The proprietor of an animal sanctuary north of Edmonton is mourning the lack of greater than a dozen animals and her barn after a fire destroyed each on Sunday night time.
(*17*) Maclean mentioned seven roosters, 4 goats, 4 geese, and two potbellied pigs had been killed.
“They had a extremely good life whereas they had been right here. They had been very a lot part of our household and a part of our lives,” she informed CTV News Edmonton on Thursday.
The loss hurts, she mentioned, particularly simply days earlier than Christmas.
“You’re attempting to do factor. You’re attempting to avoid wasting lives. Then one thing like this occurs. It’s simply exhausting, exhausting to grasp,” she mentioned of her efforts working Ferne’s Acres Animal Sanctuary near Busby, Alta.
The barn cats, canine, horses and cows escaped the blaze, however they are going to all want a brand new shelter to outlive the winter. Also destroyed was a number of the gear that Maclean used to look after her animals.
“It’s utterly gutted. The straw was in there. The fence posts, all of the saddles, bridles, blankets, all the things was in there. It’s all gone,” Maclean mentioned.
She thinks the fire might have began due to a warmth lamp she had for child goats.
Maclean mentioned she could be unable to take in rescues till she will rebuild, and is making preparations to shelter the creatures that survived.
Ferne’s is accepting donations of money and animal care objects on its web site.
With information from CTV News Edmonton’s Dave Mitchell