{"id":2326,"date":"2020-02-27T18:51:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T18:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.surfcatcafe.org\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2020-10-08T20:46:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T20:46:11","slug":"thomas-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfcatcafe.org\/es\/thomas-fire","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Thomas Fire Impact<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On December 4, 2017, what was to become California\u2019s largest wildfire on record roared to life in Ventura County.\u00a0 Burning over 600 homes and displacing thousands, the flames exacted a staggering human and economic toll on the region.\u00a0 But the impact of the Thomas Fire was not limited to people and property, domestic and wild animals were victims of the devastation as well.<\/p>

Nowhere was this more acutely felt than by families who had to leave behind cats who were either outdoors or too difficult to locate indoors at the time of evacuation. With only minutes to escape the inferno, they had to make the anguishing decision to leave these kitties to fend for themselves. But the old clich\u00e9 that cats have nine lives is not far from truth. Given the opportunity cats will survive. They will escape, they will hide, they will hunker down and shelter in place until it is safe to come out.<\/p>

In the first harrowing hours of the crisis, Surfcat Rescue & Adoptions (formerly Surfcat Cafe & Adoptions) was contacted by Alley Cat Allies, headquartered in Maryland. They awarded Surfcat a $5000.00 grant to help rescue, recover, and reunite cats affected by the Thomas Fire\u2013 those three \u201cR\u2019s\u201d became Surfcat\u2019s mantra and mission.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>

Learning from the successes of other rescues faced with similar challenges, Surfcat purchased motion sensor\/infrared wildlife cameras, secured donations of plastic storage boxes, food and water bowls, and went to work. Putting the word out on social media, Surfcat made connections with people who were looking for their lost kitties in both the burn areas and in evacuation areas. Setting up \u201ccritter cam\/feeding stations\u201d and employing expert trappers, Surfcat began identifying, rescuing, and reuniting kitties with their families. These rescues felt like miracles and the reunions gave people who had lost everything new hope for the future.<\/p>

The Alley Cat Allies grant also gave Surfcat the resources to help victims of the Thomas Fire whose cats were injured. Surfcat was able to pay for a portion or all of the veterinary aid these kitties needed to recover.<\/p>

Surfcat continued to help with natural disaster rescue where just one year later SoCal was hit with the Woolsey and Hill fires. Following the same protocol, Surfcat was able to rescue four cats once they had been released from Little Angels Project (where they received weeks of intensive care). After healing and socializing, these kitties found loving homes \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the first harrowing hours of the crisis, Surfcat Rescue & Adoptions (formerly Surfcat Cafe & Adoptions) was contacted by Alley Cat Allies, headquartered in Maryland. 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