Katrina Dog Goes From Starvation To Broadway Play

SAN DIEGO -- A dog rescued in the wake of Hurricane Katrina went from near death to the spotlight in a San Diego-based Broadway show.

A local man involved in hurricane rescue efforts found Katie -- a 2-year-old terrier mix -- near starving and unconscious on a porch. He brought her to San Diego before returning to the Gulf Coast to continue with rescue efforts.

The rescuer left Katie with foster parents Brenda Aaronson and Jack Krenek, who decided to enter her in a contest to be in the play "Annie." Katie won the role and, by all accounts, won over the audience.

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