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<v Speaker 1>So Pasadena has come to a Pasadena Humane more specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>has come to the rescue of more than a thousand

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<v Speaker 1>PEPs since the wildfire tour through Altadena and Pasadena. We

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to go back check in with PR and communications

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<v Speaker 1>manager Kevin McManus to find out how things are going.

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<v Speaker 1>So wake Up Call went out and about to Pasadena Humane.

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<v Speaker 1>So first, Kevin, we want to go back to the

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<v Speaker 1>night the fire started, well, the night of the.

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<v Speaker 2>Seventh, which is the night of eating fire broke out.

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<v Speaker 2>Knowing where it.

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<v Speaker 3>Was located, we knew that we had to be prepared

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<v Speaker 3>for emergency boarding because that's a service that we always

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<v Speaker 3>provide to the cities.

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<v Speaker 2>In our neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 3>So we actually had staff here even overnight that first night. Thankfully,

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<v Speaker 3>because by the end of the day on the A

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<v Speaker 3>three had taken in over three hundred and fifty animals.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's yeah, people, and these are the people who

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<v Speaker 3>evacuated with their pets with them, right, So that was,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, obviously a huge challenge for us.

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<v Speaker 2>We were only able to accomplish.

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<v Speaker 3>That because well, one, we have an incredible team of

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<v Speaker 3>folks who work here, but we also had a ton

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<v Speaker 3>of outside help from other shelters who realized what was

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<v Speaker 3>going on and how they could help right away was

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<v Speaker 3>to come in and take literally every adoptable animal that

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<v Speaker 3>we had on site before the fire started.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh so you've basically cleared the space so you could

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<v Speaker 1>take in the animals.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So, with the combined effort of a number of shelters,

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<v Speaker 3>we yeah, by the end of the day on Thursday

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<v Speaker 3>or Friday, like every animal who was here was just

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<v Speaker 3>here for for emergency boarding and at least our owned pets.

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<v Speaker 2>You know that and people who you know, who they

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<v Speaker 2>belonged to.

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<v Speaker 3>But with the you know, within you know, hours of

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<v Speaker 3>the fire breaking out, we also started to see stray

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<v Speaker 3>animals coming in and so you know, we we've i mean,

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<v Speaker 3>since it started, we've taken in over a thousand animals

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<v Speaker 3>at this point into the shelter alone, a combination of

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<v Speaker 3>emergency boarding and strays, and we've also been able to

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<v Speaker 3>reunite a lot of animals in the field.

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<v Speaker 2>So what that means is we have.

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<v Speaker 3>Animal control officers out in the burn zones, out patrolling

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<v Speaker 3>looking for lost pets, you know, or people who have

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<v Speaker 3>you know, found pets and brought them to us.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're able to reunite a lot of animals that.

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<v Speaker 1>Way, and so they're not necessarily even coming into the shelter.

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<v Speaker 1>But the number now is astronomical fourteen hundreds.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and a lot of that is, yeah, due to

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<v Speaker 3>the really hard work of our animal control being out

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<v Speaker 3>there as soon as they could, like in the areas

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<v Speaker 3>that were impacted, because we knew like.

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<v Speaker 2>There was there were going to be a ton of

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<v Speaker 2>animals who needed our help.

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<v Speaker 3>And so again we relied on a lot of assistance

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<v Speaker 3>from other organizations ASPCA and American Humane and Sant Diego

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<v Speaker 3>Humani Alley County, like everyone was really pitching in in

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<v Speaker 3>such a great community, really communal effort to help these animals.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and you're continuing, you know, it's a month, is

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<v Speaker 1>it a month? Gosh, it's like it's almost a month

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<v Speaker 1>after the fire, and you're still holding on to some animals,

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<v Speaker 1>and so even some of them that have been reunited,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not ready to take them home yet because they

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<v Speaker 1>don't have a home to go back to. So you're

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<v Speaker 1>holding in here.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right.

