Dogs In Flight photo

This image was in the Baltimore Sun. The plane is carrying nothing but animals that were rescued from the Gulf Region. Some of the dogs our group rescued were transported by this benefactor, in the same manner. For a dog lover, this is a picture of the way life is supposed to look.

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- The first major airlift of dogs from the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast left Louisiana on Sunday, carrying about 80 pets to new temporary homes in California.

The Continental Airlines flight from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was chartered for about $50,000 by Texas oil tycoon Boone Pickens and his wife, Madeleine, in a movement dubbed "Operation Pet Lift."

Some dogs were placed in cages in the cargo section while others rode in the passenger cabin, where they barked and wagged their tails.