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.
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 Hawaii Animal Rescue Foundation on the Island of Maui has been hard at work finding lost pets and providing comfort, care and supplies to those in need. The Woodward center has been working with partner organizations in Hawaii since 2018 and space has always been at a premium, officials said.
In the midst of the fire's destruction of life and property, the likelihood of animals being adopted from shelters on the island plummeted, Woodward center leaders said.
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