Security is very tight which makes it difficult for people to get back to their living quarters. PETA has distributed fliers all round the city and given media coverage to the plight of pets who have been imprisoned in their homes, or whose 'owners' may never return. The response has been magnificent. Animals have been reunited with their 'owners', and those whose owners will never return have found a haven with neighbours, friends, relatives or welfare associations. A spokesperson said that there has been a special appeal to building superintendents in and around New York City and New Jersey to pay particular attention to sounds from dogs and cats and other animals who may have lost their people forever in the attack on the World Trade Center buildings.
Supers are the ones who know who comes and goes.
If someone hasn't been back to their apartment, or if dogs who normally don't bark or whine start doing so, please go in and give water and food and make a call on their behalf. PETA and other groups have people standing by to provide foster homes, and the dearly beloved animal members of those who died must not become another part of the casualty toll. For very useful information about pet-sitters, see PeTA Travel . The site also gives addresses of whom to contact should you see animal cruelty in your holiday country, as well as pointing out the many ways you can avoid being an unwitting cause of cruelty. Many Greek people themselves would like to see a more humane attitude accorded to the creatures in their midst.