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Thanks for the link, I've already emailed every animal group in the area, although HSUS and the ASPCA seem to be the only ones at the timewho are being allowed into disafter areas. No one's gotten back to me yet, and as far as I can tell from message boards, there simply are no openings for non-pros in animal or human aid.
If I lived down there, I'd be happy to open my yard to a bunch of dogs, but as a non-driver, trying to get dehydrated, hungry, sick, possibly injured animals to my home in Seattle would be too much of a headache.
I've actually gotten quite a biting from a (possibly rabid) stray cat before and been through rabies treatments, so it is a risk I'm truly aware of the pain of. I've known a few people who have done animal rescues in SoCal after major fires, and it's pretty much being scratched to hell, fighting with scared, injured animals who have found themselves their own safe place and don't want anyone touching them. It's not a fun vacation, and it's not about snuggling with cuddly wuddly puppies and kittens. Animals, like humans, tend to go a bit feral when left to completely fend for themselves.
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