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Posted: 11/21/2012 3:43:30 PM EST
Sasha Obama, right, pets Cobbler a 19-week old, 40-pound turkey, as he is pardoned by President Barack Obama on the occasion of Thanksgiving, Wednesday, 21, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. At left is National Turkey Federation Chairman Steven Willardsen. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Posted: 11/13/2012 2:58:20 AM EST
FILE - In this Oct., 28, 2012, file photo, Bill Ryan, of Inwood, N.Y., comforts his cat Amy before the arrival of Superstorm Sandy as he leaves his pet at shelter at Mitchell Park's Field House, run by the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management and Pet Safe Coalition in Uniondale, N.Y. Pet owners could drop of their pets at the shelter and afterwards seek shelter for themselves. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)
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Posted: 11/13/2012 2:58:20 AM EST
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012, file photo, Dina McKenzie traps a stray cat in the New Dorp section of the Staten Island borough of New York. After Superstorm Sandy passed through, McKenzie was working with two animal rescue groups to help displaced homeowners find their pets and catch strays that need care. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Posted: 11/9/2012 1:48:22 PM EST
FILE - This March 23, 2012 file photo originally released by Ziploc shows TV personality Rachael Ray at the Ziploc-sponsored event in New York. Ray is donating $500,000 donation to help the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals set up a central shelter for lost or hurt pets and families struggling to rebound from Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Ziploc, Gary He)
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Posted: 11/6/2012 4:23:21 AM EST
This Oct. 28, 2011, photo provided by The Jet Set Pets shows Kelly E. Carter, founder of The Jet Set Pets, posing with her longhair Chihuahua, Lucy, at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Calif. Travel for humans during holidays is tough enough: Long lines, crowds everywhere, extra bags full of presents. Throw a pet in the mix, and it's a recipe for disaster. "Some dogs don't like to travel, some love it," she said. "You have to know your pet." (AP Photo/The Jet Set Pets, Regina DiMartino)
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Posted: 11/2/2012 4:43:54 PM EST
In this photo made Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, Jennifer B. Pickens posses with her book titled "Pets at the White House," during an interview at her home in Dallas. Pickens compiled stories and photos of pets that lived in the White House for her latest book. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Posted: 11/2/2012 4:43:54 PM EST
FILE- This Nov. 11, 2000 file photo shows then Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W. Bush and running mate Dick Cheney walk down a dirt road to meet with reporters, followed by Bush's dog Spot, near Crawford, Texas. For the new book “Pets at the White House,” Dallas author Jennifer Boswell Pickens interviewed everyone from first family members to White House staffers to give readers a glimpse at what life is like at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for pets and what those pets have meant to their famous owners. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, file)
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Posted: 11/2/2012 4:43:54 PM EST
In this photo made Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, Jennifer B. Pickens shows her book titled "Pets at the White House," during an interview at her home in Dallas. Pickens compiled stories and photos of pets that lived in the White House for her latest book. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Posted: 11/2/2012 4:43:54 PM EST
FILE - This Aug. 4, 2010 file photo shows presidential pet Bo climbing the stairs of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. for a flight to Chicago with President Barack Obama. Dallas author Jennifer Boswell Pickens interviewed everyone from first family members to White House staffers to give readers a glimpse at what life is like at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for pets and what those pets have meant to their famous owners. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Posted: 10/29/2012 4:08:25 AM EST
Bill Ryan, of Inwood, N.Y., comforts his cat Amy before leaving her at a pet shelter at Mitchell Park's Field House, run by the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management and Pet Safe Coalition on Sunday, Oct., 28, 2012, in Uniondale, N.Y. Pet owners could drop of their pets at the shelter and afterwards seek shelter for themselves. before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Ryan planned to stay at Nassau Community College, one of numerous shelters throughout Nassau County. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
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Posted: 10/29/2012 3:48:46 AM EST
