42 Dogs and Cats Make their Way to Safety
Joybound’s disaster relief team dove into action this week to assist Tehama County Animal Services, a partner shelter that was impacted by Northern California’s Park Fire. Sending a caravan of vehicles to Red Bluff, CA, we returned with 42 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens who were already looking for forever homes – making this one of the largest single rescue intakes our team has made so far this summer.
Joybound’s veterinary clinic and behavioral teams are currently assessing each of these animals and preparing them to find loving homes here in Walnut Creek, CA. A few adult dogs even show great potential as candidates for our Shelter to Service program, putting them on the path towards becoming psychiatric service dogs. If you’d like to help these animals, consider opening your home as a foster volunteer. We’re always looking for passionate animal lovers who are interested in fostering dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, or future facility or psychiatric service dogs!
It doesn’t take long for animal shelters impacted by disasters to be overrun with dogs and cats whose homes were lost or who were separated from their guardians. Joybound’s primary disaster relief response is to clear as many of the already adoptable dogs and cats out of the shelter as possible, allowing facility staff to focus on reuniting those lost or displaced pets with their families. But every situation brings its own unique challenges. When needed, we also organize supply runs to bring pet food and medical supplies to impacted areas, transport animals with severe burns and smoke inhalation to our headquarters for intensive care, and even dispatch our veterinary team to provide on-site, first-response care for dogs and cats at the heart of the disaster – in the past, even working out of medical tents right next to rubble.
Once again, when the opportunity arose to help, our team didn’t hesitate. This fast action is made possible by your generous support.
With more than 380,000 acres burnt at the time of this blog post and only 18% containment, the Park Fire is already the fifth-largest wildfire in the state’s history. The Joybound team is standing by for additional calls for assistance from our friends at Tehama County Animal Services, or other shelters in the vicinity of this devastating blaze. Be sure to follow us on social media and join to our email list to receive updates from Joybound.
Our hearts go out to all who have been impacted by the Park Fire.
@joyboundpeopleandpets ICYMI: Joybound deployed a team to Tehama County this week to assist one of our partner shelters impacted by the Park Fire, taking in more than 40 dogs and cats to clear space for displaced animals. With the fire now covering more than 390,000 acres, the need is not over. Joybound is standing by for additional calls for assistance from our friends at Tehama County Animal Services, or other shelters in the vicinity of this devastating blaze.
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