Stewart Cook

PHOTOS: New Orleans

Animal rescues after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans by International Fund for Animal Welfare

Scrapyard dogs howling from a rooftop
   
Rescuers Jim Bollar and Shirley Minshew push rescued dogs through shallow water
   
The flooded 9th ward
     
  
Jim Bollar using a catchpole to rescue a guard dog
   
Jim Bollar takes a moment to calm a guard dog after rescuing it from flood waters
   
Waiting for resue
     
  
A confused homeless man arrives at an aid station
   
A dog waits to be resued. It's puppies were lost
   
Carried to safety
     
  
Comforting a dog that was left alone inside a home for weeks
   
Jim Bollar carries a small Pomeranian dog to safety
   
Flooded car
     
  
Rooty a Vietnamese Pot Bellied pig rescued from her owners home
   
A National Guard helicopter patrols the flooded area
   
Rooty rides to safety. Her owner had asked the National Guard to shoot her out of desperation
     
  
Kim Little pulls two cats to safety
   
Ed a 70 year old stroke victim is carried to safety after being picked up during the animal rescues
   
Air National Gaurd directing IFAW boats to Ed
     
  
Iguana
   
Looters beware
   
Picking up the dead