Tuscaloosa: Search for lost animals
Teams from the Humane Society of the United States are still searching for stray animals and lost pets amid the rubble left by last month's killer tornadoes.
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Once the sun sets and the rumble of heavy machinery dies down, lost pets and strays begin peeking out of their hiding spots in search of food.
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In a May 12, 2011 photo, Wendy Hergenraeder of Billings, Mon., sets out a trap for cats in the Alberta City community of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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In a May 12, 2011 photo, Lloyd Brown, center, of Miami, Fla., sets out a trap for cats in the Alberta City community of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Humane workers are setting boxlike traps every night to catch animals. They're also taking in pets whose owners can no longer care for them.
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In a May 12, 2011 photo, Lloyd Brown of Miami, Fla., sets out a trap for cats in the Alberta City community of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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In a May 12, 2011 photo, lost but found kittens wait for owners in a parking lot in the Alberta City community of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Inga Gibson, right, of Honolulu, and Mindy Gilbert, center, of Jasper, Ala., care for dogs and cats found in the Alberta City community of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Friday, May 13, 2011.
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More than 350 dogs, cats, birds, snakes, lizards and even a tarantula already have been found in the shattered neighborhoods of Tuscaloosa. The local animal shelter is so full it had to erect tents for additional space.
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In a May 12, 2011 photo, humane society worker Lloyd Brown of Miami, Fla., holds a young puppy that he has adopted in the Alberta City community of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Mindy Gilbert, Director of the Alabama Humane Society, walks a young dog found in the Alberta City community of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Friday, May 13, 2011.
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