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1 small dog, 1 huge controversy

A small oil-slickened dog was found wandering along Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette, La., as cleanup crews worked to recover oil from a ruptured refinery tank on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005. Credit: TOM FOX/The Dallas Morning NewsIn the blur of Katrina photos, this one stood out: a shaggy dog covered in oil in flood-wrecked Chalmette, La.

On Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005, as cleanup efforts were just getting off the ground, Dallas Morning News photographer Tom Fox took this photo but was unable to retrieve the dog.

Later that week, he returned and alerted rescue workers, who picked up a dog and took it to an animal shelter. He also took a picture of that dog, but readers from around the world noticed some differences.

• Fox's account of what happened


• The image became a symbol of the plight that many pets faced in the hurricane-stricken areas and inspired countless Web sites, blog posts, poems, a postage stamp and even a song.

The same dog, renamed Orli, in December 2005 after being adopted by a couple in Irving, Texas.• A happy ending

Posted by Oscar Martinez on September 6, 2006 06:00 AM |

Comments

Thanks for saving Oily.
I am glad someone still cares about the animals.

Posted by: Shelly | September 7, 2006 12:05 PM

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