Saving Animals After Floods

When disaster strikes, people aren't the only ones in danger. Winter snowstorms and spring rainstorms hit eastern Iowa, causing rivers to overflow their banks in 2008. The swirling waters washed away roads and buildings-and also covered farms where thousands of pigs and other animals lived. Would anyone come to their rescue?

Look inside to meet the everyday heroes who have found ways to save animals from major floods in the United States and other parts of the world. These brave men and women have managed to rescue not only pigs and horses, but also pets such as dogs and cats and wild animals such as kangaroos and deer-sometimes even risking their own lives as they rushed in to help.