Katrina raining cats and dogs in Houston

Hosuton Chronicle:

Houston kennels, shelters and swanky downtown hotels relaxed their policies Monday, opening their doors to cats and canines displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

In the lobby of the downtown Hilton Americas hotel, a Great Dane, a poodle and a hound dog milled about the lobby with their owners who fled Hurricane Katrina's wrath. The grassy area across from the hotel became a potty pit and barking wafted up to other floors.

"They were barking this morning," said hotel spokeswoman Anna Drake, who estimated more than 100 animals, including birds, hamsters and rabbits, were now guests at the hotel.

"There are dogs throughout our lobby kind of hanging out with their owners. It's a zoo here."

Although the hotel normally accepts pets with a pet deposit, officials dismissed the 40-pound weight limit restriction.

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