August 29, 2008
Richmond sanitation crews entered their second day of cleaning city streets of the remains of cats and dogs after two days of heavy pet-based rains, officials said.
“It has, undoubtedly and tragically, rained cats and dogs here the past few days,” said Richmond fire chief Tom Holmes, who 
led emergency rescue operations in cuddly animal-flooded areas. “Thankfully though, it never rained men – hallelujah - or this could have been an even bigger catastrophe.”
On Shockoe Slip, workers scurried into offices and waded through nearly two inches of companion-heavy rainwater flowing down the street. “It is really disgusting out today,” said Glenda Hale, a public-relations associate at Palm Direct. “And the humidity doesn’t bode well for my hair, either. Not to mention the foul stench that’s everywhere.”
City officials said they were relieved to find out that the cats and dogs did not affect the low-lying areas of Richmond’s Battery Park, which is filled with millions of Double-A Duracells that would have been destroyed by the rains.
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HA! Though, I think I might have liked the raining men part…