Sarah Korman and Michael Cunba, who evacuated their home in Long Beach, N.Y., bring their dogs Jade, left, and Ava to a pet shelter at Mitchell Park's Field House, run by the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management and Pet Safe Coalition on Sunday, Oct., 28, 2012, in Uniondale, N.Y. Pet owners could drop of their pets at the shelter and then seek shelter for themselves before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
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Posted: 10/28/2012 3:03:48 PM EST
Passengers and their pets depart one of the last ferries from the Fire Island communities in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, Sunday, Oct., 28, 2012, in Bay Shore, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
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Posted: 9/29/2012 3:03:30 AM EST
FILE - In this file photo of Jan. 19, 2011 photo, headstones marking the graves of pets are spread throughout the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale, N.Y., the first burial ground for animals named to the National Register of Historic Places. The 116-year-old Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, final home to some 75,000 animals and a few hundred humans, is being designated for its "social history and landscape architecture." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Posted: 9/27/2012 2:03:25 PM EST
Millie Brown, a cook and waitress at Buch's truck stop, right, pets "Star" a Labrador Retriever that belongs to one of her customers, after her shift, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Steubenville, Ohio. To look at Ohio is to glimpse America in a nutshell — a state full of places where laborers, truck drivers, cooks, store clerks and business owners form the backbone of small-town life. Places where the deli cashes checks, cars and trucks are "vehicles" and the NFL takes a back seat to high-school football .(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Posted: 9/11/2012 3:03:38 AM EST
In this Sept. 8, 2012, photo, Vice President Joe Biden pets a golden retriever puppy named Karma held by her owner Rod Siddons outside a Obama campaign office in Chilicothe, Ohio. Biden buddied up with bikers, posed for countless pictures at a pizza place and downed an ice cream cone at a Dairy Queen over the weekend as he toured Ohio. Biden loves Ohio. The only question now is whether Ohio loves him _ and President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Posted: 8/28/2012 6:38:54 PM EST
Tommy Leonard, of Port Sulphur, La.., says goodbye to his dog 'Snuggles,' before he hands him over to animal control officers, who are keeping evacuees pets for them, at an evacuation shelter in Belle Chasse, La., due to the impending landfall of Isaac, which is expected reach the region as a hurricane this evening, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Isaac became a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday with winds of 75 mph. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Posted: 8/23/2012 11:18:27 AM EST
Bob Folsom pets his dogs at his home outside Manton, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, where he remained to protect his property as the fast-moving Ponderosa Fire bore down within a half-mile of his home over the weekend. Folsom, who works at a local hydroelectric facility, said he has prepared for a fire over the years_ he thinned trees, dug a pond for water storage and installed hydrants for a hose. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)
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Posted: 8/14/2012 1:28:22 AM EST
Barb Otte of West Richland holds a neighbor’s horse as she watches a line of flames head across Red Mountain in West Richland, Wash., late Monday afternoon Aug. 13, 2012. Several of Kelly Arthur-Moore’s neighbors rushed to help her pull three horses and other pets out of harms way. “That’s just what neighbors do,” Otte said. Firefighters from several Mid-Columbia agencies attacked the blaze that burned a large portion of the north side of Red Mountain (AP Photo/The Tri-City Herald, Richard Dickin)
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Posted: 8/13/2012 5:19:04 PM EST
People and their pets evacuated from their homes due to a forest fire rest at the Ruiz de Padron school in San Sebastian de la Gomera on the Spanish Canary Island of La Gomera August 13, 2012. More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Spain's Canary Islands because of forest fires that are difficult to control due to a heatwave and strong winds, authorities said on Sunday. REUTERS/Santiago Ferrero
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Posted: 8/4/2012 12:48:27 AM EST
Vin Bayne pours water for his pets while waiting at a gas station at Hwy 9 and SE 108 Ave. after evacuating his home as a wildfire burns through Cleveland County near Norman, Okla., Friday, Aug. 3, 2012. A wildfire stirred by high winds sweeping through rural woodlands just south of the Oklahoma City area has set at a number of homes on fire. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Nate Billings) TABLOIDS OUT
