Many Los Angeles-area families are facing evacuations due to raging wildfires in the region. While emergency shelters have been made available for families displaced by the blaze, many such accommodations do not allow pets, leaving affected pet parents with nowhere to turn.
VCA Animal Hospitals are offering their help during this difficult time by giving displaced animals a place to go. Effective immediately, all VCA hospitals near the Station Wild Fire are offering free boarding for pets whose families have been evacuated or displaced because of the fires. Interested pet parents can visit www.vcahospitals.com to find the location nearest to them.
As boarding space is limited, VCA is asking interested owners to call hospitals prior to their arrival to make sure of availability. VCA is offering this safe, free boarding option for pets to help families for as long as the fires persist.
Station Fire. Photo from CNN.com.
The Station Fire has grown to 140,150 acres and has taken the lives of two firemen. Close to 65 homes have been destroyed, and nearly 10,000 homes are classified as “at risk,” resulting in thousands of evacuations throughout the area.
The Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation, an Acton, CA rescue group that houses 50 dogs, is also on evacuation stand-by.
All pet parents should have a disaster plan that includes provisions for their pets, in case the worst should happen.
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