tom mcphee of the world animal awareness society says the problem largely has to do with economics. "alot of people have dogs, get dogs, buy dogs and you know look at them as an item, something to have as opposed to something to a living being. just as people walked away from their houses, with all of their material goods left behind, they're leaving their houses with their pets behind too." the organization is accepting volunteers for later this month.for more information, check out w-a-2-s dot org. baby teeth are going for big bucks these days. leaving a lost tooth under the pillow now has a rate of return of 3 dollars and 70 cents, up 23% from last year. however in some cases the tooth fairy has been known to leave as much as 20 or even 50 dollars per tooth. still to come: your menu for the rest of the show, 1.7 billion and growing. we look at the charts of some of the companies profiting from the sale of e cigarettes. what's sucked all the excitement out of new smartphone releases? and first, the good, the bad and the ugly in new numbers about manufacturing in america. that's ne