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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 151
BY SENATOR MORRELL
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Sue Schindler and the other corporate mechanics at
Lakefront Airport for saving the lives of animals.
A RESOLUTION1
To commend Sue Schindler and other corporate mechanics at Lakefront Airport for saving2
the lives of animals.3
WHEREAS, every year, millions of cats and dogs are euthanized in our nation's4
animal shelters because there are more companion animals than there are responsible homes5
for them; and6
WHEREAS, far too many animals in this country are initially loved and then7
neglected or abandoned over time because owners decide too late that caring for pets is more8
responsibility than they actually want; and9
WHEREAS, foster parents provide temporary care for cats, kittens, dogs and puppies10
in their own homes; and by offering their time, energy and home to an animal in need, they11
prepare the animal for adoption into a permanent home as well as help prevent overcrowding12
in shelters; and13
WHEREAS, around June of 2007, as Sue Schindler was hard at work at her job as14
a corporate mechanic at Lakefront Airport, she and her co-workers heard some kittens15
crying; and16
WHEREAS, the Lakefront Airport had been using trailers as temporary quarters after17
Hurricane Katrina and were moving them out; and cats and kittens had been using the18 SR NO. 151
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trailers as shelter since the storm; and1
WHEREAS, Ms. Schindler remembered seeing an adoption day sign at Petco in2
Metairie, so she called them, and they put her in touch with Riverlands Society for the3
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Laplace; and4
WHEREAS, some shelters put the cats and dogs down, and Ms. Schindler couldn't5
even think of doing that, so she brought them to Riverlands, which finds foster homes for6
the animals until they can get permanently adopted; and7
WHEREAS, Schindler soon began to foster animals at her home in Slidell where she8
cares for an average of about fifteen animals from two weeks to as long as three to six9
months; and10
WHEREAS, at one point she had forty-three cats housed at her home; and11
WHEREAS, she has spent as much as one thousand dollars a month on an average12
for any given month for food, medical supplies, veterinarians and flea and parasite13
prevention, depending on the number of animals she has; and14
WHEREAS, most Saturdays and Sundays, Ms. Schindler brings her fostered pets to15
local pet stores in East Jefferson and Slidell, which provides her with a location to show16
them.17
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana18
does hereby commend Sue Schindler and the other corporate mechanics at Lakefront Airport19
for saving the lives of animals.20
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Sue21
Schindler and the Lakefront Airport.22
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by James Benton.
DIGEST
Morrell SR No.
Commends Sue Schindler and other corporate mechanics at Lakefront Airport for saving the
lives of animals.