James Gorman's article in the New York Times titled ‘Lassie Got Help, Would Your Dog?' explains that dogs have empathy, something we all know.

Best Friends Animal Society gets closer to opening a much-needed, and strategically important, animal lifesaving center in Houston, Texas.

Best Friends Animal Society gets closer to opening a much-needed, and strategically important, animal lifesaving center in Houston, Texas.

Best Friends Animal Society gets closer to opening a much-needed, and strategically important, animal lifesaving center in Houston, Texas.

Best Friends Animal Society gets closer to opening a much-needed, and strategically important, animal lifesaving center in Houston, Texas.

Best Friends Animal Society gets closer to opening a much-needed, and strategically important, animal lifesaving center in Houston, Texas.

Best Friends assists with animal lifesaving efforts at under-resourced and over-burdened shelter in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo County.

Best Friends assists with animal lifesaving efforts at under-resourced and over-burdened shelter in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo County.

Best Friends assists with animal lifesaving efforts at under-resourced and over-burdened shelter in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo County.

Best Friends assists with animal lifesaving efforts at under-resourced and over-burdened shelter in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo County.