A Pueblo shelter got nearly all 420 fire-displaced pets home
The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region housed more than 420 animals displaced by the Aspen Acres Fire and got nearly every one home within 18 days.
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The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region in Pueblo housed more than 420 animals displaced by the Aspen Acres Fire, including at overflow sites when the main shelter could not hold them all, KRDO reported. Nearly every one of those pets was home within 18 days. The shelter marked the work at its Whisker Brunch, a gathering to celebrate the volunteers. The count is more than 420 animals taken in, and the outcome is that nearly all of them were reunited with their people inside that stretch of days.
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After the Aspen Acres Fire, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region in Pueblo, Colorado, took in more than 420 animals that had to leave their homes, KRDO reported. The shelter used extra sites when its own space filled up. Within 18 days, nearly every one of those pets was back home. The shelter then held a Whisker Brunch to thank the volunteers who helped. Nearly all is the result. It is not a claim that every single animal had already been counted home.
- Why would a shelter need extra buildings when hundreds of pets arrive at once?
- What is the difference between nearly every pet and a promise that none is still waiting?
- How can volunteers matter as much as the building the animals stay in?
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