Thanks to Katherine's generosity 25 Chihuahuas rescued from shelters in the Los Angeles area are scheduled to arrive in New Hampshire on Wednesday ready for adoption reports WMUR:

"Officials with the Humane Society of Greater Nashua (HSGN) said the dogs are being shipped from Los Angeles because the area has an overpopulation problem from people buying the dogs as status symbols, rather than pets."

"The shipment is a collaborative project with the Salem Animal Rescue League, which will take five of the Chihuahuas. The Nashua Humane Society will take the rest."

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The rescue was part of Project Flying Chihuahua organized by Laurel Kinder from Kinder4Rescue. Kinder told The Nashua Telegraph, that Los Angeles shelters are overflowing with Chihuahuas because too many "backyard breeders" are trying to capitalize on the breed’s new popularity spurred by stars like Paris Hilton and movies like "Beverley Hills Chihuahua."

Chihuahuas are the second-most euthanized breed in L.A. behind pit-bulls, Kinder said, because the shelters there simply don’t have enough space to keep up with the stray and unwanted animals the city produces.

HSGN executive director Karen Bill and Kinder Rescue had been trying for several months to move the surplus Chihuahuas from Hollywood to the northeast. Faced with either an unbearably long drive or an expensive flight, solutions were scarce. After contacting the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation the problem was solved, with the organization offering to cover the cost of transporting the pups from the West Coast. "It was amazing," Bill told PEOPLEPets.com. "The ideal situation come true."

To find out more about the amazing work Katherine and Nancy Heigl are doing for animals visit The Jason Debus Heigl Foundation and see how you can help!