans are evacuating people to the high school gym where they can take a shower. Of course the school isn't a 'government shelter' or the Red Cross - so good neighbors are out collecting towels and soap. The real shelter is packed to capacity, the stores are underwater and parts of the highway are too. Polly

Howdy! Texans welcomed 2-footed QIs as well, during this hurricane & many others. At least one of the local "news" channels introduced us to some of the visiting pets. Texas is a big place; every body's welcome.

Cheers! R/Sandy