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Numerous dogs saved after large fire sparks at animal rescue in Oklahoma

The rescue's owner suffered smoke inhalation but is expected to be OK.

Numerous dogs saved after large fire sparks at animal rescue in Oklahoma

The rescue's owner suffered smoke inhalation but is expected to be OK.

DONATIONS FOR THIS RESCUE. YEAH, GUYS. AND YOU CAN SEE THE DESTRUCTION LEFT HERE AT FOREVER FRIENDS ANIMAL RESCUE FROM THIS MORNING鈥橲 FIRE. AND NOW A LOCAL ANIMAL CLINIC IS TAKING DONATIONS FOR THEM. BUT THEY鈥橰E NOT ALONE. ACROSS THE METRO, BUSINESSES HAVE ALREADY RALLIED AROUND THE RESCUE AND STARTED THE DRIVE TO GET THEM BACK ON THEIR FEET. WHAT THEY鈥橰E REALLY ASKING FOR IS GOING TO BE COLLARS, LEASHES, DOG FOOD AND BLANKETS. ONE OF THE MAIN BUILDINGS THAT BURNT DOWN HOUSED ALL OF HER DOG FOOD AND BLANKETS. OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW, SHE NEEDS LOTS OF THAT. FIRE ENGULFED FOREVER. FRIENDS RESCUE TUESDAY MORNING, KILLING A DOZEN ANIMALS AND DESTROYING SUPPLIES. THEY鈥橰E NOT ONLY RESCUE DOGS, THEY鈥橰E HER PERSONAL ANIMALS AS WELL. SO JUST ALL OF IT IS REALLY SAD. THE DOGS ARE GOING TO SHELTERS AND RESCUES ACROSS THE METRO, BUT THE OWNER OF THE RESCUE NEAR HANEY AND REDBUD ROADS NEEDS HELP TAKING CARE OF WHAT鈥橲 LEFT. AND THAT鈥橲 WHERE SAFE HAVEN CLINIC COMES IN. WE鈥橰E TAKING THOSE KINDS OF DONATIONS. ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO DROP THEM OFF CAN COME IN TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 9 TO 3. BUT ACROSS TOWN AND EVEN IN OTHER CITIES, PET AND FEED STORES ARE TAKING UP THE CHARGE TO GATHER DONATIONS AND HELP OUT THE OWNER. THERE鈥橲 A LOT OF TEAMWORK THAT GOES INTO ANIMAL RESCUE, SHELTER LIFE, SPAYING AND NEUTERING, ALL OF IT. IT鈥橲 NOT EVER JUST A ONE PERSON JOB, SO IT鈥橲 IMPORTANT. I MEAN, AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY SEEING THAT AND SEEING THESE GROUPS OF PEOPLE REALLY WORK TOGETHER IS A BIG DEAL. SAFE HAVEN ALREADY RECEIVED CALLS FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE WANTING TO DONATE AND SAY THEY KNOW PEOPLE ARE GETTING TOGETHER WHAT THEY CAN. MORE THAN ANYTHING, PEOPLE ARE JUST COLLECTING THEMSELVES AND GETTING THINGS READY. I鈥橫 SURE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE WILL DEFINITELY SEE THAT. IF YOU DON鈥橳 HAVE ANYTHING TO DONATE AND WANT TO GIVE MONEY, YOU 鈻圕AN FINDTHEIR GOFUNDME ON THE KOCO APP OR KOCO.COM UNDER THE AS S
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Numerous dogs saved after large fire sparks at animal rescue in Oklahoma

The rescue's owner suffered smoke inhalation but is expected to be OK.

Authorities say numerous dogs were saved after a large fire sparked Tuesday morning at an animal rescue in Choctaw, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Sister station KOCO's Sky 5 news helicopter showed large flames coming from an animal rescue. The flames spread to adjacent buildings. Pilot Chase Rutledge said the rescue is the Fur Ever Friends Rescue. A friend told KOCO that the rescue's owner saw smoke in a storage barn, called 911 and went to save the dogs. Police said a number of dogs were saved, but some were killed in the fire. The rescue's owner suffered smoke inhalation but is expected to be OK. The dogs who were saved are being relocated to another animal rescues. The flames destroyed the storage barn, and everything in the barn is gone. Fur Ever Friends Rescue is now in need of donations. A GoFundMe page has been set up, and people in the Choctaw area are able to drop donations off at a variety of local businesses.

Authorities say numerous dogs were saved after a large fire sparked Tuesday morning at an animal rescue in Choctaw, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Sister station KOCO's Sky 5 news helicopter showed large flames coming from an animal rescue. The flames spread to adjacent buildings.

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Pilot Chase Rutledge said the rescue is the Fur Ever Friends Rescue.

A friend told KOCO that the rescue's owner saw smoke in a storage barn, called 911 and went to save the dogs. Police said a number of dogs were saved, but some were killed in the fire.

The rescue's owner suffered smoke inhalation but is expected to be OK. The dogs who were saved are being relocated to another animal rescues.

The flames destroyed the storage barn, and everything in the barn is gone.

Fur Ever Friends Rescue is now in need of donations. A has been set up, and people in the Choctaw area are able to drop donations off at a variety of local businesses.