PasadoRescue The Beginning

The first crew to go in. They were never as clean and rested again.

		We watched the news, probably just like you did. And we saw a dog in a tree, grasping at the limbs to hold on as the flood waters rushed by. We knew, in an instant, that we had to go. Pasado's Safe Haven isn't one of the "big humane organizations" - we don't make millions of dollars. We had six people, total on staff, but we had to take whatever we had, whoever we had, and help those animals.
	We sent one e-mail, to everyone on our "list". All we said was we'll meet at the airport tomorrow afternoon. We have no plan. We have no idea what we'll face. Just please, join us. And they did.
		Three of Pasado's staff and 13 volunteers met the next day. The media converged and we had just one message: "if you can, come. We need every last body we can get to help."
		They left on three different flights, and all met in Houston, the nearest airport open outside the hurricane-affected area. The group, left. They didn't know each other well, but within weeks, would be like family. We had no place for them to stay. No plan. Just three cargo vans to rent. They didn't care, though, because they were on a mission.
From Houston, the first PasadoRescuers load up their cargo vans and drive six hours to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They hear there is a "rescue center" organized there for incoming animals. Follow them on their journey of rescue here.