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<h3 class="">Dogs rescued after being left on family's boat during Hurricane Harvey</h3>
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<div id="WNStoryBody" class=" withRelated right"><p>(MEREDITH) &ndash; Two dogs that were left on a boat surrounded by floodwater after their owners were forced to evacuate during Hurricane Harvey have been rescued.</p><p>CNN reporter Ed Lavandera, who's covering the devastating storm in Houston, Texas,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.instagram.com/p/BYUwDM4DaIu/?taken-by=edlavacnn" target="_blank">shared a heartbreaking photo of the dogs on Instagram</a> Sunday with the following caption:&nbsp;</p><blockquote><p>&quot;Two dogs left behind in a boat. Sadly a family had to evacuate their flooded neighborhood in Dickinson, #Texas without their dogs. Hope they're ok. #houston&quot;</p></blockquote><div data-oembed-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYUwDM4DaIu/?taken-by=edlavacnn"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:49.72222222222222% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); 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he said in the post. &quot;They're being cared for and the owners will reconnect (with) them at some point.&quot;&nbsp;</p><p>In the original post, Lavandera said&nbsp;he believes the family probably made a tough decision when leaving their pets behind and would hopefully come back to get them.</p><p>&ldquo;I should add, I think the people have every intention of coming back to get the dogs,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;Food was left behind and I suspect it had to be a tough choice and that they will come back for them as soon as they can.&rdquo;</p><div data-oembed-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYYo1PBjlQq/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=edlavacnn"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; 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font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Ed Lavandera (@edlavacnn)</a> on <time datetime="2017-08-29T16:48:16+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Aug 29, 2017 at 9:48am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="defer" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script></div><p><strong>Related:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="/story/36229315/dog-spotted-carrying-entire-bag-of-dog-food-after-hurricane-harvey" target="_blank">Resourceful dog spotted carrying entire bag of dog food after Hurricane Harvey</a></p><p>Rescuers continue to pull people from rising floodwaters as more rain is expected to pummel the state.&nbsp;Federal officials have predicted the deadly storm will drive 30,000 people into shelters and spur 450,000 people to seek some sort of disaster assistance.</p><p>Copyright 2017 Meredith Corporation. 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