Dark Water Rising: The Truth About Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescues: Only Documentary Film Made About Animal Rescues of Hurricane Katrina

I received an email about this project. Looks very good. Please check out the trailer. It’s nice to see someone finally bringing images of the absolute devastation that occurred (and is still occurring) to animals and the city in New Orleans. It’s also very nice to see the sacrifices and hard work many made to attempt to rescue the victims. Please read on and see the trailer at: http://darkwaterrising.com/trailer.html

I’d also like to draw attention to a blog that touches on the rescue efforts from hurricane Katrina. In fact it was an email from the author of the blog that led me to this movie. You can see this blog at: http://hurricaneanimalrescue.blogspot.com/ The author posted this at the GEARI blog as to why the movie mentioned below is important:

The purpose is to help educate legislators from across the county and their staff about the animal victims of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. In order to understand the need to allow all pet owners to evacuate with their pets, we first have to have an understanding of the widespread toll that the hurricanes had on the animal population of New Orleans and surrounding areas. This is primarily due to the ban on allowing residents to take their pets with them when they evacuated. Further, many pet owners put themselves in peril when they refused to leave without their animals.

From the producer and director:

Greetings from Mike Shiley!

I am pleased to announce a private DVD release and pre-theatrical
sale of DARK WATER RISING: The Truth about Hurricane Katrina Animal
Rescues. This is the only documentary film made about animal rescues
of Hurricane Katrina.

About DARK WATER RISING:

Over 50,000 dogs and cats were left behind in New Orleans in the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The pets (mostly dogs) that survived
the flood were locked in houses and chained to fences without food
and water for up to six weeks.

A small group of brave rescuers from around the world risked their
lives to sledgehammer down doors, brave toxic floodwaters and dodge
corrupt cops in a race against time to rescue up to 10,000 trapped
and starving animals.

Some rescuers worked with the official rescue organization, the
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), while others joined a
more aggressive rescue outfit, code named Winn Dixie.

This film also tells uplifting stories of hope and survival as pets
are reunited with their owners while other lucky pets find loving new
homes.

These hard earned lessons will help our nation understand the need
for animal evacuation plans in natural disasters.

Join me for a behind-the-scenes look at the grim reality of the life
and death struggles on the toxic streets of New Orleans.

I am offering you a one-time opportunity to own the DVD before it’s theatrical release.

CHECK OUT THE TRAILER: http://darkwaterrising.com/trailer.html

ORDER THE DVD: http://www.filmbaby.com/product_info.php?products_id=997

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Best,

Mike

Mike Shiley
Producer/Director

DARK WATER RISING
http://darkwaterrising.com/