report. [ barking ] >> reporter: if these pets could talk, there would be scary stories to tell about the flooding caused by harvey. because these dogs and cats were left behind as floodwaters inundated neighborhoods in and around dickinson, texas. owners either unable to take them or assuming the flooding wouldn't be serious. i joined chris schindler and rowdy shaw from the humane society of the united states after they received phone calls from a evacuated pet owners asking for their pets to be rescued. they go to a house where floodwaters went almost as high as the roof. they make sure no humans have come back, and then look for one dog and one cat left behind. the lower level of the house is destroyed. empty pet crates are toppled. flooding still remains. we see a stuffed animal which we feared for a split second was a deceased pet. they thoroughly search the