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A Chihuahua rescued dog named "Giganton," the Big Giant in Spanish, looks out from his cage at the Northeast Valley Animal Care Center, in Mission Hills, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. The dog is part of the "Project Flying Chihuahuas,'' a new initiative that transports Chihuahuas to the East Coast for adoption. The program was created in response to the overabundance of the breed in the Los Angeles area and the scarcity of the dog in the Northeast. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

California has a overload of Chihuahuas, and the shelters there are sending the little dogs across the country looking for homes.  The good news is that the Chihuahuas are coming East!  First, here is a story from Denver AP.

Unwanted Chihuahuas coming to Colorado

Denver (AP) – More unwanted Chihuahuas from California are coming to Colorado.

Hollywood has helped popularize the dogs through movies like “Legally Blonde,” but so many are being left in shelters in California.

Dermatologist Leslie Capin is sponsoring three flights to bring dozens of Chihuahuas from California to Colorado.  The first shipment of 32 dogs arrived Saturday, and nearly three dozen more are expected to arrive Thursday at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield.

Capin, the owner of a Chihuahua, recently won a $1 million cutest dog contest.  She’s donating the money to the Dumb Friends League and MaxFund.

Pet Airways is flying the dogs at discount.

An adopted Chihuahua, James Bond, rests his head at the Animal Control and Care center in San Francisco, Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009. California has more Chihuahuas than it can handle. It's gotten so bad in Oakland, they have started shipping them out of state, said Megan Webb, director of Oakland Animal Services. They have sent about 100 to Washington, Oregon and Arizona, she said, "and as soon as they get them, they are ready for new ones." Chihuahuas make up 30 percent, 40 percent and even more of the dog populations at many California shelters. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)

California Chihuahuas have also been sent recently to shelters in New Hampshire and New York City.

Dog owners and animal control workers show off Chihuahuas that have deluged the Bay Area's animal shelters at the Animal Control and Care center in San Francisco, Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009.

The good news for the people in NY, CT, NJ is that New York City’s ASPCA is welcoming approximately 10 California Chihuahuas on January 6. The ASPCA said that the dogs will be available for viewing at the ASPCA Adoption Center on Wednesday, January 13, between the hours of noon and 7 pm.

For more on the Chihuahuas, here is a video from MSNBC.