The San Francisco SPCA is aiding animals displaced from overcrowded Los Angeles shelters due to the ongoing wildfires. 22 animals arrived by flight and another 8 by van, all needing new homes. The goal is to make space for animals directly impacted by the fires and get these adoptable animals into loving families as quickly as possible.
Lena HowlandSan Francisco SPCA needs help adopting out animals that have just arrived from overcrowded Los Angeles shelters impacted by the devastating wildfires.needs your help adopting out animals that have just arrived from Los Angeles .As fires in Los Angeles continue to burn, a glimmer of hope arrived at Moffat Field in Mountain View on Wednesday.
Crate by crate, 22 animals were unloaded from a flight paid for by a nonprofit. Eight more arrived by van, driven up by San Francisco SPCA crews."It was so heartwarming, such a cool thing to watch that collaborative effort in the world of animal welfare," said Robert Lightner, the senior manager of adoptions for the San Francisco SPCA.The goal is to make room for animals directly impacted by the wildfires which started more than a week ago.
"One of the most important things that we can do, being removed from them geographically, is help those animals that were already in those shelter pipelines. So, they had animals that were either at the adoptable phase or were on the pathway to be adoptable," Lightner said.Ways to help those affected by multiple, growing wildfires
And now, they're available to meet potential new owners at the SF SPCA and three other Bay Area shelters, including Muttville Senior Dog Rescue and Friends of Alameda Animal Shelter. "If we have animals that are already spayed or neutered coming up with us, and our behavior team will make sure that they're doing well. And then ultimately they can be adopted out pretty quickly, anywhere from 24 to 48 hours from coming into the shelter space," he said.And to make sure as many of these animals find their forever homes faster, SF SPCA says all adoption fees are being waived for this group of animals.
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