As deadly wildfires continue to ravage Maui, pet owners are begging for help. “The community has just stepped up like crazy,” said Katie Shannon of the Maui Humane Society. “It brought the majority of our staff to tears.”
Once that happens, staff at the Maui Humane Society shelter in Puunene — about an hour drive from Lahaina — are expecting an influx of wounded animals to arrive.
“Maui Humane Society is expecting an inundation of hundreds of animals who have been burned, lost during the evacuation process and those in need of critical care due to smoke inhalation,” the Maui Humane Society
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