The wildfires raging through California have devastated the community, reportedly killing 25 people and forcing 250,000 others to flee their homes.
In addition, the blazes have left many pets fleeing burning houses and other areas. Here, we have a collection of haunting images that make it clear how important it is to try and help animals to escape the flames.
Some readers may find these images distressing.
Horses are spooked as the Woolsey Fire moves through the property on Cornell Road near Paramount Ranch on November 9, 2018 in Agoura Hills, California Credit: 1135 One of the same group of horses looks alarmed as fire engines arrive in the background on November 9, 2018 in Agoura Hills, California Credit: 1859 Cal Fire Captain Steve Millosovich carries a cage full of cats that were found in the road after the Camp Fire moved through the area on November 9, 2018 in Big Bend, California Credit: 2807 Dogs roam through burned out neighborhoods as the Camp fire tears through Paradise, north of Sacramento, California on November 08, 2018 Credit: 3590 Rocklin police officer Randy Law tends to a horse that was found wandering after the Camp Fire moved through the area on November 9, 2018 in Paradise, California Credit: 4506 A dog watches from a car as flames approach during the Woolsey Fire on November 9, 2018 in Malibu, California Credit: 5154 Staff at the Los Angeles Zoo move birds into an indoor classroom to protect them from the smoke from a wildfire burning nearby in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California, November 9, 2018 Credit: 6031 Hospital workers and first responders evacuate patients from the Feather River Hospital as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California Credit: 6949 Hospital workers and first responders continue to evacuate patients and their pets from the Feather River Hospital as the Camp Fire moves through the area Credit: 7850 You can help the animals by donating to the Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation here.
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