@admins please move if this isn’t the right place/category to post under. I tried searching but couldn’t find anything. Does anyone know of a list of reputable charities that are accepting disaster relief donations for the LA wildfires? Would love to be able to help out (horse specific if possible) those places who are sheltering or moving animals for people who have been displaced. TIA!
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Pasadena Human Society: https://give.pasadenahumane.org/give/654134/#!/donation/checkout
LA Animal Care Services at Lancaster, Antelope Valley, City of Industry, Pomona Fairgrounds are all taking horses: https://www.laanimalservices.com/donate-today#no-back
California Wildlife Center: https://cawildlife.org/ways-to-support-us/make-a-general-donation/
If you are in the LA area Lancaster and Pierce College needed more volunteers with large animal experience pretty badly today. Call and check- if they are good they will tell you who else needs help, communication has been really good. The Compton Cowboys are hauling livestock: they might need help at this point too, if not they will know who does. There is a large organized evacuation and hauling effort but it’s a private group- you need to be local usually to be accepted.
Here are verified GoFundMes. Only donate to verified ones, tons of scams! Seeing how many of these are fully funded already is making me tear up 
https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/wildfire-relief/california
Here is is full list of organizations looking for volunteers and donations, scroll over to read the notes and what they need. There is a huge donation center at Santa Anita, I don’t know if the track are running it or not: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1KMk34XY5dsvVJjAoD2mQUVHYU_Ib6COz6jcGH5uJWDY/htmlview
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I’ve set up a GoFundMe for my trainer and her family. They lost their home, her car, and everything they own on Tuesday in the Palisades fire. Despite this, she’s spent this week rescuing other people’s animals. Her trailer is currently parked at our barn, full of goats!
I’m making a shameless plea for people to donate to help her and her family rebuild their lives. Even $5 would help. Thank you, CoTHers!
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I have heard that there are lots of volunteers at LAEC but not many at Hansen Dam, FWIW. I think they’re managing fine but someone local wanting to lend a hand might find that useful.
People are usually well cared for during the acute phase but some of these horses may not have homes to go to any more, and there of course is a shocking number of people who don’t. They will still need help most likely.
Hopefully, the horse facilities that were lost will be rebuilt, but it’s not a given.
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The goats that were on KTLA news tonight? So cute.
All major evacuation areas (LAEC, Hansen Dam, and Pierce) now have all the volunteers they need and are turning people away.
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Also posted in the thread in Off Course.
Pasadena Humane Society
CPHA Foundation
CPHA Foundation application for help. https://cpha.org/pdfs/Emergencyaidappilcation.pdf
Equestrian Aid Foundation Disaster Relief (provide disaster help; not sure if you can earmark donations)
https://www.equestrianaidfoundation.org
USEF Disaster Relief
LA County Animal Shelters
LA City Animal Shelters
Fleet of Angels (horse)
Best Friends
World Central Kitchen (people)
LAEC and Hansen Dam put out a call for halters and lead ropes this afternoon. If they need them it’s likely other places can use them too (Pierce college, Lancaster, Ponoma and City of Industry)
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