While others are attempting to help Los Angeles make space for hundreds of displaced dogs and cats, volunteers from North Texas are on the front lines helping folks sort through the ashes.
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Texans on Mission and other volunteer organizations are in California helping wildfire victims literally sift through the ashes of their homes in search of anything salvageable.
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The Humane Society of North Texas and Wing of Rescue are helping LA-area pet shelters. They will fly out more than 160 pets into North Texas to help with overcrowding.
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Churches are calling on members to give financially.
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The Humane Society is asking for pet food and pet beds. They are also searching for temporary foster homes for the displaced pets.
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Texans on Mission and other volunteer organizations are in California helping wildfire victims literally sift through the ashes of their homes in search of anything salvageable.
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The Humane Society of North Texas and Wing of Rescue are helping LA-area pet shelters. They will fly out more than 160 pets into North Texas to help with overcrowding.
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Churches are calling on members to give financially.
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The Humane Society is asking for pet food and pet beds. They are also searching for temporary foster homes for the displaced pets.
DallasIn order to assist those in California who have lost everything due to the wildfires, many individuals in North Texas are organizing.
At least 24 people have been killed by the fires, which have also burned thousands of homes.
North Texas Volunteers in California
While others are attempting to help Los Angeles make space for hundreds of displaced dogs and cats, volunteers from North Texas are on the front lines helping folks sort through the ashes.
Local viewpoint:
Early on Sunday morning, a team of volunteers known as Texans on Mission landed in California.
According to spokeswoman Rand Jenkins, “having volunteers wash those clothes while you get a warm meal is like getting a hug from people you don’t know.”
The finest places to set up are being evaluated by Texans on Mission.
“We’re going to ash out next. The most emotionally taxing thing is that,” Jenkins stated. “You’re sitting in the ashes of someone’s house, searching for items they’re seeking for, including jewels, pictures, and mementos. You rummage through a bucket of ashes and pray that nothing has been entirely reduced to ash. When you locate it, they weep and explain its significance.
Today, winds in Los Angeles might increase once more, which might fuel the wildfires that have destroyed thousands of houses and killed two dozen people. What we know is as follows:
Helping Overcrowded Pet Shelters
Wings of Rescue and the Humane Society of North Texas are assisting Los Angeles in removing homeless pets from its shelters so that hundreds of them can be reunited with their owners.
The senior director of both groups is Cassie Davidson.
“On Friday night, I took a plane to Los Angeles. Additionally, it was really dark outside when we were flying over the mountains. In the flight, it was black, and then it wasn’t,” she remembered. “The sky was just illuminated. It resembled a fire. My heart absolutely fell as I saw the wildfires from the air.
Over 160 pets were able to be flown out over the weekend, according to Davidson.
“Shelters like the Pasadena Humane Society are 500% over capacity right now,” she stated. “They’ve got so many medical cases coming in that we have got to get these pets cleared out that have been waiting for adoption.”
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What you are able to do:
Churches are urging their members to make financial contributions.
Pastor Bryan Carter of Concord Church stated, “We have partnered with a number of churches in the Los Angeles area for the past ten to twenty years.” “We wanted to do a special offering up and above your regular offering to be a blessing.”
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Davidson said that as the fires spread into their area, many pet owners were separated from their animals while they were at work. According to her, foster homes in North Texas are desperately needed.
“There is a plea to the community of North Texas,” she stated. “If your house could be opened. This is how you could change things if you could donate.
On Sunday afternoon, more than 150 stray dogs and cats will arrive in North Texas from Los Angeles.
Get in touch with the Humane Society of North Texas if you can offer a foster home.
They also require pet beds and Hills Science Diet food. The Humane Society of North Texas accepts donations at any of its locations.
Donations for those impacted by the wildfires in California are also being accepted by the Red Cross.
The Humane Society of North Texas, Wings of Rescue, Texans on Mission, and earlier FOX 4 broadcasts are the sources of the information in this article.
