One of the most popular photos I've had published is this one of a female dalmation that took over a litter of kittens from the mother cat.  "Purdy", owned by Jan and Tim Hamblen of Marysville, WA, took the kittens from "Lily" when the mother cat was showing maternal indifference toward the little darlings.  Even though Purdy had never produced offspring of her own, the kittens were able to nurse and get milk.  After appearing on the front page of our newspaper, the photo was picked up by AP.  Hundreds of newspapers used it, and I heard from people from as far away as Japan, who liked the photo enough to respond.  My own mother saw the photo in her local paper in Oregon, talked about it with friends, but had no idea that it was mine.  (Some papers give individual photo credit, some simply say Associated Press.)  The television stations jumped on it, and the Hamblens got a good taste of what it's like to have a famous member of the family.   In case you're wondering what a news photographer earns for such a widely distributed photo, I'll fill you in. My check from AP was for $25.00.