At least 20 Louisiana horse deaths tied to contaminated feed | Medicine

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — At least 20 horses in Louisiana have died after ingesting bacteria found in some alfalfa hay cubes from a manufacturer in Colorado, state agriculture officials…

Louisiana National Guard medics learn dog treatments, too

PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — Louisiana National Guard combat medics are now learning emergency treatments for service dogs. “Treating a K-9 is not something we typically think about as a medic,…

45 cats rescued from Ida-ravaged Louisiana seek homes in Mass.

The MSPCA and Northeast Animal Shelter will soon accept adoption applications for dozens of cats rescued from Louisiana after Hurricane Ida. On Saturday, a planeload of 45 cats flew from…

Humane Society of Louisiana offering $1,000 reward for identity of owners of blind dog abandoned during Ida

During the recent mass exodus of people who fled prior to the planned Hurricane Ida last month, Louisiana state police received calls from motorists alerting them that animals were being…

Second group of Sheep Dog Impact Assistance volunteers head to Louisiana

A second group of volunteers from Sheep Dog Impact Assistance, a nonprofit based in Rogers, is heading south tomorrow morning to help the victims of Hurricane Ida. SDIA raised budget…

On Katrina anniversary, Hurricane Ida hits Louisiana as Cat. 4 storm

New Orleans Hurricane Ida burned from the Louisiana coast towards New Orleans and one of the main industrial corridors in the country on Sunday, one of the strongest storms to…

Cat Depot Rescues 24 Cats From Mississippi, Louisiana Shelters

Cat Depot recently rescued 22 kittens and two euthanized cats from rural animal shelters in Mississippi and Louisiana. The rescue was a collaboration between Cat Depot and New Orleans-based animal…

55 cats, dogs flown from Louisiana to Ypsilanti

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, me. – A mission with several planes of more than 150 endangered animal shelter animals had its first airlift from Good Flights “Flying to Forever Homes” on…