Amador County Rescue Group saves hundreds of animals evacuated from Caldor fire – CBS Sacramento

AMADOR COUNTY (CBS13) – Hundreds of animals seek refuge from the Caldor fire.

A rescue group collects horses, goats, alpacas and more and keeps them safe at Laughton Ranch in Amador County. Some animals belong to families who have lost everything. They are grateful to have this sanctuary.

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Wendi Spiers and her husband visit their three alpacas every day. That’s the only constant as they wait to see if they’ll have to evacuate their home in Fiddletown.

“We have lived in California most of my life. So you still think about that, but at the end of the day you’re like, ‘Yeah, I was freaking out,’ ”she said.

Panicking his alpacas would have nowhere to go. The Amador evacuation team, a rescue group, therefore brought them to the Laughton ranch. A house for animals now homeless due to a forest fire.

“Not all of them can bring their families here and visit them because their families are in crisis and trying to figure out what they are going to do next,” said Dr Raelynn Brister.

Dr. Brister is one of the dozens of volunteers who feed and love these animals.

“We have housed a little over 450 animals. Right now they go horses, donkeys, pigs, ”said Dr. Brister.

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Evacuated families in need call the Amador Evacuation Team, donate a location, and volunteers like Dr. Brister often fight over the animals themselves.

When they arrive at Laughton Ranch, the animals are stressed with fear and sometimes smoke inhalation. Volunteers get to know them by name and help them feel comfortable.

“You can actually feel the animals’ stress levels go down and down because you can tell by the way they’re behaving,” said another volunteer.

Evacuated animals are brought here when other locations fill up. It is Noah’s ark on earth. Safe and secure, so families have one less thing to worry about.

“We’re still staying at home but we’re excited and ready,” Spiers said.

The Amador evacuation team saved thousands of animals from Caldor’s fire alone. A team of volunteer vets also visit this area and provide the animals with the care they need.

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