Residents Pleaded For Help Evacuating Horses
Throughout wine country, residents have horses and livestock on their property that became in direct danger of the wildfires, many in mandatory evacuation areas. Melanie Loarm with Sonoma Napa Livestock told ABC News, “A lady on Facebook said she had some horses two days ago. [But] We couldn’t get in.” Luckily the crew was able to locate the horses and get them out quickly. Hilary Merrill said, “They just came running up to the gate and let us take them.”
Other residents sorrowfully opened the gates and let their horses fend for themselves, as they had no way to transport them. Others led them outside of their trucks. Luckily the vacant Solana County Fairgrounds barn provided a safe haven for over 100 evacuated horses and their owners.
