There were millions of Americans focused on animal welfare issues in the wake of the disaster, and we also know the bungled federal response to the animal crisis undermined the effectiveness of the human rescue mission.

In the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, millions of Americans dug into their pockets to help those in need, ... A few, sadly, tried to profit from the misfortune of others. Given the immense suffering occasioned by this storm, these crimes are disturbing and disappointing.

You think you're getting the best of the best. What you're getting is oftentimes a very sick animal with genetic defects who came from a puppy mill.

If you don't account for the pets in disaster, you undermine the effectiveness of the human rescue operation.

[While Hurricane Katrina's impact on people remains a] national and international trauma, ... the animal situation is another massive saga that's still unfolding.

I must say that I have seen Americans make great and real sacrifices to the public welfare; and have noticed a hundred instances in which they hardly ever failed to lend faithful support to one another.