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<v Speaker 3>Right from the start, we've committed to keeping people's pets

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<v Speaker 3>as long as it took for them to get back

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<v Speaker 3>on their feet, and we're going to stand by that.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we had no idea at the time that

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<v Speaker 3>we would, you know, a month later, still be caring

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<v Speaker 3>for two hundred and fifty family pets, dogs and another

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<v Speaker 3>one hundred and fifty family members, another one hundred and

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<v Speaker 3>fifty cats, plus a bunch of exotic pets that we

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<v Speaker 3>would rarely see on a regular basis. What kind of

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<v Speaker 3>exotic pets do we, Oh, we have a bunch of birds,

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<v Speaker 3>some really interesting reptiles. We even have some goldfish. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>like Noah's art. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, obviously that is a service that.

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<v Speaker 3>We want to do for the community because it's so

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<v Speaker 3>important for us year round, but especially at this time

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<v Speaker 3>to keep families together whenever possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So we're out and about to Pasadena Humane this

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<v Speaker 1>week to find out about everything that's been done to

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<v Speaker 1>rescue and care for the animals displaced in the fire

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<v Speaker 1>in Altadena. We're talking with pr and Communications manager Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>McManus because they have reunited fourteen hundred animals with their owners,

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<v Speaker 1>and not only that, they're providing homes for the animals

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<v Speaker 1>until their families are ready to take them back, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're caring for the animals who were injured in the fire.

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<v Speaker 3>Right from the start, saw some injured animals coming in wildlife,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's a lot of domestics as well, so a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of cats have come in with burn injuries and popads,

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<v Speaker 3>some dogs as well, And thankfully we have we have

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<v Speaker 3>five veterinarians on staff and a really talented veterinary team

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<v Speaker 3>who like, you know, basically we're like, okay, we'll roll

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<v Speaker 3>up their sleeves and get to work, and we have

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<v Speaker 3>an ICU here on site.

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<v Speaker 2>It was used as kind of like a triage where

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we.

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<v Speaker 3>Had oxygen chambers set up for some of the cats

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<v Speaker 3>to had a smoking inhalation. We had you know, like

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<v Speaker 3>basically burn units for these animals. And our team has

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<v Speaker 3>really just stepped up and you know, the care that

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<v Speaker 3>they're giving these injured animals, you know, to make them

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<v Speaker 3>back to hole. It's really incredible. Yeah, we're seeing now

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<v Speaker 3>like the results of that hard work.

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<v Speaker 1>And the other thing that is pretty amazing is how

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<v Speaker 1>people have turned out to donate supplies.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you've got a lot of supplies. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>It was one of the most amazing things that a

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<v Speaker 3>couple of days after the fire, broke out. So I

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<v Speaker 3>think Thursday, whatever the ninth, I was coming into work

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<v Speaker 3>very early and I turned the corner onto Raymond and

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<v Speaker 3>I saw a line of cars and I thought, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>dear God, these are.

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<v Speaker 2>More people who have been evacuated, Like where are we

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<v Speaker 2>going to put all these animals?

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<v Speaker 1>Right?

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<v Speaker 3>And it was actually people who had read a social

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<v Speaker 3>media post we had put up that we needed four

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<v Speaker 3>types of four things we need to create some bowls

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<v Speaker 3>and blankets and towels, and people kind of just reacted

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<v Speaker 3>to that in such an amazing way that we had

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<v Speaker 3>a line of people waiting to bring us stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>So all of the crates and bulls and.

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<v Speaker 3>Blankets and towels and food and leashes and everything that

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<v Speaker 3>we could possibly need to take care of the animals

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<v Speaker 3>that were in our care and to provide for our

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<v Speaker 3>food bank, which is something that we operate year round,

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<v Speaker 3>giving people food if they can't afford it, if they

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<v Speaker 3>you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Put in an effort to keep families together.

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<v Speaker 3>So just that amazing, outpower outpouring of support was incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>And then one other thing that I wanted to chat

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<v Speaker 1>with you really quick about was a options because now,

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, all the animals that were at the

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<v Speaker 1>Human at Pasadena Humane were moved out to make room

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<v Speaker 1>for the displaced animals. But now as we're walking around,

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<v Speaker 1>we're seeing that there are some strays here and some

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<v Speaker 1>cats that are adoptable. But you've had the adoption center closed,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's changing. You're reopening it.

