This weekend, the Jacksonville Humane Society - the very same one that Bettie came to us from - suffered a terrible fire.
200 animals were inside when the fire began. The Fire Department apparently rescued many dogs, but it appears that a lot of the cats were killed, and most of the ones that were freed ran off into the woods, some of them injured, all of them completely terrified.
The Humane Society faces a million dollars' worth of damage. They are accepting donations.
A couple articles:
Several Animals Dead After Humane Society Fire
Jacksonville Humane Society Recovering After Devastating Fire
Jacksonville Humane Society Website
I just can't imagine the fear of those poor animals, trapped in their cages and kennels... And the families who (like us) had visited, picked out their new pet, and had to leave it there while they waited on permission from their landlord or some other issue... How do you tell your kids about something like that?
1 comment:
That's terrible. My heart goes out to the poor animals.
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