A dog wanders through the debris around the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Sept. 3, 2005. Many animals have been left stranded in the city as the military and state officials continue to evacuate the city.
Hurricane Katrina evacuees from Louisiana watch television coverage of President Bush's visit to New Orleans Sept. 2, 2005, at the Jameson Inn in Tuscaloosa, Ala. From left are Diane Pino, Jennifer Becker, Joyce McMurray, and Joe McMurray. Curled up the bed is their cat, Tabby. The Jameson Inn was providing free meals, laundry service, and other items to make life easier for evacuees.
Phyllis Anderson and her 17-year-old cat, Trouble, are evacuated from their flooded home in Slidell, La., Sept. 1, 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
A stranded dog runs along a New Orleans, La., church rooftop on Aug. 31, 2005, after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area.
Homeless man Joseph Barnes stands in the nearly deserted French Quarter with his cat Patches before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 28, 2005 in New Orleans, La. Barnes says he was not allowed inside the Superdome shelter with Patches because pets were not allowed.
A boy introduces himself to a Chihuahua, which is being held by Crystal Loescher of St. Bernard Parish, La. They have all taken shelter from Katrina at the First Christian Church in Tyler, Texas, on Aug. 30, 2005.
Alex Perez carries his cats to dry land on Aug. 30, 2005 in New Orleans after being rescued by boat from his house near Lake Pontchartrain.
Al Duvernay, left, lowers Rusty into his boat while rescuing people stranded by Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters in New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005.
Dottie Paulsen and her cat reach dry land in New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005, after being stuck in her house while riding out Hurricane Katrina.
An unidentified man carries a bird and a cat on Aug. 30, 2005 in New Orleans after being rescued from a house where water levels rose above the first floor after Hurricane Katrina blew through.
Beth Stone takes her dogs out for a walk Aug. 29, 2005, shortly after Hurricane Katrina came through New Orleans.
Sam Nixon carries a dog he rescued through the high water on Canal Street in New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005.
Alfredo Velasquez leaves home with a bag of clothes and his dog, Jasmin, on Aug. 26, 2005. Hurricane Katrina dumped as much as 15 inches of rain as it passed over Homestead, Fla.
Jonathan Harvey rescued his dog, Cuddles, from his home after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005 in Gulfport, Miss.
Ashley Barbe, 9, of Robert, La., talks to her cat, Mimi. Ashley's 12-year-old brother, Freddy, and her dad, George, are asleep in the parking lot at First Baptist Church in McComb, Miss., Aug. 30, 2005.
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents come to the rescue of Kevin Bush, left, Eugene Francis, and Francis' dog, Buster, in Orleans Parish east of downtown New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005.
Adeline Perkins and Lynell Batiste carry their dogs to safety as the waters rise near their home in Lacombe, La., on Aug. 29, 2005.
Nicole and Chris Baxter of Gulfport, Miss., talk Aug. 31, 2005, about the devastation they saw when they went to check their home before coming to Paducah, Ky. The couple adopted a puppy that they found under the wreckage at their Gulfport apartment complex after the storm. They named the dog Katrina.
Sonja Swisher, 43, and her dog, Hombre, are shown at the Go-Mart in Beckley, W.Va., Aug. 31, 2005, while Swisher was filling her vehicle with gas. Swisher voiced the frustration of many as she filled her Oldsmobile with gasoline that cost $3.09 a gallon
Tim Hill, and his shihtzu Tidbit Hill, of Gulf Shores, Ala., walk along the beach squinting because of strong wind Aug. 28, 2005, in Gulf Shores, Ala.