These photos were submitted by Wendy Vogelgesang following her return from 12 days of volunteering at the Lamar-Dixon animal shelter in Gonzales, LA. Read the full Chronicles at our Blogger site.

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Wendy, Jill and Sandy with Wendy's first rescue

The French Quarter

The animal barns at the Lamar-Dixon shelter...

A typical happy resident at Lamar-Dixon ...

And the human facilities, including home sweet (away-from) home...

The interior of a typical house encountered on their rescue missions...

Exterior sights from around the city (yes, that is a plane...)

What happens when the water recedes...

And finally, unfortunately not all of the rescue stories are successes...

Last updated 11/07/2010

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