Animal owners in Los Angeles have scrambled to get themselves and their beloved companions out of the way of fast-moving wildfires this week that have incinerated whole neighborhoods.
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A dog is sheltered at Pierce College, a wildfire evacuation center for animals, in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. In this photo provided by Julia Bagan, a mare dubbed Flicka eats at the Chino Valley Equine Hospital in Chino Hills, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2025, after she was rescued from the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.
Veterinarian Dr. Annie Harvilicz had been moving out of an old Animal Wellness Centers office in Marina del Rey, but inspired by her brother's need to find a place for his pets, she turned the exam, X-ray and surgery rooms into an impromptu shelter. She quickly took in 41 dogs, cats and a bunny and soon found foster homes for all but two.
Julia Bagan, who is part of a Facebook group called Southern California Equine Emergency Evacuation, found five horses locked in their stalls in Altadena one day after the fire. The horses huddled in a small exterior pen attached to the stalls but couldn’t entirely escape the flames. “Horse people are not stupid about if there’s fire coming. We’re out before it starts because once that smoke happens, the horses go nuts and go crazy,” McKenzie said. “It’s very hard to corral them because they just want to run.”
Arianna Buturovic Meredith Mckenzie Christopher Valles Julia Bagan Suzanne Cassel Annie Harvilicz Oscar Nelson
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