By SnifflesWe cats are watching the Hurricane Gustav evacuations with great interest — not only because we're worried for the residents of the Gulf Coast, but because we remember all too well what happened to people and their companion animals in Hurricane Katrina.
It appears that the pet evacuation process is going smoothly so far — thanks to H.R. 3858, the federal Pet Evacuation Transportation Standards (PETS) Act of 2006. This post-Katrina federal legislation mandated emergency care for animals as well as people.
Cats are curious, you know. So we did a little research on the act. We were wondering how many — if indeed any — members of Congress voted against such a sensible law.
Well, not many did. Out of 373 recorded votes, only 24 House members voted "Nay." But guess what. All but one of the 24 anti-pet votes were by Republicans, including some fairly notable fellows such as Tom Feeney and Adam Putnam of Florida, Colorado's Tom Tancredo, and Ron Paul of Texas.
But then, are we really surprised that Republicans would vote against us?
After all, one of their major candidates for President once vacationed with the family dog strapped to the roof of his car. And the presumptive Republican nominee for Vice President has a bearskin rug in her office, and shoots animals for fun.
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