With the rain piling on for days with no time to dry out, the strain is mounting to maintain these animals protected.
LODI, Calif. — An area livestock sanctuary and rescue group is working across the clock to guard the animals in their care.
Ripped off roofs and flooding are among the injury the group at Hold Your Horses in Lodi is coping with proper now. However, co-founder Chantel Tieman stated the challenges are simply beginning.
“Luckily, both sanctuaries are on sand, so it absorbs the water better. But still, they’re both flooded. Paddocks and barns are flooded. We found out this week on one of the sanctuaries that part of the roof came off and in the barn,” stated Tieman.
They additionally misplaced a variety of hay. Wet hay could make animals sick in the event that they eat it.
However, for the people, battling the winds is a complete set of probably harmful challenges.
“We were out there climbing on top of trailers in the winds, fighting (and) trying to get tarps back on top of them to protect them,” stated Tieman.
Hold Your Horses’ Livestock Emergency Evacuation Response is a non-profit with sanctuaries in Lodi and Knightsen. Tieman stated horses and cattle haven’t any drawback standing in a number of inches of water, however with the rain piling on for days with no time to dry out, the strain is mounting to maintain these animals protected.
“This storm actually has me concerned. Normally, I’m not worried – we do pretty well – but this one does. And we have some baby horses here, some miniature baby horses here and we have a special needs one that we’re quite concerned about cause she can’t stand in water,” stated Tieman.
The group has been coping with energy outages, pumping water and making an attempt to maintain the horses dry and heat because the first set of storms hit final week. Tieman urged any animal proprietor to have an emergency plans.
“You owe it to your animal to have something in place,” stated Tieman.
That consists of having contacts for fairgrounds or evacuation facilities, figuring out who may very well be caring for your animals in an emergency, and taking footage of your animals to show they’re yours in the event that they’re moved for security.Â
“You have to train your livestock to be able to get into a trailer, even if they’re never going to leave the property. There’s going to be that one day that something happens. They have to be able to get in a trailer because it makes it harder for us. It puts us in danger,” stated Tieman.
While their sanctuaries are full proper now, Chantel and her group are nonetheless out there to assist. Those in want can contact them for recommendation or sources in shifting your horses or different animals and the best way to maintain them protected through the storm.
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