When fires ravaged Southern California in October and early November, veterinarians and individuals from animal welfare and animal control organizations stepped in to provide assistance. Because of their efforts, many horses, livestock, and pets survived the fiery inferno that raged for two weeks and is touted as the state's worst and most expensive wildfire. "It's been so devastating. It's burned a quarter of our county," said Pauline White, an administrator with the San Diego County CVMA. The velocity at which the fire spread ... it was chaos."
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