Photo: Many Texas Pets, Zoo Animals Spared Ike's Wrath

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Galveston, Texas, resident Gail Mead rests in front of a shopping center with her dog "Lucky" on September 13, 2008, after Hurricane Ike flooded her home.

Improved planning for pet owners helped many animals weather the storm, but uncounted other animals with the hundreds of stranded residents who did not heed orders to evacuate may still need rescue.

Photograph by LM Otero/AP Photo

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