Seven years after hurricane Katrina, New Orleans still has
many problems in recovering. Many people still do not have much to come back
to. When people left back in 2005 to flee the hurricane, many animals were left
behind. Even today much of the city looks like it has not been touched since
2005. Many of the animals died but some lived. Over the years the number of
wild dogs has increased. Dogs stay in abandoned houses, eating bad food,
carrying diseases, and posing as a health hazard to people who get near them.
With female dogs being able to have so many puppies, the number of wild dogs
increases and only in a few months new dog packs are formed. Ana Zorilla the executive
director of New Orleans SPCA says, “You have entire blocks of the cities
where there is no one living," she says. No one but stray dogs.” The
police have a lot on their plate trying to control the increasing crime rate and
the dog packs. However, many people are empathetic to the dogs. Residents and
visitors alike feel bad for the dogs and help them on occasion.
The author, Wendi Jonassen, begins the article by telling
the story of an Animal Control Officer. She eventually tells a sad story about
a dying pit-bull with a large tumor. Jonassen’s purpose is to inform that there
are still places in New Orleans that have not recovered since the hurricane.
She attempts to persuade the reader into
action by telling about the sad state stray dogs are in and the increasing
crime.
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