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Animal shelter volunteer Sharon Spann comforts a ShiTzu puppy, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, in the Hurricane Katrina Emergency Animal Shelter at Louisiana State University's John M. Parker Coliseum in Baton Rouge, La. As of Wednesday, the shelter was housing over 1,000 companion animals, including 641 dogs, 391 cats, and assorted pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, mice, tortoises, and birds. Since the shelter opened during the days following the hurricane, almost 300 pets have already been reunited with their owners although the number of admissions is still surpassing the number of discharged animals. (KEYSTONE AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)