A statuette of Saint Francis sits on the bed of a truck as more than 50 dogs from BARC were shipped to local shelters in Colorado as BARC, the City of Houston animal shelter and adoption facility, and the group Rescued Pets Movement launched a new transportation program to ship the growing number of unwanted dogs from Houston to shelters in need Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, in Houston. 
Since September, BARC and the Rescued Pets Movement, has transported about 400 animals. The groups plan on continuing to provide Houston pets new homes in other states. Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle / Houston Chronicle