Please help animals in the Northern California wildfire!
 

Please help animals in the Northern California wildfire!


I am cross-posting this message from EFA (Etsy for Animals) member brownrose on the EFA Yahoo group. This is the Humboldt fire - as of 2 PM ET Saturday, June 14th, it was still not under control.

Hello All -
In the area of Northern California where I live, we are experiencing a massive, aggressive wildfire. Since starting Wednesday afternoon, the fire has consumed more than 20,000 acres. An entire town is threatened and 50 homes have been destroyed. So far containment is only around 15% with the winds - finally letting up, thank goodness - constantly changing the direction of the fire. Over 9000 people have been evacuated, many of them elderly. More than 500 animals are in the care of animal rescue organizations. Large animals are being housed at the Chico State University Farm.

Small animals are being cared for by the North Valley Animal Disaster Group. As of Friday morning they had over 300 small animals in their care. The number is larger now. They are stretched beyond capacity - of space, supplies, and funds.

I know money is tight for everyone these days. But if you can give anything, anything, it would help. The fire still rages. No one knows when these frightened animals will be able to be returned to their owners and hopefully their intact homes.

Please check out the North Valley Animal Disaster Group at North Valley Animal Disaster Group - NVADG for information or donations.
[Note: they accept PayPal donations.]

Even if you can't help financially, please send Light and good thoughts to these animals and their people.

Thank you.
Rosemarie
Etsy :: brownrose :: animals, nature, life...

thanks for this information. Will follow up.

Thank you. I am NOT the person who wrote this letter, I am simply cross-posting it here to give it more exposure.

Please help however you can, in whatever way you can.

Thanks!
Judy

Great information. There are a lot of fires going on in Northern California right now and it is nice to know that there is a way to help.

Thanks for sharing that, Judy. I just tried to click on the link for the North Valley Animal Disaster Group and it wouldn't let me on. Said something like the site was too busy, try again later.

That's a really good sign. :) I hope they get the help they need, monetary and other wise.

Great idea posting this here!!! I have forwarded it to my friends and family too~

I just tried it myself and it now says...bandwidth exceeded. Does anyone know what that means? Maybe they've had a lot of views today?

I will try again later too.