Mass adoption event saves small dogs in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - A small airplane came to a halt on Saturday outside the hangar at the Vancouver International Airport, where about 100 people stood at the edge of the tarmac watching and waiting.

The roar of the plane engine stopped and the door opened. That's when a dog could be heard whimpering from its crate inside the plane. Then it barked. Then dozens more rescued dogs joined in.

More than 80 small dogs arrived in the city as part of an annual event that brings shelter dogs from the United States into Canada to be adopted by loving families.