RANCHO SANTA FE (CNS) – Starting Tuesday evening, the Helen Woodward Animal Center will begin taking in 20 orphaned pets rescued from the deadly Maui fire. In addition to helping the pets find homes on the mainland, the move will also free up shelter space in the hard-pressed Hawaiian animal shelters, a statement from the organization said. “In the list...
RANCHO SANTA FE – Starting Tuesday evening, the Helen Woodward Animal Center will begin taking in 20 orphaned pets rescued from the deadly Maui fire.
The Maui fire, fueled by hurricane winds, burned the Lahaina area on Aug. 8 and claimed the lives of at least 115 people, with 850 people still unaccounted for. “The island shelters deal with a crucial issue we don’t experience on the mainland,” said LaBeth Thompson, Helen Woodward Animal Center pet acquisition manager. “Those islands are so small and their populations stay small, too. There simply aren’t enough households so their orphan animals tend to stay in the system for a long time. We’ve been working with them for years to take in island cats and find them happy homes in California.
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