Houston Residents Weather Floodwater with their Pets

Kevin Simms carries a pet in a crate as he helps rescue the Lugo family and their pet from their apartment, surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey August 29 in Kingwood, Texas.

A man is evacuated by boat with his dog from the Hurricane Harvey floodwaters in Houston.

Jannett Martinez holds her cat, Gigi, as she rides a boat out of her neighborhood was inundated with water released from nearby Addicks Reservoir in Houston.

A family is evacuated by boat from Harvey floodwaters in Houston.

A woman holds a carrier with her pet after being evacuated by boat from Harvey floodwaters in Houston.

People evacuate from a neighborhood which was inundated after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir when it reached capacity due to Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston.

A woman carries her puppies in a cloth bag after being rescued from her flooded neighborhood.

A man holds his dog after being evacuated by boat in Houston.

Jessie Rall carries his pets as he walks with his wife, Montana, after being rescued by boat from their home in Kingwood, Texas.

A dog looks out from the back of a pick-up truck after being rescued from a flooded neighborhood in Houston.

An evacuee holding two dogs reacts after his rescue by Texas National Guardsmen from severe flooding on August 28 in Cypress Creek, Houston.