Deletion of Snowball (Hurricane Katrina dog) (3rd nomination)

Comment: per #NEWS even though |I like the story
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT||WP:ILIKEIT)

Comment: People, pets, and events can be extremely newsworthy without having the long-term importance appropriate for an encyclopedia, as stated by policy #NEWS and essay NEWS. But in this case, in addition to the news stories about the added trauma of Katrina evacuees additionally having to abandon their companion animals like Snowball to some unknown hell, the article ''seems'' to state that this particular tearful parting was a factor in consideration of  national legislation requiring the U.S. emergency preparedness organization to plan for evacuating pets as well as people. The weakness of the "keep" is because it is not specifically a "Snowball law" like other tragedies led to "Amber laws" and the like
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT||WP:NOTNEWS)

Comment: per #NEWS, but don't bother with a redirect. Article has only one incoming link (from Social effects of Hurricane Katrina that can and should be retargeted; and "Snowball (Hurricane Katrina dog)" is hardly a plausible search term
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT)

Comment: per #NEWS. Mention can be made (per above) at the PETS act page
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT)

Comment: It seems to me that notability is best determined by significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject, rather than the opinion of Wikipedia editors. The article could be improved by editing, and the use of inline citations, but the subject and its surrounding discussion is certainly important, notable, and verifiable. It also exhibits historical significance as background to the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, and is discussed in this context by notable and reliable sources. It therefore warrants a separate article, and should not be merged.  I would like to know how the article fails  and 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N||WP:SOAP)