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Hamilton Spectator
By Cassandra Szklarski
Laura Gislason and her boyfriend Kyle Benio escaped the Fort McMurray wildfires with just the clothes on their backs.
Now safe with relatives in Edmonton, her thoughts centre on the dog and cat they were forced to leave behind: a 16-year-old bichon-Shih Tzu named Gabi and Pastel, a five-year-old calico.
"There should be food or water for them to get to for a few days, at least, but I don't know," frets Gislason.
"I hope that they just thought that we will be coming back soon and had a nap or something."
A day after raging wildfires forced residents to flee the Alberta city, Gislason was among several pet owners frantic to get information on how they could retrieve animals left behind.
Many desperate residents took to Facebook to plead for help: "We had to turn my three horses loose. If anyone sees or hears of them please contact me," writes Megan Bastien.
"Two small dogs are locked in a house downtown right now ... Can anyone help? She has tried all the provided numbers to no avail," says Natalie Lynn on behalf of a pet owner.
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IamMab
(1,359 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)whether or not responders sre LEOs, fire fighters, wardens; or volunteers and families. Perhaps these people could phone/radio into a central facility which could send in traps, wranglers, etc., and get animals back for treatment, water and food. Pet chip detectors should play a role.
KinMd
(966 posts)I couldn't leave my dogs .
Warpy
(111,419 posts)Many of these people were not at home when the evacuation started. Some of them were home but the pets were frightened and hiding and there was absolutely NO TIME to look for them or to grab papers or photos or anything else, it was done at a dead run for the car.
I know my cats would have gone with me in their carriers and if a shelter got stuffy about it, I'd be happy to sleep in my car with them if I'd had any warning. These folks had no warning.