Vet Opens Empty Hospital to Care for Over 40 Pets Displaced by the Los Angeles Wildfires · Kinship Leave a comment

As a number of uncontained wildfires rage in Los Angeles, over 130,000 folks have been ordered to evacuate or put together to evacuate. As they flee their houses, many have been put within the heartbreaking scenario of not understanding the place they’ll safely shelter their pets. Dr. Annie Harvilicz, a veterinarian who runs a rescue group, has made it her mission to guard these weak animals.

Tuesday morning, Dr. Harvilicz’s brother was ordered to evacuate and referred to as her asking if she would be capable to look after his rabbit, Oreo, and his cat, Winston, reported the LA Instances. She agreed to absorb his pets — after which she thought of what number of different folks have been in her brother’s predicament.

Dr. Harvilicz’s runs two animal hospitals: the Animal Wellness Facilities in Marina del Rey and Laguna Vista Veterinary Heart in Harbor Metropolis. She additionally runs the Animal Wellness Basis, a nonprofit that rescues foster animals, funds spay/neuter and vaccination applications, and raises funds for the pets of low-income households. She had just lately moved one among her animal hospitals to a brand new constructing only a block away, and the outdated constructing was sitting empty, reported the Washington Publish. “I seemed round and was like, ‘There’s going to be different folks that need assistance, and we’ve all this empty house. Let’s use it,” Dr. Harvilicz informed the Washington Publish.

She shortly took to Fb, posting a proposal to deal with the pets of these in want. “If you recognize anybody who wants to depart and doesn’t have a spot for his or her pets please have them electronic mail me at [email protected] and I can open up the outdated hospital for short-term housing,” Dr. Harvilicz wrote.

The requests poured in — and so they have been matched by much more affords to assist. “For each one that wanted assist, there have been 50 folks providing to assist,” Dr. Harvilicz informed the Washington Publish. “It brings tears to my eyes.”

Dozens of pets at the moment are residing within the empty hospital. Many of the animals staying together with her are from multi-pet houses, since many inns and shelters won’t enable a number of animals; she encourages folks with just one pet to stick with them if potential. Along with shelter, Dr. Harvilicz and her volunteers are capable of supply veterinary care to pets with accidents, further meals, and bedding.

Volunteers are spending time with the pups, strolling and taking part in with them — and the animals are thriving. “The canines which can be pleasant with one another are staying in rooms collectively,” she informed the Washington Publish. “They’re not all in kennels and cages. They really are hanging out with one another; they’re fairly completely happy canines proper now.”

If you happen to need assistance housing your pet, you may electronic mail [email protected] or contact Dr. Harvilicz’s animal hospitals at 310-450-7387 (the Marina del Rey location) or 310-737-8600 (the Harbor Metropolis location). To assist help Dr. Harvilicz’s rescue efforts, you may donate to her rescue group beneath.