Anderson helps dogs

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS

About 50 dogs, some abandoned by their owners after the BP oil spill, are on their way to new homes in Virginia courtesy of an animal welfare group and actress Pamela Anderson.

Anderson, the honorary chairwoman of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, was among those walking the dogs at a news conference Monday at New Orleans’ City Park.

Some La. animal shelters have reported increases in the number of pets given up by people who have lost jobs or income.