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For more information, contact: Joseph Patton publisher@capcityfreepress.com Capital City Free Press uncovers pet massacre after hurricane Katrina MONTGOMERY, ALA.--Allegations of sheriff's deputies in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish using family pets for target practice after Hurricane Katrina has been uncovered by Kristin Thomas of the Capital City Free Press. According to the Capital City Free Press, videotape filmed by David Leeson for the Dallas Morning News shows officers running over dogs in their jeep and shooting dogs in the street, all while blaring some 80's hair-band music. Also reported are scenes from an animal massacre that happened inside the St. Bernard High School, and even inside some evacuees homes, all carried out by officers and deputies of the law. As of this time, several lawsuits have been filed and the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office is investigating. This is the most recent report in the Capital City Free Press's "Lost but still loved" series, which has been reporting on pets missing since hurricane Katrina. "My involvement with the issue of animal welfare in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina started shortly after the storm, when I fostered an evacuated dog named Cajun," said Thomas. The editor and publisher of the Capital City Free Press, Joseph Patton, says that he hopes this series will expose the truth behind these atrocities, as well as provide aid to those who are still trying to navigate the system to get their pets back. "We hope to be able to help these people get back a part of their lives that cannot be replaced," said Patton. More on the "Lost but still loved" series can be found at www.capcityfreepress.com. -END- |