Pasadena Humane has been sheltering hundreds of animals displaced by the Eaton Fire, successfully reuniting many with their families. While over 100 pets remain unclaimed, the shelter is working tirelessly to reunite them with their owners and provide care for those affected by the fire.
Pasadena Humane has been providing shelter to hundreds of animals displaced by the Eaton Fire , successfully reuniting many with their families. However, over 100 pets remain unclaimed. 'The reunions have obviously given us at the shelter a huge lift,' said Kevin McManus from Pasadena Humane . 'There are a lot of stray animals that have come in over the course of the fire. And obviously, it was such a chaotic few days.
' Many of the animals arrived with smoke inhalation, singed paws, burns, and dehydration. They received treatment, including fluids, oxygen, pain medications, and wound care. McManus explained that identifying owners and returning animals has been challenging due to the chaos surrounding evacuations, which led to many pets being left behind or escaping. 'We are still facing over 100 stray animals who we have not been able to identify their owners, probably impacted by the fire, and so we are really pushing to try and find as many of those animals' homes,' he said. The shelter initially set a 21-day stray hold but has extended it to 30 days to give owners more time. 'We right away knew that five days, which is kind of the norm in California, was not long enough. We've decided just a couple of days ago that we want to extend it even a bit further. We had decided at 21 days, but now we are going to 30 days,' McManus stated. Microchipping has been crucial in facilitating reunions. Over two and a half weeks, more than 400 animals were reunited thanks to microchip scanners. 'The animals who are microchipped were oftentimes able to reunite them with their families without even taking a stop at the shelter,' McManus said. Pasadena Humane is caring for approximately 400 animals, with volunteers working to ensure dogs get regular potty breaks and outdoor time while cats receive plenty of affection to minimize stress. 'We are really trying to make it as safe and as homelike as possible,' McManus said. After the 30-day period, the shelter will likely begin the adoption process for unclaimed animals but will continue efforts to find their original owners. 'At the 30-day point, we are going to have just understand that, for whatever reason, these animals' families have not come to get them, which is an unfortunate and sad reality of any animal that comes into a shelter,' McManus explained. 'We will probably at that point start opening our adoption process again.
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