| Eighteen months after being separated by Hurricane | | | | her constantly since Christmas 2004 and she was not |
| Katrina, a little Katrina rescue dog and her "mom" are | | | | about to give up. |
| reunited by order of a Phoenix Judge. | | | | Best Friends funded the legal effort to get the dog |
| If you are not familiar with the case, a disabled | | | | back to his rightful dog "mom". And now a judge in |
| woman was forced to leave her dog alone in her | | | | the civil suit heard in Phoenix ruled in her favor. Mom |
| home as she was airlifted during the Katrina | | | | and dog have been reunited!. |
| evacuation. | | | | We applaud Best Friends for their dog rescue efforts |
| She was assured the dog would be rescued later. | | | | both during Katrina and the ensuing dog rescue via |
| After the airlift evacuation, the lady went hunting at | | | | the court system. |
| dog shelters for her pooch without success. | | | | The bond between a dog guardian and a dog is |
| When allowed to return to her destroyed home she | | | | immeasurable. A rescued dog is a family member and |
| looked for any signs of her dog, named Pablo, as well | | | | for many childless homes, a rescue dog may receive |
| as veterinary records and pictures. | | | | the same love and affection that a child or family |
| Pursuing the search online, she discovered that her | | | | member of the human type can expect. |
| dog had been rescued by the Best Friends Animal | | | | The thought that this lady would have not been |
| Sanctuary. | | | | reunited with her dog after the miraculous Katrina |
| Best Friends had placed the dog with a foster group | | | | rescue was almost too painful to think about. |
| who had in turn placed the dog with a family. The | | | | Thankfully, the judge made the right decision and the |
| family soon decided that they did not want to return | | | | Katrina rescue dog and his mom will now enjoy life |
| the dog in violation of the reunion agreement. The | | | | together for a long, long time. |
| lady was devastated. This little dog had been with | | | | |