Steve Dale is host of the nationally syndicated radio show Steve Dale's Pet World and The Pet Minute with Steve Dale. His column, My Pet World (in which this post originally appeared) is carried in more than 100 newspapers nationwide. Steve also serves on the board of directors for the American Humane Association.

Q: We keep our cats indoors but are still concerned about radiation from Japan. And since our cats are smaller than we are, we're very worried they could be impacted by smaller amounts of radiation. What should we do? -- S.H., San Diego, CA

You may have seen this moving video of the two dogs in earthquake-ravaged Japan, one of them injured, the other refusing to leave his side. After the video was shot, both dogs were rescued and are now safe.

Kenn Sakurai, president of rescue group Butch Japan, posted on his Facebook page:

Those two dogs are rescued. The one which came close to the camera is in the better condition. The other white, gray and black was weak. So it is in the vet clinic in Ibaraki Prefectre. The other dog is in the shelter of the same area. But please know that those two are just the tip of the iceberg. There are more and we need help.

If you want to help other pets in Japan, visit Be the Change for Pets: Paws for Japan, which is fundraising for World Vets.

And if anyone asks you why you care about the animals in an area where so many humans are suffering, remind them that, as we learned on 9/11 and with Hurricane Katrina, being separated from their pets is horribly traumatic for a disaster's human victims.

At least one of the dogs in the video is clearly someone's pet (you can see his collar and tags). Hopefully he can be reunited with his family and give them a measure of comfort amid the devastation.