On December 2nd, 2009, 25 Chihuahuas rescued from Los Angeles animal shelters boarded an American Airlines Flight and quickly found new homes in New Hampshire.

The maiden flight program was so successful that a second batch of 43 Chihuahuas are now ready to receive their boarding pass to the New England State, once again thanks to Katherine's generosity.

Laurel Kinder, founded the Project Flying Chihuahuas program and successfully obtained sufficient funding to fly a second batch of the cute little dogs for a one way journey to a New Hampshire Humane Society where they will find warm, loving homes.

"My passion has always been focused on finding a solution to the thousands of Chihuahuas that get funneled into LA shelters," stated Ms. Kinder, a rescuer for more than 15 years. "We are grateful to actress Katherine Heigl for her compassionate donation to fund their flight and change their plight. We hope other charitable foundations will step forward to help support this humane endeavor."

Katherine has funded the flight of all 68 pups via her non-profit animal welfare organization, The Jason Heigl Foundation, which she founded with her mother Nancy in memory of her brother Jason who was killed in a car accident in 1986.