Canelo sat in a kennel at Pasadena Humane on Wednesday, his paws and legs wrapped in bandages as he nervously peered out from underneath the plastic cone wrapped around his head.
Canelo, a pit bull mix, sustained severe burns last week after he leaped out of and bolted from his owner’s car as they fled the Eaton Fire area.
“It must have been devastating for someone to have their dog in their car and get out into the fire — and then have to keep going with the fire right behind you,” said Kevin McManus, a spokesman for Pasadena Humane. “The way the fire broke out, it happened so quickly.”
Canelo was found in the fire area and reunited with his owner a few days later, but the dog is being temporarily housed at the shelter as his owner resettles after losing their house, Mr. McManus said.
Canelo is one of more than 700 animals that have been dropped off at the shelter in Old Town Pasadena since the Eaton fire broke out and devastated the community of Altadena. Of those, 150 are strays who were found in the fire area and need to be reunited with their owners. The other animals were dropped off by their owners who were displaced by the fire and need a temporary place to keep their pets.
“A lot of our pets, they don’t have a home to go back to right now,” Mr. McManus said.
Canelo’s owner could not be reached for comment.
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