Over the weekend the fire in Sylmar, CA came very close to the Guide Dogs of America headquarters. Here’s the story that Fox News reported a couple days ago:
One of the many places threatened by the fires this weekend was the California headquarters of the Guide Dogs of America in Sylmar, but thanks to numerous dedicated volunteers about a hundred Guide Dogs of America were evacuated safely. Christina Gonzalez was in Sylmar with the amazing story.
Here’s a link to the video clip on the story: Several Guide Dogs Evacuated During Fire in Sylmar.
I first heard about the fire and evacuation this past Saturday and was told that the dogs were safely evacuated. By the time I actually spoke to anyone in our Guide Dog group to offer assistance I was told that hundreds of volunteers already went to help GDA and all the dogs were doing just fine.
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There are lots of dogs who need help due to the fires here in the Southland. LA Times ran an excellent piece on this, which I linked from here: http://tinyurl.com/6562rt. Also linked is the LA SPCA for donations.