09/02/2005 NOLA Animal rescue. The Louisiana SPCA, New Orleans' animal control agency, has begun rescuing pets from owners houses.Owners have to call or email the operation and give their name and address and information about where the pet is confined.

The hotline number is: 1-225-578-6111. E-mail should be sent to Katrinaanimalrescue@yahoo.com.

The hotline already is in effect, Maloney said. "It's busy an awful lot. We are trying to get a bank of telephones"