Press Releases

October 5, 2005
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Michelle Pintar
Phone: (414) 431-6104
E-mail: mpintar@wihumane.org

MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

It's Raining Cats
Hurricane Katrina Cats Now Available for Adoption at the
Wisconsin Humane Society

MILWAUKEE – The caring staff at the Wisconsin Humane Society has been working overtime to shower some unsung victims of Hurricane Katrina with tender loving care. Who are these unsung victims? One goes by the name “Katrina” while another is “Lucky” to call Milwaukee her new home.

When the devastating Hurricane Katrina displaced thousands of animals including cats and kittens who had been living in shelters in Louisiana and Mississippi , the Wisconsin Humane Society deployed a team of staff to help evacuate these poor souls from deplorable conditions. WHS has been caring for these four-legged friends, sheltering them and providing them with love and affection until they received a clean bill of health. Each of these brave little hurricane survivors wants to put their stormy past behind them and look to a bright, dry future. They all want just one thing, a warm and dry home they can call their own.

They have their own distinctive personality. Little Katrina is a 7-year-old brown and black tabby who loves to toss her toys in the air and chase them. Rainbow is a cuddly 3-month-old who prefers to curl up in your lap and purr. Her 3-month-old sister Lucky is as swift as the wind and has loads of energy. These cats and more than 40 others are looking for loving companions.

The cats currently available for adoption at WHS were among a group of 80 cats and 12 dogs that arrived on September 22. All of the dogs have found loving homes and several of the cats were transferred to other humane societies who are helping them find loving homes.

To schedule an interview time, please call Michelle Pintar at
(414) 431-6104.

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