From the San Diego Humane Society & SPCA website as of 7 pm Thursday, "...there are 165 animals directly receiving care from SDHS staff at the Mira Mesa High School, down from 200 as people are returning to their homes. The majority of evacuees left are from the Ramona area. A Humane Society veterinarian was also on site today to examine pets and provide healthcare to any ailing animals.

Welfare checks on animals left in their homes continued today as the areas actively burning decreased. Volunteers and staff visited almost 100 residences and fed and watered over 409 animals throughout the county in Lakeside, Ramona and Jamul.

Some animals are suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. Approximately 20 horses are being treated at the Lakeside Rodeo Ground for fire-related injuries. Unfortunately, there are also many dead animals that were found today and a total count is in the process of being tallied. Our thoughts and well wishes go out to those who have lost their animals in these terrible fires. The San Diego Humane Society does provide pet loss resources for those who have had to say goodbye to their animal friends.

A BIG thank you goes out to our supporters for their generosity. We have received so many wonderful items and funds in donation to support our efforts! As donations came in today, we distributed them to sites with supply needs. As a private, unaffiliated, non-profit that receives no funding from public resources we could not continue to do this work without your support, so we thank you. This is truly an amazing community of animal lovers! Though this is a terrible tragedy, we continue to be encouraged by the surviving animals that we are finding and in our ability to continue to help the community."

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