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<v Speaker 2>This whole time, we've also still had to operate.

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<v Speaker 3>Like normals, so we did get you know, non fire

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<v Speaker 3>related stray animals, owner surrender animals. I anticipate that within

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<v Speaker 3>the next day or two we're going to start putting

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<v Speaker 3>the animals that will be available for adoption on the

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<v Speaker 3>adoptable part.

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<v Speaker 2>Of our website.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and where's that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Pasadena Humane dot org.

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<v Speaker 3>If you want to click view Pets, you can kind

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<v Speaker 3>of see the animals that are here.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're still looking for your lost animal at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>there's also a link on the website.

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<v Speaker 3>So please, if you see an animal that you think

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<v Speaker 3>is yours, call us, even if you're not in a

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<v Speaker 3>place where you can reclaim that animal. To know, so

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<v Speaker 3>we don't accidentally adopt out someone's a name, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Because at some point, if nobody comes to claim them,

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<v Speaker 1>they will become adoptable, right.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's the sad kind of reality of just shelters. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of animals they come in like nobody comes

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<v Speaker 3>to get them and for whatever reason, you know, we'll

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<v Speaker 3>never understand it, but we Yeah, our goal is to

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<v Speaker 3>make every animal that comes in here find their their

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<v Speaker 3>happy home. And if it's not with their home that

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<v Speaker 3>they were within a month ago, then that's okay too.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep. And I can tell there's good animal who's a

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<v Speaker 1>good animals here. Like I said, I got my Alex

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<v Speaker 1>here and then one of my best friends just got

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<v Speaker 1>a new kitten and his name is Ozzie and he's

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<v Speaker 1>growing like a weed and we got him here and

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<v Speaker 1>he's a beautiful, beautiful animal. So if you're looking to adopt,

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<v Speaker 1>check out Pasadena you may and is it dot org

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<v Speaker 1>or dot com, dot org, dot org. Kevin McManus, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you and thank you for everything that you and everybody

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<v Speaker 1>at Pasadena.

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<v Speaker 2>And he made the still thank you our pleasure.

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<v Speaker 1>See you made me cry at the very end. I

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<v Speaker 1>made it through the whole interview before I started grining.

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<v Speaker 1>So thanks to Kevin and everybody Pasadena. I mean they

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<v Speaker 1>are doing I mean they're doing God's worth. It's amazing

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<v Speaker 1>what they're doing. And like I said, we got to

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<v Speaker 1>tour around and see all the animals, and if they

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<v Speaker 1>have a name tag on the enclosure or the cage, whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>then that means that they know who it is. They've

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<v Speaker 1>been reunited with their family, and the family just can't

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<v Speaker 1>take them back yet because they, like I said, they

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<v Speaker 1>don't have anywhere to go too, so they've committed that

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<v Speaker 1>they will keep them until the family is ready and

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<v Speaker 1>the crates and the kennels are full. And then there's

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<v Speaker 1>also the ones that need to be adopted. So again

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to reopen adoptions I believe, he said February tenth, officially,

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<v Speaker 1>because they haven't been able to adopt anybody out for

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<v Speaker 1>a month because they've been in emergency mode caring for

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<v Speaker 1>all of these animals. So there's lots of pups and

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<v Speaker 1>kittens and grown dogs and grown cats and beautiful animals

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<v Speaker 1>that would love a new home. As I mentioned, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to put that up on my Instagram at Amy K.

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<v Speaker 1>King would love for you to follow me if you're

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<v Speaker 1>so inclined. It's also going to be up at KFI

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<v Speaker 1>AM six point forty. We're still editing the video, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's worth a look. The animals are beautiful, and we

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<v Speaker 1>have some we have. We actually went into the operating

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<v Speaker 1>room and got to see one of the cats who

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<v Speaker 1>was being treated because her little paws were completely burned

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<v Speaker 1>and her ears were burned. But she's doing much much better.