Badly Burned Horse Rescued From LNU Lightning Fire In California
Heartbreaking doesn’t even begin to describe Marrissa Dorough’s experience with the rapid moving LNU Lightning Fire in California.
California firefighters are battling over a dozen wildfires across the state, one being LNU Lightning Complex Fire in Northern California.
The LNU Lightning Complex Fire started on August 17 and has burned 375,209 acres, destroying countless homes and harming hundreds of animals.
Marrissa Dorough, 28-year-old nurse, posted her devastating story on Facebook as a way to heal from the tremendous loss of her beloved horses. Five of her six horses were killed in the fire even though she did everything in her power to save them. “There was never even time for an evacuation warning,” she wrote.
As soon as she heard the fire changed direction and was headed toward the farm where she boarded her horses, she rushed to rescue them. She attempted to halter and lead them out of harm’s way but the fire quickly spread over the hill. The only option was to run and that is what Dorough did with her horses.
This is video from the #LNULightningComplex #HennesseyFire as it spread rapidly through the outskirts of #Vacaville on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning.
Rob Ludden recorded what appears to be a fire tornado as he tried to save his property. pic.twitter.com/46WCEQD3ZA
— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) August 23, 2020
Although it is illegal for bile to be extracted in this way in Vietnam, it is still legal in China. Overall, it is thought that some 1000 bears are used for this purpose illegally in Vietnam and 10,000 are kept captive in China.
As Four Paws happily announced, Mo and Xuan safely made it to their forever home at BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh.
Watch them enjoy some fresh food for the first time in the video below:
There are about 40 bears at the sanctuary that were rescued from other bile farms. Hopefully they can forget their painful past and enjoy the rest of their years in peace.
Source: blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com
