(This is Karma, my new kitten. She is a three month old bobbed-tail)

Finally Congress is working on some decent legislation:

WASHINGTON (AP) — A television shot of a little boy losing his dog during Katrina rescue operations was the catalyst for the House to pass legislation Monday that would require pets to be considered in emergency-preparedness plans.

“The dog was taken away from this little boy, and to watch his face was a singularly revealing and tragic experience,” said Rep. Tom Lantos, a California Democrat and sponsor of the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act. “This legislation was born at that moment.”

The bill, which passed 349-24, would require state and local preparedness offices to take into account pet owners, household pets and service animals when drawing up evacuation plans.

Offices that fail to do so would not qualify for grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

I could not even begin to think of how these people felt being taken from their homes while their pets are left to suffer. So many people do not understand that pets are family members to a majority of Americans. This is even more so with seniors who have turned to a furry companion to fill that empty void by the loss of a spouse or loved one.

I have to compliment Congress and working on this bill and the House for passing it. It is nice to see something make its way through that isn’t dedicated to helping out the corporations.