Saturday, June 28, 2008

Iowa Pets Reunited with Owners

Almost a hundred Iowan pets were reunited with their owners after a raging flood separated them.  The pets were held in makeshift shelters while they waited for their owners to reclaim them. Rescue workers from animal-rights agencies swept Cedar Rapids, one the areas affect the worst by the flood, looking for lost and abandoned pets. Over 24,000 people were evacuated from Cedar Rapids. Now that people are coming back, they are reclaiming their pets and trying to start over. 

(Original reporting done by National Geographic.)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

cute story: a lady's cat went missing about 7 years ago in florida. it had a microchip (tracking system) and now it turned up - at the spca in san francisco!

i wish that cat could blog about her adventures! :)

Sabrina said...

good to see pets united with owners, or is it the other way around, are the people getting united with their owners?

Kimberly Gengler said...

I jcert's story! That's so crazy the cat ended up in San Francisco. I would love to know how it got there.

Kimberly Gengler said...

I jcert's story! That's so crazy the cat ended up in San Francisco. I would love to know how it got there.

april_amadam79 said...

Losing a pet is harder than people realize.Most people spend most of their time with their pets,just like you kids,spouse,and family.Then once somone is missing tradgedy has hit their lives.I lost my lucky,a little over a year ago.He came up missing from the front porch at my mothers house while i was working.And i miss him so much.My heart goes out to these pet owners.And im happy for all the ones that get reunited again.