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Katherine Heigl may help patients of the human variety on "Grey's Anatomy", but in real life the movie star has a soft spot for dogs. According to PeoplePets.com, when the actress' charity organization, the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, found out that Los Angeles-based rescue group Kinder Rescue were looking for the funds to transport a group of small lap dogs from an overcrowded Hollywood shelter to the Humane Society in Nashua, NH the group donated $25,000 to get it done.

Los Angeles' shelters have too many small dogs, such as chihuahuas and terriers, but not enough people who want to take them in. The Humane Society in Nashua has the demand for small dogs, but not the supply. So naturally the rescue group thought to move the supply to where the demand is. For three months they tried to collect the funds to fly the dogs out, but kept coming up short. And then the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation came to the rescue.

The Humane Society for Greater Nashua told WMUR that movies like "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", which feature the cute pups, along with celebrities like Paris Hilton who create doggy trends are to blame for the influx of small dogs in Los Angeles shelters. Luckily, small lap dogs are in demand in Nashua. "The response has been phenomenal," HSGN executive director Karen Bill told PeoplePets.com. "We had more than 40 voicemails Thursday morning from families inquiring about these dogs. I can guarantee we'll have a line out the door starting at 9:30." The dogs go up for adoption this Saturday at the Humane Society for Greater Nashua.