Literacy AmeriCorps went to ARNO -- Animal Rescue New Orleans -- to help them help some foresaken cats and dogs of Greater New Orleans. We helped kittens and cats, did some maintenance work, washed out cat and dog bowls, fixed cages, and more. (I became an expert in scooping out fresh kitty litter.)
ARNO, which is now in Harahan just outside the city limits, was created during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Right after the storm many cats and dogs were in dire condition across the city. Most were now homeless and could not get food or even drinking water, much less medical care and human love and companionship.
So, Animal Rescue New Orleans went around town saving abandoned cats and dogs.
After Katrina it was still necessary to help the animals, so ARNO is still badly needed today. ARNO takes great care of the cats and dogs and gives them proper food, water, medicine, and loving care until they are properly adopted.
After Katrina it was still necessary to help the animals, so ARNO is still badly needed today. ARNO takes great care of the cats and dogs and gives them proper food, water, medicine, and loving care until they are properly adopted.
To learn more about ARNO, read the story about our visit there in the March -April issue of AmeriWord by Laura Klein at http://www.literacygno.com/ ; go to the LAC publications section.
In the photos above are our Literacy AmeriCorps (LAC) members and an ARNO volunteer -- Lauren, Laura, Miriam, Kimberley, and myself (Adrian) -- plus Dawn who is with ARNO. The other volunteer is Andrew, who also helped us at Earth Fest in March -- readers of this blog may recall.
-- Adrian
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