Wildfires in Western Canada--Animal survival

[Catherine]

There have been terrible wildfires burning all over western Canada. Some communities have been evacuated. It has been hard on the animals, wild and domesticated.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/...-1.3144269

It seems terrible that people had to leave their pets behind. It would have saved a lot of trouble to evacuate the pets with their owners.
Of course many of the dogs and cats are probably strays. They needed rescue anyhow.
http://news.google.ca/news/url?sr=1&ct2=...t=2&at=dt0

http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/201...old-digs/1

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchew...-1.3136658

There have been some happy stories.
http://news.google.ca/news/url?sr=1&ct2=...t=2&at=dt0

When ever there is a disaster pets and wild animals are so vulnerable. They don't know where to go or how to escape. I am glad to hear work is being done to help them.