mipplet and d0minique should appreciate this little bit from NPR's Morning Edition this morning:

Dog-Loving Tycoon Evacuates Louisiana Pets

Morning Edition, September 12, 2005 - "Operation Pet Lift" took off Sunday, flying some 80 dogs lost after the Hurricane from Louisiana to temporary homes in California. Texas oil Tycoon T. Boone Pickens chartered the ( Read more... )