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Pinehouse, Sask. woman saves 5 animals from northern forest fires
WATCH: A woman from Pinehouse saved five animals from wildfire and took them to the Regina Humane Society. Two animals have since been adopted.
A woman forced to flee her home in Pinehouse, Sask. due to wildfires managed to rescue five animals that were surrounded by flames.
On July 29, the woman, who remains anonymous, came across three kittens and two small dogs and put her life on the line to save them.
Although space in her car was limited due to her three children and family's belongings, she made room for the helpless animals.
The family of four and the five animals all spent four days living out of their car, while they waited for a plan to find safety, eventually making their way to the Regina Humane Society (RHS).
Bill Thorn, director of marketing and public relations for the RHS, said that they did go on to find homes for the two small dogs.
'We were able to work this out. The two dogs, the two puppies have been adopted, and have gone home,' he said.
The young kittens were too young to be adopted like the other two animals, but they remain in a foster home for animals while they wait for the cats to grow stronger.
Regina Humane Society
Five animals that were rescued by a Pinehouse, Sask. woman were taken to the Regina Humane Society. (Brittany Poitras / CTV News)
'We want to make sure that they were healthy. So, they will be made available for adoption within the next week or two,' Thorn went on to say.
The RHS representative said how concerned the woman was for the safety of the animals.
'She wanted to ensure that they were safe and did what she felt was the right thing to do,' he said.
The Pinehouse woman remains anonymous, but the impact she left by saving those small animals will remain in their lives and the homes of their new owners.
