The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has issued an emergency order: "as of this date, and until further notice, no dogs or cats will be permitted entry into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that have originated in Alabama, Louisiana, or Mississippi unless through mechanisms and processes approved by the Department of Agricultural Resources."

To read the full order (it is a PDF, so you will need Adobe Acrobat), click here.
After you read this order, please let us know how this makes you feel. Email us at info@projectstarfish.org

The Massachusetts Dept of Agriculture has issued a press release about their order. The problem with this order is that the "mechanisms and processes approved by the Department of Agricultural Resources" have been in planning mode for weeks now. We have been told these 200 animals will be arriving for these same three weeks. Meanwhile, the bottleneck of animals at Lamar-Dixon has resulted in the deaths of probably thousands of animals, especially now with Hurricane Rita bearing down on the animals still trapped in the region.