An ever-growing network of burly alpha males are transporting abused dogs, cats, and even bunnies to loving homes located hundreds of miles down American highways and away from their neglected environments.

Since 2005, the network of volunteers called Operation Roger has been powered by truckers, regional and long-haul drivers who transport pets in the cabs of their trucks as they deliver freight all across the country.

The effort was started after Hurricane Katrina left an estimated 250,000 pets stranded and struggling to survive.

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