I would like to post a tribute to the 40 kitty's and doggies who were
lost in a tragic fire yesterday at a groomer and a vet's office.
We adopted our kitty who was abused and abandoned through this groomer.
Please say a prayer for all of them and those who loved and cared for them.
Kathy 

Aug. 30, 2002  NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) -- An eight-alarm fire in a block of New Orleans' lower garden district damaged eight buildings, leaving several apartment dwellers homeless and killing an estimated 40 pets.
........Among businesses destroyed was The Cat Practice veterinary office and a nearby kennel, both packed with pets that had been boarded for the holiday weekend. 
Veterinarian Katherine Williams said three of 25 cats were rescued from The Cat Practice. Most of the 50 cats and dogs in the kennel were rescued from the fire, said Elizabeth Bell, co-owner of the kennel.
Numerous cats belonging to people in the apartments above the businesses perished.
The fire started on the upper floors of a stained glass studio and spread to adjoining buildings, said Roman Nelson, spokesman for the New Orleans Fire Department........