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Special Katrina Pets—Hershey


Hershey

Meanwhile, one family had been looking on-line for their chocolate Labrador retriever, Hershey Kiss. Hershey had been brought to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital from one of the state’s animal shelters and was being treated for a skin condition possibly due to exposure to chemicals from the floodwaters in Chalmette, La. Hershey was in the hospital for a few weeks when the family received a call from a friend letting them know that their dog was at LSU. “We didn’t evacuate until the Friday after the storm. We didn’t want to leave the dogs. That’s the main reason we didn’t leave right away,” said Hershey’s owner. Hershey was released from the hospital and was able to join them in their temporary home in Mandeville, La. The family is still looking for their female Labrador retriever.


 

 




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