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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAfter Harvey, heartwarming rescues of dogs, cats and other animals
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/animal-rescues-hurricane-storm-harvey-houston_us_59a67078e4b063ae34d9e82bI wanted to find whoever chained up this dog and treat them like a liberal protester at a Trump rally, but it turns out the photographer rescued the poor dog.
There are videos and tweets at above link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/after-harvey-heartwarming-rescues-of-dog-lovers-their-pets-and-other-animals/2017/08/29/f50517a0-8c14-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37_gallery.html?utm_term=.01596bad4299
It's a slideshow with 47 photos and some ads mixed in.
I saw a video somewhere of a family of young kittens swimming to a boat that picked them up. There was a lot of meowing.
samnsara
(18,290 posts)raven mad
(4,940 posts)who are violent.
IronLionZion
(47,046 posts)if you found someone had tied up a dog to die in the flood, wouldn't you want to unleash your frustrations upon that person?
raven mad
(4,940 posts)I can be mean where helpless critters are concerned!
raven mad
(4,940 posts)On the Warrior River in Alabama in 2015.
http://www.lovemeow.com/fishermen-rescue-abandoned-kittens-that-swam-to-their-boat-1608481713.html
This one, from the Harvey tragedy, was great too.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/local/weather/kitten-saved-from-hurricane-harvey-flood-waters/2017/08/28/00efbf54-8c13-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953_video.html
Crazy Cat Lady reporting for duty! I cried all the way through the HuffPo story.
IronLionZion
(47,046 posts)I had assumed it was from this year's flooding, but I guess some asshole had just thrown them out.
raven mad
(4,940 posts)My daughter lives in Birmingham and fishes on the Warrior - someone dumped them. These good-ole-boys picked them up and took them to safety.