For the love of dogs: Helping to care for pets in fire zone

When 2,000 residents of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation were forced out of Pukatawagan, located around 700 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, Man, because of a wildfire in July, they had to leave their beloved pets behind.

The dog population crisis is high in Pukatawagan. The community has never had a spay-and-neuter clinic. The Manitoba Animal Alliance is committed to doing that in partnership with the First Nation once residents return home.

For now, they are feeding animals, and pulling out sick and vulnerable dogs from the community.

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