350 animals found alive after National Guard adjutant general Kenneth Hara said there were none, details Lisa Labrecque, DVM. Editors’ note: Though dated September 5, 2023, the statement below from Maui Humane Society chief executive Lisa Labrecque, DVM, just reached ANIMALS 24-7 as a media release today, September 11, 2023, and is posted for the […]
Two perspectives from animal advocates on the ground in Lahaina
Dave Pauli: “There are always lessons to be learned from these horrific events, but human decision makers need to apply those lessons.” [Dave Pauli, a member of the Greater Good Charities rescue team, debuted in animal rescue after major disasters following Hurricane Andrew in Florida in 1992, was incident commander at the Lamar-Dixon animal rescue […]
Lahaina: National Guard top brass defends keeping rescuers out on TV
Cats and rare birds are still seen more often in & around the burn zone than the ASPCA LAHAINA, Maui, Hawaii––National Guard adjutant general Kenneth Hara on the evening of August 24, 2023 addressed questions about animals still at large in fire-stricken Lahaina for all of two minutes on Hawaii News Now. The operative word […]