More than 1,000 dogs, cats, guinea pigs and other house pets are estimated to have perished in the Marshall fire, and the community is planning to honor them with public memorials as the fire's one-year anniversary approaches.
More than 1,000 dogs, cats, guinea pigs and other house pets are estimated to have perished in the Marshall fire, and the community is planning to honor them with public memorials as the fire’s one-year anniversary approaches.
A University of Colorado Boulder study estimated the number of pets killed in the wildfire after the authors researched news articles and social media posts about lost pets, read emergency public information documents and interviewed fire victims who lost pets and animal shelter workers who helped with rescues, according to a CU news release.
Getting a precise count of lost pets was nearly impossible because pet licenses were not required in the fire zone, the study found.Twenty-four animals, mostly dogs, were brought to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley and reunited with their owners after the fire. Of the 107 lost animal reports filed with the Humane Society, only 26 were canceled because the animal was later found, according to the CU study.
Wind gusts topped 100 miles per hour when the fire started around midday on Dec. 30 and those winds pushed flames through dry grass and brush. The Marshall fire was unprecedented in Colorado, destroying more than 1,000 homes and businesses in Boulder County and causing an
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