LA wildfires: California animal shelter flooded with displaced, injured pets
Due to the devastating fires in California, Pasadena Humane has taken in over 400 animals. Visit https://pasadenahumane.org/give/donate/ to learn how you can contribute.
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Pasadena Humane is full of animals displaced by Los Angeles wildfires.
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Some of those animals suffered burns or smoke inhalation and require intensive care.
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It’s the largest influx of displaced animals Pasadena Humane workers say they’ve ever seen.
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Pasadena Humane is full of animals displaced by Los Angeles wildfires.
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Some of those animals suffered burns or smoke inhalation and require intensive care.
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It’s the largest influx of displaced animals Pasadena Humane workers say they’ve ever seen.
FOX 2: Los AngelesEven though the Pasadena Humane is overrun with full cages and needy pets, its staff says they will continue to assist animals that have been displaced.
Reasons to be concerned:
During what staff have called the biggest flood of displaced animals they have ever seen, the shelter has seen everything from dogs and cats to tortoises and various wildlife, even roosters. More than 400 animals have been adopted by the humane society.
Many of us have suffered as a result, but we’re trying our hardest. Our purpose is to assist the animals. “It’s a sense of obligation and honor for us to assist them,” stated Alyssa Staniland, Pasadena Humane’s philanthropy communications manager.
While some of those animals are in critical condition due to burns or smoke inhalation, others are just waiting for their families to locate them. A 5-day-old puppy that was discovered burned and abandoned in a collapsed building is among the toughest situations the shelter has dealt with during the fires.
“We don’t know where her mother was or the rest of her litter, but that’s a very small puppy who needs round-the-clock care,” Staniland stated.
There has been a large line outside the shelter as people look for their missing animals as the staff inside tends to the animals. Leroy Bennett was one of the individuals who wasn’t home when his house burned down.
Bennett claimed that his two smaller dogs, Gigi and Gaga, fled, but his wheelchair-bound uncle managed to escape with his large dog. He will keep looking at other local shelters in the hopes of finding his pets, as they were sadly not at Pasadena Humane.
What you are able to do:
Donations have started coming in truckloads. According to Pasadena Humane, giving money is the best way to assist.
The Source: For this report, FOX 2 spoke with pet owner Leroy Bennett and staffer Alyssa Staniland of Pasadena Humane.