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    ANNE'S MISSION TO SAVE THE DOGS

    For more than 10 years, Anne Gurchick has been involved in animal-rescue work. Even her battle with cancer could not stop her from helping the unfortunate animals in the Gulf Coast. Her doctors advised her that it was too soon after her cancer treatments to go to New Orleans, but Gurchick was determined to be a part of the rescue mission. "I couldn't bear seeing all the abandoned animals in the wake of the hurricane. The more I watched, the more I realized they obviously needed help and I wanted to be there, to help care for, comfort and/or rescue these dogs." Gurchick would later write a book about Katrina and the dogs that she helped save. She even took one home, named Stryder, who she claims adopted her. (The K9 Reporter)