Hurricane Katrina Animals

Ten years ago this August, a category five hurricane ripped through the Southern United States, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. New Orleans’ native Joni Pavlik is more familiar than most with tragic event, as many of her family members had to evacuate their home town to avoid the storm. Unfortunately, the devastation inflicted by Katrina left them without a home. “They evacuated, as always, when a bad storm heads that direction,” Joni remarked. “When they knew there was no home to go to, they turned to Ray and me for safe shelter.” She and her husband, along with the community, gladly welcomed the twelve family members and six pets with open arms. Now, years later, some have moved away and others have passed on. And while memories

Hurricane Harvey destroyed roughly 40,000 homes just in houston, making it nearly impossible to live there. But with the help from our brave soldiers and hundreds of people who have boats over 75 percent of people who were affected by Hurricane Harvey were able to make it to a safe place where they were fed and were given a place to stay. Throughout this tragic hurricane. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world opened up their businesses for people to stay, very large companies who had a lot of room and were not affected by hurricane harvey to bad allowed people who were affected to stay there as long as needed. And watching all those people on the news helping people in need out was

More than 26,000 animals have been rescued by Sea World and its facilities. All different kinds of

The complaint is that during major storms, like Katrina, many animals are left without homes or people to care for them. When rescued, these animals are usually terrified and have a hard time trusting people. Some of the dogs who were rescued required special attention so people who volunteered had to read to them so they could gain the pets' trust. Many of the animals are afraid of loud noises and

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, fires broke out, corpses were in streets, looting was taking place around the city, floor waters became toxic with sewage and gas. US Army Corps of Engineers came in to pump New Orleans dry; this was a continuous operation. (video: The Lost City of New Orleans: A Case Study) Organizations such as the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, National Guard and others helped the relief effort with housing,

To begin with, many people lost their lives in Hurricane Katrina. About 1,800 people lost

A major obstacle that the SPCA faced when responding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was the violence that surrounded the Superdome. Much like FEMA had been instructed, authorities directed the animal rescue to stay out of the area until order could be restored. Nonetheless, once SPCA could return to New Orleans they received an abundance of support from all over the United States. In the end, there were approximately 15,500 animals that were saved following the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina (Louisiana SPCA,

Hurricane Katrina was a devastating hurricane that blew through New Orleans, on August 23, 2005. This is significant because 1,836 Americans died, and a whole city was destroyed. Multiples of groups helped with disaster. relief of this hurricane, some of which are Red Cross and the Salvation Army.

During the early hours of the morning on 29 August 2005 5:10am, a hurricane of 205km/h struck New Orleans. She was named Hurricane Katrina. Katrina stretched over 400 miles across and was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the United States, killing 1,836 people and millions of others were left homeless. $16.7 million dollars was spent trying to rebuild infrastructure alone. Hurricane Katrina struck a levee in New Orleans so aside from the damage caused by the hurricane, flooding was also a problem. New Orleans levee walls were designed for category 3 hurricanes, and were not prepared for Katrina's category 5 winds. USA and many other country's pulled together to help in any way.

Hurricane Katrina is a historical storm that hit the United States on August 29, 2005. The country experienced the storm exactly four years after the occurrence of the terrorist attack on 9/11/2001. This was three years after the establishment of a crucial department of Homeland Security. However, regardless of the intensified concentration to homeland security, response to Hurricane Katrina was a huge failure. The unfortunate response was due to lack of adequate planning and ability to take care of the risks. The possibility of New Orleans experiencing the effects of Hurricane had been put into consideration for quite a long time. There were enough warning signs of the hurricane. Declarations and deliberations were made days before the landfall. However, responders did not transfigure this information into the extent of preparedness suitable with the range of the imminent disaster.

On August 29th, 2005 Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic damage and flooding in Mississippi, Louisiana, New Orleans and areas in between. It destructed the lives and homes of thousands of people, with a total of 1,883 fatalities (Hurricane Katrina Statistics Fast Facts, 2015). Hurricane Katrina left many homeless and hospitals unprepared for the challenges posed to the healthcare system as a whole. Some of these challenges included gaining access to healthcare facilities, providing expedited care to those most in need, and preventing spread of disease that commonly occurs during natural disasters. Many facilities did not evacuate in time and many were left stranded in flooded waters as patients conditions worsened and access to essential medications and treatments became limited.

On August 29th, 2005 Hurricane Katrina, also known as Katrina, made landfall along the Gulf Coast. It hit states such as Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. As of today Hurricane Katrina is one the most destructive hurricanes to ever hit the United States. In total Katrina caused over one hundred billion dollars worth of damage. It left people homeless, starving, and in some cases dead. New Orleans, Louisiana was hit the hardest, “New Orleans will forever exist as two cities; the one that existed before that date, and the one after.” Even over a decade later, the effects of Hurricane Katrina can still be felt as the south continues to rebuild their lives and return to some normalcy.

Hurricane Katrina resulted in massive loss of life and billions of dollars in property damage. There are many lessons worth learning from this event. Finger pointing started before the event was over. Most of the focus on Hurricane Katrina was on its impact on New Orleans; however, the storm ravaged a much wider area than that. This paper will briefly summarize the event, the impact on the city of New Orleans and the lessons learned to ensure preparedness today.

August 29, 2005 may be just another date to most of the American population but for New Orleans it is a date that weighs heavy on the hearts of the residents. Every year when this date comes around, residents are reminded of the lost ones they didn’t get to say goodbye too, the pets that were lost, homes that were damaged and lost, families that were shattered and broken apart due to this tragic event. Thousands of lives were taken during this time, not including the hundreds of thousands of homes that were lost. Many people sat on the roofs of their homes trapped inside of unbearable hot attics, or canoeing through disease waters trying to stay alive until emergency response teams could reach them.

For a storm this big the people who worked at the zoo did a amazing job saving all theses animals. At the New Orleans Aquarium, the aquarium lost virtually all of its 10,000 fish. Electricity has since been restored at the facility. The aquarium’s large white alligator, macaws, raptors, electric eel, and eight large tarpons were the only fish survivors. Due to the National Guard of Louisiana the New Orleans aquarium had to release five of it sea turtles into the gulf of mexico in the earlier weeks. When the storm hit the aquarium lost power, but relied on generator for keeping critical equipment operating. The aquarium also had plenty of food and freshwater, but within days of Katrina’s passing the backup power supply failed, killing the facility’s life support systems. Thousands of fish died due to lack of oxygen and irregular temperatures (higher temperature, less oxygen is dissolved in water and more aeration is required). The staff did its best to save as many animals as possible but the conditions of New Orleans made the final result