During the Vietnam war, when government officials talked of «regrettable by - products,» they meant civilians
killed by mistake; «pacification» meant the forcible
evacuation of Vietnamese from their huts, the rounding up of all males, the shooting of those who resisted, the slaughtering of domesticated animals and the burning of dwellings; «incursion» meant another invasion of another country; creating a «sanitized belt» meant forcibly removing all the inhabitants of the area being «sanitized,» cutting down the trees, bulldozing the land and erecting «defensive positions» with machine guns, mortars and mines.
If a hurricane blows through Lake County, Debbie Elliott wants to make sure people don't forget about Fido or Tabby.Elliott, Leesburg's animal control officer since 1985, has been at the forefront of efforts in Florida to draft guidelines for what to do with pets in an emergency.Concern about the plight of pets
during evacuations heightened after many animals were
killed, injured, or lost in South Florida
during Hurricane Andrew in 1992.