More than 100 volunteers cared for animals displaced by flooding
After flooding in southwest Colorado, San Juan County partners and more than 100 rotating volunteers housed pets with families at McGee Park and livestock at Four Corners Stockyard.
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After flooding in southwest Colorado, San Juan County partners and more than 100 rotating volunteers looked after displaced animals in Farmington, the Tri-City Record reported. Pets stayed with families at McGee Park. Livestock went to Four Corners Stockyard.
The animals included dozens of dogs, cats, cattle, goats, and horses. The volunteer count is the rotating crew, and the two sites are where those animals were being housed, not a final list of reunions.
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After flooding in southwest Colorado, animals needed a place to stay. In Farmington, New Mexico, San Juan County partners and more than 100 volunteers took turns caring for them. Pets stayed with families at McGee Park. Livestock, including cattle, goats, and horses, stayed at Four Corners Stockyard. Dozens of dogs and cats were among the animals. Rotating volunteers means people took shifts so the animals were not left alone. The 100-plus figure is how many people have been helping, not a promise that every animal is already back home.
- Why would pets and farm animals need different kinds of shelter?
- What does it mean for volunteers to rotate?
- Why keep animals with their families at a park after a flood?
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