Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
When the Camp Fire forced thousands of families to flea their California homes back in November, many pets were separated from their owners in the confusion of the evacuation.
Thankfully, there is an animal shelter that has been dedicated to reuniting rescue cats with their families.
The Alley Cat Allies Recovery Center has been rescuing, treating, and housing lost cats that have been found near the wildfire disaster area. Since the center was opened in Marysville shortly after the wildfires subsided in December, they have facilitated over 50 family reunions.
The center has been managed by staffers from the nearby FieldHaven Feline Center in collaboration with the international feline welfare organization Alley Cat Allies. They are currently sheltering 150 rescue cats, almost half of which have been at their facility for longer than 30 days – but the team is still determined to find homes for every single one of the cats.
“By opening The Alley Cat Allies Recovery Center in Marysville, we have a location that’s out of the disaster zone, yet close enough to locations such as Paradise and throughout Butte County that it will be convenient for pet owners to come to the center and reunite with lost pets,” said Joy Smith, executive director of FieldHaven Feline Center.
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“Additionally, our temporary transfer station for cats in Paradise will be even closer to affected residents, and we…
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