In preparation for what is expected to be a bad wildfire season, San Diego Humane Society volunteers trained to rescue livestock during fires and other natural disasters Sunday.
The approximately 60 volunteers are with the Humane Society's Animal Rescue Reserve.
The volunteers practiced being called to an emergency location, setting up to load animals and unloading them in a safe place.
Animal owners still have to do their part though.
"A lot of the times we're evacuating for people that have been at work or out shopping and can't get back but neighbors are there,” Cpt. Melyssa Jones of the San Diego Humane Society said. “Have a game plan in place ahead of time. Keep a list, a file list of what you have and where you have it."
Cpt. Jones said this is especially the case for people who have multiple types of livestock.
