shipperx | Helping the Animals stranded by Katrina & Fort McClellan

ww1614 has some information on how to help animals who have been displaced by Katrina

And some further information on the re-opening of Fort McClellan for evacuee housing.

FORT McCLELLAN, Ala. - Housing at Fort McClellan has stood empty for the past six years, but staff there have hurriedly overhauled the facility to welcome some unexpected guests: Hurricane Katrina evacuees. The 12,000-acre Army base is one of several Alabama sites the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved to help house the thousands of people Katrina has driven into the state. After Gov. Bob Riley announced FEMA's approval, more than 2,000 local volunteers converged on the site during the holiday weekend to help with the "Labor of Love" cleanup event. "We were not expecting that many people to show up and we were thrilled," Miki Schneider, director of planning at the Fort's Joint Powers Authority, said. Schneider said Tuesday the fort was prepared to house about 1,000 people and awaited word from FEMA on when to expect the evacuees. She said the housing would be available for up to two years. FEMA will cover the cost of renovating and running the housing as part of disaster relief.