The kitten “has been rolled into a ball (rolled up). All his paws were deformed, his face was burned, ”says Carolina Gonzalez, a 43-year-old volunteer at a veterinary center located on the outskirts of the devastated area. V Chile.
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Animals have become other victims of Santa Juana, a municipality in the Biobio region where forest fire unleashed a week ago, claimed the lives of 26 people. There they opened an open clinic at the Recaredo Vigueras Araneda school, next to the Plaza de Armas.
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Dozens of dogs, cats, chickens and chickens were transferred there to be treated and heal wounds received as a result of the fire. forest fire V Chile.
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This is an initiative promoted by the mayor’s office, but supported by volunteers who walk the neighborhood, hills, fields and forests in search of animals that survived the disaster. forest fire but which have suffered in this pastoral region, where farmers live with horses, chickens, oxen, as well as the most domesticated cats and dogs.
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“We wanted to make this center because what happened to us is a disaster, a lot of animals suffered (according to forest fire), many rural areas are completely burned,” explains Susan Angulo (33), municipal veterinarian and head of this makeshift clinic.
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Santa Juana is considered one of the epicenters forest fire that hit the south central zone Chile. Of the total number of deaths, 10 people died there, and five of them were members of the same family.
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There were many residents who, before the call for evacuation forest firethey left with what they were wearing and could not escape with their pets.
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This medical center Chile trying to heal and save animals. The faces of some of them seem to express the impression they had when they were cornered by fire.
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The clinic has medicines and food thanks to the donations received and the support of other private veterinarians who work in the municipality to treat cases caused by forest fire. Everything is in order and very well coordinated.
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Almost half of Santa Juana’s territory of 13,000 people, divided between the urban center and agricultural land and forests, was swept away by the elements. forest fire. The city is 52 km south of Concepción, the capital of the region, which in turn is 510 km south of Santiago.
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In three days they have treated more than 150 patients, but they are confident that there will be many more, for which brigades are deployed in rural areas to reach the most affected areas.
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“We know that more animals will show up because they are in a state of shock. They will continue to appear, they will be hidden and they will continue to appear in a bad state,” Angulo, the veterinarian, explained.
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